Anyone get bad sides from oral minox?

[N1666]

Yesterday I made the mistake of taking 5mg in one go, which fucked up my body. My heart was racing, my left arm was in a weird pain and I had a pressure on my chest. Today the pain has gone and my breathing is still a bit weird.

Has anyone else experienced similar or worse sides from minox? I'm not sure if it is worth it to dose at 2.5mg a day instead of 5 now, the heart isn't something to play with but everything else for hair growth is cope.

 

[gooner23]

Yesterday I made the mistake of taking 5mg in one go, which fucked up my body. My heart was racing, my left arm was in a weird pain and I had a pressure on my chest. Today the pain has gone and my breathing is still a bit weird.

Has anyone else experienced similar or worse sides from minox? I'm not sure if it is worth it to dose at 2.5mg a day instead of 5 now, the heart isn't something to play with but everything else for hair growth is cope.

ive been taking it for 4 years and haven't really noticed any sides but people do report water retention and hollow undereyes getting worse or something

 

[N1666]

ive been taking it for 4 years and haven't really noticed any sides but people do report water retention and hollow undereyes getting worse or something

Did you notice anything different when you first started? I assumed the sides were from my body adjusting to something new in the system.

 

[gooner23]

Did you notice anything different when you first started? I assumed the sides were from my body adjusting to something new in the system.

no i went 3 years on topical to 1 year oral didn't notice the switch, and i probably take less overall systemic than topical, i do have a resting heart rate of 80-90 rn tho

 

[RAITEIII]

I almost died when I used oral minox. Now I'm used to it.

 

[N1666]

I almost died when I used oral minox. Now I'm used to it.

Seriously? What happened?

 

[twilight]

split the dose into morning and night so it doesn’t hit your heart all at once

 

[thereallegend]

Taking too much causes blood pressure issues.

In general it'll give you hollow under eyes and disrupt collagen synthesis

 

[N1666]

split the dose into morning and night so it doesn’t hit your heart all at once

Yeah that's what I was doing before and I didn't experience sides, just on that day I was being an idiot and didn't realise it would be harmful. It feels like I've done irreversible damage to my heart

 

[Eternal_]

Hypertensive dosages for the drug start at 10mg. You took half of that. It’s a very powerful drug though. I would take 2.5mg instead of 5. Maybe use 2.5mg every other day and ease into it daily to see if your symptoms get better, although cardiac side effects aren’t to be taken lightly and experimented with either. You could have pleural effusion (fluid build up around lungs) from the drug but…I don’t think so

 

[N1666]

Hypertensive dosages for the drug start at 10mg. You took half of that. It’s a very powerful drug though. I would take 2.5mg instead of 5. Maybe use 2.5mg every other day and ease into it daily to see if your symptoms get better, although cardiac side effects aren’t to be taken lightly and experimented with either. You could have pleural effusion (fluid build up around lungs) from the drug but…I don’t think so

I've only been taking it for couple of days, which is why I think it is because I took too much at once. People do experience an elevated heart rate or even palpitations when using oral minox, but the fact I had pain in my left arm was a warning sign that maybe it was something more.

I'll start with 2.5 or 1.25 every other day and hope it isn't going to fuck up my heart, if I don't make an update thread in a week assume I've died from heart failure

 

[Eternal_]

I've only been taking it for couple of days, which is why I think it is because I took too much at once. People do experience an elevated heart rate or even palpitations when using oral minox, but the fact I had pain in my left arm was a warning sign that maybe it was something more.

I'll start with 2.5 or 1.25 every other day and hope it isn't going to fuck up my heart, if I don't make an update thread in a week assume I've died from heart failure

I think you should just stop taking it. To play around with this drug when considering the side effects you’ve had just a few days into it would be very stupid imo.

Why not stick to finasteride and topical minoxidil?

 

[Mr. President]

Yesterday I made the mistake of taking 5mg in one go, which fucked up my body. My heart was racing, my left arm was in a weird pain and I had a pressure on my chest. Today the pain has gone and my breathing is still a bit weird.

Has anyone else experienced similar or worse sides from minox? I'm not sure if it is worth it to dose at 2.5mg a day instead of 5 now, the heart isn't something to play with but everything else for hair growth is cope.

I felt those sides for a bit but they subside, the bloat is a problem tho, very hard to get rid of it

 

[Eternal_]

I felt those sides for a bit but they subside, the bloat is a problem tho, very hard to get rid of it

You would have to take a supplementary diuretic but at this point you’re emulating a regimen that a patient with heart failure has—and for what? To save your hair LOL

 

[Mr. President]

You would have to take a supplementary diuretic but at this point you’re emulating a regimen that a patient with heart failure had and for what? To save your hair LOL

nah it improves my eyelashes and eyebrows and with proper dermapenning its lowering the hairline. all well worth it for me

 

[N1666]

I think you should just stop taking it. To play around with this drug when considering the side effects you’ve had just a few days into it would be very stupid imo.

Why not stick to finasteride and topical minoxidil?

Because I also want eyelash growth too, it is the last softmax I need to do that'll halo my eye area. Sounds faggoty but it does help. Topical minox is also annoying to apply everyday and I can't apply directly to my eyelashes either.

I do see people who apply topical minox to their eyebrows also gain eyelash growth without applying it directly. Id have to do more looking into it but yeah it isn't really worth taking oral minox anymore if it's going to cause such problems.

 

[Mr. President]

You would have to take a supplementary diuretic but at this point you’re emulating a regimen that a patient with heart failure had and for what? To save your hair LOL

The eyelashes and eyebrow thickness are really doing good work for me

 

[latincell95]

Yesterday I made the mistake of taking 5mg in one go, which fucked up my body. My heart was racing, my left arm was in a weird pain and I had a pressure on my chest. Today the pain has gone and my breathing is still a bit weird.

Has anyone else experienced similar or worse sides from minox? I'm not sure if it is worth it to dose at 2.5mg a day instead of 5 now, the heart isn't something to play with but everything else for hair growth is cope.

I haven’t really noticed any side effects, but I take the topical version.

 

[Mr. President]

I haven’t really noticed any side effects, but I take the topical version.

you wont see any sides with topical except skin stuff

 

[Eternal_]

Because I also want eyelash growth too, it is the last softmax I need to do that'll halo my eye area. Sounds faggoty but it does help. Topical minox is also annoying to apply everyday and I can't apply directly to my eyelashes either.

I do see people who apply topical minox to their eyebrows also gain eyelash growth without applying it directly. Id have to do more looking into it but yeah it isn't really worth taking oral minox anymore if it's going to cause such problems.

You guys need to really start weighing the pros and cons of what you’re doing. Putting your heart on the line for eyelashes is really something incredible to be reading LOL

 

[Mr. President]

You guys need to really start weighing the pros and cons of what you’re doing. Putting your heart on the line for eyelashes is really something incredible to be reading LOL

Im only doing 5mgs for a little bit then imma go down to 1mg daily. want the vellus hairs to be strong

 

[Deleted member 51781]

I have hair growing everywhere (even on my forehead and around my eyes). But no physical pain or shit.

Worth it tho, cuz eyelash gains

 

[latincell95]

you wont see any sides with topical except skin stuff

I take a shit ton. 3 times a day

 

[Eternal_]

you wont see any sides with topical except skin stuff

Yes I use topical for facial hair growth and it is horrible. Doesn’t work very well and dries the hell out of my skin. I don’t have as much sulfotransferase as others so topical sucks for me

 

[latincell95]

I got 99 problems and ‘lashes ain’t one

 

[Mr. President]

I take a shit ton. 3 times a day

its diminishing returns at that point

 

[N1666]

You guys need to really start weighing the pros and cons of what you’re doing. Putting your heart on the line for eyelashes is really something incredible to be reading LOL

Yes now reading it back to myself it is pretty stupid. It's a shame oral minox had this effect, idk what else has a similar efficiency for hair growth especially for eyelashes.

 

[latincell95]

Yes I use topical for facial hair growth and it is horrible. Doesn’t work very well and dries the hell out of my skin. I don’t have as much sulfotransferase as others so topical sucks for me

You have to take it orally JFL.

 

[Mr. President]

Yes I use topical for facial hair growth and it is horrible. Doesn’t work very well and dries the hell out of my skin. I don’t have as much sulfotransferase as others so topical sucks for me

do a small dose of oral, its a lot easier to administer to

 

[latincell95]

its diminishing returns at that point

I take it orally

 

[Mr. President]

I take it orally

LMAO

 

[Eternal_]

Yes now reading it back to myself it is pretty stupid. It's a shame oral minox had this effect, idk what else has a similar efficiency for hair growth especially for eyelashes.

I believe Latisse is an option.

 

[N1666]

I have hair growing everywhere (even on my forehead and around my eyes). But no physical pain or shit.

Worth it tho, cuz eyelash gains

I was only hoping for that side effect and nothing else, at least you get to use oral minox for its advantages.

 

[N1666]

I believe Latisse is an option.

That also has it's disadvantages, like burning fat pads around the eye area and how expensive it is. It is a better disadvantage to impacting the heart though. I'm going to use castor oil for a few months and see if I get good results, if not I'll try minox again

 

[latincell95]

LMAO

Laugh now cry later

 

[Eternal_]

I was only hoping for that side effect and nothing else, at least you get to use oral minox for its advantages.

If you really would like to isolate the problem, stop until all symptoms subside and restart at 2.5mg every other day. If you don’t have symptoms after a few weeks, start taking 2.5mg every day. If 2.5mg EOD starts giving you symptoms, don’t take oral minoxidil at all and stop taking it permanently

 

[Deleted member 51781]

I was only hoping for that side effect and nothing else, at least you get to use oral minox for its advantages.

Yeah. I also did it for eyelashes ( +eyebrows).

Pro's: I got thicker eyelashes and eyebrows + thicker hair (despite not having any prior issues in that department, but still a +)

Con's: I have hair everywhere (my back looks like wolverine. And I got a beard that I probably wouldn't have had for another 2 or 3 years without minox).

Also slight collagen loss


Overall I'd say it's worth it, but only if you also do it for eyebrows. If you only want thicker eyelashes I'd stay away tbh.

 

[twilight]

percardial effusion/fluid build up in the heart is not something that happens overnight btw you would need to be taking high doses for a long time, just lower the dose the next few days and you’ll be aight

 

[ShowerMaxxing]

I thought Minox was for eyebrows and lashes

 

[N1666]

I thought Minox was for eyebrows and lashes

People usually use it for their hairline/hair, the eyebrow and eyelash growth is secondary to using it.

 

[SoundnVision]

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