- Reaction score
- 4
My story:
After years of not using anything for my hair loss, and after a lot of research both here and elsewhere, I decided to purchase a DermaPen, and some minoxidil.
I started last week, and tried the Dermapen alone, just to test how my skin would react. I used a 12 needle tip at 0.75mm. Stung like hell, a bit of redness, but that went away by the next day and all seemed ok.
2 days later I derma rolled again, applying 5% Regaine foam. All ok.
Next day, I feel dreadful. Nausea. Dizziness. Weakness.
My eyes look red, and the black circles under my eyes looked like I’ve not slept for a month.
Spent the whole day feeling like vomiting.
Gastric problems. Diarrhea. Nothing I ate would digest..I had to go straight to toilet.
Burping continuously.
Feeling really depressed and angry too..very down. No energy at all - I’ve never experienced this type of lethargy before.
It’s been 2 days and I still feel all the above..so I’m giving it up. Seems it’s not for me.
Note: I have used minoxidil for many years in the past, twice daily (without derma rolling) and have been just fine.
Seems the dermarolling really does increase the absorption by orders of magnitude, and that I’ve had a sever reaction.
** If anyone has any tips on what I could do now to minimise symptoms, I’d appreciate it **
Thanks for listening.
After years of not using anything for my hair loss, and after a lot of research both here and elsewhere, I decided to purchase a DermaPen, and some minoxidil.
I started last week, and tried the Dermapen alone, just to test how my skin would react. I used a 12 needle tip at 0.75mm. Stung like hell, a bit of redness, but that went away by the next day and all seemed ok.
2 days later I derma rolled again, applying 5% Regaine foam. All ok.
Next day, I feel dreadful. Nausea. Dizziness. Weakness.
My eyes look red, and the black circles under my eyes looked like I’ve not slept for a month.
Spent the whole day feeling like vomiting.
Gastric problems. Diarrhea. Nothing I ate would digest..I had to go straight to toilet.
Burping continuously.
Feeling really depressed and angry too..very down. No energy at all - I’ve never experienced this type of lethargy before.
It’s been 2 days and I still feel all the above..so I’m giving it up. Seems it’s not for me.
Note: I have used minoxidil for many years in the past, twice daily (without derma rolling) and have been just fine.
Seems the dermarolling really does increase the absorption by orders of magnitude, and that I’ve had a sever reaction.
** If anyone has any tips on what I could do now to minimise symptoms, I’d appreciate it **
Thanks for listening.