minoxidil or Scalp exercise and needling (+bulge on head)

[JonA]

Hi guys... I didnt exactly know wat to put as the subject title so i js put the key words..

I have been on minoxidil 2xdaily for about 6months and scalp excersise about 3 months averaging maybe 8mins every other day.

My problem is that i have recenlty noticed my head buldges from the sides of my head about 1.5 inches from my ears. It has always had a slight bump but now its gotten bigger and im not liking it. Even wen i grade it to size 2 i still see it

Is it more likely to be a)water retention from minoxidil or b)the scalp exercises?

Im going to go down to 1x daily of minoxidil, and im also going to start needling (seems quite logical). Does anyone now if needling has a similar effect to scalp exercising (thats y i want to start it)??? :freaked:

 

[biff]

I have the same problem to a certain extent but my head has always been like it. If you have always had long hair in the past you probably wouldn't have noticed it until recently. I used minoxidil for a few years, but have given up on it now, and I do scalp exercises occaisionally. I don't believe either made it worse, but I guess if you are doing the scalp exercises a lot it could have an effect as you are working the muscles in that area. The thing is you probably work them more when chewing. I used to chew a lot of gum when I was younger which could have made it worse.