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Spironolactone
(INN, BAN, USAN) (pronounced /ˌspaɪrɵnɵˈlæktoʊn/), commonly referred to
simply as "spiro", and marketed primarily under the brand name ...
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Spironolactone is a wonderful drug if you have Edema and you can take it without negative side affects which I was able to. However, it also causes men to lose interest in sex almost completely if not completely. My wife didn't like this aspect of Spironolactone but she did like the fact that it reduces strokes and morbidity(deaths) of patients who use it for preventing Edema while they are taking it. Because the stress on one's heart from the Edema can cause sometimes strokes and heart attacks if the Edema is causing one's feet and lower legs to swell.
I spoke to my doctor about the fact that spironolactone takes away a man's interest in sex and he said I could use Eplerenone which is more specific in it's actions than Spironolactone but is much more expensive too as a result.
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Eplerenone
(INN) /ɛpˈlɛrənoʊn/ is an aldosterone antagonist used as an adjunct in
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However, from the beginning I experienced more pain, confusion and other physical problems from Eplerenone so I sort of realized from the beginning that I might not be able to take this medicine long term and maintain a quality life.
However, my wife is expecting to get surgery on her knee for knee replacement surgery and the lack of testosterone in my system while taking Spironolactone I don't think I could deal with that effect while helping her go through her surgery and recovery for several months while she can't walk at all or with crutches or a cane while her knee heals back up.
So, without telling my wife I just stopped taking Eplerenone and today she found out and got sort of hysterical about it. I talked to my son who has a BS in Nursing from a California State University and he said you cannot go off "Cold Turkey" of this kind of medicine because it is too hard on your bodies physical processes. So, I came in and took a half dose of Eplerenone to taper off.
I'm still trying to figure out a strategy forward but at least now the pain in my body and confusion from taking the eplerenone has been markedly reduced because I just took a half dose to taper off the medicine.
My wife is good talking to medical professionals. I'm not because I just tend to do whatever I'm going to do so I really am not the best patient. On the other hand it is why I'm still alive and a lot of my friends are already dead. So, part of why I'm alive is that I'm very intuitive and instinctual.
Medicine by committee isn't always the best way to stay alive. So, take a personal interest in your own health because no one else but you actually lives in your body and no one else should be making decisions about your life and health in the end but you.
Note: My father was like me in being very independent in his thinking and this killed him when he tried to heal his prostate cancer with a macrobiotic diet. This took about 5 years after he retired to die. No one could convince him otherwise. After I witnessed this I realized that American Medicine in conjunction with all other forms of medicine on earth might be the best health outcome for me. So, I have been more open minded as to how to heal myself than my father and I think this is a good thing. Does this mean I completely trust western medicine? NO. It doesn't. I recognize, however, that western medicine is one of the best in the world at diagnosis. Treatment once you have a diagnosis might be found literally anywhere on earth. So, unless you do enough research worldwide for your condition you might not survive it. If you do the research yourself (now that we all can online) at least you will have some idea of what is actually going on inside your body and what treatments are available worldwide to keep you alive. end note.
Note: My father was like me in being very independent in his thinking and this killed him when he tried to heal his prostate cancer with a macrobiotic diet. This took about 5 years after he retired to die. No one could convince him otherwise. After I witnessed this I realized that American Medicine in conjunction with all other forms of medicine on earth might be the best health outcome for me. So, I have been more open minded as to how to heal myself than my father and I think this is a good thing. Does this mean I completely trust western medicine? NO. It doesn't. I recognize, however, that western medicine is one of the best in the world at diagnosis. Treatment once you have a diagnosis might be found literally anywhere on earth. So, unless you do enough research worldwide for your condition you might not survive it. If you do the research yourself (now that we all can online) at least you will have some idea of what is actually going on inside your body and what treatments are available worldwide to keep you alive. end note.
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