Hello all. I'm a lifelong avid water drinker, and was recently prescribed spironolactone for both hirsutism and hypertension. I know the extra urination is good, because that's also removing the sodium from my body. But I'm tempted to drink more water to prevent dehydration. If I drink extra water, will that defeat the purpose of my taking the medication or will I just urinate a whole lot?
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How much water should I be drinking on spironolactone?
Question posted by elliedellie on 5 May 2021
Last updated on 14 May 2021 by Iloveevan
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Drinking extra water is important. It will not defeat purpose of medication but will cause more urination.
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