Does minoxidil actually cause bloat?

[HairyHairyBoy]

Started fin about a month ago and looking to start min but idk if I should wait longer to se show fin works. I have slight hair loss but not that much on my temples and temporal points. Fin has been working pretty well idk if I should add min now or wait longer to see effects. Kinda nervous about sides of it.

 

[ICL]

oral? yes
topical no at least not facial bloat, just water retention in areas used

 

[lemureater]

just do a low dose of minox- it shoudlnt be noticable

 

[lemureater]

oral? yes
topical no at least not facial bloat, just water retention in areas used

5mg of oral doesnt bloat and still helps

 

[ICL]

5mg of oral doesnt bloat and still helps

interesting but thats the maximum recomended dose i've found
can u site a source?

 

[Aski]

Started fin about a month ago and looking to start min but idk if I should wait longer to se show fin works. I have slight hair loss but not that much on my temples and temporal points. Fin has been working pretty well idk if I should add min now or wait longer to see effects. Kinda nervous about sides of it.

Minoxidil is not gonna bloat you. It is pretty much only going to affect your scalp. Finasteride is what affects your hormones, so js try that first.

 

[adamcell]

Started fin about a month ago and looking to start min but idk if I should wait longer to se show fin works. I have slight hair loss but not that much on my temples and temporal points. Fin has been working pretty well idk if I should add min now or wait longer to see effects. Kinda nervous about sides of it.

tbh who care , It's all a matter of stages: first the hair, and then the bloat

 

[lemureater]

interesting but thats the maximum recomended dose i've found
can u site a source?

unfortunatley I dont have a direct source- its just something ive heard annecdotally on this forum whenever ive asked people about it. Its consistently been 5mg that doesnt bloat but 10mg does

 

[cometohaunted]

5mg of oral doesnt bloat and still helps

Any anecdotes?

 

[HairyHairyBoy]

Minoxidil is not gonna bloat you. It is pretty much only going to affect your scalp. Finasteride is what affects your hormones, so js try that first.

I’m in fin rn been on it for about a month almost. I would be taking like 2.5mg min it just came in the mail. Should I maybe wait to see effects of fin or just start min? I’m not like an urgent case at all but idk don’t wanna waste time.