Regular Member BadHairDay Posted December 31, 2019 Regular Member Share Posted December 31, 2019 Hey guys, I used oral finasteride for approximately seven years and it had great affects during that time on my hair.Unfortunately I slowly started developing side effects and had to discontinue the medication. I switched over to topical 5% liquid Rogaine and have been using that for the past five or six years, but lately have also noticed side effects with this medication (dizziness, rapid heartbeat) . I also tried a brief stint with topical finasteride/Rogaine, but also felt some fatigue and other mild side effects using this medication. I would love to continue using these medications as they have saved my hair, although I can’t deal with the side effects. Is there a way to decrease systemic absorption of applied topicals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CosmoKramer Posted December 31, 2019 Senior Member Share Posted December 31, 2019 Other than not applying any topical to a wet or damp scalp (as that increases absorption)...I don’t think you can avoid side effects if you experience them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lohvisa Posted January 6, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 4:15 AM, BadHairDay said: Hey guys, I used oral finasteride for approximately seven years and it had great affects during that time on my hair.Unfortunately I slowly started developing side effects and had to discontinue the medication. I switched over to topical 5% liquid Rogaine and have been using that for the past five or six years, but lately have also noticed side effects with this medication (dizziness, rapid heartbeat) . I also tried a brief stint with topical finasteride/Rogaine, but also felt some fatigue and other mild side effects using this medication. I would love to continue using these medications as they have saved my hair, although I can’t deal with the side effects. Is there a way to decrease systemic absorption of applied topicals? Look for topicals with lipids(liposomes) in them, as their fatty cell membrane should block these topicals from being absorbed in the bloodstream, and keep them present only in the scalp. Then the stuff u take will not enter ur bloodstream and u wont have minoxidil side effects such as rapid heart beat or finasteride side effects such as effects on ur sex drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BadHairDay Posted January 6, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2020 awesome thank you! do you know by chance where to get these or do you have to ask the compounding pharmacy to specifically make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious Posted January 6, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2020 Have you tried 2% minoxidil (Rogaine)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member BadHairDay Posted January 6, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 6, 2020 13 hours ago, Curious said: Have you tried 2% minoxidil (Rogaine)? Actually no... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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