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Aldactone for High Blood Pressure User Reviews

Aldactone has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews for the treatment of High Blood Pressure. 40% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 60% reported a negative experience.

Aldactone rating summary

5.0/10 average rating

5 ratings from 5 user reviews.

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  • Anonymous
  • October 19, 2008

"This medicine treated high blood pressure, water retention, acne, female/male pattern hair loss, excessive unwanted facial hair, and is a potassium-sparing medicine. It is ideal for sufferers of insulin resistance or PCOS. Although it hasn't completely stopped the unwanted hair growth, it has been the only thing that has made a significant difference by slowing it down drastically. It has also slowed the hair loss down significantly, in which I am very pleased with."

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  • Anonymous
  • December 1, 2011

"I took this medication for four years, all the while becoming less and less interested in sex and unable to achieve an erection. Having gone through 4 cardiologists, not a one of them ever informed me that Aldactone is an anti-androgen, which blocks muscle and bodily binding of testosterone, necessary for it to take effect, and also lowers production of testosterone itself. I had to happen upon it on my own. The day I found out is the day I stopped taking it. Giving a male a medicine, which renders his testosterone ineffectual, may be good for those undergoing a sex change but not for those who are not. There is another potassium-sparing drug like Aldactone, without the sexual side effects, but it is more expensive."

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  • Chris
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • May 19, 2018

"I’ve had high blood pressure since my early forties. When I turned 50, my blood pressure became harder to control. I was on the max dosage of lisinopril, and I tried various others but the best my blood pressure would get is 140/88. I went to a cardiologist and he prescribed aldactone, along with 40mg of lisinopril. My bp has been perfect a 120/70 from then on. It’s been three years since I started it."

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  • Anonymous
  • April 7, 2011

"This medicine did lower my blood pressure, but after being on it for about 2 months, I began to have trouble urinating. At first, I thought I was getting a bladder infection, but the symptoms would come and go, mainly occurring right after I took the pill. I decided to stop taking it for a while to see if the symptoms went away, and they did. I also had swelling of my hands, and I gained 5 pounds."

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  • Billy
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • November 5, 2019

"Seemed better at salt removal. My side effects were it lowered my testosterone and lowered my thyroid levels"

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