SPIRONOLACTONE Reviews (SPIRONOLACTONE)Average Rating: 2.4 (268 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SPIRONOLACTONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SPIRONOLACTONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | water retension and high blood pres | Urination cotton mouth occasionally | M | 49 | 6 months 50 mg | 6/24/2013 | 5 | pulminary edema boost for lasix | none | this is common booster to lasix to control fluid retension. It does a good job. Reduced salt is always better except food taste's horrible with no salt. For bad edema, I took lasix + K + spiro + 4oz H2O upon waking before shower and put off eating for a good amount of time. You get 2x the effect. This is only for max fluid reduction people. Salt is the enemy, fluids flushing reduces it, but it's better to not put it in. | M | 43 | 3 years | 9/2/2007 | 5 | unwanted hair growth | low blood pressure ... was already low to begin with (just have to keep an eye on myself while exercising) | I love this drug! My advice is to stick with it ... I was on it before and gave up because I didn't see any improvement. I gave it a second try and have stuck with it and am very pleased! Hang in there, women! | M | 32 | 2 years | 12/16/2007 | 5 | Acne | Lightheaded, constant urination, pass-out feeling due to lower blood pressure | I went to an endocrinologist to treat my acne (cystic) because I knew my acne was hormonal. I took 100mg twice a day, which is high compared to other patients taking this drug. I used to get at least one different pimple a day; once I started this drug I did not get a single pimple. I took it for about a year, when I decided to discontinue it. After a couple of months I resumed the drug and the side effects were much stronger than when I had first taken it. I felt very lethargic and very very lightheaded; in one occasion, I almost passed out. However, this would not stop me from taking the drug again. This drug is excellent and I would highly recommend it to anyone. I work in a dermatology office and it's a shame how underrated this medication is. My acne is pretty controlled now; I'm not using any orals, just topical medications. | M | 23 | 1 years | 5/19/2009 | 5 | edima | none that I know of | great booster to lasix for respretory edema. Great for gut edima where lasix doesn't even touch. Reduce sodium is first solution, and diuretic as needed. Heart failure people should drop below 1000mg/d sodium if that's what it takes to survive. | M | 44 | 4 years | 7/6/2009 | 5 | Conn's Syndrone, HyperAldostronism | breast enlargement, smooth skin, decrease in muscle strentgh, increase in muscle flexability, vision changes, | Conn's syndrome is a terrible condition which is extremely rare and often overlooked by doctors. Only two effective treatments exist, removal of an adrenal gland or blocking aldosterone in the body by taking spironolactone. The downside is that spironolactone also blocks testosterone, which is why this drug is often used by transsexuals. If you are male and take 100mg per day, your chance of breast enlargement is 50 percent! If you take more than 100mg you may some day need a bra. :o | M | 54 | 2 years | 7/19/2009 | 5 | Nipples are sore and I urinate a lot. | I take spironolactone as a anti androgen. I take the medicine as part of my gender affirming Hormone Therapy. Any questions or comments please contact me | M | 50 | 3 months 100 2X day | 5/29/2022 | 4 | main pills for transexuals | smoother skin, muscle loss, loss in libido, breast budding, feel sluggish | all the side effects for me are what I wanted as I am transgendered and undergoing male to female transition spiro is given to patience along side with estrogen. so in mine and others case these are the affects we want. but if you are a guy and tak anymore than 100mg a day you may find yourself getting weak and breast growth | M | 33 | 4 months 300mg 1X day | 12/9/2014 | 4 | High blood pressure,leg swelling | Maybe smoother skin,slower beard growth,some body hair loss | It has helped my condition | M | 52 | 6 months | 3/4/2016 | 4 | The main troublesome side effect of this drug is sexual problems. Even at a low dose it reduces ability and desire. I have also developed slight manboobs. | This drug worked wonders for me at lowering blood pressure. I was over 140 sometimes 150 over 85 to 90. This drops me down to 120 over 65 most days. It has some troubling side effects though. | M | 55 | 1 years 25mg 1X day | 6/10/2018 | 3 | Acne | Dizziness and light headed at times and tired. Breast pain and breast growth into man boobs. Skin became very smooth and lost all body hair. Arms, legs, chest, under arms and even pubic hair. | Still taking after a year and skin is all clear now but with loss of body hair and man boobs feeling a bit fem now. Does this have any feminizing effects? Feeling much different. | M | 26 | 1 years 100mg 2X day | 5/19/2018 | 3 | male to female Transgender | Dizzyness,thirst, memory loss, muscles weak,cramps, depressed,mood swings.sagy, wrinkles of facial skin | It's a good testosterone blocker...But watch the dosage...I'm cutting way back again now that I read these comments I couldn't figure out why I was looking older.ill go back to 25 mil.like I was with better results. SEVERE WARNING: IF YOU CHOOSE TO STOP TAKING SPIROLACTIN.MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG FAMILY SUPORT AN CONSULT YOUR DR... BEFORE YOU DO..YOU MAY GET SUDDEN BOUTS OF SEVER SUICIDAL DEPPRESSION...I did this before an it was the worst emotional depression I've ever experienced... | M | 51 | 8 months 100 2X day | 3/11/2017 | 1 | High blood pressure | Weight gain middle abdomen Bloating Nose became cold to touch Runny nose Inability to inhale fully | M | 61 | 2 years 25 | 6/9/2018 | 1 | heart condition | man boobS! eek! dr never told me this cld happen! stopped it/ | M | 76 | 30 days 30 mg 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 1 | Blood presure | Did not control the blood pressure, developed sore nipples and enlarged breast and low t | M | 59 | 3 months 30 1X day | 7/11/2021 | 1 | Kidney, liver | Having health issues, agitation,rage, insomnia,delusions , poor judgement of living decisions (money etc) | Going to wean off and see it spironolactone is why this has caused major turmoil drama . | M | 69 | 4 months 50 mg 1X day | 11/18/2022 | 1 | Kidney, liver | Having health issues, agitation,rage, insomnia,delusions , poor judgement of living decisions (money etc) | Going to wean off and see it spironolactone is why this has caused major turmoil drama . | M | 69 | 4 months 50 mg 1X day | 11/18/2022 | 1 | Low potassium and high blood pressu | Mood swings, no sex drive, no drive for anything really, I was so tired all of the time. I can literally just lay there all day long and still feel tired. It made me very angry I would have Angry outbursts, I was constantly Snappy and everything irritated me and sometimes it would get bad and I would just go off! He wasn't until I looked up some of my symptoms and medications that I found all the information here. Seems like I'm not the only one feels this medication is bad news! Find something else! It can ruin your life if you don't | M | 49 | 9 months 25mg 1X day | 9/2/2022 | 5 | Cystic Acne | I'm very shocked to see the amount of people experiencing panic attacks associated with this medication. As someone who used to get sudden attacks I have to say I haven't had any side effects with Spironolactone, the only thing I do notice is I seem to get random twitches in my toes and I have put on weight but I don't believe it's directly related to this medication. | I have suffered from absolutely atrocious acne ever since I was around 10. At 30 it was the worst I ever had. I was heartbroken. I literally tried it all. Last resort was Spironolactone and it was an absolute miracle! It took a couple months to kick in but 2 years later my skin is miraculously flawless! It's as if I won the lottery. | F | 33 | 2 years 100MG 1X day | 3/12/2021 | 5 | Hormonal acne | Dizzyness weight gain can't settle or sleep xx | I started spirolactalone as my acne made me suicidal as peri menapause hit its been tough road constantly anxious i started on 100mg just gone up to 150 every other day its working and il carryon as long as I can xxx | F | 50 | 28 days 150 mg 1X day | 6/26/2021 |
SPIRONOLACTONE (SPIRONOLACTONE): Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. It is also used to treat swelling (edema) caused by certain conditions (such as heart failure, liver disease) by removing excess fluid and improving symptoms such as breathing problems. This medication is also used to treat low potassium levels and conditions in which the body is making too much of a natural chemical (aldosterone). Spironolactone is known as a "water pill" (potassium-sparing diuretic). FDA Approval Date: 1999-07-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)