Oral Minoxidil dosage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tried oral minoxidil last week (2.5 mg) and had a weird reaction so switched to topical.

oh interesting-what was your reaction?
How do you apply the topical-do you do it at night each day?
Thanks for this.

[Anonymous]

I’m interested in trying it. I currently do men’s Rogaine once a day, which is helpful, but after being on steroids for a long time, I lost a lot more hair. I have always had a lot of peach fuzz. It’s really easy to get rid of with a derma plane.

[Anonymous]

I had heart palpitations on minoxidil so had to stop taking it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had heart palpitations on minoxidil so had to stop taking it.

You were taking too high a dose, maybe. The idea of minoxidil is to take 1.25 or half of 2.5 - if that is too high, keep going down until you find the least amount that is still effective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had heart palpitations on minoxidil so had to stop taking it.

You were taking too high a dose, maybe. The idea of minoxidil is to take 1.25 or half of 2.5 - if that is too high, keep going down until you find the least amount that is still effective.

This was topical. And no, I am not taking a vanity medication that makes me feel like my heart is about to rip out of my chest. Much as I hate my thinning hair, it wasn’t worth it. YMMV of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried oral minoxidil last week (2.5 mg) and had a weird reaction so switched to topical.

oh interesting-what was your reaction?
How do you apply the topical-do you do it at night each day?
Thanks for this.

My right leg went numb/tingky. It took about 36 hours to develop from when I took my first does and was completely gone 36 hours after my last dose

My dermatologist told me to apply the topical down my center part to the crown of my head plus along my front hairline. It’s 10% so I only need to apply once/day.