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No result from Minoxidl and dark circles. Is there anyway to get rid of them without discontinuing minoxidil?

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Nikhil9494Aug 8, 2015

I have been using minoxidil for past 5 months and it's not showing any result also I am getting dark circles around my eyes, Is there anyway to get rid of them without discontinuing minoxidil?

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