PING: Jacquie

How long were you on Spironolactone? And when did you first notice,
after starting the Spiro that you were losing hair?

I've been on the Spiro for 15 months now. I had no problem with losing
hair until now. I'm wondering if the Spiro is doing this to me. I've
also got muscle pain - another bad side effect of Spiro. I just think
it's strange to have these problems after being on the Spiro for so long
and then all of a sudden I'm losing hair and not feeling so well.

Last night was a nightmare. I washed my hair and the strands of hair got
tangled in my fingers. It was A LOT of hair and I don't have any other
explanation for this.

Kath

I was on it for I think 6-7 years..I can't remember when I was diagnosed
with Aldostronism They took me off of it after the surgery. I am not sure
if it was the tumor or the meds that made me loose it..but it is now
thicker..not as thick as I would like it but now the only time you can see
scalp is when it is wet
"Kath" <kath*VOID*@*VOID*.invalid> wrote in message
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> How long were you on Spironolactone? And when did you first notice, after
> starting the Spiro that you were losing hair?
>
> I've been on the Spiro for 15 months now. I had no problem with losing
> hair until now. I'm wondering if the Spiro is doing this to me. I've also
> got muscle pain - another bad side effect of Spiro. I just think it's
> strange to have these problems after being on the Spiro for so long and
> then all of a sudden I'm losing hair and not feeling so well.
>
> Last night was a nightmare. I washed my hair and the strands of hair got
> tangled in my fingers. It was A LOT of hair and I don't have any other
> explanation for this.
>
> Kath

jacquie wrote:
> I was on it for I think 6-7 years..I can't remember when I was diagnosed
> with Aldostronism They took me off of it after the surgery. I am not sure
> if it was the tumor or the meds that made me loose it..but it is now
> thicker..not as thick as I would like it but now the only time you can see
> scalp is when it is wet

Awwww, that's too bad about your hair :-(, but at least it only shows
through when wet. I have a thick head of hair and because I've been
complaining about losing more hair than normal lately, I hear this from
husband and friends "You can stand to lose some hair, you know" - OH NO
I can't! People just don't understand unless they go through it.

Thanks for answering my question(s) I did some more research on the
Spiro earlier today and I've been finding more and more web sites saying
it's given to women for hair loss. I guess it works for some, but not
for everyone. I'm thinking it's not working for me any longer - at least
hair wise :-(