Is the oral minoxidil from hims.com whack?

[Acion]

Is all generic minoxidil the same?

Is there a cheaper source?

 

[Orientalist]

Looksmin

 

[fatchadlitecel]

I tried oral min it's very potent but makes you grow lots of extra body hair

 

[Acion]

I tried oral min it's very potent but makes you grow lots of extra body hair

I'm hesitant about buying this shit because it comes in a weird chewable form.

They also sell it mixed with finasteride

This guy from reddit says it works, so I'll probably get it, but I trust the opinion of people here more. What did you use? What online pharmacy did you get it from?

https://www.reddit.com/r/minoxidil/comments/1e3e6b7/hims_minfin_chewable_update_7_months

 

[losh]

You can also drink topical minoxidil (srs). But don't be a retard with the dosing. Get a cheap lab pipette or a good syringe. Never eyeball it

 

[fatchadlitecel]

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I'm hesitant about buying this shit because it comes in a weird chewable form.

They also sell it mixed with finasteride

This guy from reddit says it works, so I'll probably get it, but I trust the opinion of people here more. What did you use? What online pharmacy did you get it from?

https://www.reddit.com/r/minoxidil/comments/1e3e6b7/hims_minfin_chewable_update_7_months

I bought it from an Indian pharmacy, maybe ExpressPCT or DashPCT or something like that - only ones that shipped to Canada

 

[fatchadlitecel]

You can also drink topical minoxidil (srs). But don't be a retard with the dosing. Get a cheap lab pipette or a good syringe. Never eyeball it

It's supposed to be sublingual (under your tongue) if you do it like this

 

[Emoticon]

Clinical efficacy and safety of low-dose oral minoxidil versus topical solution in the improvement of androgenetic alopecia: A randomized controlled trial - PubMed

Although topical minoxidil has a better overall therapeutic effect than 1 mg oral minoxidil, the difference between the two groups was not significant. Therefore, 1 mg oral minoxidil may be as effective and safe as standard topical minoxidil in female and male pattern hair loss.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Conclusion: Although topical minoxidil has a better overall therapeutic effect than 1 mg oral minoxidil, the difference between the two groups was not significant. Therefore, 1 mg oral minoxidil may be as effective and safe as standard topical minoxidil in female and male pattern hair loss.

Also, minoxidil works on facial hair:

Efficacy of topical minoxidil in enhancing beard growth in a group of transgender assigned female at birth individuals on gender affirming hormone therapy - PubMed

This is the first study demonstrating the efficacy of topical minoxidil in enhancing facial hair growth among t-AFAB people on GAHT. Further studies will be necessary to assess whether the obtained improvements will persist after discontinuing the medication.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[fatchadlitecel]

Clinical efficacy and safety of low-dose oral minoxidil versus topical solution in the improvement of androgenetic alopecia: A randomized controlled trial - PubMed

Although topical minoxidil has a better overall therapeutic effect than 1 mg oral minoxidil, the difference between the two groups was not significant. Therefore, 1 mg oral minoxidil may be as effective and safe as standard topical minoxidil in female and male pattern hair loss.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Conclusion: Although topical minoxidil has a better overall therapeutic effect than 1 mg oral minoxidil, the difference between the two groups was not significant. Therefore, 1 mg oral minoxidil may be as effective and safe as standard topical minoxidil in female and male pattern hair loss.

Also, minoxidil works on facial hair:

Efficacy of topical minoxidil in enhancing beard growth in a group of transgender assigned female at birth individuals on gender affirming hormone therapy - PubMed

This is the first study demonstrating the efficacy of topical minoxidil in enhancing facial hair growth among t-AFAB people on GAHT. Further studies will be necessary to assess whether the obtained improvements will persist after discontinuing the medication.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Oral minoxidil is a hardcore heart medication, you should be careful with it

 

[Emoticon]

I wouldn't say 1 mg oral minox is "hardcore", but given that the study showed its the same as (maybe even less effective than) topical....why not just go topical?

Plus you can control where you put it. Won't get hair growing everywhere you don't need lol

 

[fatchadlitecel]

I wouldn't say 1 mg oral minox is "hardcore", but given that the study showed its the same as (maybe even less effective than) topical....why not just go topical?

Plus you can control where you put it. Won't get hair growing everywhere you don't need lol

Oral min usually comes in 5-20mg doses and can lower blood pressure a lot - even to the point where it kills you which is why people should be careful with it

When I was taking 1.25mg a day it was overall fine but my blood pressure was noticeably lower

 

[Acion]

5-20mg

Where can I get the 20mg stuff?

 

[fatchadlitecel]

Where can I get the 20mg stuff?

Indian pharmacies but like I said you don't want to take high doses, the effective dose is around 1mg

 

[Emoticon]

I never understood why people care about hair so much.
To the point where they are willing to risk low blood pressure (high dose oral minoxidil) or sexual dysfunction(finasteride).
I'd draw the line at topical minox. If it bothers you that much, get a hair transplant in Turkey. I hear its cheap over there with reasonable quality.


Its not like obesity which is actually bad and unhealthy.

If people don't like you for the way you are (for non harmful aspects), fuck 'em. Move to a country where you're appreciated.

This extreme hair stuff is the same line of thinking that leads to people using high doses of anabolic steroids and harming themselves. Modern Western is the problem, not you. Time to get out.

 

[fatchadlitecel]

I never understood why people care about hair so much.
To the point where they are willing to risk low blood pressure (high dose oral minoxidil) or sexual dysfunction(finasteride).
I'd draw the line at topical minox. If it bothers you that much, get a hair transplant in Turkey. I hear its cheap over there with reasonable quality.


Its not like obesity which is actually bad and unhealthy.

If people don't like you for the way you are (for non harmful aspects), fuck 'em. Move to a country where you're appreciated.

This extreme hair stuff is the same line of thinking that leads to people using high doses of anabolic steroids and harming themselves. Modern Western is the problem, not you. Time to get out.

You need to take finasteride and probably also minoxidil already if you're at the point where you're getting a hair transplant. Turkey is the meme country because they will do what you want and not ask questions/refuse to treat you for patient non-compliance (You also can't sue them if they butcher your head). Western hair doctors want you to already be on hair loss medications to avoid themselves getting sued and to recommend treatments which are better than cosmetic alteration at stopping hair loss.

 

[AlexBrown84]

I never understood why people care about hair so much.
To the point where they are willing to risk low blood pressure (high dose oral minoxidil) or sexual dysfunction(finasteride).
I'd draw the line at topical minox. If it bothers you that much, get a hair transplant in Turkey. I hear its cheap over there with reasonable quality.


Its not like obesity which is actually bad and unhealthy.

If people don't like you for the way you are (for non harmful aspects), fuck 'em. Move to a country where you're appreciated.

This extreme hair stuff is the same line of thinking that leads to people using high doses of anabolic steroids and harming themselves. Modern Western is the problem, not you. Time to get out.

hair is life boyo

i think when you take matters into your own hands and medicate yourself with fin, etc etc, versus getting a hair transplant, you can better control for side affects instead of just leaving it up to some random turk roach

 

[Emoticon]

I dunno, finasteride can cause permanent sexual dysfunction. That worries me.

Sex is life

Persistent sexual side effects of finasteride: could they be permanent? - PubMed

In most men who developed persistent sexual side effects (≥3 months) despite the discontinuation of finasteride, the sexual dysfunction continued for many months or years. Although several rat studies have shown detrimental changes to erectile function caused by 5 alpha reductase inhibitors, the...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[fatchadlitecel]

I dunno, finasteride can cause permanent sexual dysfunction. That worries me.

Sex is life

Persistent sexual side effects of finasteride: could they be permanent? - PubMed

In most men who developed persistent sexual side effects (≥3 months) despite the discontinuation of finasteride, the sexual dysfunction continued for many months or years. Although several rat studies have shown detrimental changes to erectile function caused by 5 alpha reductase inhibitors, the...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

In the big randomized trial they did when they legalized the drug it was about 1 in 200 above placebo that experienced any sexual problems (1.5% vs 1% placebo). There's no evidence the side effects are permanent, the guys who are claiming they were permanently damaged are psycho most of the time or have multiple other conditions they are blaming finasteride for like diabetes/obesity.

Just a simple example from myself - I lifted weights for years but it wasn't until I started doing a lot of cardio and shed fat that I started getting rock hard erections.

 

[Jade]

Hairloss is actually good for you. Women find bald men the most attractive.