My doctor just put me on Aldactone/Generic:Spironolactone for my facial hair growth. 200mg a day for 6 months then reduced to 100 mg a day.

I'm also taking the Norinnyl birth control pill.

Has this worked well for anyone out there? As it is a diuretic, the only thing it's been doing so far is making me pee like Seabiscuit.

I've done those laser hair removal treatments for almost 2 years now--worked on the armpits but not the facial hair (sigh).

i am starting to take it also, so i'm curious as to what other people say.

i do not have a lot of facial hair to deal with, but i'm obsessive, i have a few wiskers (about 11) and i have fine facial hair.

My doctor just put me on Aldactone/Generic:Spironolactone for my facial hair growth. 200mg a day for 6 months then reduced to 100 mg a day.

I'm also taking the Norinnyl birth control pill.

Has this worked well for anyone out there? As it is a diuretic, the only thing it's been doing so far is making me pee like Seabiscuit.

I've done those laser hair removal treatments for almost 2 years now--worked on the armpits but not the facial hair (sigh).

I've been on Spironolactone for a good 12 years now. I'm not real impressed with the results. When I started the medication, the doctor told me that it would reduce my facial hair by 30%. To me, that is not enough. I've never been able to tolerate more than 100 mg a day. I use Vaniqa and shave my chin and mustache area. Total bummer. It makes me feel so unfeminine.

Hi! When I was diagnosed with PCOS in 1982, the only medication available was Spironolactone. My doctor told me that it was the recommended medication to lower the androgen levels that cause the excess hair. It also acted like a diaretic. I've taken it almost exclusively since then, and my facial hair is controlled. I take 200 mg daily. My doc told me a funny story about the medication, tho. He said it was originally formulated for men with high blood pressure. About a year after it was released, it was "redesigned", due to unforseen complications. It seems that men who were bald were regrowing hair (the good news) but they were also growing breasts!!! I haven't benefited from the boob explosion, tho! I use Vaniqua on my face and neck, and it does a good job. I wish I had a magic formula you could try, but I don't. Hope this helps...

Cammilla