Some medications can cause surprising side effects.
One man learned this firsthand when, after taking a medication for heart failure, he developed a new physical feature — enlarged breasts.
The condition, known as gynecomastia, occurs when there’s a hormonal imbalance due to certain medications or puberty.
After experiencing tender, swelling breast tissue for the past eight months, the cause of the 76-year-old’s diagnosis was from a medication he’d been taking for several years — spironolactone.
The drug is one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the US, with more than 12 million prescriptions overall.
While FDA-approved to treat cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure as well as hormone-related conditions in men, the drug does come with risks.
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