Oral Minoxidil (loniten)

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  • PaperThin
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2014
    • 11
    #1

    Oral Minoxidil (loniten)

    So i'm gonna start taking oral minoxidil at low dose (5mg)
    i heard some doctors (Dr. Pathomvanich ) use it on their patients and if they don't develop bad side effects then they let them on it, i have read that the result are incredible!
    my only concern are that i heard that minox can cause heart damage, but i don't understand why ? is it because of water retention or something else?
    another concern is the aging sking/bag under eyes is this for real or just another made up story by these hypochondriac from propeciahelp ?

    thx alot!

    here you can have more info about Dr Pathomvanich oral minox use on hair restoration network
    Tags: loniten, oral minox
    • Dr. Glenn Charles
      IAHRS Recommended Hair Transplant Surgeon
      • Nov 2008
      • 2423
      #2
      Minoxidil is a medication used to lower blood pressure by causing vasodialation. In other words it is an antihypertensive. I would imagine there is a greater chance of it causing cardiac effects when taken orally versus topically.
      Dr. Glenn Charles
      Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons
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        • Bjimmy
          Junior Member
          • Oct 2011
          • 6
          #3
          Oral minoxidil causes left ventricular hypertrophy. Iirc it's caused by the tachycardia that comes about from oral minox use, but I'm not a physician so take that with a gigantic grain of salt.

          I use it and it's effective, but the side effects certainly aren't insignificant. I wouldn't recommend using it. I personally haven't noticed any facial aging, but I haven't been using it for a particularly long time and am on quite a heavy skin care regimen anyway, so its effect on my face may not be indicative.

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            • PaperThin
              Junior Member
              • Feb 2014
              • 11
              #4
              Originally posted by Bjimmy
              Oral minoxidil causes left ventricular hypertrophy. Iirc it's caused by the tachycardia that comes about from oral minox use, but I'm not a physician so take that with a gigantic grain of salt.

              I use it and it's effective, but the side effects certainly aren't insignificant. I wouldn't recommend using it. I personally haven't noticed any facial aging, but I haven't been using it for a particularly long time and am on quite a heavy skin care regimen anyway, so its effect on my face may not be indicative.
              why did you stop it ? what were your dosage and for how long ?
              thx

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                • PaperThin
                  Junior Member
                  • Feb 2014
                  • 11
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Dr. Glenn Charles
                  Minoxidil is a medication used to lower blood pressure by causing vasodialation. In other words it is an antihypertensive. I would imagine there is a greater chance of it causing cardiac effects when taken orally versus topically.
                  According to Dr.Path the effects on heart and blood pressure were minimal at 5mg

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