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Is there a risk of increased shedding when stopping spironolactone? if yes, how to best stop to avoid that?

margh90
29 female taking spiro for acne (chin/jawlines) and alopecia (6 months on 50 and 4 months on 100) Saw great improvment on skin but no improvement on hair. Thinking of stopping but afraid of making my hair worse. Less converned about skin.

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