I have been on oral minoxidil 5mg for more than a year now.
Sides-wise, not much to report:
I would say the outcome on my hair is far from what my tricho and I had expected - still shedding a lot (hairline kept receding), not so much density gained (NW2 - diffuse). He however claimed these were very unusual results and that he witnessed very positive results on other patients.
- increased body hair: quite noticeable but I used not to have much so it's bearable. Mostly visible on my legs and my beard with an obvious density increase. A couple of hair strands appeared on my chest as well;
- Heart-wise: nothing to report. No palpitation or tachycardia. My blood pressure has always been very low and it remained so.
I don't think my experience is representative as we are still enquiring whether my hair loss is androgenic.
From what the tricho said, most people have very favourable results with this treatment - responsiveness to it is much greater than for topical (that's what he believes).
Thats very unlucky. Would you say your shedding more now than before you started minoxidil?
What else are you taking?
My dermatologist prescribed me oral minoxidil but at 2.5mg a day. Have been on that for 3 months with not much to report apart from slightly more body hair which is why im thinking to increase the dosage.
Been on 5mg for a year now, first 6 months with finasteride and it worked so incredibly well I thought I'd try dropping the finasteride and seeing if I could maintain just with the minoxidil.So far so good.
Only sides are increased body hair.
6 monthsHow long have you been off finasteride for?
Im currently on 2.5mg for the last 3 months but was going to increase to 5mg, 2.5mg in the morning and eveningNo, absolutely not. My hair has miniaturised since, but shedding pace remained roughly the same. I was on topical minoxidil 5% prior to oral, and it did not do anything either.
I used to dermaroll once a week (2mm) after an oily hair mask (castor & coconut oil). I was also taking several supplements and that's it.
I just started daily mazzarella dosage (0.10 mg) topical finasteride - 1.5 month in.
3 months is not much. It's the minimum delay for best responders I'd say (+ the increased body hair means the treatment is effective). Give it more time. You can, of course, increase the dosage but I would recommend sticking to 5mg and not going above.
Mad that. 5mg and nothing at all. Did you see a dermatologist to find out why?2 years no change. 5mg. No body hair increase, no heart sides, maybe a little eye puffiness.
Topical Finasteride 1.5 years.
maybe did some good first year. Overall loss of density with some recession from a dense Norwood.5
Might jump to 10mg.
After how long did exp hair growth,?I’m on 5mg (2.5 twice a day) and it grew a lot of body hair on me as well. The sides of my hair tre towards my eye brows so that looks good cosmetically, but I’m telling you.. THIS WILL f*** YOUR EYES UP. I’m not a bad looking guy and I now look like a zombie. I have so much fluid retention around my eyes that they actually feel heavy all the time
goodluck
What dosage were you on and for how long?I gave up on oral min as it made my eyes very puffy and also caused dark circles around my eyes. However much hair it would have grown me, there's no point taking it if its going to make me look like a raccoon.
I was on 2.5mg to start with. Then lowered it to just 1.25mg. The puffy eyes and dark circles didn't go away, so I finally stopped using it after a couple of months.What dosage were you on and for how long?