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I've been on 100mg once daily of spironolactone for 3 months going into my fourth month. I was told be the doctor who prescribed me this that it would take 5-6 months to really make a visible difference. I recently made the switch to a vegan diet and my skin has completely cleared up within 2 weeks and I very badly want to discontinue taking medication. I'm curious as to what I should expect while weaning off of spiro?
I discontinued spirnolactone back in April 2015 -- it took me 6 months to wean off of it, I was cutting the pills in halves and quarters because I tried quitting cold turkey and I swelled up like a balloon! I gained ten lbs in water weight. Since spiro is a diuretic my kidneys were put into a shock when I quit it suddenly. However, I was on it for much longer -- almost 3 years! I'd say just to be safe, start cutting down the pills and wean off slowly. Great job making the transition to veganism! <3