Which is better, topical or oral Minoxidil?

Which is better, topical or oral Minoxidil? #shorts

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[JohnJustJohn]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a dedicated video on Oral Minoxidil. It’s gained a lot of traction over the past 6 months. I’d love to hear Russell’s opinion on it as he was involved in the original minoxidil trials. Thankyou doctors!

[gg.]

Orals are always metabolised in the liver as well, for example finasteride has already a little literature on correlation with fatty liver desease. If topical works, it is always best for your body.

[fatalradius]

I like these shorts! Keep up the great work

[jaminga]

Oral minoxidil will always work better but the issue is it’s going to cause hair growth in places you don’t want, and that means more time shaving and etc

[snakemanaustin]

Oral minoxidil and finateride combined works very well . Topical works but not as good

[SuperDodoe]

doesnt oral metabolize better making it more efficacious?

[gregg.]

Oral minoxidil, in doses lower than those used for hypertension, is effective for treatment of hair loss, but it is more likely than topical formulations (Rogaine, and others) to cause hypertrichosis and pretibial edema, and the optimal dose has not been established. This is something that should be disclosed as a result of a fairly recent randomized control trial. On a related note, I would love to hear your thoughts on administration of sub-lingual minoxidil as it seems to have a better absorption rate since less of the drug is processed through the liver.

[christianblake]

I just wish to dispel any of these rumours regarding oral minoxidil, I take 5 mg of oral minoxidil daily and have been doing so for the last year! I have had fantastic results!!!! I was taking topical minoxidil for five years putting on this sticky unpleasant lotion every night mixing it with Tretinoin and had little to no results. The majority of people will find that topical minoxidil will not work! For minoxidil to work it needs to be taken orally I work in an industry where I require physical examinations every six months to do my job (I work in the oil industry) and I have no issues with taking low dose oral minoxidil! Minoxidil does not kill people on this strength and I am laughing as I write this because all you people are scared by fear mongering idiots don’t you think there would be data showing the deaths of all these people who are taking oral minoxidil and having heart attacks or heart issues there is no data that shows Taking low-dose minoxidil is harmful in any healthy person!!!!
Ps I don’t care what any of you do carry on listening to the scaremongers and sticking that disgusting stuff on your head every night!😂😂😂

[zaselimgamingvideos]

Ok i have a question, I had been using topical minoxidil for 2 yrs and suddenly around 5 to 6 month ago i started to develop fangus like dandruff on my scalp, it become so swere that i had to shave my head in December and to clean my scalp and then it started to happen again and i had to shave my head head again in February and then i went to dermatologist and she prescribed me 2.5mg oral minoxidil which i am taking currently and its been 17 days i am taking it. I am noticing that my hair look different than before, individual hair looks thinner than before, a bit curvy like in round angle where original they are straight, they are also standing/pointy still after the month instead of getting into slide/downwards shape and i am seeing less volume as well. Its been 1 month and 3 days since i shaved my head, the length of my hairs is around the same as it would grow in this amount of time. So my question is, is oral minoxidil working from the scratch? I mean looks like i am in the withdrawal phase from topical which causing my hair to going back to their pre minoxidil phase. The Dr. said that oral minoxidil will continue from where you left off. I didn't notice any shedding up to this point during washing my hair since i shaved my head and started taking minoxidil. I shaved my head on 25th Feb and resumed topical again on 27th twice a day upto 11th march the day i went to dermatologist and stoped topical and started oral on 12th march and taking it since. I believe it is too early for my hairs to thin even if i wasn't taking oral since withdrawal symptoms dont occur in this short amount of time. I am confused now, i mean topical was working great for me my hair got a lot thicker and now they are looking way thinner. Do i need to go back on topical and do something else about the dandruff/fungus thing? Or continue taking oral?
Please help me out, thanks.

[MobzolinYT]

Hi Dr. Russel and Dr. Vikram!

I've been watching your contents for a very long time. Can you plz make a content on your hair journey?

Both of you plz tell us the story if U had any sort of hairloss or anything about your hair health

[ethanlculver]

Oral is likely to increase hair all over the body which is a big downside. Most guys do not want more body hair than they already have. That’s why I don’t take oral. Topical is way more targeted to the area of concern.

[nazhul]

Would it be okay to switch from day to day topical oral and so on? Would it harm the effectiveness?

[amandacowham]

Since taking oral minoxidil my eczema on the scalp is non existent. I believe it’s doing something good

[zacw]

Topical all day everyday. I won't mess with anything that can cause heart problems.

[irfanmohd]

How long does minoxidil effects last??

[WhyYouLookAtThis]

Dr. Jay, what are your thoughts on topical latanoprost (0.03%) for hair loss in combination with finasteride (0.1%) and minoxidil (5%)? This was recommended by my doctor but there isn't much information about latanoprost available, would appreciate your insight. Thank you!

[augustya]

is there a right time an appropriate time to take Oral Minoxidil ?

[PinkFreud]

Thank you so much for these videos, they are very educational and incredibly helpful.
Could you please talk about Azelaic Acid for hair loss? I know some hair clinics use it in combination with Minoxidil. It seems to act as a DHT blocker with some initial, tentative evidence suggesting that it works. It also has a much safer side effect profile than Finasteride (although I am aware Finasteride is a much more reliable and effective medication with strong evidence base). Thank you!

[meltedsnowman]

Have you seen Haircafe’s video on oral minoxidil where he argues that oral minoxidil is not safe for people to use?

[sherifdoc]

I’m not seeing any hair improvements after 5-6 months of using oral minoxidil (1.25 mg daily for 4 months then 2.5 mg daily for the following 1 -1.5 month). Topical minoxidil worked for me in the past but I switched to the oral pills because of hair dryness. I expected the oral to work, based on all the positive feedbacks we have been hearing. However, this isn’t the case for me, not sure why !!! I feel my hair lost density and oral minoxidil never regained it…Any thoughts ?!!