I have hormonal disorders so I take aldactone n decadrone and tell is it good to take it for long time.

Question

Women have taken it for 6 months in low doses and shown no adverse effects. But heart patients need a word of caution , these medicines are diuretics , means produce more urine to get rid of extra water in the body, with the result there is more pottasium loss with other medicines as diuretics , these medicines Increase the levels of potassium which can be dangerous for heart patients , but only for those who take potassium as a supplement ( we give it along with lasix) Potasium in the food does no harm ,at least I have seen no one dying of Eating Extra pottasium in foods like bananas , oranges and lemons , Take medicine as prescribed but Do Not Take Potassium as a medicine supplement.

Neelam Nath · Accepted Answer

Women have taken it for 6 months in low doses and shown no adverse effects. But heart patients need a word of caution , these medicines are diuretics , means produce more urine to get rid of extra water in the body, with the result there is more pottasium loss with other medicines as diuretics , these medicines Increase the levels of potassium which can be dangerous for heart patients , but only for those who take potassium as a supplement ( we give it along with lasix) Potasium in the food does no harm ,at least I have seen no one dying of Eating Extra pottasium in foods like bananas , oranges and lemons , Take medicine as prescribed but Do Not Take Potassium as a medicine supplement.