Spiro

[Guest Megan F]

So the doctor just doubled my spirolactone dose and I was wondering is it really necessary to take half in the morning and half at night or can I take it all in the morning so it's easier to remember?

[Sally]

I have been taking half in the morning and half at night because that is what my doctor prescribed.

In large doses it might be difficult for the body to handle it or there might be a limit to how much the body can absorb at one time, not being a Doctor or Pharmacist I could not say with certainty but those are the only two reasons that I could think of.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Pammy]

That drug is metabolized fairly quickly so it is better to divide your dose to maintain a more even blood level and avoid the "roller coaster" effect. That is what my endo told me, anyway.

Love

Pamela

[Guest chngnwnd]

Half my total dose makes me pee like mad - I can only imagine how bad it would be with taking it all at once. Not exactly a medical consideration, but a consideration in making that kind of decision.

hugs

Bobbi

[Guest chinee]

before I was on spiro but I notice that I always pee... I told it to my doctor and she said the main function of spiro is really to make you pee since it is for persons who have high blood and its side effect is it will decrease your T in your body. So my doctor decided to switch me from spiro to finasteride, which she said better than spiro because finasteride has a DHT thing that converts testosterone into something else

[JenniferB]

My GP told me I could either take it all in the morning or twice a day. I take finasteride too. A very beneficial side effect of finasteride is that it should make the hair on you head more dense, and in my case I grew hair on my balding crown.

Jenny

[Guest Donna Jean]

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The main point is ....How did you doctor tell you to take it?

That is what you should be looking at......

'Dee Jay