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Re: more spiro questions - please advise
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 15:55:57 -0600 (CST)
There is also the possibility that it is just the PCOS. I have had
trouble in the recent past with spotting, just enough for a panty liner,
and I do not take spiro at this time. This is fairly common with women
who have PCOS. It would be very hard to tell if is it the spiro or the
syndrome itself. Do a search on this board for spotting or re-ask your
question without spiro in the title to find other women's experences
with spotting and PCOS. You will find many women who have spotting come
on suddenly and without a history.
At Wed, 9 Jan 2002, amy wrote:
>
>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
>>>
>>--
>>Celeste
>>
--
Hope this helps,
Belle
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