Anyone using oral minox ?

[vever]

what are your results ? do you have side effects ?

i'm going to use it in a few months and i would like to know if other people use it

thx

[Blake Bloxham]

Vever,

 

Oral minoxidil is a very serious blood pressure medication. It is frequently used in emergent hospital situations to reduce high blood pressures when other medications fail. Because of this, it can have serious effects on your blood pressure, heart function, and cause significant fluid retention and tissue swelling. On top of all this, it has not been proven safe or effective for the treatment of hair loss. Because of this, most hair loss experts do not recommend it to patients. However, these doctors do usually endorse the topical (2% and 5%) minoxidil treatments.

 

Good luck.

[vever]

Vever,

 

Oral minoxidil is a very serious blood pressure medication. It is frequently used in emergent hospital situations to reduce high blood pressures when other medications fail. Because of this, it can have serious effects on your blood pressure, heart function, and cause significant fluid retention and tissue swelling. On top of all this, it has not been proven safe or effective for the treatment of hair loss. Because of this, most hair loss experts do not recommend it to patients. However, these doctors do usually endorse the topical (2% and 5%) minoxidil treatments.

 

Good luck.

 

hi Future_HT_Doc thank you for your response

i have read on this forum that Dr. Pathomvanich use it with success on his patient at low dose ?

[Blake Bloxham]

Vever,

 

I've heard of patients obtaining the drug in Thailand, but I haven't heard of it coming from Dr. Path himself. What's more, oral minoxidil, even in low doses, usually comes with a prescription for another drug: a diuretic ("water pill") to help reduce the fluid retention-associated tissue swelling.

 

Again, I think 99% of hair restoration specialists would recommend the topical form.

[vever]

Vever,

 

I've heard of patients obtaining the drug in Thailand, but I haven't heard of it coming from Dr. Path himself. What's more, oral minoxidil, even in low doses, usually comes with a prescription for another drug: a diuretic ("water pill") to help reduce the fluid retention-associated tissue swelling.

 

Again, I think 99% of hair restoration specialists would recommend the topical form.

 

 

I prescribed oral minoxidil for hair loss treatment in less than 1% of patients in my practice over past 20 years. These are those hopeless patients who have the hair loss problem with no response from finasteride, dutasteride and minoxidil lotion but the patient wants to have some treatment option to treat the hair loss. I use it with caution, since there is no study regarding the dosage and safety in treating androgenic alopecia.

I do not prescribe this medicine to patients who are known to have cardiovascular disease, history of deranged blood pressure, liver and kidney dysfunction.

 

this is from Dr Path himself

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/156941-any-experience-oral-minoxidil-2.html

[Blake Bloxham]

Vever,

 

It seems like Dr. Path is echoing some of the problems I listed above. Unless you fall under the very small margin he discussed above, you would not be a good candidate for the drug - in his opinion. What's more, he does say that the individuals who are "candidates" for the drug (for lack of a better term) still face some serious side effects. Again, I don't think a physician would recommend this drug to you. However, I do encourage you to consult with several hair restoration specialists and ask yourself.

 

Again, good luck!

[vever]

Vever,

 

It seems like Dr. Path is echoing some of the problems I listed above. Unless you fall under the very small margin he discussed above, you would not be a good candidate for the drug - in his opinion. What's more, he does say that the individuals who are "candidates" for the drug (for lack of a better term) still face some serious side effects. Again, I don't think a physician would recommend this drug to you. However, I do encourage you to consult with several hair restoration specialists and ask yourself.

 

Again, good luck!

 

Thank you Future_HT_Doc

[jameso]

i think i seen it also floating around in asia.