Lowering Minoxidil Dosage Due To Sides - Any Advice?

[mantis]

Hello.

I had been using topical Kirkland Minoxidil 5% 1 ml twice a day for a week. This dosage gave me the following side effects:

• Headache
• Tachycardia (increased heart rate)
• Puffy face and heavy eyelids

These effects affected the general quality of life. My head felt pumped with blood, and increased heartbeat wouldn't let me sleep at night.

Since then, I have lowered the dosage, first to ~0.8 ml twice a day, but this didn't help much. Then I've lowered it to the ~0.5 twice a day and this have noticeably aleviated the side effects. Still, I want to decrease the dosage further.

I am seeking advice from the experiences Minoxidil users:

1. Is it effective when applied 0.5 ml twice a day?
2. Will it be effective if I lower it to 0.5 ml once a day? I don't want to experience heavy heartbeats at night, so I am planning to apply Minoxidil only in the morning.

Sorry if this have been answered, anyway, that's what the forums are for.

 

[veneno]

im applying 0.4 ml twice per dayand i get good results with minor sides , the key is the way of application , you need to cover as much area as you can with minimal liquid..

 

[mantis]

Thanks for the input, veneno. Does it do anything to your hair in this dosage though?

 

[veneno]

yes . i have vellus hairs and its thikker than usual , also if i take a break like 4 or 5 days of i nitice a beginning of shedding , i also have a small scalp area , so in my case 0.4ml almost covers all the surface