Can stopping spironolactone for one week after taking it for a year and a half continuously trigger hair loss again?

November 6, 2014
Asked By:SOUTHSTORIES in New York, NY

I am pcos female using yasmin and spironolactone 200 mg or 100 mg per day,can stopping spironolactone only for one week causes hair loss?

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