Spiro: May cause dizziness?

[Anna++]

I'm all set to start Friday morning after my last "banking" appointment so I figured I would pick up my meds today just in case the pharmacy had any problems.  I noticed that my bottle of spiro tablets has a "may cause dizziness" sticker on it, how concerned should I be about taking my first tablet right before driving home from the sperm bank?

[Devlyn]

<starting to speak, biting tongue,  walking away>

[Anna++]

Maybe I should have asked "how common of a side effect is dizziness"?  I haven't seen anybody on here mention it before...

[Sarah Louise]

Lots of medications "can" cause dizziness.  I wouldn't think it would act that fast.  If it does, your really allergic to it.

[Flan]

Probably lawyer speak for low blood pressure conditions or in rare cases, low blood plasma volume.

[Cindy]

Spiro has an effect of lowering blood pressure, it isn't sudden. It is what it is prescribed for in the general population, as a hypertension control medication for people with cardiac disease. It is also a diuretic, lowers potassium levels and lowers aldosterone. It has lots of potential side effects:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682627.html

But taken properly and under medical supervision it is safe. (and wonderful )

Cindy

[Anna++]

Lots of medications "can" cause dizziness.  I wouldn't think it would act that fast.  If it does, your really allergic to it.

And I have yet to find anything I'm allergic to, so hopefully it's nothing to worry over.

Probably lawyer speak for low blood pressure conditions or in rare cases, low blood plasma volume.

That makes sense, especially since spiro was made for high blood pressure (as Cindy pointed out).  My endo told me that the T-blocker part of it was discovered by accident!

I, personally, have gotten dizzy from spironolactone use. If I stand up fast after laying down for a while ill get very dizzy actually.

I'll just make sure I sand up slowly from now on .  I haven't gotten dizzy from standing up in years, the last time was while Crohn's disease was still eating away at my body.

Spiro has an effect of lowering blood pressure, it isn't sudden. It is what it is prescribed for in the general population, as a hypertension control medication for people with cardiac disease. It is also a diuretic, lowers potassium levels and lowers aldosterone. It has lots of potential side effects:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682627.html

But taken properly and under medical supervision it is safe. (and wonderful )

Cindy

My endo did say that spiro is the safest anti-androgen on the market, so that's good to know.  I'm looking forward to feeling its effects in a few days

[Jamiep]

Hi Anna, Two weeks ago today I picked up my prescription, but decided to wait a day before taking as I had to drive that Wednesday. My first pill on the Thursday which I have to take with food as directed, I did have mild vertigo for only about 15 to 30 minutes. I have not had that or any of the other listed possible adverse effects since. We are all different but hopefully you should be good to go.

Enjoy

Jamie

[Eveline]

I've found that sprio can cause fairly dramatic "light headedness" at higher doses, if I stand up too fast.

My endo started me on a low dose, which did not cause dizziness, and then ramped me up by 3X, which definitely causes light headedness (even fading vision) when I stand up quickly. My blood pressure went from 120/80 before spiro to 90/60 on the high dose, a big change.

We reduced the dosage to 2X the starting does, and it's all good now.

Hope that's helpful...

[Anna++]

I have not had that or any of the other listed possible adverse effects since. We are all different but hopefully you should be good to go.

That's what I'm hoping!  I'll find out how my body reacts soon enough.

I've found that sprio can cause fairly dramatic "light headedness" at higher doses, if I stand up too fast.

My endo started me on a low dose, which did not cause dizziness, and then ramped me up by 3X, which definitely causes light headedness (even fading vision) when I stand up quickly. My blood pressure went from 120/80 before spiro to 90/60 on the high dose, a big change.

We reduced the dosage to 2X the starting does, and it's all good now.

Hope that's helpful...

Whoa, that is a huge change in blood pressure.  I'll be starting on a low dose, so hopefully I don't get fading vision from that!

Thanks everybody

[Carrie Liz]

Yeah, it can cause dizziness, but mainly it's a blood pressure thing, as everyone has said. So it's changes in body position or temperature or other things that require fast changes in blood movement that generally trigger it, and it's not so much a thing as like suddenly while you're driving or doing something, out of nowhere you'll feel dizzy.

I've gotten light-headed a few times while I'm taking a really hot shower, and sometimes when I stand up first thing in the morning there will be a little fuzz, but it's not really too much of a big deal.

And it definitely does drop blood pressure. In only one month, on the absolute minimum dose possible, I dropped from 128/85 to 118/78.

[Kelly-087]

It isn't too bad

But maybe wait til you get home.

Initially the side effects are pronounced and notice-able. As well as increases.

But they subside, usually within 1-3 days Ive noticed.