PCOS Messages for October, 2001: Re: Aldactone vs. Spiro + hair update

Re: Aldactone vs. Spiro + hair update

From: Dana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:23:19 -0700 (PDT)

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I don't tolerate the fillers in spiraldactone. I use aldactone because the dark velvety patches go away with aldactone. They re appeared on spiro and became itchy to the point I would blee.. Dana --- Beth <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote: > As some of you know, I switched from Spiro to
> Aldactone, just to see if
> there's a difference. (some say there is so thought
> I'd test it myself
> : ) ) The problem is that I'm a ditz. I started the
> Aldactone AND
> another new thing (vitamins) within a couple of
> weeks of each other. I
> should have known better but I wasn't thinking.
>
> It's been a month on Aldactone and I've not had any
> problems with it. I
> tolerated Spiro fine and Aldactone hasn't been any
> different. Everything
> seems to be ok and I haven't noticed a difference in
> the effectiveness.
> I have had an extra zit or two but nothing major and
> that could be from
> anything.
>
> I have hair regrowth! (I probably just cursed myself
> saying that out
> loud, it's probably falling out as we speak LOL) I
> think that it's from
> the vits because it's about 1/2" long and that would
> make sense because
> of when I started taking them. At first I thought
> it was breakage but
> there is 1/2" at the forehead hairline, all the way
> across. One day my
> Husband pointed out my "baby" hair, I didn't even
> notice it! Keeping my
> fingers crossed that it will continue to grow!
>
> Anyhow I think the hair is from the vitamins,
> because of the rate hair
> grows and when I started taking them. Zinc and even
> Iron (thanks Anne!)
> can have a positive effect, and the Vits are loaded
> with both. (One A
> Day Maximum) The bummer thing is that I don't
> tolerate them well. They
> are wreaking havoc on my system and I've lost an
> addition 5 pounds that
> I didn't really want to lose.(never thought I'd hear
> myself say that!!!)
> I haven't had my iron checked recently but as I
> mentioned before I had
> low iron as a teen and then high levels as a young
> adult and through
> pregnancy. Maybe that's the cause? I'm going to the
> Dr. soon so will
> have my levels checked out. If they're ok, I'm
> going to continue on and
> deal with the gastric upset. I really want to see
> how far this hair
> thing goes!
>
> --
> Stay safe and feel free to email me anytime,
>
> Beth
> Rockport, MA
>

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