Can I use 5% Minoxidil more than 5 years. Will I get any heart or blood disease?

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Im 22 and im willing to use 5% minoxidil until I get married. Is it good for my health?

David Deutsch, MD · Answer

There is no evidence to indicate that chronic use of Minoxidil will cause heart disease. In fact Minoxidil was originally used as a medication to control high blood pressure.

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

You’ll want to have a good thorough discussion of long term minoxidil use. There are no studies to suggest that long term use in humans carries serious negative health implications. However it is a medication and rare side effects are possible.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

minoxodil is often used for long term use. As long as you have value from it and some hair has grown, stay on the drug, IF you have hair growth from it and you stop the drug, you will lose that minoxidil dependent hair

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