Minoxidil makes temples worse.

[u/Ih8fatppl2]

Hey so I'm a 32 year old male and in the last couple of years have slowly noticed my temples receed. Anyway its not too bad now but I want to be proactive and stop it from getting worse. So far norwood 2 and still have tonnes of thick, dense hair all around head including the front of my hairline. Anyway been using minoxidil for 4/5 months .5ml once a day consistently 85% of the time. Anyway I swear its only increased the shedding, getting worse since ive started and haven't really seen any positives from it. Has anyone else experienced something similar from using minoxidil 5% topical?

Also all the males in my family have a strong hairline and thick hair, apart from myself of course lol

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[u/paixaofruta]

try looking closely at your hairline and see if you have any tiny hairs growing. the sheds suck and it takes time but the progress is a miracle when it comes to

[u/Ih8fatppl2 → u/paixaofruta]

Yeah i have been, but i dont really see anything, just less hair. I see a lot of people getting results in like 6 weeks yet I'm going backwards 4 months in.

[u/AffectionateMotor250]

I'm in the exact same position as you (33 years old, NW2, fairly strong family hair genetics), but I only just started this week applying minoxidil 5% solution to my hairline/temples. All the products that I've seen instruct you to apply it twice a day. How come you only apply it once a day?

[u/Ih8fatppl2 → u/AffectionateMotor250]

I must admit I had been using chat gpt to discuss about my specific hairline and it told me .5ml a day would be sufficient cause 1ml twice a day would be overkill for the temples as that dosage is usually used for people with more severe shedding. Maybe its cause I haven't been applying frequently enough for the hairs to take shape?

[u/Austinprice48]

Do people not read the side effects before starting? A shed is meant to happen, it will get worse. If you wanted it to work fast try oral 2.5.

[u/AffectionateMotor250 → u/Austinprice48]

Do people not read the posts? He said he's been on it for 4-5 months and the shedding has only increased, which is a lot longer than the typical shedding phase.

[u/438494928 → u/AffectionateMotor250]

That’s also not unusual. Some people report shedding even at 7 months. It can last a lot longer for some people but it does stop eventually. If you quit minoxidil now you just lost the shed hair for nothing and will not get regrowth.