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Spironolactone -while taking- birth control... Can your period still be late/irregular?

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(@galwithsomeacne)

Posted : 12/07/2015 10:30 pm

I just started taking a new prescription of Spironolactone (100mg a day) and I've been on Ocella birth control for years. My period is always on time.

This month, since starting spiro after my last period, it seems to be late by a day. I could get it tomorrow and have but I always have a sign of it by today at the latest. I have only read that people take bcps to make their periods regular while on spiro. Could it still be the spiro? Im sexually active so I would like to know what's up.

 

Thank you for any wisdom!

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(@leelowe1)

Posted : 12/08/2015 1:27 pm

Spiro can screw with your periods, less of an issue if you're consistently taking birth control. My period has come a few days earlier since I've been on spiro. Not a big deal as it is a hormone being paired with another hormone. It's not worth stressing over. Now ifyour period becomes absent or weeks late, then it may be worth talking to your derm or gp.

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