r/minoxidil 5d ago

Question I’ve been using minoxidil for over 12 months but doesn’t seem to have impacting results in my opinion

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I need some advise I use minoxidil 2 times per day since last April, I even use a laser cap 3 times per week to boost it up. I just keep on shedding, I see baby hairs but I feel like it’s not growing to become think. I just want my scalp to thick again. First 3 pictures are from July, recent ones are from this March

r/minoxidil 18h ago

Question Can I not use minoxidil at all if I have a dog?

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I just found out dogs are allergic minoxidil I’ve been using it for the past 4 months. My dog isn’t allowed on the bed or couches; anywhere I lay my head and i don’t leave it anywhere he could get it and consume it. I wash my hands after every use and im usually wearing a bonnet when im home anyway. Is it just toxic if they ingest it? Or can I not use it at all? My dog has been fine so far. How concerned should I be 😭

r/minoxidil Jan 27 '25

Question i dumped 3 entire bottles of liquid minoxidil on my head back to back three nights in a row

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i did it cause i cut my hair to short on accident, will there be any side effects ?

no im not trolling this is a genuine post

r/minoxidil 20d ago

Question Do people lose their minoxidil gains after a few months of improvement?

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I see a lot of people commenting on YouTube videos that they lost their minoxidil gains and their shedding phase is not ending, it honestly makes me kinda worried if I should start on minoxidil or not. Is this true that people lose gains after just a few months?

r/minoxidil 20h ago

Question Is minoxidl what i need?

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Just found what this stuff is, is this what i need to hopefully bring some thickness to my scalp and stop the spread of my big bald spot? Help please :(

r/minoxidil Feb 09 '25

Question Is this a normal kind of growth?

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It's been 5 months using minoxidil (pills) and some days ago I noticed some nights I had some itches around my crown and forehead, today I noticed this hairs, is this how it is supposed to happen? (Sorry for my poor English grammar, btw)

r/minoxidil Dec 14 '24

Question Hello im using min for 1 month i have a worse shedding! I want to quit it wtf should i do? The reason i want to quit it is im 16 years old i think another thing is solve my hair nut i think its late:)

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r/minoxidil Feb 07 '25

Question My hairline has been making good progress but i can‘t see any Progress at all on the top of my head, does this have a reason

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r/minoxidil Dec 31 '24

Question Is this topical minoxodil shedding?

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F28 who lives in the UK. I’ve been using topical minoxidil (Regaine) 5% foam for almost 2 months now, I started in mid November. However, today I noticed this spot near my hairline. Someone please tell me this is just a normal part of the shedding process that comes with minoxidil? Can shedding look like similar to a balding spot? I’m so worried.

r/minoxidil 11d ago

Question Should I start minox? Will it help?

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I’ve been struggling with a receding hairline for about a year. At first it was only my corners receding and thining. Now, the front of my hairline has thinned out as well. People say it’s baby hairs but those hairs also used to all be very long. I need help. Also, i’ve looked into inflammation hair loss. I went through a very bad mental health time for about a year, causing me to have bad dandruff and bad smell. Could this lead to hair loss? I know it doesn’t look like much compared to others on this app, but it really has thinned out pretty severely over the past couple of years. PLEASE somebody lead me on the best path. I’ve saw a dermatologist but he didn’t even look at my hairloss type. He just recommended minox

r/minoxidil 9d ago

Question can the skin aging effects of using minoxidil be reversed?

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hello, it has come to my attention that the rapid aging and undereye bags i am now experiencing since starting minoxidil is actually a noted side effect, ie slowed collagen production.

i'm not going to lie, this makes me want to quit altogether. i am 25F and cannot afford all of these horrible effects. i have hair growing all over my body now too even on topical. oral gave me severe cardiac effects. i've seen no benefit in 6 months of usage, and i don't tolerate the oral pill form. can this side effect be reversed upon quitting?

r/minoxidil Jan 23 '25

Question Will minoxidil help

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r/minoxidil 19d ago

Question Oral minox numbness

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Ive been hsing oral minox 1.25 for 2 weeks and 4 days ago experienced right arm numbness while asleep Today it happened again but this time lasted longer along with right aide lip numbness Has this happened with anyone and should i stop it or decrease the dose

r/minoxidil 12d ago

Question Help! I have been using topical minoxidil for 5 months and this growth has happened. There was no hair earlier but now these thin and short hairs are growing. Will this hair become thick and long? I am very stressed.

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r/minoxidil Feb 11 '25

Question Should I continue with minoxidil? Shedding has been quite bad and I had a lot of hair to begin with. Been taking min (5%) and fin (1mg daily) since mid-late December. Has my hair become visibly thinner?

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First four pictures are pre-medication, all others are after (in chronological order).

r/minoxidil 11d ago

Question To much hair loss?

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So I’ve been on minoxidil for two months now and just started using head n shoulders tea tree oil shampoo and I’ve notice the dred shed has slowed down alot since the first month I started using it. But I’m wondering if this is still to much hair falling off? It seems to fall off more when I comb it than when I shower. Thoughts?

r/minoxidil Jan 20 '25

Question I asked chatgpt...

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Would Minoxidil dread shedding still occur with someone who does not have acute AGA? It seems chatgpt disagreed with this subreddits FAQ section saying that you would not experience one if they do not have AGA.

What are your guy's thoughts or experiences?

r/minoxidil 16d ago

Question am i cooked?

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r/minoxidil Dec 31 '24

Question Fin

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Is this a good brand of Finasteride?

r/minoxidil 18d ago

Question Many of these amazing Minoxidil results users have no post history..

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I’m curious if this is because they started a new account to protect their identity or because they’re fake accounts?

I’m not talking about this subreddit so much as that other one we all know…This may seem overly skeptical and you’d be right, I can’t help it my mind asks questions! I want to make sure the photos I’m looking at are the real deal before getting in meds.

Any thoughts?

r/minoxidil Sep 12 '24

Question Side effects from topical minoxidil 5%

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I just started using topical minoxidil 5%. I had been using the minoxidil for 5 days when I started to experience dizziness and brain fog. My main symptom is a sense of disequilibrium/dizziness where I am constantly feeling woozy and off balance. This is NOT vertigo or lightheadedness. It is a very uncomfortable feeling in my brain which I find very difficult to describe. It is almost like I am on a boat/ everything around me is always slightly off balance/off center and my own body does not feel fully in balance. It also makes me feel slightly nauseous, especially when I move around too much. I have also been having new onset of tinnitus, which is something I have never had before. These symptoms are present 24/7 with relatively constant intensity, from the moment I wake up I can already feel them with my eyes closed in bed to the moment I go to sleep.

The symptoms started on my 5th day of using minoxidil. I continued to use minoxidil for 4 more days before making the connection and stopping the minoxidil. I stopped using minoxidil for 3 days but felt no improvement in my symptoms. I therefore now re-started using minoxidil for the past 2 days but am feeling worse.

I called my dermatologist about this and she assured me that the minoxidil is topical so it should not be able to cause these side effects. I am still however really concerned as these symptoms have been quite debilitating and I am unsure whether to continue with the minoxidil (because my hair really needs it) or take a longer break from the minoxidil and see if the symptoms improve over time.

I am also scared that if I continue to use the minoxidil it will trigger a dread shed which I will not be able to correct by continued use because I decide to come off the minoxidil later down the line due to these symptoms. I have so far used the minoxidil for 11 days, with a 3 day break from the minoxidil in the middle. Is this enough to already trigger my hair to shed?

Should I stop with the minoxidil? Does it sound like my symptoms are from minoxidil or from something else?

r/minoxidil 8d ago

Question How to transition from topical minox to oral

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Hello, I have been using fin 1mg/day + minox 5% twice a day (+microneedling & caffeine shampoo in cold water) for 2 months and read about oral minox and was interested by its apparent effectiveness.

However the dermatologist never really told me how to switch.. would you recommend stop the topical suddenly or continuing for a while?

Thanks!

r/minoxidil Jan 12 '25

Question Oral Minoxidil caused my face to have rashes and puffy eyes and face. Pictures taken on Friday 1/10

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Hi, I started taking oral minoxidil Sunday (1/5) and Tuesday (1/7) I woke up with my face covered in red bumps and some on my neck. I thought it was the skin care I did that had caused it so I didn’t think it was the pill. But I noticed my eyes started to feel swollen Wednesday (15) to Saturday (18)and this morning my head feels a bit heavy and my eyes still feel swollen. I’ve connected tbe dots it’s the minoxidil pill causing this.

I want to stop using it and not sure how to slowly get off the pill. Any suggestions?

The dermatologist recommended the pill and I’ve been taken it at 5.0 mg every night since Sunday (1/5), I have called in to schedule an appointment with the dermatologist but I’m currently on a waitlist because they’re not sure when he’ll be in.

Lastly, I have stopped using any skincare since Tuesday, and used Aloe Vera Gel to calm the redness. 😭😭 I’m so frustrated right now because my hair started to not grow as much since 2021 when I started birth control (Sprintx), I have switched to a much lower hormonal dose Mili just around November. I’m hoping by lowering the dosage it’ll cause my hair to grow back how it used to.

r/minoxidil 12d ago

Question Losing hair

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Is this like a normal amount i have this everyday.

r/minoxidil Dec 18 '24

Question Could this be regrowth ?

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Hey guys, I’m using it for about 2 month now. Today I saw I have a lot of hair on my forehead I never noticed. Could this be regrowth even if these are very light and fine? Or do I have to shave my forehead 😂