topical vs oral minoxidil

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which one is better
 
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which one is better
Depends on your hair loss pattern.
Generally, they have similar efficacy but oral is systemic meaning that your body hair growth is also stimulated - not just scalp hair.
 
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Depends on your hair loss pattern.
Generally, they have similar efficacy but oral is systemic meaning that your body hair growth is also stimulated - not just scalp hair.
Topical lotion should have fewer side effects.
 
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oral.
 
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Topical lotion should have fewer side effects.
Yes there are potential cardiac risks from oral minoxidl, such as a hypotension but the the likelihood of this is low on a small dosage.
 
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i fucking regret stopping minox last year i wouldve gotten mogger lashes by now
 
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Depends.

If it's for brows and lashes, topical.

If for scalp then oral would be more effective, but would still try topical before oral. But if it's for scalp, 5ARi before you do anything else.
 
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Depends on your hair loss pattern.
Generally, they have similar efficacy but oral is systemic meaning that your body hair growth is also stimulated - not just scalp hair.
i want the hair on my scalp brows and lashes to grow so instead of using topical minoxidil and an eyelash serum i can only use oral minoxidil and ill get the results i want?
 
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Depends.

If it's for brows and lashes, topical.

If for scalp then oral would be more effective, but would still try topical before oral. But if it's for scalp, 5ARi before you do anything else.
I'm still in puberty so i don't wanna use fin or dut now and isn't using minoxidil near eyes risky and dangerous? shouldn't oral grow the eyebrows and lashes?
 
I'm still in puberty so i don't wanna use fin or dut now and isn't using minoxidil near eyes risky and dangerous? shouldn't oral grow the eyebrows and lashes?
Yes oral grows everything.

You wouldn’t apply topical to your lashes. You would apply to your brows, and lashes would grow as well.
 
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i want the hair on my scalp brows and lashes to grow so instead of using topical minoxidil and an eyelash serum i can only use oral minoxidil and ill get the results i want?
Technically oral would be better for this purpose but there are certain cardiac risks involved with oral.
It was originally meant as a medication to treat high blood pressure.

Even in small dosages, there's risk of hypotension where your blood pressure becomes abnormally low, making you more liable to diziness and fainting.

I don't think it's right for me to recomend serious drugs here. I'd do some rigorous research before using it.
 
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Technically oral would be better for this purpose but there are certain cardiac risks involved with oral.
It was originally meant as a medication to treat high blood pressure.

Even in small dosages, there's risk of hypotension where your blood pressure becomes abnormally low, making you more liable to diziness and fainting.

I don't think it's right for me to recomend serious drugs here. I'd do some rigorous research before using it.
these risks are really rare at low dose
 
obviously u have to do more research on any drugs ur planing to take thank u bro
No worries.
Unfortunately, it's not obvious to many users here. They act first and think later.
 
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did the hair fall? and are u sure they will grow too?
Scalp hair will shed after you stop on oral. Eyebrow hairs and eyelashes shed then regrew better than before I used minox.

Yes 100% they’ll grow. Results are person dependent.
 
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Depends.

If it's for brows and lashes, topical.

If for scalp then oral would be more effective, but would still try topical before oral. But if it's for scalp, 5ARi before you do anything else.
topical for lashes?
 
Scalp hair will shed after you stop on oral. Eyebrow hairs and eyelashes shed then regrew better than before I used minox.

Yes 100% they’ll grow. Results are person dependent.
read that it's not rare that they will regrow better
 
topical for lashes?
Yes, apply to brows and your lashes will grow also.

Out of interest, why did you stop and what happened to the body hair growth after you discontinued meds?
Minoxidil bloats you because the hyperpolarization induces an increase in sodium retention through increased aldosterone biosynthesis in order to reduce intracellular potassium. I stopped because being a balloon is obviously a looksmin.

Had a lot of hair on minox, I am off minox now but nuke DHT with 2.5mg dutasteride so can’t comment on body hair growth since that could effect it. It’s seemingly less hair than I remember.
 
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Yes, apply to brows and your lashes will grow also.


Minoxidil bloats you because the hyperpolarization induces an increase in sodium retention through increased aldosterone biosynthesis in order to reduce intracellular potassium. I stopped because being a balloon is obviously a looksmin.

Had a lot of hair on minox, I am off minox now but nuke DHT with 2.5mg dutasteride so can’t comment on body hair growth since that could effect it. It’s seemingly less hair than I remember.
is the bloat that bad?
 
Had a lot of hair on minox, I am off minox now but nuke DHT with 2.5mg dutasteride so can’t comment on body hair growth since that could effect it. It’s seemingly less hair than I remember.
Wow. 2.5mg. For a year that costs like 1000K+.
Are you taking five 0.5mg tablets a day?
 
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so topical is better then? and doesn't bloat?
That’s what i’ve been saying bro. You are not going to bloat from applying it to your eyebrows most likely.

Just be careful with application since the alcohol can dry your skin out.
 
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That’s what i’ve been saying bro. You are not going to bloat from applying it to your eyebrows most likely.

Just be careful with application since the alcohol can dry your skin out.
alright but i read that bloating isn't a common problem at low dose
 
Oh, so you apply a concentrated topical solution.
No. Topical Dutasteride is literally snake oil.

The 500 dalton rule is referring to the molecular weight of a compound and how hard it is to penetrate the skin. If a compound has a molecular weight over 500 daltons that means it cannot penetrate the skin. Dutasteride has a dalton rating of 528 so can’t even penetrate the skin, at least without devices that make penetration easier. So theoretically if you microneedle and it penetrates the skin, it may make topical duta more effective, but increase the systemic absorption. So if it’s gonna go systemic you may as well just use oral Dutasteride. As well as the idea of topical Duta working through micro needling is also just completely theoretical, it may not do shit.

I take the 2.5mg of the powder orally.

The most effective hair loss prevention protocol will combine 2.5mg avodart with a topcial anti androgen like RU.
Yes, 2.5mg Dutasteride as well as 50mg ru58841 is what I use daily.

alright but i read that bloating isn't a common problem at low dose
With oral? Yeah that’s cope.
 
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No. Topical Dutasteride is literally snake oil.

The 500 dalton rule is referring to the molecular weight of a compound and how hard it is to penetrate the skin. If a compound has a molecular weight over 500 daltons that means it cannot penetrate the skin. Dutasteride has a dalton rating of 528 so can’t even penetrate the skin, at least without devices that make penetration easier. So theoretically if you microneedle and it penetrates the skin, it may make topical duta more effective, but increase the systemic absorption. So if it’s gonna go systemic you may as well just use oral Dutasteride. As well as the idea of topical Duta working through micro needling is also just completely theoretical, it may not do shit.

I take the 2.5mg of the powder orally.


Yes, 2.5mg Dutasteride as well as 50mg ru58841 is what I use daily.


With oral? Yeah that’s cope.
what dose did u take?
 
Wow. You're not taking any prisoners then. Do you have aggressive alopecia or are you just being super pro-active?
Had ground to recover since I raped my hairline with AAS usage. None of the follicles were fully gone, just miniaturised, so removing any androgens at the scalp was all I needed to recover them. Now I just permablast Duta and RU.

what dose did u take?
2.5mg
 
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Had ground to recover since I raped my hairline with AAS usage. None of the follicles were fully gone, just miniaturised, so removing any androgens at the scalp was all I needed to recover them. Now I just permablast Duta and RU.
What's your recovery been like?
Do you use a growth stimulant as well?
 
Oral is much better. Im using 2.5mg with almost no sides, just fast heartbeats for the first hour or so. No bloating. Ive been on 5mg but the sides were not worth it
 

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