There's linking evidence of HCQ causing a lull in white blood cell count, dropping them from acceptable target levels to drastically below in some cases. (say a target is 4, but it may drop it down to something like 1.6 in some cases that I've personally seen in clinical settings. The same is evident when using steroids to prop up WBC, you can go up and down with it depending on a fraction of a dose).
You also want to look at platelets. There may be some evidence (though not widely studied outside of animal trials) where it can cause issues at a stem cell level (i.e the blood cells aren't formed correctly - aplastic anemia is one example found in HIV patients when combating the root virus, Lentivirus at a cellular level.)
Also to take into consideration what medication you're on and what you're hoping to achieve from that - i.e high blood pressure is over treated, as is cholesterol.
Another thing that's over medicated is T2 Diabetes. GP's tend to prescribe when a person is pre-diabetic without taking their magnesium levels into account. Magnesium can often regulate blood sugar levels to normal levels. It often correlates that a person is magnesium deficient and is pre-diabetic, yet GPs opt for prescriptions over analysis.
I just want people to be fully aware of their baselines and monitor for changes over time instead of just taking it. No one wants more medical problems than they ought have.
Specifically white blood cell counts.
There's linking evidence of HCQ causing a lull in white blood cell count, dropping them from acceptable target levels to drastically below in some cases. (say a target is 4, but it may drop it down to something like 1.6 in some cases that I've personally seen in clinical settings. The same is evident when using steroids to prop up WBC, you can go up and down with it depending on a fraction of a dose).
You also want to look at platelets. There may be some evidence (though not widely studied outside of animal trials) where it can cause issues at a stem cell level (i.e the blood cells aren't formed correctly - aplastic anemia is one example found in HIV patients when combating the root virus, Lentivirus at a cellular level.)
Also to take into consideration what medication you're on and what you're hoping to achieve from that - i.e high blood pressure is over treated, as is cholesterol. Another thing that's over medicated is T2 Diabetes. GP's tend to prescribe when a person is pre-diabetic without taking their magnesium levels into account. Magnesium can often regulate blood sugar levels to normal levels. It often correlates that a person is magnesium deficient and is pre-diabetic, yet GPs opt for prescriptions over analysis.
I just want people to be fully aware of their baselines and monitor for changes over time instead of just taking it. No one wants more medical problems than they ought have.