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On 4/26/2021 at 11:13 AM, Nounours said:

I tried oral minoxidil briefly about 17-18 months ago following the guidance of a highly regarded HT doctor. 5mg every day (went to 5mg every other day after a while to see if sides would go). Must have been on it for no longer than a month (I can't remember exactly how long though). Not here to scare people off as it genuinely works for some people (as can be seen by many different case studies) with little to no side effects. But in my experience I experienced 3 significant side effects:

1. Substantial Heart Rate Increase - When I'm not doing anything intensive my heart rate is anything between 60-75 bpm. On minoxidil tablets my heart rate went up between 80-115 bpm during the same type of activity, usually with great fluctuation. It remember it went up as high as 162 bpm during a presentation I had to do. I reckon emotions (stress mainly) play a significant part of the high bpm periods but for me it was still very concerning how oral minoxidil exacerbated this. In case anyone is curious, I didn't experience noticeable heart palpitations but did experience periods of irregular heartbeat.
2. Stiff Lower Back - Could have possibly been related to the kidneys. Difficult to state if there is a direct relation with oral minoxidil but there was no stiffness before I was taking the tablets. The stiffness went away after I stopped taking them.
3. Chest tightness - Developed what could be described as tightness to the chest whilst on oral minoxidil. Sometimes it was just a general light tightness across the chest, other times it was an intense burst of tightness on the left side of my chest. General light tightness went away pretty soon after I stopped taking the tablets but it took a couple of months or so after I stopped taking oral minoxidil for the intense bursts to go away. I no longer experience them anymore.

Again, I don't want to scare people off as there are genuinely excellent HT Doctors who are prescribing oral minoxidil as well as there being many positive case studies on its use for hair loss. But I feel like its important to add my experiences with it so people can make a more informed review-led decision on it.

5mg is way way too much. My HT doctor with 16+ years of experience only prescribes 1.25 mg daily ( break the 5mg tablet into 4 pieces )  I have been taking 2.5mg daily(due to my hair loss progression) for the past 2 years with 0 side effects and also includes taking high stim pre workout gym supplements. No way would I take 5mg daily !

On 4/25/2021 at 10:06 PM, Curious25 said:

Awesome man . . Any regrowth? Or just general thickening of your native hair ? 

For me it was just mainly thickening but it really depends on the level of hair loss you progression you are at 

I've been taking oral minoxidil for over 2 years (2.5mg) no side effects whatsoever and great results. My hair got much thicker. 

I just had the crown done with SMP , I have one more session to do. It has made a notable difference already. I would recommend it short them maybe? 

At some stage, I will get the crown filled in. I think its recommended that you wait until you're at least 35 years of age to do a transplant on the crown

4 hours ago, JohnAC71 said:

That Is a sensitive area so it will heal, it might just take a while. As long as it keeps improving then all should be good. We can see the redness improve like @Egyhas mentioned. 
Who was the Clinic/Dr ? Thanks 🙏 

Really hope so, its just taking so long ! I thought by now everything would have cleared up.  Its seems to be healing very slow. 

It was done in HSW, Dublin, Ireland

On 12/5/2020 at 2:09 PM, Rossybop said:

Hi guys,

I'm hoping to get my makeover next week and I believe I have to stay out of the gym and avoid intense exercise for at least 3 - 4 weeks post-op. I was planning on getting into the gym in January and blasting creatine, maybe weight gainer and some regular heavy exercise for at least 2 months or so.

Can this potentially f**k with the development of your new hair? I know it can tamper with male hormones, blood pressure, testosterone and so on. I'll happily take it handy if is best to do so but if supplements and training have no effect on my hair then I'll go right ahead and start bulking with my scabby transplanted head lol.

I would be quite weary taking creatine, there has been studies and research shown that it can increase DHT. I've been training all of my life pretty much (Boxing and Bodybuilding) Every time I add in creatine.. at about week 3-4 I start to notice a lot more shedding so I just avoid it now. Weight Gainers / Protein etc is fine as long as they are creatine free. 

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