Oral vs topical minoxidil side effects

[Kiernan Sheridan]

I already use topical on my eyebrows + microneedling but have seen little to no results. I’ve also seen 0 side effects on topical. I’m wondering about the side affects of oral in comparison, and how safe it is for long term usage?

Thanks guys.

 

[User_1293]

I already use topical on my eyebrows + microneedling but have seen little to no results. I’ve also seen 0 side effects on topical. I’m wondering about the side affects of oral in comparison, and how safe it is for long term usage?

Thanks guys.

How long have you used it ?

 

[Pharmascension]

i use both, oral 2.5 gives me no bloat or sides if anything it helps me keep my blood pressure in check

 

[ICL]

I already use topical on my eyebrows + microneedling but have seen little to no results. I’ve also seen 0 side effects on topical. I’m wondering about the side affects of oral in comparison, and how safe it is for long term usage?

Thanks guys.

Bloating from oral if u use more than 5mg

 

[Kiernan Sheridan]

How long have you used it ?

Used it for probably a year at this point, and I’ve seen very little growth. I have thick head hair already, but my body hair is essentially 0. No chest hair, almost no facial hair, and my eyebrows are pretty low density at 19 so I really wanna bring that up.

 

[Kiernan Sheridan]

Bloating from oral if u use more than 5mg

Clav said run 2.5mg. I know I need to do my own research but is it something I could just get on forever without some shitty side affects I won’t notice immensely after taking it? I know the eyebrow hair can go terminal and I could hop off but I wouldn’t mind my head hair getting even thicker.

 

[User_1293]

Used it for probably a year at this point, and I’ve seen very little growth. I have thick head hair already, but my body hair is essentially 0. No chest hair, almost no facial hair, and my eyebrows are pretty low density at 19 so I really wanna bring that up.

ah I don’t really know bro I was just curious on how long you have used it

 

[ICL]

Clav said run 2.5mg. I know I need to do my own research but is it something I could just get on forever without some shitty side affects I won’t notice immensely after taking it? I know the eyebrow hair can go terminal and I could hop off but I wouldn’t mind my head hair getting even thicker.

you can run 2.5mg, i mean the therapeutic dose is 2.5mg. I've you wanna avoid inflammation and blaot run lower than 5mg

 

[o_Owtf]

The small but terrifying risk (<0.1%) with oral minoxidil is cardiac tamponade, basically your heart sac gets filled with fluid and you die. Other than that both are very likely completely safe long term, remember minoxidil has been used by some men since the 80s and all cause mortality for these guys seems to be identical to the general population.

However, before you try oral minoxidil, I'd suggest tretinoin + minoxidil first. It's probably easier to get ahold of and circumvents the SULT1a1 skin expression problem which is likely in your case since you've had a poor response even after 1 year. If this is the root cause to your poor growth then tretinoin will solve it, while oral minoxidil isn't guaranteed to fix it.

You can also try liposomal minoxidil sulfate, it's supposedly the most effective variant of minoxidil there is however it's not regulated yet and there's a lack of information about long term safety. I'm 95% sure it's cool though.

 

[ThomasDeutsch]

you can run 2.5mg, i mean the therapeutic dose is 2.5mg. I've you wanna avoid inflammation and blaot run lower than 5mg

5mg is the perfect dose spreaded out during the day
If i go higher my face gains 5kg of water

 

[Public Enemy]

i use both, oral 2.5 gives me no bloat or sides if anything it helps me keep my blood pressure in check

Weird im on 2.5 aswell and im not "bloated" to but at this bf% im at now I should have easily hollow cheeks but the fluid retention is what keeps me away from it 100%

 

[Public Enemy]

5mg is the perfect dose spreaded out during the day
If i go higher my face gains 5kg of water

Any major diff going from 2.5 to 5mg? Im using 2.5mg for I think 4 months now and before it was 4 years of topical

 

[ICL]

5mg is the perfect dose spreaded out during the day
If i go higher my face gains 5kg of water

It's the maximum recommended dose anyways, most articles agree. Unless you have some giga norwood issues and gotta tap into that hair saving fund 101

 

[ThomasDeutsch]

It's the maximum recommended dose anyways, most articles agree. Unless you have some giga norwood issues and gotta tap into that hair saving fund 101

Niggas should hop on it if they get past norwood 1.5-2
But most of them time u notice hair loss when u are 3 or above