PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for February, 2002: Re: Medications that help lower androgen levels??????

Re: Medications that help lower androgen levels??????

From: Mindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 23:44:28 -0600 (CST)

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I also was very frustrated when I started taking Glucophage and asked my doctor to give me Spiro too. He said the same thing your doc did but he eventually prescribed it for me and I had an allergic reaction. Therefore I was forced to rely only on glucophage. It has been 6 months now since first taking glucophage and my androgen levels are fairly normal finally. Glucophage actually will help the body to stop making so much androgens eventually but Spiro is kind of a short term quick fix. I totally understand wanting the quick fix but you most likely won't NEED it. Glucophage is better because it fixes the main problem but Spiro helps with just a side effect. You can take both and get more immediate results and then decide to stop the Spiro after 6 months or so if your doc will agree to it. But just remember and I hope this helps, you don't have to take any of those meds except glucophage to treat your pcos. Increasing the dosage of the glucophage is a good idea too I think. I also insisted on that early on because of what I read here ( i'm on 1500mg). Good luck. Mindy

At Sun, 24 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I was wondering about medications that lower androgen levels. I heard
>that Spironolactone, finasteride and flutamide lower androgen levels. My
>doctor has recently put me on Glucophage 500mg XR. I have another
>appointment next week and will ask my doctor to increase my dosage. My
>question is Am I able to take Spironolactone, finasteride and flutamide
>while I am on Glucophage for the hair reduction? I did ask my doctor
>about Spironolactone and he told me that Glucophage would be better than
>Spirolactone, although, he was pretty hesitant about putting me on
>Glucophage because he said that it was not FDA approved for PCOS yet.
>The hair growth really bothers me and lowers my self esteem and I get
>moody and depressed very often. I am 25 years old and am not planning
>on getting pregnant for at least another 3-4 years. I was wondering if
>anyone had any experience with taking Spironolactone, finasteride and
>flutamide and what the results were. I also heard that finasteride or
>flutamide, am not sure which one but one of them is discontinued. Any
>information would help...thank you very much.
>
>Minni
>Sweetstuff106719@aol.com

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