Oral minoxidil: recipe for a hairy disaster?
September 9, 2017 5:35 PM Subscribe
This question comes from Mrs. Gefilte.
She is wondering if any women out there have tried using oral minoxidil (Loniten) for androgenetic alopecia (female pattern hair loss). Her dermatologist suggested trying it since the topical stuff was causing too much scalp irritation. Apparently some people have had success, but the risk of growing hair in unwanted places is a bit scary. Looking for any further anecdotes about using this stuff and what effect it's had, for better or for worse.
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Has Mrs. Gefilte tried spironolactone or perhaps finasteride? Those are non-topical alternatives that do not come with the risk of hypertrichosis (excess, non-androgenic hair growth).
posted by gemutlichkeit at 2:19 PM on September 10, 2017