• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for elevated blood pressure)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for swelling in lower extremities)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for hypokalemia)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 50 mg Twice daily

• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for elevated blood pressure)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for hypokalemia)
• Effectiveness

  Can't tell (for swelling in lower extremities)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 25 mg Twice daily

• Effectiveness

  Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for obsessive sex addict)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 100 mg Daily

• Effectiveness

  Major (for obsessive sex addict)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
• Side effects

  Severe
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 100 mg Daily

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for polycystic ovarian syndrome)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for acne breakout)
• Side effects

  Mild (fatigue, abdominal bloating, irritability, pressure headaches)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 100 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: Ovarian cysts still there, have had one rupture since being on this medication. Not sure exactly how well it is controlling them, although it did resolve the amenhorrea and my hormones in general feel more stabilized. Having irregular bleeding and spotting throughout cycles. Has improved the acne and facial problems, less oil production, less irritation and pimples. Unwanted body and facial hair lighter, grows slower, easier to manage. Main side effects I notice are: less energy, some irritability, stomach bloating, a little weight gain and having to urinate more frequently. For how much this condition affects me though I'm willing to deal with the side effects.

Side effects: irritability, abdominal bloating, fatigue, pressure headaches