Recent content by he_who_dares_wins

Yeah, I'm still shedding especially in the sides and the back of my head. Safety aside, I think oral is better than the topical one. I tell you this: I have retrograde alopecia and with oral I have definitely grown much more hair in the sides and the back of my head. Front is another story cause...

I can't source the tabs where I live in, hence I drink the liquid. Gotta say that I'm not pleased with the results. I'm pretty much where I was with the topical, but oral is far more comfortable. I had mild side effects that went away around the 2.5-3 months mark. I do feel some mild pain in my...

Bro that's exactly what I was going to post. I have been on it for 6 months, I started with 1mg and gradually went up to 5mg. Do you guys know if there is a discord server for OM?

How long did you stay on 5mg before lowering to 2.5mg. Did the lowering affect your hair, did it cause a shed?

I was using a similar dose 2.5-3 ml x2 daily and switched to oral (starting with a low dose and gradually going up to 5mg). That was around 4-5 months ago and I'm still shedding. I've lost some ground, cant' tell if the lost hair will come back, but I seem to have a lot of velus hair.

What's better on your opinion/experience (effect and side effect wise), taking 5mg of oral minoxidil once a day or 2.5mg twice a day?

Progress pics please.

Yeah, same thing. Basically, I used to do 2-2.5, but that's too much, it does more harm than good. 1.5mm is all you need, go mild, don't turn it in into a bloodbath. I threw the cartridge away only when the needles became skew. Never had irritation or infection. As long as you microneedle on...

I have done it time and time again. No problem whatsoever. I used to soak it in alcohol for at least 10 minutes.

I have this exact same one and it's not good for measuring amounts lower than 10mg or so...

Is there any particular reason you take it at night and not in the morning? I'm taking it in the morning and it makes me feel tired. Tried taking it at night and I couldn't sleep that well.

It's not much fuss wheather you use 2% or 5%, but most people already have in stock some 5% bottles. Now, I don't think there's any difference in taste between the two. After all, you don't get to taste the minoxidil itself, but rather the alcohol, which, for some, might be nasty, in which...

How do you measure such a small amoount? Do you use a scale or do you use another method? If you do use a scale pls post link of it.

Take 1mL of 5% minoxidil and dilute it in 9 mL of ethanol. Then you will a solution with 50mg of minoxidil mixed in 10mL. 1mL of that has 5mg of minoxidil. If you want only 2.5mg of minoxidil, use 19mL of ethanol, instead. You can use a syringe (one with a needle) to measure everything instead...

Is caffeine an antagonist of minoxidi? If so, would consuming oral minoxidil along with coffee/caffeine negate the effects of minoxidil on hair?