PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for November, 2001: Re: Spiro and side effects?

Re: Spiro and side effects?

From: angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 02:53:32 -0600 (CST)

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hi mel, I have been taking spiro for 8 months and when i started my boobs were double d's. the are now a D cup. I do not know whether the spiro causes it or not as it is not the only meds i take i also take diane 35. I think honestly in my case is from the birth control as when i was younger taking birth control my breasts decreased. I have severe cysts in my breasts also and i think the smaller size helps to shrink them or whatever because they used to be painful and now they are not who knows. About the sugar thing though I have never liked choc bars or candy i used to hate pop i always drank like 8-9 huge glasses of water a day and now i swear if i don't have one pop a day i go crazy and get severly grumpy. i try not to have one every day don't want to gain weight but my weight has been pretty stable. I have found that the spiro caused me to have some severe depression due to hormonal changes the doctor states. i think more on the lines of post traumatic stress syndrome my sisters son died on may 9th/01 he had cancer since he was 2, left my boyfriend the next week, and then my brothers were in an accident. My doctor knows me well as he is my mentor for my schooling. I want to be a doctor so i always used to talk to him he says he noticed changes about 2 months after my endocronoligist started me on spiro. I finally confided in him this past monday. He said that if i wasn't taking the spiro i could have dealt with the stresses as i always have before. We talked for hours and I showed him my midterm marks and I have basically failed. My marks last year were high 90's now cant even concentrate or think and my average is 29. He told me to take a medical leave of absence which i have and i am severly disappointed as i never wanted to take the spiro now i have to take celexa for 3 months then see if i am ok. I guess depression is common while taking spiro i just hope the celexa doesn't cause adverse side effects while taking spiro he says they won't haven't tried the celexa yet i am scared to but i might try saturday or sunday i am just worried how they will make me feel. sorry for venting.

angie angcbaker@home.com

At Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Mel wrote: >
>Anybody have any thoughts on this?
>
>At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Mel wrote:
>>
>>Just started taking spiro and my poor breasts have shrunk to little
>>raisins overnight - has anyone else had this happen?
>>
>>I know everyone is different, but please give me any advice you can
>>about this drug-- I just started and I am nervous. I hate taking meds.
>>b/c most make me feel awful.
>>
>>Also, whoever wrote about decrease sugar cravings (below), it seems to
>>be true! I used to think about sugar 24 hours/day and now- take it or
>>leave it. Weird!
>>
>>M.
>>
>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Patt wrote:
>>>
>>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Sonia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I have been on Spiro for about 2 years now and it has been great for
>>>>reducing the length of my excess hair. However I am on 200mg per day
>>>>and I haven't noticed any side effects. Then again I am also on bc
>>>>pills and cyproterone acetate so if I had any side effects, I wouldn't
>>>>know which one to blame! I have regular checkups and liver function
>>>>tests and haven't noticed anything untoward so far.
>>>>
>>>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Rumika wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi Allison,
>>>>>
>>>>>When I took Sprionalactone for acne (before I knew about pcos), I lost
>>>>>weight and my skin felt smoother. It also made me depressed so I could
>>>>>not tolerate it. That was because I was given a high dose (six times a
>>>>>day.) If you don't feel depressed by it, it is a great medicine for pcos
>>>>>since it also reduces excess hair.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope this works well for you.
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Allison wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I've just been put on Spiro 25mg twice a day. I was wondering about
>>>>>>some of the side effects that I might expect. Has anyone noticed any
>>>>>>weight gain? Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Rumika Wijetunga
>>>>>
>>>I have been on the Spiro. for about 5 months, I am also on Met, so I am
>>>not sure which side affects belong to which. But, I do know for sure
>>>that the Sprio. has lessened my intense cravings for sugar. I was put
>>>on the Spiro. first and I tell you the difference was like night and
>>>day, after only one day. I could for the first time in YEARS pass up
>>>pastry, and cake. Before Sprio. I felt like an addict looking for my
>>>next "sugar high" from morning to night. I also felt like I could
>>>become full faster. My appetite wasn't like an open pit. Sprio. also
>>>had the same effect on my sister. She dropped 10 pounds just by having
>>>the cravings controlled. Her Dr. will not put her on Met. so Spiro.
>>>has been a blessing. I have seen a thinning of the facial hair. I
>>>really haven't had anything that I would complain about. It is nice
>>>just to have a way to control this. I hope this helps.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Patt
>>>

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