Oral Spironolactone - Recommended Blood Tests?

[Gaz121]

I've been taking 200mg of oral Spironolactone for the last few weeks with no noticeable sides so far. This has been added to a regimen that includes oral finasteride and topical minoxidil which I've been taking for many years. I've also recently started applying RU.

I'm continuing to lose hair, however, I'm going to persist with this regimen for the foreseeable future.

However, I want to make sure that I'm not damaging my body and so I'm going to have some blood tests to check that all is well while taking these meds, in particular due to the potential effects from oral spironolactone. Can anyone recommend what I should test for? I was thinking of the following:
- Potassium levels
- Liver function test
- Kidney function test
- Testosterone

 

[InvaderZim]

Most people see results between 3-6 months, the best results after 8 months or 1 year.

You definitely should do blood tests and let a dermatologist monitor everything that is (possibly) correlated to the drug. I do the same thing.

This is my 4th day on oral spironolactone. No sides so far.

 

[Gaz121]

Most people see results between 3-6 months, the best results after 8 months or 1 year.

You definitely should do blood tests and let a dermatologist monitor everything that is (possibly) correlated to the drug. I do the same thing.

This is my 4th day on oral spironolactone. No sides so far.

Agree on the blood tests but what should I actually be testing seeing that I'm on 200mg daily of spironolactone?

 

[InvaderZim]

Agree on the blood tests but what should I actually be testing seeing that I'm on 200mg daily of spironolactone?

Ask your dermatologist. He/she is more experienced than anyone here.