Can Spironolactone cause insomnia?

January 7, 2017
Asked By:jep71886 in Beaumont, TX

I was prescribed 100mg of spiro to help hairloss and have insomnia when taking it. Decreased to 50mg and still had insomnia. Will this go away eventually and if not are there other anti-androgen medications I can take ( I am female).

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