12% minoxidil

[Barry_Blue]

Just ordered some 12% min with az acid from Gen Hair...been on 5% for 2 years now with no signs of success.... I think. Call me obsessive but I don't want to give up on the stuff because all I ever see or hear about minoxidil is people singing it's praises and I want to give one of the few proven treatments a final throw of the dice. So I just wanted to hear of peoples experience on the ultra strength variety and a couple of q's:

1. Most importantly, is it more likely to work for me then the 5% strength?

2. Any severe risk of sides? If so, what!

Grazie.

 

[Radio]

1. Most importantly, is it more likely to work for me then the 5% strength?

Like all these questions, hard to say, 15% (Dr Lees Xandrox) has started to sprout quite a few dark hairs along my hairline. I attribute this to the 15%, but it could also be the harvest of 2 years of finasteride + 5% minoxidil finally breaking through, who knows ???

2. Any severe risk of sides? If so, what!

Minoxidil side effects are less common than finasteride side effects for the very reason that it is a topical rather than a systemic treatment.

But sides can occur, applying minxidil on a damp or wet scalp can cause systemic over absorption, applying more than the recommended 1ml can also cause systemic over absorption. Also look out for things like heart palpitations, a swollen face and death

I used to splash my 5% onto a damp scalp and get heart palpitations, I changed to a dry scalp and the problem disappeared, and have never returned even with 15% Xandrox

All medications carry a risk of side effects, aspirin and toothpaste included, I would say if used as recommended minoxidil (even your 12%) is fairly innocuous.

 

[SE-freak]

I used to splash my 5% onto a damp scalp and get heart palpitations, I changed to a dry scalp and the problem disappeared, and have never returned even with 15% Xandrox.

How many minutes later would you experience heart palpitations?

 

[Weepy]

For me, it took maybe 30 minutes or less. It was qiuck. At the time, I attributed it to my hysteria.

BTW, where did you get your quotation?

 

[Radio]

I used to splash my 5% onto a damp scalp and get heart palpitations, I changed to a dry scalp and the problem disappeared, and have never returned even with 15% Xandrox.

How many minutes later would you experience heart palpitations?

Maybe 1 or 2 hours later (perhaps longer?).

 

[hellohello]

Also look out for things like heart palpitations, a swollen face and death

You crack me up Radio/Ty good to have you back!!

 

[Radio]

Also look out for things like heart palpitations, a swollen face and death

You crack me up Radio/Ty good to have you back!!

Ty ?

 

[SE-freak]

BTW, where did you get your quotation?

"Beauty is transitory. Beauty survives".
... Spock and Kirk, "That Which Survives," stardate unknown..

 

[Barry_Blue]

Sorry it's actually 15 % minoxidil from Gen Hair, my bad