Reviewer: LMason, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I took this medication for 3 years to treat adult acne. It was wonderful. My face cleared up and I had no issues with acne. I also was taking birth control pills with this medication and when I stopped taking the birth control I noticed I had periods every 2 weeks. This was one of the side effects of the spironolactone. I have stopped taking the spironolactone and my face is breaking out again but ... Show Full Comment

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I took this medication for 3 years to treat adult acne. It was wonderful. My face cleared up and I had no issues with acne. I also was taking birth control pills with this medication and when I stopped taking the birth control I noticed I had periods every 2 weeks. This was one of the side effects of the spironolactone. I have stopped taking the spironolactone and my face is breaking out again but period seems to be on the right track again.
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Reviewer: Dexter1050, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Dermatologist has me taking this for adult acne. My skin broke out badly 1 week after starting the drug but has since been fine. I am supposed to taking 50mg each day but am only taking 25mg. When I take the 25mg at night it knocks me out....I cant imagine taking 50mg! The only side effect I have experienced is an upset stomach which led me to this site. I will start taking it with food. I ha ... Show Full Comment

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Dermatologist has me taking this for adult acne. My skin broke out badly 1 week after starting the drug but has since been fine. I am supposed to taking 50mg each day but am only taking 25mg. When I take the 25mg at night it knocks me out....I cant imagine taking 50mg! The only side effect I have experienced is an upset stomach which led me to this site. I will start taking it with food. I have suffered with acne since age 14 and am sick of it, so I hope this works.....
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Reviewer: epistlewriter, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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This medication was too effective in lowering my B.P. It left me weak, barely able to move, completely dehydrated me, and utterly altered my sense of taste in a negative way. Everything tasted horrible and metallic. I could not function at all. The doctors who put me on Spirolactone completely ignored my debilitating symptoms. Yes I needed to lose weight but not 46 lb.in about 9 weeks. I could bar ... Show Full Comment

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This medication was too effective in lowering my B.P. It left me weak, barely able to move, completely dehydrated me, and utterly altered my sense of taste in a negative way. Everything tasted horrible and metallic. I could not function at all. The doctors who put me on Spirolactone completely ignored my debilitating symptoms. Yes I needed to lose weight but not 46 lb.in about 9 weeks. I could barely walk, was totally dehydrated, my BP hovering around 89/46 and still these doc's insisted I keep taking it. Only after I moved away from Pittsburgh, PA to Baltimore MD and git a new doc did she see that I was reacting adversely to the Spironolactone. Never again! I thought I was going to literally die and I was so weak and unable to function I might as well have been dead for the lack if help I was in getting us moved! The worst part was not having my family doctor or the specialist pay any attention to my utterly debilitating side effects.
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Reviewer: V.B., 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I just wanted to say that I've personally taken Spironolactone (aka: Aldactone) for almost 2 years. I have Cushing's Disease, so I had horrible, full body acne, balding, and hirsutism. My doctor warned me before I even began taking this medication that it would take AT LEAST 6 months before I saw any changes. At the beginning of the 6th month of taking Aldactone, my skin was completely cle ... Show Full Comment

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I just wanted to say that I've personally taken Spironolactone (aka: Aldactone) for almost 2 years. I have Cushing's Disease, so I had horrible, full body acne, balding, and hirsutism. My doctor warned me before I even began taking this medication that it would take AT LEAST 6 months before I saw any changes. At the beginning of the 6th month of taking Aldactone, my skin was completely clear. At the end of the 8th month, I had stopped losing hair. Currently, the hirsutism has greatly improved, but still has a little ways to go. This medication worked great for me, but the key is to be on a consistent medication schedule, and to use a lot of patience because it take time to get results
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Reviewer: Lina, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I am 25, and I've had bad acne since forever. I've always had bad breakouts. But just until I tried a stupid electric brush, my skin just went crazy, sever acne all over my face and neck. I went to a dermatologist who prescribed Aldactone along with another one, a gel, a purifying facial wash. It's been 6 months now and let me tell you something .. this is miracle ! magic maybe ! my sk ... Show Full Comment

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I am 25, and I've had bad acne since forever. I've always had bad breakouts. But just until I tried a stupid electric brush, my skin just went crazy, sever acne all over my face and neck. I went to a dermatologist who prescribed Aldactone along with another one, a gel, a purifying facial wash. It's been 6 months now and let me tell you something .. this is miracle ! magic maybe ! my skin has never been clearer in my entire life. The surprising thing was that my period is regular now " I used to have irregular menstrual cycle" .. I totally love it !
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