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Does aldactone (spironolactone) 100 mg tablet cause unwanted hairs sideeefects?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not usually: Actually, Aldactone (spironolactone) has been used as a treatment for excessive hair in women, because it antagonizes the male sex hormones.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Quit spironolactone cold turkey and acne and oiliness came back but hair shed stopped, restarted for acne and hair shed and eyelash shed started again. It gave me seb dermatitis too cause of hor imbalance. At my wits end, help?

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For male pattern baldness (24 yrs), is spironolactone 25mg daily effective for hair regrowth? Can the dose cause chemical castration on long term use?

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50 mg spironolactone (for hormonal acne) caused hair loss for me for last 5 months. Was on Yaz last year but also lost a lot of hair with and stopped it. Could hair loss stop on it's own or with a change in dosage? Really don't want acne to come back

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50 mg spironolactone (for hormonal acne) caused diffuse hair loss for me for last 5 months. Thyroid/iron/autoimmune/etc. labs all normal. Will this resolve without stopping the med? How long could it take? Would a change in dosage maybe help?

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How will a small dose of Aldactone (spironolactone) affect my estrogen and progesterone while in perimenopause? I have acne and facial hair and pms.

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