ALDACTONE Reviews (SPIRONOLACTONE)Average Rating: 3.1 (155 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALDACTONE with similar:
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| 4 | acne | stiff muscles caused by low sodium | I've been on aldactone for several months, seen solid improvement in my moderate acne. It has helped much more than any thing else I have ever taken, birth control, antibiotics, topical gels, etc... I think it's worth a try if you are plagued with stubborn acne but definitely need periodic blood tests to make sure you are staying healthy. Caused my sodium levels to fall below normal and now have to drink lots of electrolytes to maintain a normal level. | F | 34 | 100 1X day | 7/2/2011 | 4 | Acne | Breast tenderness, weight loss | Has worked great for me. I currently use this with retin-a and duac gel, the combination has given me awesome results for my acne! I have been on every oral medication out there for acne besides Accutane and Aldactone has worked wonders even at the low dose I'm on. My skin tone is even brighter and I have no new break outs. | F | 30 | 2 months 50 mg 2X day | 6/12/2011 | 3 | heart condition | After two yrs on drug, SEVERE breast enlargement for a male. Getting sent to surgeon to rule out cancer. Also, looking up side effects, finding it causes leg and feet pain which has progressed for me. | M | 70 | 2 years 25 mg 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 5 | Hair loss, acne, hirsutimsm | Breasts got larger, body shape more feminine, weight very steady | I started this medication mainly for the hair loss. My hair loss was a combination of telogen effluvium and androgenic alopecia from PCOS. The hair loss leveled out and only slightly increased over the years. My skin has improved from cystic acne to people telling me I have some of the best skin they have ever seen. I never get a pimple. One of the most striking things is what has happened with my body and weight. Prior to starting this medication, I dieted and exercised hard core all the time and my weight would range from 128 (if training) to about 146 and the swing would occur throughout the year. I would have to work hard to keep below 142. When exercising, I would also bulk up in a way that did not look very feminine in the upper body. Spironolactone stopped that. My weight is a constant 130 with or without exercise and I have not dieted since I started this medication. I no longer have a huge appetite and all binging behavior ceased. I can eat what I want and if I gain even a pound (such as on vacation), it comes right off. When I get sick, my weight drops to the mid to lower 120s so actually, keeping weight on is more of a problem. | F | 35 | 7.5 years 50 mg 2X day | 11/28/2010 | 3 | Acne & excessive hair | Periods are lighter. Same period pain. I'm more emotional & I cry more (but happy tears.) I urinate a LOT. I have an INCREASED sex drive. I've noticed some hair on my body is lighter. | My Dr put me on it for excessive hair, & I take it for acne, as it cleared my friends hormonal acne. Weird thing is my hormone tests come back normal. I have a high sex drive, but Aldactones suppose to decrease it, I find it increases mine even more, which is weird. It's testosterone that makes us aroused, oh well. I'm a happy person, but find I'm more emotional on it, I cry more, but happy tears. I'm still breaking out heaps, but the pimples are not as big. I also use proactiv. I've noticed this week my body hair in some places is lighter. I also did laser hair removal on my face 4 wks ago & not 1 hair has grown back. I want to see what happens after being on Aldactone for 6 months in conjunction with laser. I know Aldactone increases fertility & causes birth defects in male fetus' so I'm unsure about it for that reason, I don't take the pill because of it's risks! | F | 30 | 2 months 100mg 1X day | 8/3/2010 | 5 | acne, hirstuitism, oil production | Having to pee a lot! But that was okay, because it helps with bloating. You definately need to stay hydrated if you are on this medcation, though. Also, I was a little worried at first about drug interactions when I took ibuprofen for period pain (spironolactone and NSAIDs interact with each other) but because I take such a small amount of ibuprofen and only one time each month, I haven't any any problems. | It works! Cleared up my moderately severe acne (after two courses of Accutane) and made my skin and hair much less oily. Yay! Also, it reduced my body hair by about 40% - the hairs grow back slower after I pluck or shave, and they are less thick and dark. I am taking a faily high dosage though (I think the highest doctors will prescribe is around 300 mg) so that may be why it is so effective for me. When I was at 50 mg it did much less (although it still did something). Accutane was good, but Spironolactone is great! And unlike Accutane, you can take Spiro long term. Some doctors may have their patients do blood work once a month since Spiro can raise potassium levels, but because I eat a pretty low-potassium diet, my doctor saw no need. Just watch out for too much salt, NSAIDs, and bananas! | F | 20 | 9 months 100 mg 2X day | 8/1/2010 | 5 | excess facial hair | Significant weight loss. | I have nothing bad to say about this medicine. It has worked wonderfully for me. Facial hair reduced dramatically, it does take some time to be able to tell a difference. Its definetly worth the wait. I went off aldactone for about 2 years to try to get pregnant and hair did return. Started taking again this week. | F | 31 | 5 years 100 2X day | 6/16/2010 | 5 | PCOS, non insulin related | No side effects if I take it in combination with BC. Without BC, it causes immediate and extreme constipation and airy gut- within minutes- which is highkly painful. It is mostly bloating that happens, but this is only if I dont take it with BC. Otherwise, NO side effects! | I want to chronical my use of this drug. Previously I had tried it unknowngly WITHOUT a BC pill and had the terrible but reaction described to the left; Now I take YAZ to treat my PCOS and funnily it lends me tolerance to other drugs I previously could never tolerate. Now, I am slowly losing small amounts of weight and I feel a settling or soothing effect physically and chemically from takign this. It feels like whatever has been attacking my body, is now gone and I can finally relax. I also do not have the horrible urinary retention and constant thirst/dry mouth I used to have- even though I drink more and urinate more now than previously. I can finally drink an entire glass like a normal person would, without dreading the weight shwoing up on me the next morning and never comign off of me again. :) I want to up the dose after reading some other reviews; but will be carefult ot take it at night because it can make you a bit drowsy- just a tad. But its way less fatigue than untreated PCOS causes, by far!!! I am happier, friendlier, and have INCREASED libido rather than less; I finally felt physical pleasure from sex which was unheard of for me. I give it 2 thumbs up!!! I'll be back later to write about it more. | F | 26 | 7 days 50 1X day | 6/14/2010 | 3 | Acne, Facial hair | My dermatologist prescribed Aldactone for my hormonal acne and facial hair. So here are the pros: the hair on my head stoped falling out, I mean I lose 1 hair a day. Cons: I started breaking out with monster big cysts. This can be due to stopping my BC Yaz. I started to take the pill again in hopes the cysts go away. I also gained about 3 lbs in the past two months. I've been a size 4 for the last 10 yrs with zero weight gain. I gained the weight in my upper body, love handles and upper back (bra buldge) ewww. | F | 31 | 2 months 50 1X day | 5/23/2010 | 4 | Hormonal acne | No significant side effects, slight increase in breast size with some tenderness, after one week I had one day where I lost a considerable amount of hair but haven't experienced that rate of hair loss since that one day. | So far I am very pleased with aldactone for hormonal acne. I am 52 years old and have been searching for an answer for my hormonal outbreaks for 20+ years and I was getting very discouraged. I have seen numerous dermatologists who would only give me antibiotics or topical treatments which have done nothing for me. I finally found out about aldactone after doing yet another search online and after reading all the input here and elsewhere, decided to give it a try. I am also prone to unwanted chin hairs that I would have to tweeze on a daily basis and during the first week of using aldactone I didn't even have any to tweeze, in 3 1/2 weeks I've only had 6 hairs grow on my chin, BIG difference. Face, back and chest skin is definitely smoother and slowly improving. I rate this drug a 4 because it is still early in my treatment but if this improvement continues I will update my rating to a 5. I am on a low dose of 25mg and understand it takes time to get results. I am so happy to have found this, it was my last best hope but things are going good so far! | F | 52 | 28 days 25mg 1X day | 4/17/2010 | 5 | Hormonal Acne | Dry mouth, increased urination, weight loss | I Love Aldactone!! It completely cleared my acne by 3 months, first time I have ever had clear skin...great!! | F | 40 | 6 months 100 MG 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 3 | Acne | I get breakouts really bad especially during my time of the month. My acne is so bad that the pimples always leave scars so my doctor recommend Aldactone. My acne is the worse on my forehead and sides of my face. I have been dealing with acne since i was a teenager and for over the last 12+ years nothing has worked. | I like Aldactone. Compared to antibotics aldactone works a lot better. I'm not sick while taking it. I've noticed less breakouts now. I did also notice that my period after the first month came but was very light and didn't last long at all. | F | 27 | 30 days 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 5 | Hormonal Acne | Personally, I don't remember any side effects. I did gain weight in the last three years (like 20 lbs) but I attribute that to my eating habits. | I love this medication! No more cystic acne! I only get tiny pimples now, but when I change out my pillow case every few nights it helps. My oil slick skin is so much more normal! It was so embarrassing to have such an oily face. Now its awesome! I have been very happy for the last 7 years. Beware, though, you must taper off this medication and not stop cold turkey. I have since tapered down to 25mg in the last couple of months and find the results still positive. | F | 40 | 7 years 100 mg 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 3 | adult hormonal acne | Feeling very tired. Hopefully this will improve after a while. Frequent urination as expected, but only for about 6hrs after taking pill. Having a heavy cycle this month, not sure if this is related or not. | No improvement in my skin as of yet, however it has only been a week. My problem with acne is on my neck, chest, and back. Antibiotics did nothing for me. Wanted to give this a try before moving on to Accutane as a last resort. | F | 36 | 10 days 100mg 1X day | 3/4/2010 Patient History | 5 | acne | In the past couple months I gained 15 lbs. Up 3 pants sizes. I'm hoping that with more aggressive exercise I can get back to my normal weight. | Completely cleared up my terrible cystic acne. I no longer get a single pimple. Its really amazing. I take it with birth control, but have been on the birth control for 9 years. | F | 25 | 6 months 50 MG 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 5 | hormonal /cystic acne | Some weightloss...nothing extreme, i did notice a slight increase in breast size, I feel like it can make me tired...but the positives outweigh any negatives. I had been on this medicine previously for 2 years with incredible results. Nothing else had ever worked for me. I stopped taking it for about a year and the acne started coming back so I am back on it but had to just step up to 200mg. I also am on a low dosage b.c. pill. I would recommend it to anyone with hormonal or cystic acne!!! | F | 39 | 4 months 100mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 4 | hair loss | made me very sick the first week - loss of appetite and some vomitting, but this stopped after the first week. Other side effects (good ones!) - some hair regrowth on head, some weight loss | F | 28 | 2 months | 9/23/2009 | 5 | hypertension | None really. I had to urinate quiet often for the first few days, but it's a diuretic so it's to be expected. | F | 50 | 5 years | 8/7/2009 | 1 | acne, hair loss | palpitation (tachycardia), heart ache, heart skipping a beat, fatigue, increased anxiety, migraine headaches | no improvement with hair loss whatsoever. I was on and off this drug for a few years for acne and hair loss Does help with acne (temporarily. as long as you're taking it). However, whenever i took it i had heart problems (never heart problems before this drug) and had to stop it due to that. Now it seems like the heart pain is becoming much worse. Will have to stop it. | F | 35 | 6 years | 7/27/2009 | 1 | b.p high /allergic to dieuretic | Some like it some dont as I read -I might be the first Male to post on this medication.after 4months of taking it with verapamil ccb. I feel like junk! I was forced to cutt down to 1/4 pill due to dehydration and almost fainting feelings. im soon to get off it ! | for men,I started to gain waight put on in 2months 14lbs. and not eatting wrong or much of anything! headaches and dry mouth and eyes dry at night -alot of no sleep!lightheaded and dizzy feelings off and on when on this! pannic attacks happen and depression too! tenderness in chest slight Man boobs growing! lucky me!! I think my doctor is crazy, no maybe he thinks im crazy? well nuts to him im getting off this crap tomorrow! will ween it down fast and stick to the basic crap medications! sorry to read what it does to women ! omg !! it should be baned !! when will a medication come out that has no side effects ? and works good ? hate these meds we get !! all seem to be junk to take ! | M | 56 | 4 months | 7/13/2009 |