Minoxidil for Thinning Hair (Female) - RealSelf The makers of minoxidil haven't received FDA approval for promoting 5% minoxidil for use by women I think because balding men are where the money is and because of the concern about extra hair growth elsewhere with the higher strength I buy mine online from ebay: I haven't seen generics in the drug stores here
Does oral minoxidil work to regrow and prevent hair loss? - RealSelf Oral minoxidil can be an effective treatment for hair regrowth and preventing further hair loss in some patients Originally developed as a medication for high blood pressure, minoxidil has been found to promote hair growth as a side effect, and it is now used in both topical and oral forms for this purpose
Minoxidil is causing an excess of unwanted body hair - RealSelf Minoxidil is a mild hair growth agonist which works generally on all hair types on the body which is why you are seeing hair growth in areas other than just on your head You will get better results by using a hair growth stimulant which is very specific and targets just the hair on your head (combined with an effective program to stop hair loss of course) I recommend finding a hair regrowth
Womens minoxidil and unwanted facial hair? - RealSelf I have been using women's minoxidil 5%foam for 6 months and noticed facial hair all over my face Is this a side effect of minoxidil? Will it stop when I stop using the medication?
For Those Who Use Oral minoxidil Pills. . . - HairLossTalk Forums The " resent " studies of oral minoxidil are uselesss, they don't use placebo group, not use control group against minoxidil lotion, and what it is even worst, they did't meassure it, by using oral, you actually get more active minoxidl ( minoxidil sulphate ) in the body
Using Minoxidil for 8 months and have been experiencing dizziness . . . Minoxidil can cause dizziness It may also decrease a person's threshold to dizziness if he or she has a cold or flu, or are feeling under the weather I advise stopping for two weeks and the restarting with daily monitoring of blood pressure (at home on in the drug store)
Does Viviscal Women cause weight gain? - RealSelf I tried minoxidil pills for a month and put on about 10lbs from a base weight of 107lbs (as well as getting hair all over my face and body) I stopped the pills because of the rapid weight gain and switched to the topical foam for a year with no results
Oral minoxidil dosing: 5mg once daily versus 2. 5 twice daily Hi, I’ve consistently used 5mg oral minoxidil to treat my hair loss since January 2022 For a lot of that time, I took the 5mg all at once Recently I switched to 2 5 in the morning and 2 5 at night Will this hurt my hair progress? I can’t find any good information about dosing, and my dermatologist suggested it didn’t matter