ROGAINE EXTRA STRENGTH (FOR MEN) Reviews (MINOXIDIL)Average Rating: 1.6 (311 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ROGAINE EXTRA STRENGTH (FOR MEN) with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ROGAINE EXTRA S | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Stop thinning hair | panic attacks, insomnia, low sex drive | I feel better after reading this thread. I have the same exact symptons as a lot of people on here. I am mid thirties and it seems them most common side effects among those in their 30s is anxiety. I cannot focus, heart always beating fast.. Wow, why did the fda allow the sales of this crap? | M | 33 | 5 months 5 percent 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 1 | hair loss | Major sexual side effects. complete loss of sex drive and almost complete loss of the ability to get and maintain an erection. Complete Loss of pleasurable sensation when having orgasm. Plus lots of other non sexual side effects. | my sides seem to be subsiding and its been 2 -3 weeks since I stopped using rogaine foam. the loss of a pleasurable orgasm still remains. If anyone experienced the same Im very curious as to how long it took to go away. Please email me if you went through this side effect. This is extremely frustrating and depressing not knowing when or if this sexual side will go away. | M | 36 | 3.5 weeks 2X day | 6/12/2012 | 1 | Hair loss | Even If I heard many negative comments regarding this product. I have decided to take the risk of trying the product. During the first time I used this product I have noticed my blood pressure start rising and my back muscles tightening. I resisted this side effect at the begining since I noticed that my hair was slightly growing. During the treatment period my hair became itchy I had a lot of dundruff and I felt slight irritation in my scalp. Things was getting worse by the end of the second month. I felt all the muscles of my head were under high tension and my face looked very bad with puffy eyes. I could not believe what was happened. Things were getting worse overnight. my forehead and ears irritated me alot I would definitely not recommend this product as solution to hair loss. I was scared when I saw my eyes very puffy. I am dealing with this side effects right now as I drop this lines. STAY AWAY COST-BENEFIT NEGATIVE! | M | 35 | 2 months 5% 2X day | 5/24/2012 | 2 | For hair loss | Complete loss of sex drive and soft erections | My side effects began within three day. I lost interest in sex or even thinking about it. I would have to concentrate really hard in order to get an erection and even then it was not anything as hard as before using Rogaine foam | M | 36 | 3 months 5% 2X day | 5/20/2012 | 3 | hair | 0 | is very good | M | 28 | 4 years 1ml 1X day | 3/11/2012 | 3 | Losing hair | This product definitely works for me. I have used it on and off since I started balding in my late 20's. I stopped for about 4 years and noticed an increase in hair loss so started it again about 6 months ago. | My only side effect is extreme itching of the scalp. This in turn causes irritation and flaking (from all my scratching). Other than that I really have little complaints. I don't have a full head of hair, but before and after pics show visible improvement. | M | 36 | 6 months 2 2X day | 1/13/2012 | 1 | loosing hair | I'm a healthy and happy man. Workout every day and eat healthy food. Thanks for this website now I know that the weird symptoms I have could be due to rogaine. It wasn't easy to connect the dots between strong anxiety, heart palpitations (also in the stomach area!), light sensitivity, aggressiveness, mood changes and sleepiness with the rogaine (foam) treatment. I have never feel so bad in my life!! and the worst is that these synthoms all together are very difficult to diagnose. It would take many studies (and a lot of money!) and some luck to detect the real problem. Honestly I admit that may be I've been using much more rogaine (covering other areas of the scalp) that is recommended but if this drug can do what it did I want it out of my head!! Thanks you for all your posts !! | M | 49 | 3 months 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 1 | I was initially on the women's minoxidil, but I kept getting these "pink" cheeks. I thought it might be from the alcohol in the women's minoxidil, so I switched to the Men's Rogaine (quite expensive) because there is no generic. I used to for about a week. The pink cheeks got worse as I started with the higher percentage. I eventually had to go off all these meds (spironolactone along with minoxidil) because of the redness to my face. The redness continued, however. I went to the doctor and they think I actually have Rosacea. SO, if you have anything like Rosacea, etc. - you should probably not use this product, as it is a vasodilator (spelling) and will make your symptoms worse. It did for me, anyway... | F | 54 | 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 1 | Hair Loss | Accelerated hair loss. Foggy feeling, trouble concentrating. Constant low grade headache. | Stay away. I have experienced accelerated hair loss which may never come back. Like others on this post I experienced a constant low grade headache and trouble concentrating. I've had an overall foggy feeling since starting the treatment but never made the connection. I am stopping today forever. | M | 49 | 5 MG 2X day | 12/6/2011 | 2 | loss of libido, very itchy scalp | UPDATE to my post 3/21/2011. I stopped using Rogaine end of March 2011. After about 3 months I was beginning to get my sexuality back. I was confident enough to restart the Rogaine. BIG mistake! My body did not like the Rogaine, ie back & groin aches, and back to very low libido. After 12 days of this, I am back off the Rogaine never to return. About 3 months after I stopped the Rogaine for a second time my sexuality is returning again with the help I believe of jelqing (look it up) and masturbating every other day, although this was difficult to do at the start with the weak erections. Now I am getting hard erections again and sensitivity/pleasure is returning. If you have any sexual issues of this sort, GET OFF THE ROGAINE. The length of time to get back to normal sexually is going to be different for everybody, but I am saying there is hope! | M | 59 | 3 years 75% normal 2X day | 10/31/2011 | 1 | Doctor told me to | racing heart (feels like it wants to pop out of chest) dandruff , sudden weight gain | I woke up one night thought i was having a heart attach. I called 911 then my mother and family and friends. I went to the doctor then i remembered ahhhh the side effects of rogaine. It was a really scary situation. | M | 29 | 3 months 1ml 2X day | 10/13/2011 | 3 | Hair loss | A bit of dandruff and itchiness on the scalp. Nothing that couldn't be taken care of with a bit of Head & Shoulders | I feel like my hair loss has slowed down a bit, but I also think I'm still adjusting to it. My side effects up until now have been minimal and are listed here. Now that there are generic brands, I have no problems paying for it. Curious to see the one year mark! A short side comment: as far as I can tell, there is no potential for sexual side effects with Rogaine. I tried Propecia for a while and had immediate problems with that. With Rogaine, nothing. Not saying it's like that for everyone but that's my experience | M | 27 | 5 months 5 2X day | 9/29/2011 | 3 | hair thinning MPB and diffused loss | itchy scalp headache, red eyes, trembling hands, loss of sex drive, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, weakness, booby chest | I gained lot of hair during the intial 6 months while facing these side effects in minor form. But after some time I had a severe redness and pain in one eye which only reduced after I stopped minoxidil. The other side effects also showed in great capacity. I've totally stopped the medication and suffer diffused hair loss all over the head, side and back too. However, all the side effects ceased within a month of stopping usage and I feel much much better after stopping it completely. | M | 27 | 9 months 10 2X day | 9/22/2011 | 2 | baldness | Itchy scalp, headaches, raised blood pressure | Very disappointing, but this foam makes your head itch like mad. It caused mild headaches in me as well, and a general feeling of restlessness, and it makes your heart race after applying it. Also seems to increase hair loss dramamtically over the 2 months I used it. All in all, not recommended, I am going to have to go bald. | M | 40 | 2 months 5mg 2X day | 8/6/2011 | 1 | thinning hair/receding hairline | this product ruined my heart. i was diagnosed with a right bundle branch block. i have heart palpitations regularly. my heart is most certainly damaged. | i have no genetic heart issues in my family history, my problems started at the exact time i started using rogaine. i used rogaine 5 yrs ago and still have the same problems to this day.i constanly live life in fear knowing that i could literally drop dead at any moment because of the damage done to my heart by upjohn and the devils at the fda who could care less about your health as long as the pharmaceutical companies who they(the fda) are stoolies for continue to make money. im surprised there hasnt been a class action lawsuit against upjohn yet. lets make it happen. | M | 29 | 1 years 5% 2X day | 8/1/2011 | 1 | soft erecions and loss of sex drive | I have used it for about 3 weeks and started experienced soft erections and loss of sex drive. Can any of you who had similar problems tell me if the effects are reversible and how long i will take me to go back to normal? | M | 37 | 5% 2X day | 7/20/2011 | 1 | receding hairline | After a few days using it it I started experiencing extreme anxiety and panic attacks. I was withdrawing from social situations, could barely sleep for three days, and was quickly falling into depression. Fortunately it only took me a week to make the connection with the rogaine, and after reading this forum I am certainly never touching the stuff again. After 24 hours with no use, I'm already feeling much better. | M | 24 | 8 days 2X day | 7/12/2011 | 1 | hair loss | I put this Rogaine foam on my head for 5 days and my sex life has never been the same again. that was 2 years ago. IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST MISTAKES OF MY LIFE. I was putting on Retin A for zits also. I don't know if that affected but I only used for 5 DAYS and I'm ruined. I went from a happy, horny guy who was thinning, to a guy feels like he's been castrated. I think about suicide daily. My urologist says he believes me but can do nothing to help Symptoms : only get erection when played with, soft erection, low semen not enjoyable orgasm. DO NOT USE. what happened to me may be rare, or not, but it happens and who would play russian roulette with penis no matter how low chance for a product that at best may grow peach fuzz. I believe some day this product will have a sex warning on it but company is fighting it. JUST KNOW IT RUINED MY SEX LIFE PERMANENTLY AND I WOULDN'T BE POSTING IF IT HADN'T. Those that nay say horror stories are company hounds for Upjohn. Think about it, what would | M | 32 | 5 days 5% 1X day | 7/10/2011 | 1 | thinning hair | Loss of sex drive, softer erections, lethargy | For those of you know it alls shills for the pharmaceutical companies who think the topical solution cannot cause these side effects. I think you should get some cyanide and rub it on your scalp and see if it enters your blood stream. Show the contributors on this site some respect. We didn't Google these side effects until we had them. The results are in. There are too many of us for this to be a coincidence. I've been exercising like crazy trying to counteract what this stuff has done to me. I just hope I can get back to me normal self soon. | M | 40 | 30 days 5% 2X day | 7/6/2011 | 1 | hair lose | Panic attack, heart beating , short breath , heart palpitations, pain in the back, I don't enjoy sex. | As medicine , it works at some stages , but with this horrible side effect, i stopped it immediately | M | 31 | 9 months 1 2X day | 7/2/2011 |