Spironolactone Side Effects, Is It Right For You?

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But all anti-androgens are far from a panacea. One should realize that the bulk

of these preparations used in transgender medicine are comprised of drugs that

produce an anti-androgenic effect incidental to their designed purpose. The

anti-androgens that some transgender patients are taking, are being taken by

many others for a variety of very different medical conditions that include

anti-hypertensive treatment (reducing high blood pressure), treating prostactic

cancer, prostatic enlargement, and fungal conditions, amongst others. And as

common sense would dictate, these drugs with their wide scope of uses may also

produce a wide variety of potentially serious side effects. For example, a

particular drug when used in treating cancer may work within acceptable limits

of overall risk, even though it produces a certain stain on the liver. But when

the same drug is used to add a mild anti-androgenic (de-masculinizing) effect to

an otherwise healthy individual, are the mild feminizing effects of this

mediation worth the potentially serious health risks associated with its use?

This is the question the transgender patient should consider, and naturally, the

physician entrusted with the care of that individual is also considering.

Looks like at the minimum we should decide if we want to go the transgender

route. I know at one point it was asked if spironolactone was used for sex

changes and the answer was " Not that I am aware of " if memory serves me right.

I can now say it is the medicine of choice dosed at 100 to 200 mg along with a

supplemental estrogen medicine according to atleast one support site!

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