PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2002: Re: Spironolactone Question-While breastfeeding?

Re: Spironolactone Question-While breastfeeding?

From: Micha (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:32:32 -0600 (CST)

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I don't think you're jumping the gun at all. But purely based on my personal opinion, I do not think you should take it while breastfeeding. It's too big a risk. Spiro affects the testosterone in your cells affecting hair and skin etc. Therefore it seems logical it would be in your breast milk. I don't think it would be safe for a baby at all. Maybe you should consider only breastfeeding for a short time like six weeks or so and then go back on spiro. A lot of women also face this issue when trying to go back on metformin while breastfeeding. I'd love to hear other women's experiences with this issue. It's a very difficult decision. Best of luck to you.

At Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Sue wrote: >
>Hi Ladies--
>
>My question is probably jumping the gun a bit, but I'll ask it anyway.
>I'm currently 37.5 weeks pg and waiting to deliver any day now. Prior
>to becoming pg, I was on 200 mg spiro for hair loss/facial hair growth
>and having good success with it. For obvious reasons, it was d/c-d upon
>pgy. I went to rxlist.com to see what the indications were for the drug
>during nursing, and it's pretty vague. I won't see my RE for probably 2
>or 3 mos. after I deliver, but I don't want to get too far behind in my
>therapy. Has anyone had any problems taking spiro and nursing at the
>same time? If you have taken it, what has your RE said about the whole
>thing? My RE is pretty progressive--he will take risks and be agressive
>if the pt is willing to do the same.

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