Greetings
Ive been using topical minoxidil twice daily for coming on 3 years now (currently 22yr/old) for my hairline after my dermatologist prescribed it to me. Initially I had good gains that were somewhat maintained but slowly recession continued. More recently my derm put me onto 1mg daily oral minoxidil and suggested I drop topical because she believed it was enough to maintain the minoxidil dependent hairs that I had. However on forums I was warned that this dosage was probably too low, so I stuck to twice daily application plus 1mg oral. I didn't have crazy improvements but can say I steadily maintained with no sides besides increased beard and chest hair. However lately im starting to suspect that Im potentially overdoing it and am getting facial bloating.
Now my question is do you guys believe that I could make the switch to solely using oral minoxidil at 1.5mg daily? I want to do this because of a recent video by moreplatesmoresdates that I'm sure some are aware of, where he basically suggests that risk of sides from daily topical application would be similar to low dose (1to 2mg) oral minoxidil. He also suggests there are benefits to oral because higher amounts are converted to minoxidil sulfate which more effectively stimulates growth. Dude knows his stuff ill link if you guys want to check out :
My plan is to basically space out 1mg oral dosages into 16hour windows so I average out to 1.5mg/day (first day- morning & night, next day- lunch time, next day- morning & night etc.) Im also going to incorporate micro needling because this has a compounding effect on minoxidil growth stimulation.
I want to make the switch bc it seems that topical has a high risk of going systemic, but won't necessarily result in higher amounts of minoxidil sulfate conversion- meaning that im currently getting the sides of bloating/water retention without the benefits of increased growth from sulfate stimulation. Also, the hassle of applying sucks and skin ageing may be negated by the switch.
What do you guys think? Will this regimen of switching to 1.5mg/day be enough to maintain my minoxidil dependant hairs gained from 1mg/day + topical twice/day? Any input, insults or personal experiences are appreciated!
Cheers guys
Ive been using topical minoxidil twice daily for coming on 3 years now (currently 22yr/old) for my hairline after my dermatologist prescribed it to me. Initially I had good gains that were somewhat maintained but slowly recession continued. More recently my derm put me onto 1mg daily oral minoxidil and suggested I drop topical because she believed it was enough to maintain the minoxidil dependent hairs that I had. However on forums I was warned that this dosage was probably too low, so I stuck to twice daily application plus 1mg oral. I didn't have crazy improvements but can say I steadily maintained with no sides besides increased beard and chest hair. However lately im starting to suspect that Im potentially overdoing it and am getting facial bloating.
Now my question is do you guys believe that I could make the switch to solely using oral minoxidil at 1.5mg daily? I want to do this because of a recent video by moreplatesmoresdates that I'm sure some are aware of, where he basically suggests that risk of sides from daily topical application would be similar to low dose (1to 2mg) oral minoxidil. He also suggests there are benefits to oral because higher amounts are converted to minoxidil sulfate which more effectively stimulates growth. Dude knows his stuff ill link if you guys want to check out :
My plan is to basically space out 1mg oral dosages into 16hour windows so I average out to 1.5mg/day (first day- morning & night, next day- lunch time, next day- morning & night etc.) Im also going to incorporate micro needling because this has a compounding effect on minoxidil growth stimulation.
I want to make the switch bc it seems that topical has a high risk of going systemic, but won't necessarily result in higher amounts of minoxidil sulfate conversion- meaning that im currently getting the sides of bloating/water retention without the benefits of increased growth from sulfate stimulation. Also, the hassle of applying sucks and skin ageing may be negated by the switch.
What do you guys think? Will this regimen of switching to 1.5mg/day be enough to maintain my minoxidil dependant hairs gained from 1mg/day + topical twice/day? Any input, insults or personal experiences are appreciated!
Cheers guys
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