ALDACTONE Reviews (SPIRONOLACTONE)Average Rating: 3.1 (155 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALDACTONE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALDACTONE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Mild acne | Leg cramp, heart beat slows down or irregular like you think you're gonna die, loss of muscle tone, breathing issues, saggy skin and floppy muscle on face and body that you never get it back! You might die if your heart stops! Not able to walk and use your arms to open the door or hold a spoon in your hand, partial paralyzed. Dangerous, aging, Carcinogen. Muscle damage! | I ended up in emergency else I would die! Seriously dangerous. The worst part, muscle and nerve damage, kidney failure won't come back & you look like an old lady in your 20's because of saggy body and face, ataxia is an irreversible side effect of this medicine! I read wikipedia, Mayo clinic... They don't tell you all side effects but I read ataxia but didn't know what it is. | F | 23 | 21 days 25 mg 2X day | 12/31/2012 | 5 | Acne and mild hypertension | mild heart palpations on occasion. Usually right before falling asleep I could feel my heart rate slow down, and skip a beat, then start again. Weight loss (skinniest I have ever been in my life!), high energy and felt great. | I started taking Spironolactone after talking to a co-worker about adult acne. (She was Canadian) and said that her Doc had perscribed her 100mg/daily of Spiro for her adult acne and she had no side effects. I made an appt with my Doc and she investigated it and finally decided that I could give it a try. It took about 2 months before I started noticing ANY side effects (good/bad). i.e. I did not see any results for 60 days. After 60 days my skin was completely clear of acne (face, chest and back all clear), I was 10 lbs skinnier, I was sleeping good and was in overall good spirits! After a few months (maybe 4-6?) I started experiencing some heart palpations or instances where it felt like my heart would stop....then start again. When I talked to my Doc about it, she was intrigued. We ran tests, but could never come up with anything conclusive. Over the years I have started and stopped this drug due to a pregnancy and trying to alleviate acne with other more natural solutions... but to date, this has been the only drug that ever worked and had positive side effects for me. (previously on Accutane {throughout high school years}, Anti-bacterial Antibiotics {daily rx as a young adult}, Yaz/Yasmine, Ortho tri cyclen/Sprintec, Desogen/Apri {over 15 yrs}, antibacterial soaps for topical treatments in excess to hundreds of topical rx's that never worked). I am now 29yrs, but writing the review from my experiences when I was actively taking the rx, daily, at 23-25 yrs. | F | 24 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 12/12/2012 | 4 | PCOS/Cystic Acne | No side effects | I have been battling cystic acne for many years. I have gone through 2 rounds of Accutane among other meds with no success. I started taking this medication 4 weeks ago and have already seen clearing of my skin and a lot less breakouts. I also suffer from severe headaches and migraines for have battled them for about 23 years now. I have had a dramatic decrease in my headaches since taking this medication. I am so pleased. The dermatologist could not explain the change in headaches but I spoke with my nuerologist stated that I most likely have been suffering from hormonal headaches and that because this medicine reduce the amount of testosterone levels and therefor may be reducing my headaches. I am just very happy for the relief. | F | 36 | 4 weeks 50mg 2X day | 7/18/2012 | 5 | 5 days 12.5 1X day | 5/19/2012 | 2 | Thinning hair acne unwanted hair | I stop taking the meds. For three days, and started it again because I was drinking a lot . My breast are bigger. Don't like that. Im also taking antibiotics with it and the sec. Dosage make me sick. Hair loss is the same. Still thinning . Don't know what to do. Take or not. Does anyone drink and take this med? Is it safe to drink while taking it? | F | 36 | 6 months 50 1X day | 5/18/2012 | 5 | Hormonal Adult Acne | Since I increased my dosage to 50 mg I have been experiencing and increase in the acne return. So I decided to cut my pills in half and go back to 25mg. I did that about 2 days ago and have not seen any additonal new acne appear. It seems that with this drug its possibly mg sensitive. 25 seems to be my number, for now anyways, kind of like the sleep number bed, there might be a number with this too that works for each different individual and their body. Which I guess makes sense b/c it's all about balancing your bodies homormone levels. Too much seems to give adverse effects. | I will write back in about a month or if I make any new changes. | F | 32 | 44 days 25 1X day | 4/26/2012 Patient History | 5 | acne | Irregular menstrual period (21-32 days). I usually have mood swings (irritable and anxiety) prior to menstrual cycle. Aldactone helps with the mood swings. I also notice increase of urine output on the first 1-2 hours after taking aldactone, but after that urine output is normal. Slight dizziness on the first 2 months of taking aldactone, not a problem anymore. I still have 1-2 acne(s) around menstrual cycle. My face has cleared up a lot. No breast tenderness, no constipation, no palpilation. I'm looking forward to continue this medication. | F | 32 | 6 months 50mg 1X day | 3/9/2012 | 3 | Acne | So far peeing a lot more and dizziness the first couple of days which has decreased slightly. Also helping with my insomnia. So far haven't seen much change in acne. My skin does appear to be drying out slightly but still have acne on my t-zone | F | 18 | 10 days 100 MG | 3/2/2012 | 2 | irregular periods and excess of hair | there is no loss of hair seen but i guess the hair growth have increased and i guess breast enlargement is also bcz of this medicine,its better not to go 4 such medication | F | 20 | 1 years 50mg 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 2 | Hiar loss | My fibroids were enlarging and PAINFUL! So where these sharp, stabbing, pains that afflicted my breasts. I found out this med was carcinogenic, promotes cancer! WHAT? HOW COULD THE FDA ALLOW THIS?!!! I'M SO HURT AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THE GOV would do this to us! | F | 39 | 60 days 100 1X day | 2/4/2012 | 3 | Acne (cystic) | Irregular menstrual cycle. Lowered sex drive. I was VERY hesitant to start this drug. After many dermo. appts the Dr. started me on 100mg. Periods came every 2 weeks with no cramping (plus... but very much an inconvenience). Lowered dosage to 50mg. after 2 months. Period didn't come. Decided after irregular cycle it was time to stop. Dr. said stop immediately... no need to wean off. Got period next day after 35 days without. Since discontinuing med. feel more emotional, period came after 2 weeks again (15day cycle), experiencing more cramping. Blah. | F | 27 | 4 months 25-100mg. | 1/16/2012 | 1 | for adult acne | i felt like death. the directic effects of the drug made my mouth horribly dry, me feel weak and dizzy, and lightheaded. i'd taken lasik before for weight loss, and felt just as bad then. directics just don't agree with me. | i specifically went to a dermo and asked for spiro and was very disappointed with the way it made me feel. i work in sales and a dry, sandy mouth was no good! bad for teeth as well, not to have normal saliva lubrication. it encourages plaque etc. i now go to another dermo, have weekly glycolic peels, use neostrata glycolic at night, and also have started valette oral contraceptve. this works a treat...sore boobs from pill tho | F | 45 | 21 days 30 1X day | 12/24/2011 | 5 | Hormonal Acne | A miracle drug, as far as I am concerned! I have had acne all of my adult life and have tried every type of acne treatment (except oral accutane) and birth control pill in the past 20 years. Nothing worked until I tried this. My skin has NEVER been this clear. Made such a difference in my life! Just note- if you are new to aldactone- it works slowly. It took about 4 months before I saw any lessening of the breakouts. Stick with it- it does work! | F | 40 | 3 years 100 MG 1X day | 12/20/2011 | 5 | Acne,facial hair growth,pcos | Frequent urination,slight weight gain with a drastic increase in breast size (up 2 cups!),increased sex drive,slight dizziness in the beginning | I had terrible cystic acne for about 10 years.I was on everything,topicals,antibacterials,you name it.All that was left to try was spiro or accutane. I started of on 25mg of Spiro,and then increased to 100mg.M skin is no loner oily AT ALL,and my face is CRYSTAL CLEAR.I mean it,not even a small pimple ever! Despite the small weight increase (which could have been from another medication) Spiro has worked wonders for me!! It is one of the best things I have ever tried. | F | 34 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 11/6/2011 | 2 | PCOS, Acne, Hair Loss | My cystic acne signficantly increased after about a week of taking the drug and seems to get worse every day. New breakouts form and they're large and painful. I have also gained about 3 to 5 lbs and went up a dress size in the short time I've been on it. I am hoping that eventually the acne will improve since it is one of the main reasons for starting this RX and that the weight gain is only temporary. | My hair is not falling out as much. | F | 27 | 3 weeks 50 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 5 | PCOS, Hair loss and edema (ankles) | Some dry mouth. Some light dizziness at times but I relieve that symptom with a tasty dill pickle, I have to drink water more frequently, I don't feel like I pee more frequently, I have less oily scalp, feel more feminine than I ever had in my life, higher lebido, I've lost almost 30 lbs now, the hair on my head is growing very fast adn I can hardly believe my eyes! I experience less joint pain when I do physical activities like walk or ride my bike, increased energy and increased feeling of well being. It occured to me after walking around a warehouse type store the otehr day that my legs and feet were not killing me and I still have a spring in my step! | I have complete faith that I am on the way to a cure for my condition. I am pleased that I read about this product after being diagnosed with PCOS. I am on a low potassium diet to be on the safe side (especially avoiding things like chocolate, bananas and potatoes). I am walking about 45 minutes a day. Another side affect of my PCOs is that I have high cholesterol which is going down too because of the increased activity and better eating habits on my part. I am also not eating the red meat and cutting out Dairy quite a bit going soy, chicken and fish. I have 90 lbs to go to be down to my goal weight, so I will check back in with you all in December. | F | 37 | 30 days 50mg 2X day | 9/28/2011 | 5 | Decomp cirrhosis (edema) from Hep C | I like this drug. I started on a higher dose. It worked to prevent edema and ascites (fluid in the abdomen). I've been able to reduce the dose and the side effect of breast enlargement. Libido is reduced | I take fluid, or, better yet, electrolyte replacement (Gatorade) to prevent muscle cramps. | M | 64 | 2 years 25 mg 1X day | 9/9/2011 | 4 | acne | Weight gain | F | 33 | 4 years 100 1X day | 8/18/2011 | 5 | Hair loss | Drinking water a lot as it goes straight through me. Periods are irregular and coming every 2-3 weeks though very light. | Drug is helping hair loss, was told it would take from 6 to 12 months to start to work. Upped the dosage from 25 to 100mg and noticed it working after only a month. Have a lowered libido and was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. Always had problems with constipation, but this has now rectified itself. Weight gain is not a problem at all any more. I love the drug. No other side effects, however will cut down gradually to see if the libido picks up. | F | 45 | 5 months 100 MG 1X day | 8/5/2011 | 5 | Acne | None | Love it. After years of acne I am thrilled taking Aldactone. It is the only thing that keeps my skin clear. It also seems to help keep my blood pressure normal. | F | 51 | 3 years 100 MG 1X day | 7/24/2011 |