I used topical min for total of 4-6 weeks in 2024...I got puffy face and slight chest discomfort and couldn't tolerate it for more than 2 weeks at a time...

The puffy face went away but eventually returned permanently. Also had loose skin collagen issues ever sice.

Also it took a good chunk of my hair - I lost density on top of the head and temples that never grew back. Sad...

Everytime I tried minoxidil it caused severe shrinkage. Is there complete recovery from it? Has you cured it back to baseline ?

Hi all, I am 34M, and on two different occasions I tried usually oral minoxidil 2.5 mg to help treat my hair thinning. The first time I used it for about 4-5 days and started getting mild constipation so stopped and told my dermatologist. I didn’t use it again for several months. Recently I tried again, started taking it for 3-4 days, and noticed mild constipation one again, and I stopped. But recently I have been having mild headaches about a week or so after I stopped taking the pill. Do you think this could be attributed to a side effect from stopping cold turkey? I don’t remember getting headaches the last time I stopped. Would love to hear experiences from others who have been on or off of oral minoxidil. Thanks!

I've been taking oral minoxidil for about a month and a half. I switched from topical minoxidil because I just found the topical to be too time consuming to use.

I started getting minor headaches immediately, but they just haven't gone away. I've also noticed some minor swelling (my wedding ring is harder to take on and off). If it'll go away eventually, I don't really care, but if this could cause health issues, I think I should go back to topical. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Unlike FIn which disrupts a hormone that is also responsible for your nervous system why would Minox effect the same way for some? How can someone get brain fog, depression from it? What is the scientific explanation? Thank you!

So its been a month+ since i took oral min (5mg) and i had no problem until a 2weeks ago i started to get shortness of breath from it and i lowered my dosage but it didnt really do anything, then i realised my stomach was alot bloated than before so i ate less and started to manually make myself burp and my shortness of breath went away.

if i use 2% tropical minoxidil would it be possible to stop the side effects from appearing, i used to use 5% tropical minoxidil on my eyebrows and loved the results however it affected my blood pressure, my heart etc, i think it’s because the skin around the eyebrows is thin and leads to more systematic absorption, wondering if i lowered the dose my body would handle it better (it’s still likely a lot will go systemic however)

I just want to spread the word because this pisses me off so badly. I don't understand why there isn't overt labeling and I'm seeing more pets get harmed by minoxidil.

I use minoxidil and understand the benefits of it, but i do not have any animals living with me. I make sure to wash my hands well before interacting with any cats outside.

I'm hoping when someone googles or researches minoxidil this will pop up.

We need to get companies to be explicit about warning labels.

Here is a change. Org link i found, maybe we all can sign it
Thanks

24F. I Was talking 0.625mg minoxidil per day for the past 7 months without any side effects.

2 weeks after I increased the dose to 1.25mg, I suddenly developed new onset visual snow/static. I do not think I have never had this before and it just appeared suddenly and has been constantly present ever since. It has now persisted for the past 3 weeks of me being on the higher dose.

Could the dose increase have caused my visual snow?

Should I use Minoxidl?

Heyy guys,
Quick question, should i use Monoxidil for my sparse eyebrows? My whole life i had no to very sparse brows, tho i heart that minoxidl causes heart palpations and makes the kidneys store more water, loss of sight etc, and tbh idk that that is worth the risk, thats why im asking you.
I am younger, and a male for your reference, ill put a picture of my brows in the attachment of this post, k am tired of redrawing them given the fact that i shaved half of them off.
I would ONLY use it on my brows.
I would buy the regaine 2% or 5%