Low-dose oral minoxidil for hair loss in adults and children.

Low dose oral minoxidil for hair loss in adults and children.
This video descibes the typical dose, common adverse effects, avoiding severe adverse effects and mechanism of action.

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[a-sfhi]

Thank you so much for the helpful and useful information. And thank you for the visuals/info, too, about the hair follicle being surround by blood vessels. Thanks again!!!

[MegaKundzio]

Kochana Pani Profesor, to dzięki Pani mam cały czas gęste włosy. Wielkie dzięki

[Elsalvador]

So interesting and well explained! I started 2.5 3 months and all was right, just last days noticed, in some part of the day, like a chest pression discomfort but: no tachicard, no edema, no heart rate. I went to a cardiologist and I took: ECG, Stress Test and echocardiogram and all was ok, so strange: also noticed, a day, the chest pain was increasing or decreasing moving body to a specific side: left/right: Any hint or suggestion? Thank you

[artemzelenyuk]

Dear Professor Rudnicka! I absolutely adore your videos! You have the best trichology and dermatology channel on YouTube! Dear doctor, could you please tell me if you are accepting new patients? If yes, how can I book a consultation with you? I’m dealing with androgenic alopecia and would be really grateful to have an amazing doctor like you look into my case. Thanks a lot!

[marthabrennan]

Thank you for the information. Will oral minoxidil help resolve years of hair loss due to menopause? I am on HRT and .25 mg oral minoxidil.

[MarkusVanTruyen]

*1. Soo Professor are you stating the oral is more effective compared to topical due to enzyme conversion to active form? what if this mechanism is activated in the topical route to avoid systemic side effects? what would you suggest is the best activated topical formula that gets the best of both world? ie topical application without the side effects of the oral but only the benefits of the oral by converting it to the active form?* - as don't see any other reason to take oral minoxdil for hair loss, if there is do let me know...

*2. minoxidil lowers diastolic BP and that in turn can cause the heart rate to increase to compensated for the loss in pressure hence its not suitable for the heart long term, any thoughts on mediating against this? - what can one do to counteract this?*

*3. also whats your thoughts on other advanced mesotherapy solutions that trigger regrowth and stimulation of the hair follicles that are proving superior to PRP and Polynucleotides etc?*


*PS: I have found a few companies willing to compound the topical to the active form*

[samirashirzadeh]

Dear Professor Rudnika, Thank you for the video. I was looking for the answer about stop using the minoxidil, but couldn't find the answer in your video. I am considering to take 0.25 mg of minoxidil for hair loss due to stress. But I would like to know how challenge it would be if I want to stop it after a while?

[gregbirds]

Hi dr, thanks for the great video. If you experience hypertrichosis, if you then stop taking the oral minoxidil, should the hypertrichosis be fully reversed too? Thanks again.

[naseemjaved]

thank you for sharing such useful information

[KarolinaS-ztkl]

Thank you! I'm after the first month of topical minoxidil but I noticed terrible shedding. Is it normal? I also take vit. D and saw palmetto.

[roxannasadoughifar]

Informative for patients and professionals!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[wassierehman]

Dear Professor... I want to start Oral Minoxidil. What do you think would be a safe dose to start with? Also is it safe to be taken with Finasteride? Please help me out with the dosage. I have used topical finsteride before and it didnt have any side effects as such but I want to switch to oral for better results.

[stranger]

I started at 2.5mg daily 3 weeks ago but have been reading that 1.25mg might have been enough. Dred shed has started. Should I wean down or keep it at 2.5? Thanks

[iyeh]

Dear Doctor.
I want to follow your rule to start lower dosage 1.25 mg then increase slowly, but the only tablet in my country is 10 mg. Can I cut it to 4 parts 2.5 mg and take it once every two days? Thank you.

[Fsara]

Dear professor, I hope you read my question❤. recently I went to a hairclinic and they gave me dutasteride 0, 15 mg per day, because of androgentic alopecia.I am a female, 59. I am a bit lost, could not find recearch about dutasteride for woman in my age in this dosing and if I am to old now. Is it worth trying and will I have hairshedding. I read and hear terrible things. Or is oral minoxidil better, greetings from the Netherlands. Al confused dutchie.

[nicolaslorenzo]

Thank you for the video.

I was under 5% topical minoxidil for one year but no effect.

No it's already almost one year under 5mg/day of oral minoxidil but the results are very minor ....

A compound pharmacy do capsules with minoxidil powder inside.

Do you think I should ask another form ? (Sublingual or something else ?)

[MarkusVanTruyen]

also are you available for consultations ?

[Northdallasguy]

5 mg a day been working good for me for 10 months

[Noisyboy]

Does minoxidil regrows hair in sebborhiec dermatitis hair loss

[gadigadigadigadi]

How does low dose minoxidil effect your liver over time ? 2.5mg a day that is