literallyretarded
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huh that's pretty interesting maybe ill do that do if my hair starts thinning although do you think it would be difficult to build muscle while on the t blockers?Well, different T blockers have different side effect profiles. Some of the side effects I've gotten are more unique to spironolactone's other properties as opposed to the T blocking aspect.
The strongest negative I have is just that I have less energy. Though part of this could just be me getting older.
Spiro is a diuretic, so I have to pee a lot, kind of annoying at times but I've gotten used to it. It also changed my food preferences to an extent. It causes you to piss out a lot of sodium, but it's also potassium-sparing. This naturally makes you prefer salty foods more. I add a decent amount of salt (though not an absurd amount) to my food and my sodium levels have always been normal despite this. I have to be careful with foods high in potassium though because it causes you to retain more potassium. So far my bloodwork hasn't shown this to be a problem though.
Almost all of my chest hair is gone, but i don't consider that a negative. Almost never get acne. Libido is gone (a huge positive for me). And most importantly I get to keep my hair.
I've been on it for over 10 years now, nothing terribly serious ever happened because of it. I get bloodwork done semi-regularly so if I get something like hyperkalemia, i'd notice before it becomes a major problem.
For me it's been a net positive for sure.





