I have been on spiro for almost 4 month. It has absolute started to ruin my life in the past month I've had ridiculous insomnia, mood swings, nausea, fatigue and period spotting for 10 days around the time my period was supposed to start, then 9 days later I started spotting again. Enough for a pantyliner. It has been 5 full days and still spotting. I hate it! Is this normal ?
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Thank you for your question! Based on your description, it sounds like you fit the profile for hormonal acne. Usually for this condition, I start patients at 50 mg daily and increase until their acne is controlled. The highest dose I will prescribe is 150 mg daily. Sometimes it will take up to ...
Thank you for your question about Spironolactone. The lowest recommended does for Spironolactone to treat hormonal acne is 50mg. I would encourage you to speak to your healthcare provider to see if 25mg would be appropriate and have less side effects for you.One safe and easy treatment we ...
Spironolactone may rarely cause lethargy or fatigue, however insomnia is not reported. But spironolactone may affect you differently. If you truly have cause and effect, the medication may be responsible for your symptoms. Avoid the spironolactone for a few weeks, then try taking it again....
