From the summer of 1999 to summer of 2000, I did Atkins, and was losing weight until I started taking spironolactone. I didn't make the connection at the time, but I think the spironolactone stalled me for eight months. I finally gave up on Atkins, thinking that the diet didn't work. Now I think it was the spironolactone.

And it didn't do a thing for the hair problem.

While I was on that stuff, though, I loved the fact that I only needed 4 - 5 hours of sleep per night. I got so much done! I don't know how I would have finished grad school without it!