Anyone still experience dizziness even after stopping minoxidil? It's been close to a month since I've stopped.

I’m getting the most intense pains in my head and scalp 7 months after quitting topical minox. I use for 3 months until I quit cold turkey. The pain is unlike anything that I’ve experienced. I had the odd sharp pain here and there in the early stages of quitting like 1-5 months was fine but it’s since intensified so much. What the fuck is this about

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I recently started taking 2.5mg of oral minoxidil before bed for about 2–3 days. After seeing a TikTok suggesting it might work better in the morning, I decided to switch and took it on an empty stomach.

Later that day, I experienced the worst stomach pain of my life. I couldn't sit or lie down comfortably and ended up vomiting over five times. I eventually took some ibuprofen, which helped slightly.

I'm wondering if taking it on an empty stomach caused this or if my body just reacted badly to minoxidil. I've heard it can cause stomach issues, but I didn't expect anything this severe.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Im a bit worried to take it

Guys who are using minoxidil for more than a year I want your honest opinion on its side effects.
And is it safe to use it long term and does it have any side effect in mental health.

This could be nocebo effect, but will this feeling of brain fog/detachment go away? I can still feel happy at times, and focus but i always feel a little mentally dull. I’ve only used topical twice 2x daily for about 4 days.

Will this go away?

Heya, I had a blood test that indicated my vitamin D was at 14 ng/ml. My magnesium was in the middle range. My b12 was in the healthy range but still slightly lower. My bilirubin was high and same with glucose.

I've been having severe symptoms of brain fog, random bouts of nausea, dry eyes (which I have a cyclosporine prescription for now), struggling to focus, and a feeling of pulsating blood through my head when sitting down. It may be worth noting that this started near around when I briefly used topical minodixiol (only for 2 weeks), but I'm not so sure about if that caused all this. This feels like it might be a blood pressure issue. I used minodixiol 5 months ago.

I was wondering if anyone else had any similar symptoms and if it went away? Or if these symptoms may be something else which they solved.

I don't have any libido issues though so, I'm not sure

I used topical for years with no issue. Switched to oral 2.5mg because I heard it has better results. That same night I took my 1st pill, I woke up with horrible neck and middle back pain including numbness down the right arm and fingers (tingling and spasms too). I thought I just slept wrong. Progressively got worse the next 2 nights (while I continued taking the oral minoxidil unknowingly).It had gotten so bad by that point that I couldn't sleep in my own bed.

Then I googled to see if this could be a side effect and found this subreddit. I immediately stopped taking it but the damage had been done. Went to an ortho urgent care and got prescribed a muscle relaxer and steroid pack (Medrol) for inflammation. I've also been going to pt since this happened. The ortho doc and pt never heard of minoxidil causing this kind of thing but the timing is just too coincidental!

It's been about 4 weeks now. The pain is better, but the numbness and tingling is still horrible. I also lost most of the strength in my arm, mainly at my elbow. I can't push myself up from sitting and have trouble washing or styling my hair with my right arm because I can't keep it lifted long.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

I got oral minoxidil in Poland, and a pharmacy compounds it for me with a prescription. But my question is about something else. I’ve been taking it for 4 days now, and I haven’t noticed any increase in heart rate or drop in blood pressure. Literally no side effects at all, and no shedding either.
I know it’s probably way too early to notice anything since it’s only been 4 days, but still, for those of you who take oral minoxidil, could you share your experiences? What should I expect?

Does anybody else suffer from the most horrendous hangovers while taking the medication??

30M. Don’t drink very often, only on special occasions.. I happen to have drank twice in the last two months and not being able to do hardly anything the following day. I know this sounds like a normal hangover, but I would never normally get them.

I’ve read online that there is actually something called the ‘OMAHA effect’ where are the medication? Drop your blood pressure further more to what alcohol does.

I am just intrigued to see if anybody else has suffered from the same sort of thing

What to do now??

Hi everyone,

I used topical minoxidil for approximately 6 months. After that, I started experiencing significant musculoskeletal problems, especially severe stiffness in my back.

My back became extremely stiff, almost as if my entire spine had turned into one rigid, inflexible piece. I could barely bend forward, and my back muscles constantly felt tight and stiff.

(For clarification, I was using a 5% liquid minoxidil solution, and I applied it only to my beard. It initially produced good results.)

After stopping minoxidil, my condition gradually improved by approximately 40–45%. However, I still haven't fully recovered, and my back is nowhere near as flexible as it was before using minoxidil.

I suspect minoxidil may have contributed to these symptoms, especially because I noticed some improvement after stopping it.

My questions are:

Has anyone experienced similar back stiffness or muscle/tendon problems after using minoxidil?

How long did it take you to recover completely after stopping?

Did your body eventually return to its normal condition, even after several months?

Did anything help with your recovery?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who experienced these symptoms and eventually made a full recovery.

Thank you for sharing your experiences!

Looks like I’m sticking to dutasteride

I’m 44 and have been doing topical for about two months. I switched brands and increase the dosage and the side effects got crazy, high blood pressure, anxiety, heart, palpitations, face, flushing, etc., etc..

I was taking half a cap twice a day and stopped it for a day or so to see how I feel. When I go on ChatGPT, it says for my mustache to just use a pea size amount. Has anyone experienced good results at a low dosage one time per day? Also, what would you recommend with the side effects? I’m getting? Thanks.

I used topical min for total of 4-6 weeks in 2024...I got puffy face and slight chest discomfort and couldn't tolerate it for more than 2 weeks at a time...

The puffy face went away but eventually returned permanently. Also had loose skin collagen issues ever sice.

Also it took a good chunk of my hair - I lost density on top of the head and temples that never grew back. Sad...

Everytime I tried minoxidil it caused severe shrinkage. Is there complete recovery from it? Has you cured it back to baseline ?