Bloated Face Even With 1ml minoxidil 5% ??

[arnoldd]

hey guys, i was taking a lot of minoxidil (4/5ml each appl.) for several months. Two weeks ago i tried to use 1,5ml x app but didnt work.
since monday i was using 1ml each time. i know that after 4 days the 95% go out.

today saturday my face is still swelling, but the good news is dark circles , bags under eyes and water from legs and ankles are gone

since 1 month i was also taking 0,5mg dutasteride and 1mg finasteride. i quit finas last weekend. maybe the combination raise the estrogen and help water retention from minoxidil?

should i wait more time ?

 

[arnoldd]

my face is still bloated even with only 1 ml x appl.

i apply it with a syringue with the needle, maybe the needle touch the skin and open/damage the pores more and there is more medication absorbed ?

 

[resu]

If you get sides you'll always get sides no matter the amount because it builds up over time.

 

[arnoldd]

So if apply even 0,00001ml will i still get sides ??

The sides come from too much sistematic ,Absortion so if i lower the absortion how is possible still get sides ?

 

[resu]

Look up the half life of minoxidil.

This is the period of time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the body to be reduced by one-half. We usually consider the half life of a drug in relation to the amount of the drug in plasma. A drug's plasma half-life depends on how quickly the drug is eliminated from the plasma.

 

[arnoldd]

But i was having this side ( water retention ) because i was overusing it with 4/5ml every application.

The first months when i used less i didnt notice this side...

Stop for 3/4 days until the drug is totally out from the sistem and than restart with only 1ml could be better ?

Thx for helps

 

[arnoldd]

I tryed and it doesnt nothing

 

[arnoldd]

I quit minoxidil for 3 days and my face improved. But yesterday night i tryed again with only 1ml ln dry scalp and today i woke up with the puffiness again

Is maybe an allergic reaction ? But i havent any other sides like itch or inflamation.
1 year ago when i started to use it the first months i hadnt this side. It started when i was overusing it with 4/5ml each time.

Im really desperate and depressed, if i quit this sh*t i go bald in 4 months but if i dnt quit my face is swelling and fat full water..

 

[resu]

Have you tried the foam?

 

[arnoldd]

In my country there isnt the foam. And i have medium long hair will be really difficult to apply.

Question : could keto2% open the pores and make more absorption ? I use it eod but i put minoxidil after 2 hours..

 

[Kevand]

Why no try to dilute it 1:50

 

[arnoldd]

I realized i was washing my hairs too much hard with the nails and maybe it make the scalp to be irritated allowing more absortion from minoxidil!
Since 2 days im applying minoxidil once time at night and wash/towel dry the scalp more gently. Puffines lowered a lot !! Tomorrow i will try twice a day!