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Originally Posted by Jasari
Typically around 1.5% of topical minox will reach systemic circulation. In that regard everyone will have side effects when a synthetic drug is in your system - Whether you notice them or not is a different story.
Such as? If you don't notice them then surely they are not dangerous?
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Some people are just hyper worried about even the slightest possibility of even the slightest side effects. It's their bodies. So it;s OK for them to do that - but they will not find any medication anywhere for any purpose that does not have any possible side effects. Reality is a bummer sometimes.
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Originally Posted by Breaking Bald
Such as? If you don't notice them then surely they are not dangerous?
Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator medication; so if there are systemic side effects they will likely be related to your heart such as in the case study below. As Tracy has said above, unfortunately any drug is going to have side effects; its just best to be informed of everything that is possible and weigh up where maintaining your hair fits in the mix.
At the end of the day obviously any artificial drug isn't the best thing to have in your body, but I'd imagine most people (Myself included) would attest to the fact that hair loss sucks worse than potential side effects.
"Systemic cardiovascular effects during chronic treatment with topical minoxidil vs placebo were evaluated using a double-blind, randomized design for two parallel groups (n = 20 for minoxidil, n = 15 for placebo). During 6 months of follow-up, blood pressure did not change, whereas minoxidil increased heart rate by 3-5 beats min-1. Compared with placebo, topical minoxidil caused significant increases in LV end-diastolic volume, in cardiac output (by 0.751 min-1) and in LV mass (by 5 g m-2). We conclude that in healthy subjects short-term use of topical minoxidil is likely not to be detrimental. However, safety needs to be established regarding ischaemic symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease as well as for the possible development of LV hypertrophy in healthy subjects during years of therapy."
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