Spironolactone for Hirsutism User Reviews (Page 3)

• Mis...
• December 28, 2017

"I've been under Spiro 100 mg daily for 5 months for secondary hirsutism (I have congenital adrenal hyperplasia). I'm taking it combined with birth control and dexamethasone... I can say that at the beginning, the only thing I could notice was lightheadedness, stomach ache, and peeing a lot! My stomach was acting up for 2 months, it took a while until I figured out how to effectively get rid of the lightheaded sensation and my body 'adapted' to the pee issue... I tried to change medication time, and now morning doses work out okay. It took 3 months until I noticed my unwanted hair getting 'thinner' and slowing growing. I’m still hairy AF, but I saw some improvements. Going into my 6th month taking Spiro, and now the pharmacy has changed the brand. I feel it's less effective."

• Cin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 27, 2019

"I have PCOS with all the classic symptoms. I see spiro as an awful drug, the side effects are too much. When I was taking it along with other B/C pills, it helped lower my testosterone level and hair growth, but the excessive peeing (all the time), excessive fatigue, and mood swings it gave me were too much. I had to stop it. And all the symptoms came right back, even the acne it cured. I feel sad because it works, but I'm so scared of going back to it. Even though I have a reduced dosage now, I still haven't talked myself into taking the pills again. Maybe it affects me so badly because I'm African. Maybe it doesn't suit Africans. I wish it would just work for me without all the side effects."

• Jul...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 28, 2019

"I suffer from hirsutism for a while now, more in my face area. I had taken spironolactone 50 mg about 2 years ago and didn't see any change. I was constantly having headaches and I stopped taking it for a while. A few months ago, my dermatologist prescribed spironolactone 100 mg. This time I'm using a different pharmacy, and the pills have a minty taste and smell compared to the ones from my previous pharmacy 2 years ago. I decided to stop taking them again this time because I'm starting to get headaches again and my hair is thinner than before, causing my hair to break easily. So now that I stopped taking spironolactone, I'm losing my hair like crazy. I don't know why this is happening and if it will stop eventually. Just beware of these side effects."

• Aye...
• October 20, 2019

"I am facing excessive hair growth on my face. After laser treatment, my dermatologist advised me to take Spironolactone 100 mg for a month. After one week of use, I am suffering from headaches and am depressed. I am disappointed."

• Kes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 1, 2023

"Started using spironolactone on 1st Jan 2023. It's been 3 months today. I have noted some changes, especially on my chest and belly hairs that have really reduced and are barely visible. My facial skin has also become very smooth with no single breakout. My only concern is my chin hairs still haven't changed. I have to pluck them every 2 days, and it really affects my esteem. I'm confused if I should continue with the medication or stop, I was purely taking it to sort my chin hair specifically."

• Bir...
• January 8, 2023

"I’ve been taking this drug for a year and a half. I started at 50 mg and slowly increased to 150 mg over time. I haven’t noticed much difference with my facial hair other than not having to pluck every day, but the hair on my head seems to have gotten thinner. On the positive side, I have less acne and have lost 80 lbs. My breast size is the same, but I’m much curvier. I get dizzy sometimes and feel more thirsty, but otherwise, I'm okay."

• lex...
• September 11, 2022

"I was taking this for excess facial hair, oily skin, and acne. It mostly cleared my acne and facial hair in conjunction with laser at 50 mg a day. Fast forward almost 2 years, I began feeling not well. Dehydrated. Sluggish. Fatigue. Absolutely no sex drive. My underarm hair I noticed I hadn't shaved it all summer. I continued to be unwell but not put 2 and 2 together. Horrible breast pain all month, not just pre-menstrual. Mood swings from hell. No muscle, looking like marshmallow woman. Could not lose weight no matter what. I finally said enough is enough and went to the doctor. My testosterone was zero! They advised me to stop the meeting, come back in 4 weeks to retest. Testosterone still 0! Now I have to see an endocrinologist. If you are unaware, a woman's body needs some amount of testosterone. Symptoms of low testosterone are lack of libido, loss of muscle, weight gain, extreme fatigue. 7 months, no sex ruined the relationship. Save yourself the trouble. Get laser. It worked for me."

• Ned...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2022

"I was prescribed spironolactone by a really good endocrinologist for my hirsutism. I experience hirsutism only on my chest and stomach pretty badly. I did not notice the medication helping in any way. In fact, I developed acne, and my doctor explained it as purging. I kept taking it in hopes it would work. I never had acne before in my life, by the way. I was taking it for 5 months until I cut off the doctor and said I can't take it anymore. I am now 3 months off the pill, and my acne is increasingly getting worse. Now I am left with 2 problems. I wish I never started it."

• Kes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 1, 2023

"Started using spironolactone on January 1, 2023. It's been 3 months today. I have noted some changes, especially on my chest and belly hairs that have really reduced and are barely visible. My facial skin has also become very smooth with no single breakout. My only concern is my chin hair still hasn't changed, I have to pluck them every two days, and it really affects my esteem. I'm confused if I should continue with the medication or stop, I was purely taking it to sort my chin hair specifically."

• Che...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 15, 2022

"I'm a healthy 54-year-old woman who started taking bioidentical hormone replacement therapy 5 years ago. After adjusting my dosages on the compounded medication a few times, I got to a comfortable place, but I have excess whisker growth under (thankfully) my chin. Easy to pluck or shave, but it's every other day. My new hormone doctor put me on spironolactone to block the testosterone portion of my medication from causing this issue at the skin level. Recently, having had a hemorrhoidectomy and recovering well, I started taking this again (had stopped before my first 90-day trial because it dehydrates, and I needed all the hydration I could muster to prepare and recover). Once starting back for a full two weeks, I noticed my stools were harder to pass, once even having stayed in the office bathroom for 45 minutes because the harder, tarry stool would not pass, and once it did, relief! But then internal hemorrhoids acted up, and I'm back to recovery mode again. Not a good place to be. Be aware!"

• Maj...
• May 22, 2018

Spironolactone "Aldactone works great for hirsutism if it is because of adrenal androgen excess."

• Ann...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 16, 2020

"I've been on spironolactone for many, many years, 100 mg. I find it doesn't work anymore at diminishing my facial hair."