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Spironolactone

Anti-androgen / potassium-sparing diuretic used off-label, especially in women, for androgenic alopecia and hormonal acne by blocking androgen receptors.

CategoryHair Loss
Typical routeOral
Half-life~1.4 hours (active metabolites last longer, ~10-35 hours)
Common dose range25-200 mg/day (highly individualized)
Typical cycle lengthOngoing

BioHack Track models Spironolactone at a half-life of 20 hours, so every dose you log is decayed against that curve and the app shows what is still circulating — not just what you typed.

Reconstitution

Oral tablet; no reconstitution needed.

Storage

Store at room temperature.

Cautions

Requires potassium monitoring; not appropriate for men in most cases due to anti-androgen effects, and contraindicated in pregnancy.

Track Spironolactone in BioHack Track. Half-life, dose range and route come pre-filled from this library — log a dose and the app counts your vial down, models what is in your system, and puts it on the same chart as your labs and body composition.

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Look up the research

These open a search of each database for Spironolactone — they are not citations, and nothing here is evidence for any particular dose. The same links are in the app.

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