Oral Minoxidil for Hair Loss

Nelson Vergel · Aug 16, 2024

Dr.V.P.C. said:
I had exactly the same effect , and went back to topical just in upper head.

Same here. Using Rogained Foam in the morning and this product from Empower Pharmacy at night:

Hair Restore Ultra Scalp Solution

Choose Empower Pharmacy for compounded Hair Restore Ultra Scalp Solution. The leading accredited 503A and FDA-registered 503B compounding pharmacy.

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Jeff · Oct 2, 2024

Nelson Vergel said:
Update after 4 months of daily dosing:

Head hair; slight improvement but not by much.

Body hair: dramatic growth (unwanted)

I do not recommend oral minoxidil to women or men who are already hairy. Results on scalp hair were not worth it. Would it work better in younger men? Who knows!

I stopped it. My eyebrows, nose, ear, and genital hair have gone nuts.

Sorry to weigh in late on this thread, but what oral dose were you taking, Nelson? 5mg?
I'm wondering if those of us who have high bp and are already on diuretics for it could safely take a higher dose (while of course being on the lookout for edema, etc)

Nelson Vergel · Oct 3, 2024

I was taking 5 mg a day for at least 3 months. I have high BP (treated successfully) and experienced no water retention. Hair grew everywhere but where I wanted it (scalp)

I bought mine from Medsbase: https://medsbase.com/lonitab/

grayiron · Jan 1, 2025

Nelson Vergel said:
Same here. Using Rogained Foam in the morning and this product from Empower Pharmacy at night:

Hair Restore Ultra Scalp Solution

Choose Empower Pharmacy for compounded Hair Restore Ultra Scalp Solution. The leading accredited 503A and FDA-registered 503B compounding pharmacy.

www.empowerpharmacy.com

What's your thoughts/review on Hair Restore Ultra? Did you get any side effects from it? Are you concerned with the finasteride topical? I just am really scared of finasteride.