Re: more spiro questions - please advise
From: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 15:07:53 -0600 (CST)
it can cause no periods at all?? that never crossed my mind when i
started taking it! has anyone taken spiro and had that effect?
i'm not sure it's worth it. i'm taking a really low dosage - 50mg/day
and it might not do anything at all for my hair loss.
and it's obviously screwing with my menstrual cycle. i know that
stressing about it makes my periods even more delayed but i cant see any
sign of it about to come. i guess this weight gain could all be due to
the holidays and not bloating. grr..i'm irritable either way!
>At Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Melanie wrote:
>>
>One of the most common side effects of Spiro is "irregular bleeding".
>It's different for everyone--could be no periods at all, or just
>spotting, or near constant spotting/bleeding. It helped cut back on my
>facial hair, but it wasn't worth constant spotting. You just have to
>try it to find out if you will have good luck with it or not.
>
>>I have no clue why the spotting happens or what it means, but the same
>>thing happened tome! I went on spiro 2 months ago and about 1 month
>>later started spotting (something that never happened before). My blood
>>pressure also dropped to 70/50 and I developed a migrane so I had to
>>stop it. Now my hair is thinner than ever- eek! Anybody else ever had
>>these problems? Suggestions?
>>
>>At Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Shelley wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi there! :) I am on Spiro as well.100 mg once a day.
>>>I had quite a problem with spotting when I first
>>>started taking it. My Dr. said that it was normal and
>>>it often subsides once your body adjusts a bit. I have
>>>been taking it for a few months now and DO find that
>>>it has pretty much disappeared.
>>>I hope this helps a little.
>>>--- amy renee <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> i started taking 25mg of spiro twice a day 2 months
>>>> ago to slow my hair
>>>> loss.
>>>>
>>>> my endo suggested such a small dosage to prevent the
>>>> side effects BUT
>>>> weird things are happening. i finally started
>>>> having semi-regular
>>>> periods less than a year ago after being on
>>>> glucophage since june of 99.
>>>>
>>>> on xmas eve, 20 days after my last period had
>>>> started, i had what i
>>>> thought was spotting which lasted almost a week. it
>>>> was really light -
>>>> waste of a pantiliner-type flow. i'm sure it was
>>>> the spiro because ivbe
>>>> never had a problem with spotting before.
>>>>
>>>> or was that my period?? it was WAY too light.
>>>> should i be concerned?
>>>> has this happened to anyone else who has taken
>>>> spiro? or does anyone
>>>> else know what's going on?
>>>>
>>>> any insight is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> amy
>>>>
>>>
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>>
>>--
>>Melanie
>>
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>Celeste
>
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