Hey everyone,
I wanted to share my experience with minoxidil foam and see if anyone else has gone through something similar…
I’ve been using 5% minoxidil foam for about two months now- only once a day. The first few weeks were rough… I’m talking heart palpitations, chest tightness, terrible sleep bad face swelling, and dark eye circles… It honestly freaked me out, but I pushed through because I’d heard some people get early side effects that eventually fade.
The most intense stuff did go away after a few weeks, but now I’m stuck with this weird set of lingering symptoms like: lightheadedness, brain fog, low motivation, general fatigue, face swelling/puffiness, eyes feeling heavy or tired
It’s not debilitating, but I definitely don’t feel like myself. It’s like I’m operating at 60-70% all the time. I’m using the foam once a day.
I’m trying to figure out if this is something that eventually levels out or if my body is just sensitive to minox in general. I know topical is supposed to stay local, but clearly some of it is getting absorbed because these symptoms feel systemic.
Has anyone else had the early scary side effects go away but the “foggy/tired/lightheaded” stuff linger? Did it ever improve, or did you end up stopping?
Just trying to get a sense of whether this is normal for sensitive responders or a sign that my body isn’t tolerating it well.
Should I maybe consider the 2% concentration ?