Anyone dump lots of minoxidil 5% all over their head?

[IBM]

People get fast results with 3ml or 4ml/day. But the skin get saturated and soon the results fade away.

 

[casperz]

At times I have used 2ml or 3ml 5% twice a day if my hair was buzzed down
to #2 or shorter. I never had any sides until I tried 15% and experienced
dizziness, etc at higher dosages. I'm down to 1.5 ml morning and night now
with longer hair. I had pretty good results the first 3 months dumping
lots of minoxidil on but I was also doing a crap load of other things.

 

[striker9]

People get fast results with 3ml or 4ml/day. But the skin get saturated and soon the results fade away.

the results fade way like what?

I mean the 4ml are necessary not for the same place... but for all head, i mean you apply the recommended in the vertex but the other 3ml in the rest of the head..

 

[sunray73]

I'm tempted to. I think it would be a messy daily regimen with possible side effects, so that is why I don't. But I bet it would thicken up a lot of thin areas, including thin sides. The generic stuff is getting cheap. Less than $4 per bottle.

I'm doing 2ml 5% twice daily for the past 2 months and i've been getting some crazy results. I'm thinking of upping it to 3ml since kirkland is so dirt cheap... I think I saw a 2 year supply for like 85 bucks. I'm just a little concerned about heart issues at such a high dosage. My dad past away at 59 from a heart attack so I got to keep it safe...

 

[striker9]

I'm always using 4 caps foam and 3/4ml liquid, but i think it's normal, because we don't follow the instructions and apply only on the vertex, we use in the whole head.

But it's always 4 times over the dosage, but i really don't know if it is too bad.

What do you mean by crazy results?

 

[powersam]

I thought Bryan said the saturation point of minoxidil was probably around 4-5 ml a day. Can't find the post atm though.

 

[striker9]

So it's ok to use 4ml everyday at short and long term?

If anyone could find that post it would be great.

 

[IBM]

I'm a diffuser and I use 1ml in all my head (top).

 

[striker9]

How can you apply just 1ml?

1ml looks like isn't enough for a bit of the scalp!

or else you aren't applying too much.

 

[IBM]

No. 1ml is just fine. Its enough. Almost three years (how time flies) using it.

 

[diffuse propecia]

Depending on the length of you hair it is possible to apply 1 ml throughout the scalp, just use a dropper to help spread the solution.

 

[uhokayy]

I can't stand liquid rogaine since it takes half a day to dry.

Since rogaine foam smells like sh*t, I put like 1/4 capful on in the morning, and dry it off my hair immediately with a towel hoping some of it stays on the scalp.

At night I put a huge handful of it on (about 8 capfuls worth). I've been doing this for 7 months, and results are minimal. I'm thinking about stopping.

 

[striker9]

No. 1ml is just fine. Its enough. Almost three years (how time flies) using it.

with results?

my hair is 3cm longer, and i have difficult applying it, i mean just in the vertex i use 1ml, but i need more to cover all of my head.

""7 months, and results are minimal. I'm thinking about stopping.""
-> maybe you are mantaining.

 

[sunray73]

I'm always using 4 caps foam and 3/4ml liquid, but i think it's normal, because we don't follow the instructions and apply only on the vertex, we use in the whole head.

But it's always 4 times over the dosage, but i really don't know if it is too bad.

What do you mean by crazy results?

wow that is a lot but I just use it on the top(not side or back). I did use it on my sides awhile ago but didn't see any gains at all so I stopped.

Crazy, meaning every time I stepped out of the shower, and towel dried my hair and looked in the mirror, it would normally be accompanied with a depressing sigh... last few months my hair has been improving to the point where I look in the mirror and think.. 'cool'. I'm not saying I'm where I was in HS or even college but it's starting to get better after fighting what seemed to be a losing battle for the last two years. By the way, did you start off with 4ml or did you work up to it? how is it working so far?

 

[striker9]

I use in vertex, top, temples, that's why i'm worried if isn't too much.

i started with that quantity, because there is the minimum i need to cover all head with feeling it's reaching the scalp

Started only 3 weeks ago, got a big shedding, now i think is stabilizing.

My hair wet looks a lot bald, but with an hairdryer and rogaine it looks good i think.