Is there an oral growth stimulant?

[wannakeepitall]

Is there such a thing, or is it even possible to have such a thing?

 

[Cassin]

depends on how you view finasteride. :whistle:

 

[propaganda]

Well there is oral minoxidil available.

 

[Cassin]

No there isn't

 

[propaganda]

Oh, i thought it was. As a blood pressure medication.

 

[Cassin]

Oh, i thought it was. As a blood pressure medication.

well there is that....but a blood pressure med is not oral minoxidil. Two completely different things that happen to share a common ingredient.

 

[propaganda]

Ok. I read somewhere that they discovered hair growth properties of minoxidil through oral medication first. But i could be wrong.

 

[propaganda]

Oh it was from wiki. I know that wikipedia is not always right etc. But here it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoxidil

Minoxidil was first used exclusively as an oral drug (trade name Loniten) to treat high blood pressure. It was, however, discovered to have an interesting side-effect: the ability to reverse or slow down the balding process.

 

[Bryan]

well there is that....but a blood pressure med is not oral minoxidil. Two completely different things that happen to share a common ingredient.

What the hell are you talking about, Cassin?? Loniten (oral minoxidil) _is_ a blood pressure drug, although it's obviously not FDA-approved to treat male pattern baldness.

 

[Cassin]

Well I guess I was meaning to convey that people don't use it for hair growth like the liquid.

 

[Ian Curtis]

Yeah, taking heart medication to keep your hair doesnt sound too good.

 

[$tackz]

Yeah putting heart medication on your head doesn't sound good to me either.

*shudders at the idea of an enlarged heart with long-term use*