PCOS Messages for January, 2001: Re: looking for experiences on aldactone and mircette for hairloss!

Re: looking for experiences on aldactone and mircette for hairloss!

From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:20:33 -0600 (CST)

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Aldactone/Spironolactone has worked great for my hair loss. When I went on Demulen (bcp 3 wks of same strength and 1 week reminder) my hair loss started back up plus a bunch of my other symptoms went crazy again. I did lose 8 pounds though which was the only good thing. I am now just on the Spiro (200mg a day) and doing great and my symptoms are again calming down.

--
Beth

At Tue,  9 Jan 2001, k wrote:
>
>Hi all - posted here before and always got good info. Hoping for more.
>
>I just found out I have pcos.
>
>I finally was diagnosed after going to a new obgyn for my hairloss.
>Which incidently started after I went on Ortho Try Cyclene and got
>extremely worse after about 3 months on Levlite.
>
>I quit the Levlite for a couple weeks and after I got my period, things
>seemed to start to calm down slightly.
>
>Well now I'm on Mircette and 100mg of Aldactone a day.  I'm now into
>about my 6th week.
>
>The problems.  Started out a week off in my cycle.  Thought that the
>answer was to go right to the next back, skipping the inactive pills and
>then I'd get my period on time the next month.
>
>My hairloss seems to be worse before and during a period so I thought I
>could sidestep it this month.
>
>No such luck.  Still got my pms symptoms on time then felt like I should
>be having a period physically but wasn't the next week.  Then last week
>(a week late) I started to spot and it got heavier this weekend and is
>now back down to spotting (now into week two of a late period on active
>pills)
>
>Now my hairloss is worse, my depression was worse (let up a little
>yesterday) and I'm getting night sweats! I also think my skin is getting
>a little worse.
>
>Now I've only been on this thing for 6 weeks and it's supposed to be one
>of the least androgenic pills.
>
>I'm trying to decide if it's worth sticking out.  Maybe I haven't given
>it enough time?
>
>I just talked to my doctor and he wants me to stick it out.  I don't
>think he believes that the bcps were the original culprit, but as you
>can understand, I don't agree and it's got me skeptical about all of
>them now.
>
>Anyone who can share their experiences with me, I'd really appreciate
>it.
>
>thanks - k
>
>--
>k
>

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Beth
Rockport, MA






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