PCOS Messages for April, 2002: Re: (long)new, sort of: ? re: spironolactone, other meds for hirsutism, complexion problems and dr's in ny (including dermatologists)

Re: (long)new, sort of: ? re: spironolactone, other meds for hirsutism, complexion problems and dr's in ny (including dermatologists)

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:31:01 -0600 (CST)

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Most doctors prescribe BCPs with spiro because of the bad things that spiro can do to the male fetus in case of pregnancy.

If you are on the pill and you are bleeding between the cycles, your pill is probably not strong enough. Are you on a mono-phasic or a tri-phasic pill? The tri-phasic pill is especially notorious for causing this in women with PCOS.

Glucophage has helped me a great deal with the hair. To help it along, I do take another medication. There are a couple of different ones to choose from. A doctor who is knowledgable about PCOS should be able to help you. All of them take several months to have a noticable effect.

Spiro. helped reduce the testosterone in your body. Since you stopped the spiro, you testosterone is running unchecked. Since you are taking the pill, there is a good chance that you are making your PCOS worse by decreasing your glucose metabolism.

PCOS is far more than a cosmetic problem. It seems quite clear that we have a problem with our insulin. We have a serious risk of diabetes. By age 40, we have a 40$ chance of having diabetes. By age 50, we have a 60% chance. This is FAR greater than the "normal" person. We have a higher risk of heart disease and endometrial cancer as well. That is why you will see that so many women take Glucophage (metformin) for PCOS. Glucophage is a drug that helps our body use the insulin properly.

At Tue, 2 Apr 2002, cj wrote: >
>1)it's well documented that spironolactone can cause 'double periods' or
>bleeding b/w 'regular' cycles. to avoid this, most dr's prescribe it in
>conjunction w/ bcp's. several years ago i was taking spiro alone and
>after some time developed double periods. new doc knew right away what
>was going on and put me on bcp. i've been taking both for several years
>and have recently developed double periods again. it's exactly the same
>as before, when i was not on bcp, so i think this is what's going on.
>has anyone experienced this? if so, did you just grin and bear it, or
>opt for other treatment?
>
>2)has anyone had success treating their hair growth w/ other meds,
>besides spiro? specifics (dosages, how long it took to see results,
>quality of results, etc) would be very helpful.
>
>3)recently my complexion problems have worsened, all the more since i
>stopped taking spiro.
>
>right
>now just trying to treat these cosmetic problems.
>
>blessings,
>cj

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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