Tressless is Reddit's most popular community for hair loss and balding. :) I’ve also noticed that the hairs that I do shed are old, long hairs, usually not smaller newer hairs, so that eases the panic too.Congratulations on your regrowth!! I feel like I have lots baby hairs through the temple, and my part looks more normal (sometimes I wonder if I see what I want to see...) BUT because my hair was so thick before, I was less worried about regrowing, and more concerned about stopping or slowing down the shedding. Oh and ur hair falls sooooo bad when u stop it.” Maybe its a getting older thing but I am only 25 so I didn't foresee this happening for a while. I’ve noticed that the old women on my mom’s side of the family all eventually bald in this way when they reach old age, but they don’t have PCOS they’re just grannies! I still recommend to try it if you suffer under hair loss and if nothing else worked for you. Right now I take a break every three days, but will soon start to reduce my daily intake. Everyone is different, but this has absolutely worked for me and believe me, this period in which I've been losing my hair has been the worst of my life, but I am ecstatic to be coming out of it. I tried everything but nothing works like spironolatone.

“So I have been taking this medication for a little over a month for various reasons. My face is slightly less oily & my breasts are slightly bigger, which is a good thing for me.” My forehead's getting bigger by the second lolEveryone’s hair loss pattern seems to be different and influenced by genetics, so in my case it mostly thinned from the center out. It could be worth a try.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castA place to discuss Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and all that comes along with it. I held 0 hope BUT 5 months in my parting has got 1.5mm thicker, thicker hair strands and the last 4 weeks I have had minimal hair shedding. It took several months to get to the point that I don’t crave them and mourn for them.I don’t take any supplements currently. I had it before spiro, and still have it during spiro. “I had a devastating bout of hair shedding over the last month from an unknown cause. I felt the dizziness mentioned in reviews only for the first month or so when I was taking 25mg then I was fine. :( My protein source was chicken nuggets, those frozen ones shaped like dinosaurs. It ABSOLUTELY regrows hair in addition to preventing further hair loss. Have lean pcos as well and like yo said barely any androgenic effects other than the nonstop hair shedding and loss which has been depressive. Goodluck!” When I started this journey I didn’t know if it would work.

Was recently prescribed spironolactone in response to a new diagnosis of PCOS. Anyways, I got it checked out last March 2018 and took a few hormones test and turns out my DHEA Sulfate was on the higher side. My hair was still fine, but soft and full. Spironolactone is very effective in lessening hair growth and improving acne for young women, especially those taking oral contraceptive pills. I was losing up to a hundred strands of hair just in the shower. I get intralesional cortosteriod injections at the dermatologist. If anyone else has had the issue with spirolactone and rashes, please comment, if you have gone onto a diet that has improved symptoms , did you stop spiro soon as you started the diet? Are there any other side effects I should ie loss of libido?

Has your hair always been naturally thin even when you were healthy? Started Nov. 22nd and today is Feb. 6 2018. Not much regrowth as yet, very much hoping it will restart very soon!

Also, with more side effects! Hair loss was bad this entire year and OB decided to test for PCOS and here we are. SMP is a non-invasive treatment with little-to-no side effects; other than an overwhelming feeling of self confidence, of course…To setup an appointment or if you have more questions, contact the experts at Hairline Ink at (585) 250-0835 today!

I also do gentle weight training every other day, and walk everywhere.Does Spiro cause more migraines for you? My dermatologist put me on 100 mgs daily. “Have been on spironolactone for 25 mg daily for 2 months and have noticed a significant reduction in hair loss!!!

I'll report back..Just putting this out there... you might look into maca root supplement vis a vis the libido. “Girls I know everyone is different but BEWARE!!! I wish you all the best.How did it take for your hair to see the 80% improvement?thanks for this perspective!
Spironolactone causes irregular periods in 80 % of women and really increases the risk of developing low iron levels - which is one of the most important causes of hair loss in young women!! What is your experience? mine has oddly been on the downward spiral as of late (not on bc) and I dont want the spiro to exacerbate the situation. When it comes to solutions to hair loss, it may be time to stop your search here and consider Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) instead of spironolactone. Of course having alopecia a lot are the thin white hair that hopefully turn into thicker darker shafts but most are my natural color brown. Select one or more newsletters to continue. The sides/temples were also getting much thinner.

Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. One body builder has mentioned topical spironolactone to me but that’s all he did, mentioned it.

Since then I notice little skin lesions, they're not itchy just red. I feel free. ” I think that hormones fluctuate even while taking an androgen blocker, and my own androgens may be higher on some times of the month than during others, even with the Spiro. After months of hair loss I decided to ask my Doctor what medicine would reduce the hair loss caused by high testosterone and she gave me Spironolactone … I stopped it and the crazy shedding was still there for two weeks.

And was your hair shedding before or after?
Can the hair loss potentially get worse with shedding on the spiro?