Huh, and here I am thinking of switching to Androcur from Spiro. May I ask which side effects you're experiencing?
Having researched these far and wide, outright stopping Androcur is a big no no. You may get severe side effects. You'd need to slowly reduce the dose, and once off it, start with low spiro doses up to the point where the spiro dose would match Androcur's (Androcur is about 4 times stronger).
Here's the entry for it in
Wikipedia:
QuoteAbrupt withdrawal of cyproterone acetate can be harmful, and the package insert from Schering AG recommends that the daily dose be reduced by no more than 50 mg, at intervals of several weeks. The primary concern is the manner in which cyproterone acetate affects the adrenal gland. Due to its glucocorticoid activity, high levels of cyproterone acetate may reduce ACTH, resulting in adrenal insufficiency if discontinued suddenly. In addition, although cyproterone acetate reduces androgen production in the gonads, it can increase adrenal androgen production, in some cases resulting in an overall rise in testosterone levels
But yes, Spiro is a diuretic. You'll have to drink lots of water, you'll pee a lot. As far as sweating goes, I haven't had any problems at all.
