Using Minoxidil for 8 months and have been experiencing dizziness lately. How long can I stop to see if this is a side effect?

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I am a 55 year old female using rogaine 5% once a day for the last 8 months. No noted side affects, however, i have been experiencing some unexplained dizziness the past few weeks. i would like to stop to see if it makes a diifference. How long can I stop treatment to see if it is the minoxidil?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Minoxidil can cause dizziness. You can stop for 1-2 weeks without having a negative impact on hair growth. However, I do recommend following up with your Dr. to determine that is the cause. There are also great non-invasive hair growth options that work well with Minoxidil like PRP/progesterone. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Emrah Cinik, MD · Answer

1-2 month would be enough to see this. Accounting your age i would suggest to go to a neurology doctor also. A female hairloss is different than men hairloss. It can be hormonal. Did you ever made a blood test for this ?

Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD · Answer

Minoxidil can cause dizziness. It may also decrease a person's threshold to dizziness if he or she has a cold or flu, or are feeling under the weather. I advise stopping for two weeks and the restarting with daily monitoring of blood pressure (at home on in the drug store). Be sure to get your baseline blood pressure before restarting and then again at day 1 (24 hours) and day 5. Always check with your physician in the meantime as there are quite a few causes of dizziness (some serious, some not).

Jonathan Ballon, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

Hi, Rosie--Minoxidil can indeed cause lightheadedness and dizziness, especially in combination with alcohol or certain other drugs. You should know within a week of stopping the minoxidil if it was the culprit, and this won't have any significant effect on your hair.Thanks for your question--I hope this was helpful.Dr. Ballon

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

Minoxidil is a hypotensive agent and can cause a drop on blodd pressure when it gets absorbed causing dizziness

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