Does sweating reduce potassium levels when on Spiro?

[Satinjoy]

Would like to know if it helps reduce the levels to excercize and sweat it out.

[Jessica Merriman]

No. All it will do is give you cramping if you get to dehydrated. 

[Satinjoy]

Let see, Midol, Pamprin....

LOL

Anything other than diet that helps lower these levels?  I am being careful anyway but like being proactive.  Spiro is for life for me.... miss my bacon potato skins

And thanks for letting me know.


I drink a ton of liquids.  Pee a lot now.

[Jessica Merriman]

miss my bacon potato skins

Now I am hungry!  There is always the option of an Orchie instead of lifetime Spiro, which is not real healthy.

[Satinjoy]

Shrink has advised against orchi, feels strongly I would regret it.  I pay him to be honest with me so fine.  My endo is cool with staying on spiro. Dysphoria discomfort is manageable down there anyway I can overlook or see past the ....  The rest of my body is looking delicious anyway now.

I should get organized and start a post on the high potassium foods we should avoid on spiro.  Like potato skins and sun dried tomatoes and bananas.  Good for the forum.

Nice chatting again Jess.  Funny - now I like to cook, prehormones forgeddabboutit

lol

[Kassie]

I think I will either be on spirolactone how many cups of water do you drink a day? I just emailed my doctor aboutfinisteride we will see what she has to say it has some differences for the better I think

[Cindy]

I've been on Spiro for two years, I exercise a lot - more than most, never had a problem with it as a diuretic at all. I drink water and tea but no more than before to be honest. A balanced diet, sleep and naughty thoughts keep me healthy!

[Miranda Catherine]

I drink too much water, I guess. I take Spiro daily and as soon as the weather's 80º, I sweat uncontrollably more than half the time for about 15 minutes and it's very embarrassing! That's just one more reason I'm going to love having SRS, out of more than I can count. Does anyone know of a cure for excessive sweating. I don't drink, but because of some serious injury issues involving a great deal of pain and extreme lack of mobility, I have to diet to lose, period, and that sucks! Any suggestion is worth a listen! Thanks, Hugs, Mira

No dosages please!
Cindy

[luna nyan]

Off hand, I don't think it does - I'm a bit rusty on this area of physiology as it's not really my area of concern.

One occasional spike in potassium isn't going to do you too much harm.  I love my sundried tomatoes and I occasionally have a small binge on them.  It's only if the potassium level is sustained at a high level that problems may arise.

Drink more water and pay attention to your thirst. 

[KayXo]

In the end, you have to decide if orchie/SRS is best for you. Follow your heart...trust it! Do what feels right to YOU.

On Spiro, just eat salty whenever you feel like it, drink plain water if you're thirsty and avoid stuff like energy drinks, too many diuretics, salt substitutes, mineral water, fruit juices. I think the rest is fine, in moderation. Listen to your body.

There are alternatives such as bicalutamide, LhRh (GnRh) analogues or even estrogen taken alone. These can inhibit androgen quite effectively. Finasteride cannot replace Spiro.

[Satinjoy]

Good stuff

No orchi.  Just orchids for me

Doesn't fit my needs, still living socially more male than female, and just doesn't feel right. 

Not in present conditions.  If I lost my wife, that would change things, but that is also not an option with me, I love her too much and have been able to keep her in spite of transitioning.  Actually she kept me, and I like it.  I need the thing down there to keep that together. 

Doesn't matter much anyway too me as long as I get the rest of the body right.

[KayXo]

No orchi.  Just orchids for me

cute!