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 | adult hormonal axne | It has caused me melesma and excessive hair loss it makes me urinate more. | It has helped me in curing my adult acne completely. But caused me melesma. That's sad | F | 33 | 1 years 50mg per d | 12/28/2016 | 3 | Adult Acne Treatment | Rapid weight gain abdominal area and breast enlargement by weight gain, constipation, motion sickness, on and off feeling nausia during early morning time | F | 40 | 2 years 100 mg | 12/10/2016 | 1 | High blood pressure | Bitter taste Middle abdominal weight gain Very dry mouth | My shortness of breath with activity went away | F | 60 | 5 months 25 mg | 11/21/2016 | 1 | Facial hair | Hair shedding, severe abdomen cramping, breast enlargement. I have gain about 20 pounds in my mid abdomen area. I am very dissatisfied!!!!!! I did not see any changes in facial hair. | F | 3 months 25mg 1X day | 10/25/2016 | 3 | Cystic acne | I thought this was a miracle drug. Cleared my acne. I lost weight.. Too much. Skin became saggy. I have chronic kidney disease stage3. Be aware and make sure your get blood work done. | I experienced many other side effects. I just wanted my acne to clear up. Remember I was on 200 mg. | F | 49 | 15 years 200mg 1X day | 10/3/2016 | 1 | Acne | My blood pressure dropped from 120/80 to 98/58 and I had heart palpitations after a few months | F | 22 | 8 months 50 | 9/29/2016 | 4 | Hypertension | Irregular menstruatral cycle Weight gain | F | 49 | 8 months 25 | 9/26/2016 | 1 | PCOS hirsutism | My mild acne cleared up, but I was constantly spotting for one year and one of my breast became bigger. I stopped 2 months ago, I've had two normal periods since, but the breast that became larger did not shrink back. They were almost symetrical, now I can see the difference through clothes. I saw some hirsutism improvements, but I had mild symptoms to beging with. I am not overweight, but I did gain 10 lbs. I went from being unhapoy with my mild acne to being self conscious about my breast. I do not recommend it, i went through hell for 1 year with very little improvement and worse aide effects. | F | 28 | 1 years | 8/19/2016 | 4 | HRT (MTF Transition) | Dizziness | Besides the dizziness, the mediation worked as expected. | F | 22 | 5 months 200 MG | 8/14/2016 | 4 | Cystic acne | This medicine makes me feel a little tired, I have had some spotting too. I lost 5 pounds so far. Frequent urination. | Working better than anything else I have taken. Have struggled with acne for years and it calms down the huge embarrassing boils. Hopefully it will stay clear. Took about 4 weeks to see a difference. | F | 45 | 1 months | 7/22/2016 | 1 | Acne | Headaches, dizziness,nausea,spaced out feeling,tired. | F | 26 | 3 weeks 25mg | 6/27/2016 | 1 | Hairloss | Dizziness, muscle weakness, nauseousness, diarrhea, frequent urination, memory lapses, heart palpitations, anxiety, unable to sleep, mood swings, headache, menstruation twice a month (every 10 days) | F | 49 | 1 months 100 mg | 6/2/2016 | 1 | hair loss | after 1 month I started having weak fatigued arms and hands, then the muscle cramps started then severe anxiety. I finally stopped taking it after 2 more weeks when I started having rapid heart beat. It just wasn't worth it. Now just waiting to feel completely normal again! | F | 46 | 2 months 100 1X day | 5/19/2016 | 3 | Acne | It really did help my skin-almost immediately it was less oily and cystic bumps flattened. I also lost 5 lbs, my stomach became flat and my sex drive increased (weird-everyone else had opposite effect). But the bad side effects far outweighed the good: anxiety, increased urination, increased heart rate, and worst of all one of my breasts became bigger. Stopped taking it, everything is back to normal except for the breast-still waiting for that to go away and it's been 2 weeks. Afraid this might be permanent. Please be careful, only try this for acne if it's really bad and nothing else worked. | F | 36 | 2 weeks 50mg | 4/4/2016 | 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 | 3 | Blood pressure | Done right now | F | 43 | 5 months 25 | 1/11/2016 | 1 | Hair thinning | Weight gain, fat around the middle, increased hair loss | Took to help with hair loss even though my testosterone was already super low. My Derm said I needed to take it to stop more hair loss. I gained 7 pounds in 4 months while working out and eating as I normally did. I have been off for 2 months still trying to lose the weight but feel better off of it. My hair did not improve at all, in fact it looked worse. Not sure if that was a result of medicine or if it simply did not work for me and would have lost more anyway. | F | 44 | 4 months 50mg 1X day | 11/2/2015 | 3 | Cystic acne | Didn't see results until after taking it for about 3 months. Skin cleared up dramatically, and less cystic acne. Hair looked healthier and shinier, nails looked better. Seemed to be working well for the first 2 years, but in the last year and a half I've noticed a lot more side effects. This includes fatigue, insomnia, weight gain, dizziness, loss of memory, frequent urination- even in the middle of the night, anxiety, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and depression. I'm considering weaning off of this medication but have concerns about the acne coming back. However, the side effects are getting worse that it outweighs the benefits of taking this drug. | If the side effects continue or become worse, I am worried about the permanent damage it will have on my body long term. I still have occasional cystic acne when I am on it, just not as bad as it was before. | F | 42 | 3.5 years 150mg 1X day | 10/31/2015 | 1 | PCOS, excess hair growth | I started taking this drug to treat PCOS and excess hair, however was told that I wouldn't see any dramatic changes for at least a year. This drug ruined me! To list the side affects, weight gain, thinning scalp hair, dizziness, fatigue, memory loss, bloating, frequent urination, weakness in extremities, insomnia, muscle aches, and the worst one is the eyelid swelling. My left eyelid swells up to the point that it looks as though I've been punched in the face. I get daily headaches and feel like the left side of my face and head are being weighed down. I stopped taking Spiro two weeks ago and some of the symptoms have subsided, but I still can't function properly. Do your research before hand and have a full blood panel done before you even consider taking this drug. I wish I'd never taken it, I'm so depressed. | F | 34 | 1 years 200 | 9/11/2015 | 3 | acne | my hormonal acne cleared up (cheeks/jaw) but acne on forehead got worse due to anxiety/stress/depression-- which i think was because of the spiro--it made me very moody. Ruined my period cycle-- i was bleeding for almost 3 months straight and then having only spotting everyweek also hair on head got much thinner-- personally dont think side affects are worth it but its different for everyone i guess its worth a try and really did clear up my hormonal acne, but i stopped taking it yesterday and am going to try some new methods that keep my period cycle normal because that really affects your emotional state-- maybe birth control, vitex, or just vitamins from now on gotta remember not to give up or let acne/other cosmetic issues dictate your life--outlook on life is everything and i realized the less i focus on trying to cure the acne the more i enjoy my life doing the things i like and then acne gets better with this positivity anyway-- its like what they say about chasing happiness! | F | 19 | 1 months 100 | 9/9/2015 |