r/minoxidil

I’ve posted about my minoxidil experience and why I quit using it. But I wanted to know if anything can be done about the insane shedding I’m experiencing all over my scalp. Even in places I didn’t apply min my hair is shedding constantly.

I get there is a rebound shed by holy fucking moly why has it caused a shed everywhere and is there something I can do to negate this.

I’m stressing and it probably isn’t helping but I’ve been stressed out before in life and never shed hair like this

Hey guys i have a quick question about my new routine.
I started minoxidil a few days ago at 1.25mg. I took it normally (orally) for the first two days, and yesterday (day 3), I tried letting it dissolve sublingually for the first time. My plan is to stick with the 1.25mg dose for about two weeks to make sure my body adjusts perfectly. If everything goes well, I’m planning to switch to a split routine: 1.25mg sublingual in the morning and 1.25mg sublingual at night.
I have two main questions for you guys:

1. The enzyme issue: Since sublingual absorption bypasses the initial first-pass through the liver, do I still need high sulfotransferase enzyme activity in the hair follicles themselves for it to work? For context, topical minoxidil barely did anything for my scalp except for a few baby hairs. Will the sublingual route still ensure full activation through the systemic circulation (like regular oral), or do I run into the same non-responder issues as topical?
2. Timeline for results: When can I realistically expect to see the very first signs of progress? I’m specifically tracking beard growth, eyelash lengthening, and thickening up a diffuse, thin mid-scalp/parting area.
   Would love to hear your thoughts or experiences if anyone has switched from oral to a sublingual split!

I have PCOS & bought topical minoxidil for my thinning edges, but then I read a lot of posts where people used topical minoxidil, men as well, & it literally turned them into a Wolverine everywhere even thick dark hairs under the eyes etc…

Im curious for those with pcos & facial hair, that tried topical minoxidil foam (not the serum), did it make ur facial hair worse??

Im current getting electrolysis for my facial hair & it’s going well. Im also taking tirzepatide currently to balance my hormones for context.

I want to try topical but I have cats so don’t want to use it at night. Can I use foam during the day without looking like a gloppy mess? Some people say it makes their hair greasy. But I’d rather not risk the life of my cats. (Can’t use oral due to other meds I take.)

Hey everyone, I’m 25 and just got prescriptions for oral Finasteride and oral Minoxidil.

I’m stuck on the best way to start though:
Should I just take both right out of the gate? It seems like that gives the fastest results, but I kinda won’t know is which medication is doing the heavy lifting or if I even need both of them.

Or is it smarter to start with just finasteride for 6–12 months to see if it stabilizes things on its own? If it works well enough, I save myself from taking a second daily pill for the rest of my life. If I still need more thickness later, I can always add the minoxidil then.

For anyone who has been through this, did you just hit it with full force right away, or do you regret not staggering them to see your baseline first?

Thanks!

Looking to see if anyone has had a similar experience.
I had a hair transplant on 1 May and started oral minoxidil on 5 June.
I took 1.25 mg daily for a week and honestly felt completely normal. No dizziness, no palpitations, nothing.
After a week I increased to 2.5 mg daily.
Within a few days I started noticing:

●	Waking up with occasional palpitations    
●	My breathing while sleeping feels different. It’s hard to describe, but I’m much more aware of it    
●	My face seems a little more bloated than usual    
●	I get lightheaded more easily if I stand up quickly    
●	After drinking alcohol one night, I was lying in bed and could literally feel my pulse throughout my body. I could even feel it through my feet when they were pressed against the mattress    
●	During soccer training, my cardiovascular fitness doesn’t seem massively different, but my heart definitely feels like it’s beating harder and a little faster than it normally would for the same effort    

I’m otherwise healthy, 27 years old, and don’t have any known heart issues.
Has anyone else had a similar experience after increasing from 1.25 mg to 2.5 mg?
● Did the symptoms settle after a few weeks?
● Did you stay on 2.5 mg or drop back to 1.25 mg?
● Did your body eventually adapt, or did you decide oral minoxidil wasn’t for you?
I’m planning to discuss it with my doctor, but I’d be interested to hear other people’s experiences.

Topical min isn't really working for me so I'm considering making the switch to oral. For anyone that has made the switch:

- how has it worked out for you?

- did you experience a shed? side effects? (my BP is normal, mainly worried about excessive body hair growth)

- what was the process with switching over (ie: did you stop one and start the other, or take both at the same time for a transition period?)

Current regimen:

- Fin 1.25mg daily, topical 5% min twice daily

I don't really see any hair shedding. Even in the shower its less than 5-10 hairs that fall. My main issue is the lack of density/thickness. Ive been taking fin for about 7 years, I'm 33 years old now. I had a transplant around the time I started fin, but open to another. However, Id like to see what I can do with oral min before I try that again. Plus I'm not sure how much donor area Id have left to use.

When did you guys eventually reverse miniaturization of crown hair?? I am currently on 1mg finesteride, 2.5 mg oral minoxidil and topical minoxidil and tretenoin too. I microneedle twice or thrice a month- following this regiment since 6 months but I just noticed baby and more density, the crown hair haven't gone back to full length yet. Whats the timeline i should wait before switching to dusteride