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Subj: Breathing problems
Date: 11/29/2008
Severe shallow breathing!!
Albena

AskDocWeb: As with any breathing problems, please call your doctor.

Subj: Concerned about cancer
Date: 10/21/2009
I've been taking 150mg. of aldactone for about 2 years now to treat hair loss. I recently read that this medication has been known to cause cancer in laboratory rats; so I would like to taper off of it. I am wondering how taper off properly?
Lisa

AskDocWeb: That may depend on your current medical condition. Because this drug affects your potassium and hormone levels, you should discuss this with your doctor before discontinuing.

Subj: Increase of cellulite?
Date: 12/18/2010
does aldactone cause increase of cellulite? I was told that due to dehydration the body tends to store fat.
Maya

AskDocWeb: The product information for Aldactone (spironolactone) does not list an increase in cellulite from Aldactone use. There are several factors that influence the production of cellulite: heredity, lymphatic, intestinal, hormonal, circulatory, liver function, and lifestyle factors. The key to getting rid of cellulite and keeping it off is often found in restoring a healthy metabolism.

Subj: Conceived after taking aldactone
Date: 12/25/2010
I was taking aldactone 170 mg for 3 months for hairloss from post stopping oral pill. My last period was the day of my last dose of aldactone and then I got pregnant. For how long does the effect stay in the body as I must have concieved 2-3wks post stopping the the pill....plz help
Namrata

AskDocWeb: Aldactone is a trade name for spironolactone, also sold as Aldactazide, Berlactone, Novo-Spiroton, Spiractin, Spirotone, and Verospiron. It has a relatively short half-life however it is metabolized into canrenoate, which has a longer half-life of 10 to 35 hours. After two weeks there would be somewhere between 0.13% and less than one-in-13-billionth of the original dose left. Unfortunately the hormonal effects stay around longer. According to an article in Nurse Practitioner (2003;28:8-25), The pathogenesis and treatment of PCOS: "It is recommended that Spironolactone be discontinued 3 months prior to conception because of its association with menstrual irregularity and possible teratogenic effects." Please discuss this with your doctor.

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