spironolactone
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What is spironolactone?
Generic Name: spironolactone
Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from
absorbing too much salt and keeps your potassium levels from getting too low.
Spironolactone is used to diagnose or treat a condition in which you have too much aldosterone
in your body. Aldosterone is a hormone produced by your adrenal glands to help regulate the salt and
water balance in your body.
Spironolactone also treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure,
cirrhosis of the liver, or a kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome. This medication is also used to
treat or prevent hypokalemia (low potassium levels in the blood).
Spironolactone may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
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Journals about spironolactone(4)
vomited 2x, fainted, shortness of breath after very light excercise, diarrhea
added another 25mg of spiro, so now up to 150 mg in am and 100 mg in pm.
diarrhea, fainted 2x, jerky muscle spasms
