Recommendations On Oral Minoxidil (dosage And Sources)

[AnxiousAndy]

Hey, have you heard of sides going away with continued use of oral min? I really hate to have to give up this part of my regimen but with only 2.5 mg I could actually feel significant water retention.

I can't say I've experienced anything like that, maybe you are just hyper sensitive to the drug? Continued use may make the side effects go away.

 

[Obsessive]

Are you taking it in the morning or at night?

Dosing at night. I was using the minoxidil. solution so it is possible that I was getting a few extra mgs from volumetric dosing. I might get loniten and see what happens when i take exactly 2.5 mg.

 

[ljb118]

Dosing at night. I was using the minoxidil. solution so it is possible that I was getting a few extra mgs from volumetric dosing. I might get loniten and see what happens when i take exactly 2.5 mg.

Honestly... Why drink it? What is the point?

If you want to take minoxidil orally take the oral version.

 

[Obsessive]

Dosing at night. I was using the minoxidil. solution so it is possible that I was getting a few extra mgs from volumetric dosing. I might get loniten and see what happens when i take exactly 2.5 mg.

Back on oral minoxidil. So far, 2 weeks at 2.5 mg/day and I haven't noticed any side effects this time...makes me wonder if the sides were 'in my head' during my first trial of oral minoxidil.

 

[S14a]

Back on oral minoxidil. So far, 2 weeks at 2.5 mg/day and I haven't noticed any side effects this time...makes me wonder if the sides were 'in my head' during my first trial of oral minoxidil.

Loniten or similar? I used to get mine from QHI but they seem to be shut down now. Off it a year now, but would consider going back on if it could be easily got.

 

[Derelict]

Loniten or similar? I used to get mine from QHI but they seem to be shut down now. Off it a year now, but would consider going back on if it could be easily got.[/QUOTE

 

[Obsessive]

Loniten or similar? I used to get mine from QHI but they seem to be shut down now. Off it a year now, but would consider going back on if it could be easily got.

I'm taking oral min @AnxiousAndy style. Drinking the liquid. Bumped up to 5 mg today.

 

[ValiantThor]

Hey guys, I've just been prescribed 5mg Oral daily from my GP. This is also the same dose my brother is on from Dr Path in Thailand.

However, I have also seen this - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4887583/

Dr Sinclair from Australia puts women on 0.25mg (and in some cases increases up to 0.5mg) daily.

Also, this resource says 0.625mg is the right dose - http://www.srft.nhs.uk/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=88353&type=full&servicetype=Inline

I'm concerned I'm taking too much at 5mg daily. In general I response very well to medications, i.e. I am very sensitive to them.

My question is - let's say I wanted to start taking 0.5mg or 1mg per day, how would I go about this? My tablets are 10mg and a pretty small to start with.

Do people crush them up, put them in water and use a dropper or something?

 

[el_duterino]

I am taking 5mg a day using the bottles I bought in thaliand

Very cheap

No side effects

Cannot use too much on women's unless they want a mustache and body hair

 

[ValiantThor]

Ah yes, that makes perfect sense. Still, the results you can see in the Dr Sinclair article from 3-6 months of 0.25mg are very good.

Personally, I don't like the idea of any more body hair either, or puffy face / weigh gain / fluid retention.

I can 1/4 the pills easily enough (2.5mg) and so will run with this for 6 months and see what happens (not to mention my $40 AUD bottle will now last for 400 days). I had a bad experience with Propecia and am still quite shy when it comes to hair medication.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[Obsessive]

I am taking 5mg a day using the bottles I bought in thaliand

Very cheap

No side effects

Cannot use too much on women's unless they want a mustache and body hair

Did you drop the topical minoxidil? I'm using both oral and topical at the moment.

 

[hlr]

Hi there, Long time lurker just wanting to help in this undeveloped area (oral minoxidil)
Currently taking oral minoxidil 2mg the day I microneedle (1xWeek), in liquid form, minoxidil diluted in pg for better dossage, I had a bad experience buying minoxidil from non-official sources this is why I do not use Loniten. (i hope this count as presentation)

I will read the studies you have linked, but just wanted to share some pics i collected from 2 or 3 different papers (dont remember wich ones but all from pubmed, you can search) I based my dossage on this so I hope it helps

* All the information in red was drawn/written by me just to help to check the measurements.

All coments are welcome even negative ones as long as they are based on scientific/medical research.

Edit: Currently no sides / no remarkable improvement

 

[Warmer82]

Im taking 1.25mg ed from December 21st, shedding hair around 4 weeks later, now when i shower i find maximum couple of hairs when shampoo on hands. I get Loniten 2.5mg from babylon health(phone app) private prescription

 

[Derelict]

Oral minoxidil seems to have helped slightly with the thinning on the top of my head but it has done nothing for my crown, i started applying topical at night on my crown along with taking my 10mg minoxidil.

 

[Warmer82]

Oral minoxidil seems to have helped slightly with the thinning on the top of my head but it has done nothing for my crown, i started applying topical at night on my crown along with taking my 10mg minoxidil.

How long have you been on oral minoxidil? And do you take anything else?

 

[Derelict]

How long have you been on oral minoxidil? And do you take anything else?

I have been on it for like 4 or 5 months, can't remember exactly. Im also dutasteride, although i started that later than oral minoxidil.

 

[Warmer82]

I have been on it for like 4 or 5 months, can't remember exactly. Im also dutasteride, although i started that later than oral minoxidil.

I don't know how you tolerate 10mg. I tried 2.5mg for a week, thought that was strong dose. I reduced to 1.25mg with no sides. I have noticed my hands and nose hair have grown longer.

 

[Derelict]

I don't know how you tolerate 10mg. I tried 2.5mg for a week, thought that was strong dose. I reduced to 1.25mg with no sides. I have noticed my hands and nose hair have grown longer.

Yeah i have noticed increase of hair on the back of my hands and nose hair, sadly not noticed any serious growth on my crown where i want it

 

[Warmer82]

Yeah i have noticed increase of hair on the back of my hands and nose hair, sadly not noticed any serious growth on my crown where i want it

Maybe taking the dutasteride later on has interrupted the growth. I'm sure you will have excellent results in 6 month's time at that dose and with dutasteride.

 

[itsjustsimon]

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