Topical minoxidil & a fat face or oral

[Julius]

I have been using topical minox for over a year and I now think there is some systemic absorption with it.

 

On the forums lately they have been inundated with similar complaints by members

 

See here for example:

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I was told by someone who has not seen me since I began taking minox topical that my face is now rounder (& I have been doing face and neck exercises in this time and actually lost weight). Recently I accidently used about 10mls of the stuff and the next morning I woke up with a massive red swollen head and chest pains.

This got me thinking about oral minox.

I then found a good article on oral minox and how it is more effective than topical:

 

http://archderm.highwire.org/c...abstract/123/11/1488

 

Anyone taking it needs to be on a loop diuretic and a beta blocker. I would not go above 10mg a day. I was wondering if 5 mg a day broken up into two doses of 2.5mg twelve hours apart would be effective?

 

Recently I also found out that all beta blockers cause hair loss, so I would avoid them if possible.

 

Using oral spiro as the diuretic is not a good idea as "spiro will act like a REVERSE Minoxidil"

 

see this post:

 

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I would like to take one 20mg flurosemide and two Loniten 5mg spaced twelve hours apart daily & would love to hear doctors' thoughts on this matter?

Cheers

[sherrybalesteros]

You should not stop taking antidiuretics just to avoid hair loss. The product is specifically made for to be partneres with beta blockers and anti diuretics.