Re: Dr. Sam: a Diane-35 question
From: melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:08:43 -0600 (CST)
Dr. Sam,
I read a study on Medline in which 2 groups of hirsute women were given
either spiro by itself or spiro and diane-35 together, and the results
were a bit better in the group that took both, leading to the conclusion
that the two drugs taken together may have a synergistic effect. My
endo. originally prescribed me both Yasmin and Spiro together with this
same idea in mind, but the Yasmin gave me a racey heart so I quit it.
That's why I thought I'd try out the Diane-35 instead. Is there some
problem with taking the two together that I don't know about?
--
Melissa
P.S. Here is the address for that article:
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/ovidweb/ovidweb.cgi
At Sun, 16 Mar 2003, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>
>Hi Melissa,
>
>You answered your question. You don't have jaundcice, so there is no contraindication. Neonatal jaundice is acutally a phisiologic state, when fetal hemoglobin is broken down to be replaced by the adult type and the byproduct is bilirubin that turns your skin and other tissues yellow.
>But to play it safe, you should have a hepatic test.
>Another remark: there is no need to take spironolactone AND Diane together. So you should decide either or...
>For your info
>
>Sam
>
>> Hi Dr. Sam,
>>
>> I'm currently on 100 mg Spiro for my hirsutism and I want to add on
>> Diane-35 as well (I tried Yasmin and it gave me a racey heart). However,
>> in the contraindications section that comes with the pills it says not
>> to take Diane-35 if you have jaundice. Well I don't have jaundice now,
>> but I did have it when I was a newborn baby (just once...they put me
>> under fluorescent lights and it went away). So does this mean I should
>> not take the Diane-35, or should I have some liver tests done before I
>> do?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Melissa
>>
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