Regular Member Riktigriktig Posted January 7, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 Anyone using only oral minoxodil to control hair loss who can share their experience? Do you think its possible too maintain what you have on only OM without using finasteride(not counting diffrent schampoos and other side effect free stuff!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kirkland Posted January 7, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 Is it possible? Perhaps but not suggested. Oral minox and an anti-androgen are approaching the situation differently. More and more the consensus is that stacking treatments has a better chance of success (stopping further progression) rather than relying on one treatment alone. Also, oral minox is not sides-free for some, just like fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Riktigriktig Posted January 7, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, kirkland said: Is it possible? Perhaps but not suggested. Oral minox and an anti-androgen are approaching the situation differently. More and more the consensus is that stacking treatments has a better chance of success (stopping further progression) rather than relying on one treatment alone. Also, oral minox is not sides-free for some, just like fin. Yes! I can imagine stacking medications is optimal but I’m thinking about options for people who are afraid of sexual side effects. Is it worth it to use OM or is it just a waste of time if you dont combine it with fin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TorontoMan Posted January 7, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 You're shooting in the dark here. You already know the answer to this. Try topical finasteride to help you get over your fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Riktigriktig Posted January 7, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, TorontoMan said: You're shooting in the dark here. You already know the answer to this. Try topical finasteride to help you get over your fear. Topical fin has the same side effect profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member hairman22 Posted January 7, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 I think Bisanga has suggested it may be possible with jst Oral Minoxidil. Be carefull with Oral Minox though if Propecia gave yiu sexual sides. Oral Minoxidil can cause elevated Heart issues. Some heart issues can case sexual issues. Its why rarely some people can het sexual sides on Minox. Very rare though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member mmokin Posted January 7, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, hairman22 said: I think Bisanga has suggested it may be possible with jst Oral Minoxidil. Be carefull with Oral Minox though if Propecia gave yiu sexual sides. Oral Minoxidil can cause elevated Heart issues. Some heart issues can case sexual issues. Its why rarely some people can het sexual sides on Minox. Very rare though. its supposedly a mild anti androgen as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Riktigriktig Posted January 8, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 hours ago, hairman22 said: I think Bisanga has suggested it may be possible with jst Oral Minoxidil. Be carefull with Oral Minox though if Propecia gave yiu sexual sides. Oral Minoxidil can cause elevated Heart issues. Some heart issues can case sexual issues. Its why rarely some people can het sexual sides on Minox. Very rare though. Really? Never heard of sexual sides with OM. But I suppose they would not be permanent since it does not mess with your hormones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Curious25 Posted January 8, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 hours ago, hairman22 said: I think Bisanga has suggested it may be possible with jst Oral Minoxidil. Be carefull with Oral Minox though if Propecia gave yiu sexual sides. Oral Minoxidil can cause elevated Heart issues. Some heart issues can case sexual issues. Its why rarely some people can het sexual sides on Minox. Very rare though. That’s just not true. If any heart issues were impactful enough to affect your erections, sexual issues would be the least of your concerns. It’s a vasodilator , so it is more likely to aid sexually performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TorontoMan Posted January 11, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 11, 2022 The problem is not even fin is enough for some individuals. So while you're sitting on this dilemma, time is working against you and you will progress and eventually you'll get desperate like most people and get on it anyways. Most guys will realize its not as scary as they built it up in their head, and if you do get some side effects you titrate down or look for alternatives. I was in a similar position, but two years later I've understood the trade-offs for myself and hardly think about it anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Riktigriktig Posted January 11, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, TorontoMan said: The problem is not even fin is enough for some individuals. So while you're sitting on this dilemma, time is working against you and you will progress and eventually you'll get desperate like most people and get on it anyways. Most guys will realize its not as scary as they built it up in their head, and if you do get some side effects you titrate down or look for alternatives. I was in a similar position, but two years later I've understood the trade-offs for myself and hardly think about it anymore. Thing is, I tried finasteride about two years ago. After two months I got watery semen and trouble getting erection. Convinced myself that I was imagening the low libido effect and continued use but after a year I had to quit since the side effects got worse. After I quit the side effects of ED and watery semen stayed for around 3 weeks which was a very scary period. I know these effects are rare but once you experience them its horrifying. Edited January 11, 2022 by Riktigriktig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Riktigriktig Posted January 21, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 21, 2022 Just received my TCO oral minoxodil 2.5mg. Gonna update later with review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Mike10 Posted January 21, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted January 21, 2022 The unknown with oral Minox is, can it work in the long term? We do not know. But we do know Propecia can work in the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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