Planning to switch from 5% to 2%.

[Guest]

Ive been using 5% minoxidil once daily for 6 months now with great results.Except for the fact that i get facial swelling ,Even though i watch every thing i eat and use a water pill.I was thinking if 2% is made for women i shouldnt get this annoying side effect,However if i were to use 2% ,i would only use it once daily.Do you guys think i will lose alot of hair that i have gained from 5% if i switch to 2%?

 

[redtan]

Once a day with a slightly weaker solution will probably just maintain the hair you have now and nothing else. You won't lose it because you're still feeding the hair minoxidil (albeit much less), but at the same time you won't gain anything else.

I would say to try 5% once a day (instead of 2) and see if that helps with the side effects before moving down to 2%.

 

[Guest]

Ive been using it once a day all along and still get sides.

 

[Guest]

I was thinking maybe if i used it once daily at night ,instead of in the morning i wouldnt get facial swelling ,because i would sleep it off? Cassin what do you think?

 

[Guest]

Ok using it at night hasnt done sh*t to stop water retention,So i will be switching to 2% twice daily instead of 5% once daily? Any thoughts?

 

[Private Ryan]

i believe if you use twice daily for 2%, you might be actually getting more minoxidil in you consider 2% have twice the alcohol content then 5%.

 

[Guest]

i believe if you use twice daily for 2%, you might be actually getting more minoxidil in you consider 2% have twice the alcohol content then 5%.

Its not the alcohol i worry about,Its the minoxidl percentage.Ive heard 2% twice a day is about as strong as 5% once a day? But that could just be someones two cents and not really scientific.

 

[Private Ryan]

i believe if you use twice daily for 2%, you might be actually getting more minoxidil in you consider 2% have twice the alcohol content then 5%.

Its not the alcohol i worry about,Its the minoxidl percentage.Ive heard 2% twice a day is about as strong as 5% once a day? But that could just be someones two cents and not really scientific.

i understand what you mean. higher alcohol content will carry more minoxidil into your scalp. i believe byran mention about a study before.

1ml of 5% is 50mg.
2ml of 2% is 40mg.

the 2% version is 60% alcohol volume while 5%version is 30% alcohol.

although the total minoxidil is lesser in 2% version, you might be actually getting more or about the same minoxidil into your scalp. that what i mean. if you are that sensitive to minoxidil even with 1per day on 5% version, i doubt using 2%twice make much different unless spacing the dosage apart might help.

it should be as effective regarding 2% twice per day.

 

[tamburali]

use it one time daily

 

[Guest]

so 2% once a day?

 

[Guest]

:lost:

 

[Private Ryan]

ok. i suggest maybe you use 2% once per day. if for 5% you are using 1ml, this time you use 1.5ml for the 2% version.

this should reduce the amount of minoxidil you are getting.

 

[Guest]

ok. i suggest maybe you use 2% once per day. if for 5% you are using 1ml, this time you use 1.5ml for the 2% version.

this should reduce the amount of minoxidil you are getting.

:agree: :bravo:

 

[Guest]

ok tried 2% and still have a fat face full of water.f*** rogaine!

 

[Fanjeera]

How did you notice your face was swelling? Was the difference really that big?

 

[Guest]

enouth to make my face very unattractive and fat looking.f*****g hell.

 

[Bryan]

Ok using it at night hasnt done s*** to stop water retention,So i will be switching to 2% twice daily instead of 5% once daily? Any thoughts?

After reading this entire thread, I imagine that you're about to give up on Rogaine altogether, seeing how you seem to react to it badly. So what I'm about to say is mainly intended for all the others who are reading this thread: you shouldn't assume that there is some important and fundamental difference between 2% and 5% versions of Rogaine. You should think of them as being essentially the same thing, being only slightly different "recipes" for topical minoxidil. You can effectively turn one version into the other simply by changing the quantity that you apply. For example, if you want to get even less of an effect than what you get from applying 1 mL once a day of the 5% solution, all you have to do is apply a smaller quantity to your scalp, like maybe 1/2 or 1/3 mL. You don't have to make a trip to the drugstore, just to buy a bottle of 2% Rogaine!

 

[Fanjeera]

I have a fat face too, but I can't tell, if it has become fatter or not after start using Regaine. Can you post a before-after picture please?

 

[Fanjeera]

How do you know the fatty face came from minoxidil? Maybe you have just gained fat? How sudden the change was after starting using minoxidil?

 

[tamburali]

5% once a day