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Re: SPIRONOLACTONE
From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:19:31 -0500 (CDT)
I take 200mg/spironolactone each day too - you know, it does come in
50mg tablets. That way you only have to take four instead of eight
pills.
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Jennifer
At 15 Oct 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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> Hello Debbie et al:
>
>Spironolactone takes up to 6 months (in some women it takes a bit longer...) to become effective. Sorry about the bad news on that issue - there are also some rather icky side effects if you chose to get pregnant.(Although I don't know if that is an issue - it isn't with me...) I found that it worked rather well once it started but the down side, for me, was that it only takes care of new hair growth - it doesn't effect folicles that have already become manly (for lack of a better word...) There are many great articles out there on the pros and cons of all of the hair removal issues... but I still wax. Take care and I hope it works for you! :-)
>Vicki
>> Debbie,
>>
>> Did your doctor recommend you take all 8 pills at once? My doctors have
>> always told me to take the pills in 2 or 3 doses a day so the
>> androgen-blocking effect lasts throughout the day. You might get better
>> results if you divide the pills into 2 or 3 doses.
>>
>> At Sun, 15 Oct 2000, Debbie wrote:
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>> >Hi there all...
>> >
>> >I have just began taking spironolactone at 200mg per day. I take all 8
>> >(yes eight) pills at the same time. I haven't noticed any different
>> >feelings but I would love to have it help me lose a bit of the weight. I
>> >am 34 years old and weigh 176 and am 5'4". I am also taking Tri-Levlen
>> >birth control pills. I tried to get my GYN to prescribe Glucophage but
>> >he was not comfortable with it as he has never prescribed it for PCOS. I
>> >can't wait to see some results with the hair loss!!!! I HATE shaving
>> >like a man!
>> >
>> >--
>> >Debbie
>> >
>>
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