There are 52 ratings for the drug: ROGAINE EXTRA STRENGTH (FOR MEN) in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for rogaine extra strength (for men): 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	Observed slight thinning on crown	I've had a full head of hair all my life. I'm in very good physical condition. Used Rogaine foam and had itchy scalp, sever flakiness, blisters and eventualy sudden extreme hair loss. Living in NY I was able to see top Dr's including a scalp specialist (at $850 a visit) plus every kind of exotic blood test. Result is I lost 99% of my hair and lost hair all over my body including pubic hair. Dr's concur it's because of a severe allergic reaction which caused alopecia. I have contacted McNiel Labs and they have been of no help. I CAUTION ANYONE WHO IS ABOUT TO TRY THIS PRODUCT!!! I am now shaving my head - Dr's believe it may take years for my hair to grow back - if at all.		M	62	60 days		6/18/2009 Email
5	hair loss	none	I use it only once per day, not twice as the directions indicate. But my hair is thicker and much more filled-in especially at the temples.	M	57	2 years		10/31/2008
2	Balding	BIG TIME loss of sex drive and weak erections. Went from love-making 3x a week (and always wanting more) to 3x a month and not much desire for more. Dandruff. Heart pounding or flutters at night - and sometimes a painful "jolt". Scary. If symptoms don't stop, I'll probably quit taking it. Just not worth it.		M	47	1 months		1/8/2007
4	Hair loss on crown and front	Originally used lotion, had many scabs, itchy and dandruff. Switched to the Rogain Foam and is much better, There are no sexual side effects (this guys are looking for something to blame their lack of sex drive problem on).,	PEOPLE NEED TO READ DIRECTIONS, it is only recommended for the crown bald spot, not rest of head or hairline. I have found that using on my hairline it has seemed to slow it down.	M	45	2 years		6/21/2008 Email
4	hair loss	No physical side effects, but cosmetically, it can appear as if you have some sort of weird, brown dandruff.	It does appear to work. I grew back some of the hair I lost on my crown. It stopped re-growing after 6 to 8 months, but I haven't lost any in the past two years.	M	44	2.5 years		11/22/2004
3	hair loss	nausea	Helped with some hair to grow but was expecting more of an impact.	M	43	6 months		7/11/2007
3	Rogaine Extra Strength for Men	Slight to moderate recooperation of hair on the crown; darkening of the hair color. One or twice people commented that they did not recognise me from behind. Nice, eh? Well... At about the 5th month, I began to notice weight gain, a general feeling of uncomfortableness o bloating, not confortable in my clothes; redecution of sexual desire over time and general lethargy and languidness.	I have decided that the side effects, in my case, outweighed the benefits. A closely trimmed haircut on a partially bald SLIM man will have a healthier social life than a lazy rolly-polly fellow with a full head of hair!	M	43	1 years 100 2X D		6/27/2010
3	Thinning Hair	Low blood pressure & heart palpitations	I'd like to warn off any women who, like me, turned to this drug when the women's strength didn't work. This product worked great for producing more & thicker hair, but the side effects weren't worth it. The drug was originally taken orally for high blood pressure and unfortunately it lowered my blood pressure even though I put it on my scalp. I had trouble climbing stairs without my heart pounding! I quit when I got the flu and the nurse was shocked when she saw how dangerously low my blood pressure was. If I ever get high blood pressure, I'm using it again.	F	43	1 years 1X D		8/17/2010
1	Balding	loss of sex drive..poor erections...irregular heart beat, dizziness and heart palpitations/fullters, insomnia, headaches on a regular basis.	This is a serious medication and should not be taken without medical supervision. For what its worth i would not recommed this medication since the risks out weigh the benefits. my normal life......	M	41	2 months		6/19/2007 Email
5	hair loss	none		M	40	10 days		10/18/2007
3	hair loss	My scalp has practically shed in chunks but my hair line is coming back like a Chia pet after 1 week's use. If the itching and dandruff subside after a few weeks I'll continue using the product.		M	40	1 weeks		6/21/2007
5	thinning hair	itchy at times	Helped grow hair back noticably.		39	6 months		2/24/2001
5	thinnig hair	occasional itchy scalp	I was very doubtful that this would work, but this stuff actually grew hair back on the back of my head. I'm not back to where I was in high school or anything like that, but I did get back about ten years worth of loss.	M	37			12/15/2000 Email
3	receding hair line	Dandruff	Possibly helped slow down the receding hairline. Just for that alone it is worth it.	M	37	4 years		2/15/2006
5	balding	NONE	For anyone reading this: ROGAINE DOES ***NOT*** CAUSE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION OR ANXIETY!!!!!!!!! It is not physiologically possible. It has nothing to do with hormones or mental status. If anything, rogaine's mechanism would HELP someone with sexual dysfunction as it vasodilates arteries. But it's topical, it never even makes it into your system. I'm not sure why people choose to make up stories about it. If you are interested in taking it, ask your doctor. Don't listen to a bunch of morons on the internet. Even if it did cause side effects, it would take WEEKS-MONTHS to see them - not one day like the idiot below posted.	M	35	1 years		4/14/2008
3	Hair Loss	I experienced lack of sex drive, weak erections and loss of size of penis over 3 month period.	Nobody seems to be commenting on shrinking of penis. Is this because of embarrassment or am I the only one experiencing this? I've lost about 2 inches off a full erection and about an inch when not errect over the 3 month period I've been using Rogaine. It has significantly regrown my hair though. I assume it is Rogaine that is causing this but I would like to see if others are having this penis size loss issue from using Rogaine before I stop using it.	M	35	3 months		1/7/2010 Email
2	hair loss	loss of sex drive	sex is more important then hair	M	35	120 days		11/3/2007
1	hair loss	anxiety, palpitation, blood pressure swings	I'll advise, never use this.. Even after discontinuation I'm having these side effects. Don't know what to do.. side effects worsen after stopped usage..	M	35	2 years 5 2X D		8/2/2010 Email
1	Hair Loss	Sleeplessness, constant heart palpitations, anxiety, depression. Very bad reactions (full-on panic attacks) when small amount of alcohol or caffeine consumed.	Within one week of using this stuff I had to call the paramedics because I thought I was having a heart attack, turned out to be panic attack. Heart palpitations were constantly present, I thought I was going out of my mind with the sleeplessness this caused. After three months using Rogaine Extra Strength I gave it up and all the side effects went within three days. I've now got my life back! Go bald with pride and retain your health.	M	34	3 months		2/20/2006
2	losing hair	developed sores/scab on my scalp		M	33	6 months		5/5/2003
1	Hair loss	Disappearing sex drive; weak or no erections (getting progressively worse with use); small pimples near site of application; sensitive, itchy scalp; lots of dandruff (never had it before); sleeplessness; anxiety.	I have to admit that the product did work - my hair looked "fuller" after I started it. But for me, there was a steep price to pay... the sexual side-effects were just not worth it. And the worse thing is that I didn't make the connection after almost 4 years of use... curious how a few comments have found their way into the patient-review websites, yet there is no mention of this kind of side-effect on the pharmaceutical or quasi-pharma websites.	M	33	4 years		6/13/2007
3	Hair loss	The very first time I used I had racing heart feeling. I used it in the night. I stopped after that and left it in the garage. After like 8 months or so I decided to try again but this time I use only once and in the morning. I use 1ml all over the scalp and so far it seems to grow small hair in many areas of the scalp, though they havent gone bigger or thicker yet. I will wait for 6 months or so and see how it works. Off late I am having lots of itchy scalp and dandruff. One more thing is I use only during the week days.	Once I skipped for a whole week and I had quite a lot of hair loss. It stopped within 2 days of using it again. For sure it helps stop hair loss and grows new ones, for me so far. I will continue using it in low doses till I see some serious side effects. So far havent had any sexual side effects. I will be happy if I can maintain what I have for another 30 years :-). I use it in such low dose that I have been using the same bottle for almost 2 months now and I still have quite a bit left for 2-3 weeks.	M	32	2 months 1 1X D		8/9/2010
3	hair loss	Rogaine worked great at first. I had thinning in the front and it filled it in. I never had itchy scalp - just those damn stains on my pillow and hooded sweatshirts. About a year ago though - it all stopped. I had horrible itchy scalp, major dandruff and major hair loss. It was like my body just started rejecting the Rogaine. I'm still using it though only just once a day. The itchy head is bearable - barely. I've gotta couple of strands that I don't want to let go just yet.		M	32	6 years		11/28/2006
1	hair loss	Severe anxiety and mood swings, dandruff	I took this medication 6 years ago and now, 5 years since last using it, the side effects are still here. I need to take 3 types of psychiatric medication just to feel close to normal, but the anxiety, though greatly reduced on medication, is still near enough constant at a low to moderate level.	M	32	1 years 2X D		2/13/2010
1	balding	I felt like a zombie, difficulty concentrating, slight dizziness. I checked my blood pressure and it was pretty low. Also my sex drive was abnormally lowered. Didn't try sex but I know my body and it changed my drive and ability to become aroused. I only tried it for a day, but I felt a dramatic difference in my mood/personality/body. I know it works though. My brother has great hair and he loves it. But honestly he's married with 3 kids so lack of sex drive and stress/headaches are pretty much a standard part of his life I would imagine.		M	32	1 days		3/17/2008
3	hair loss	I have been using rogaine for almost six month and don't see any problems other than not seeing whole lot of results yet. I hope it will have some results, if nothing, i like to maintain my current hair. I think it works differently for different people. So, if i loose my hair at one point its not a big deal since its all hairadity.If I don't like I don't use it! Unfortunately there is no real help for hair loss yet in this world. Hope one day there will be one but probably not in my life time. Good luck to all of you out there. Nothing is wrong to be bold remember!!	It's better than nothing but it's not everything.	M	31	6 months		11/10/2009 Email
1	thinning hair	heart palpitations, loss of sex-drive, loss and soft erections	This drug causes these side effects 100%. I did not even know about the fact that it could cause impotence until I started having problems out of the blue after about 6 months of use. I researched it specifically afterward and found that it is more common than you would think. I stopped using it and was back to normal a few weeks later. I'm a paramedic and work with a lot of doctors, they don't know everything about the drugs they prescribe. Pharmacists know a lot more about the individual drugs. As far as the racing heart, that is a well documented side effect from the pills. The fact is that the foam is the same medication just in a weaker form. Most of us who use it do not use the recommended dosage, we use a lot more and cover the whole top of our scalps. This brings the dose way up from what is recommended and can increase side effects. It did work to regrow hair but when I got off my hair loss accelerated to the point of being scary.	M	31	1 years 0000000000 2X D		5/2/2010
5	hair loss	dry scalp	You morons do realize that rogaine has absolutely nothing to do with sexual function, anxiety, blood pressure, etc... unless you are ingesting it, right? This is a TOPICAL formula. It acts locally while an extremely minute amount actually enters your circulation. It doesn't alter hormone levels (that's propecia you morons), and unless you put an entire bottle on your scalp and let it soak in, it doesn't cause anxiety or heart problems. It's a vasodilator that allows for improved blood circulation to the hair follicles. Maybe if you idiots stopped googling every little thing and just listened to your doctors advice you wouldn't be fooling yourselves into thinking you have every side effect under the sun.	M	30	1 years		3/14/2008
1	thinning in top of head	I don't know where the one is for women. I am having heart palpitations and major anxiety with the womens rogaine. I just started applying it again 3 days ago and the palpitations started 2 days ago. Didn't really notice until just now when they came again. So I got on the internet and looked up anxiety ans rogain and I found this site. The thing is, my DOC recommended it and now what do I do? Just want to let you guys know. And the gals if any are reading this.	I actually thought about about using the foam. Now... I'm having second thoughts.	F	29	3 days		1/21/2008
1	Balding	None	I didn't notice any improvement. Was a waste of money.	M	29	4 months		10/7/2009
1	Thinning hair	Sleeplessness, loss of sex drive, weaker erections, increased anxiety	Not worth it!	M	29	24 months		2/4/2009
4	thinning hair at crown and hairline	swollen hands and feet on occasion, headaches, and huge erections	undecided on weather or not it is working, but my pictures appear to show some improvement i think in overall thickness. the biggest benefit has been the side effects - the size and hardness of my erections is ludicrous! rogaine=hair+massive penis!	M	27	10 months		10/16/2009 Email
1	receding hairline	diagnosed with a right bundle branch block(heart condition), blood pressure problems, erection problems, low sex drive, pituitary gland problems.	this is poison. do not use it. the fda cares nothing about your health or wellbeing. they just make sure things dont kill you instantly, allowing things to slowly kill you is okay with them. for the douchebag below who is calling everyone a moron for saying rogaine has caused them health problems, keep on taking rogaine you tool, hopefully you will die from taking it and the world will be a better place.	M	27	3 years		5/19/2009
2	thinning	Not taking it yet, but have bought the product and intend to try it.	For those who are saying that this medication is not absorbed into a person's "system," your wrong. Many medications are given topically, haven't any of you heard of "the patch?" The medication in that product is absorbed topically. Do a little research, many people have overdosed on a patch with fentanyl in it, so it is completely possible to absorb medication through your skin.	M	25	0 days		6/9/2009
1	starting to lose hair in the back	Loss of hair, anxiety, heart palpitations, restlessness.	I received my Rogaine this afternoon. Took it at 3 and 11pm. It's now almost 10am and I can't lay still and I'm so anxious I feel like I chugged a pot of coffee. My hair grows extremely fast so I'm going to try once a day and hope it grows back soon so I can stop taking the foam. I'm used to getting palpitations I get from smoking marijuana but this is not even close to the same. No matter what the Dr says, palpitations when you're trying to sleep make you think you're going to die right there. But these are pot palpitations on roids and do not take Rogaine unless you know what to expect from palpitations and are prepared to deal with them. PS my balding spot is already a full on bald spot so I'm hoping it works just as fast to grow back.	M	25	1 days		4/11/2009 Email
1	Balding	huge loss of sex drive. Went from wanting sex 3x a day to not wanting it at all. poor erections. chest pain. and i even stopped having dreams. Could not figure out what was causing these changes for 8 months but then finally relized it was the rogaine so i stopped immediately. Now 2 weeks after stopping my side effects of greatly disapeared. These side effects were so bothersome and upsetting that I am considering starting a class action law suit against rogaine!	Do not use Retin A at the same time. Retin A increases the absorption of the minoxidil into your system. If people can die from ingesting minoxidil you should not apply this to your scalp. And yes eventhough this is a topical treatment it DOES, FOR SURE, WITHOUT A DOUBT, ENTER YOUR SYSTEM! Even the MAYO CLINIC has proved that Rogaine can be absorbed into you system and cause sexual problems.	M	25	8 months		1/27/2009
1	Thinning of hair	Heart palpitations, anxiety, and general feeling of uneasiness. Mild yet constant panicky feeling.	I'm really disappointed to have these side effects. Rogaine worked for my dad and I was excited to use it, but I cannot live with these side effects even just one more day. For those who think that this medication cannot enter the bloodstream since it is topical, that's exactly what they want you to think.	M	25	4 days 5%solution 2X D		7/5/2010 Email
1	Thinning Hair	Could not fall asleep. Literally I just took it 3 hours ago and I feel kind of like how I felt when I took adderall two times in college. It's not a full on panic attack but there is a for sure uneasiness and restlessness in me.	Much too strong of an effect for me to consider taking again. Please don't listen to people who says it can't make you sleepless or anxious bc I sleep easily ALL the time and this stuff no joking has me on edge. Please take care of yourself and avoid this product.	M	24	1 days 1X D		3/28/2010 Email
3	thinning hair	have not tried it yet but very affraid of the side affects	my girlfriend would like me to try the product because she thinks my hair is too thin, even though she thinks i would look better if i use it (very bold) i think i look perfectly fine, but by reading some of the comments i dont think i will try it because i do want to give her kids one day.....	M	22			3/15/2008
1	thinning hair	anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, restlesness, depression, feeling of hopelessness.	I am not a depressed or anxious person at least for the first 20 years of my life. When i turned 20 my derm prescribed me minoxidil 5% and told me there is virtually no side effects. So i started taking it every day 2 times a day. For the first 8 months i didnt have any of these feelings. After about 8 months i will never forget it started with this really heavy pressure in my chest. As time progressed i started ruling out all of the things in my life that could potentially be causeing these feelings. I am a really healthy conscious person, eatting organic taking supplements since i am a child. I went to a full liver detox, colon cleansing, and still i experienced these side effects. This website really opened my eyes as to what the side effects of rogaine can be. it took me almost 2 freaking years to figure out that it was, what i thought to be harmless rogaine. I thought i was going crazy. I stopped doing all drugs, and started detoxing getting blood work to check my health, and yet i could still not figure it out. I thought i was going insane. I started becoming depressed and exhausted, yet not being able to sleep. I would never recommend this to anyone. I have never in my life felt so bad!!!!! It is horrrible. It made me start thinking i was hypochondriac. Let me tell u something all of these side effects were very real. I really was about to lose it. Be VERY CAUTIOUS it ruined 8 months of my life. For all those idiots out their that think that people with side effects ar	M	22	2 years 2X D		7/19/2010 Email
5	Hairloss	ITCHY SCALP, DANDRUFF (Never had it before, and needed to buy expensive shampoos for this), Scalp PIMPLES (VERY EMBARRASSING!).	Helped to grow back some hair. I've been trying to find an alternitive to this product because of the embarrassing side effects.	M	21	12 months		10/27/2006
2	Rapid hair loss	Decreased sex drive (at age 21!!!), loss of appetite, cramps & pain, massive headaches	I've been using it for a month, but I think i've had more hair fall out since then.	M	21	1 months		5/21/2007 Email
1	hair thinning	depression, anxiety, weird feelings in the stomach, heart palpiations, irratable, aggressive.	Side effects are terrible, it is not worth using it.	M	21	1 days		8/7/2006
4	Thinning Hair	Itchy scalp, initial shedding, flaky scalp	All you people who say that Rogaine causes "heart palpitations", "anxiety", and "low libido" are just paranoid hypochondriacs. DO NOT believe EVERYTHING you read. I too feared these side effects after reading these comments so I saw my doctor and he reassured me that these side effects are RARE and do not occur unless perhaps taken orally. In fact, he told me that I WANT some of it in your system so it could actually work. A couple of months ago, I had thicker hair because of this medication and was even getting compliments; yet I stopped because became paranoid when reading the negative reviews on this page. This stuff is not for everyone, but if it works for you USE IT. If you're worried about side effects, see your doctor, but do not become a hypochondriac.	M	19	4 months		11/15/2009 Email
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3	Hair Loss	Head Aches, Tiredness loss of sexual drive / Impotence after 6 months use after moving to 5%.	For those that don't believe have a look at this site from what i understand people with abnormal scalps can absorb to much. healthatoz.com	M		1.5 years		6/30/2008
1	Hair loss	Before I write about the side effects I'd like to give background info. I am 30 years old and am in very good shape. I go to the gym 3 - 5 times a week, get regular sleep and do not take any other medication. All that info is important because I can conclusively say that Rogaine gave me severe anxiety and pain attacks. I took this drug for a month and a half and could literally feel my blood pressure rise, it was a terrible feeling. During the first few weeks I experienced shedding, which didn't make me happy but figured it'd be worth it if the drug worked. The shedding continued and along with it was extreme anxiety, my heart would pound and my head was all foggy. I've read other reviewers say that these side effects are impossible, well I can personally swear that they do. I know losing your hair is highly undesireable, but having panic attacks and anxiety is not worth it. The only choice I see for myself now is balding gracefully since Propecia and it's side effects (ED)	Even though this drug has FDA approval I'd be careful. If you start feeling your blood pressure rise or become really stressed out think about what's more important to you.	M		45 days		8/29/2008
1	Reduce/reverse hair loss	The medication seems to have made little or not improvement to my thinning hair. However, over several months of use, I have noticed a progressive reduction in sex drive that coincides with Rogaine application. It has become so bad that I am discontinuing the medication. My libido is almost down to zero. I realize that a topically-absorbed, low-dose medication of this type would not be expected to have this effect. But it is not even understood how the drug works on hair growth(when it does), and it must be absorbed to be effective, so clearly it enters the bloodstream. My experience may be rare, but I do not believe it is some sort of placebo effect. I was unaware of this possibility until AFTER I used Rogaine, noticed a sex-drive change, and looked up such side effects.	I would not recommend Rogaine based on my own experience and the poor reports of others in many surveys and studies.	M		4 months		4/25/2009 Email
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