ROGAINE EXTRA STRENGTH (FOR MEN) Reviews (MINOXIDIL)Average Rating: 1.6 (319 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 |
| 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 | 1 | re-grow hair | heart palpitations; panic attack (as a result of severe heart palp) | previously used for 1.5 yrs with good growth but occasional pain. finally stopped after heart palpitations were too much. tried again after 10 months without; i have been taking for 2 weeks. bad heart palpitation and panic attack. trouble sleeping. don't take rogaine. too dangerous. | M | 32 | 2 weeks 2X day | 6/8/2011 | 3 | itchy scalp, dandruff | slows hair loss.. | M | 52 | 8 years 3X day | 4/28/2011 | 2 | Dandruff, itchy scalp and heart palpitations. Discontinued use and all side effects went away after 2 weeks and havnt returned. No noticeable hair regrowth or thicker hair. Think dandruff made hair loss worse | M | 29 | 1 years 2X day | 4/26/2011 | 1 | Losing my hair | increased heart rate, stiffness in neck/choking sensation, anxiety, breakout on palm of right hand, chest pains (mainly on the right side and under armpit) | The product did work for me when it came to stopping my hairloss, however the side effects were not worth it. I haven't used rogaine in about a year, and I still have chest pains on the right side of my chest and sometimes under my armpit. | M | 25 | 6 months 1X day | 3/24/2011 | 3 | Thinning hair | Severe itching of scalp, loss of sex drive, weak erections | I noticed a news story that the drug Propecia, also used for hair loss, had sexual side effects. So I checked on Rogaine forums. Found out that many people taking Rogaine have this low libido sexual issue (although it's not listed as an official side effect). After using the product for a couple years I started having weak erections, difficult to reach orgasm. I am going to go off the Rogaine for a few weeks to see what happens. | M | 59 | 3 years 75% normal 2X day | 3/21/2011 | 1 | Hair loss | I took this medicin 8 years ago. After that period I have suffered from a very low libido. Won't go away. | M | 33 | 2 years ? 2X day | 3/6/2011 | 1 | For hair loss | After approx. 6 months- General penile malaise, itchiness, low blood pressure, slight darkening of hair color, localized weight gain around chest area. | I wouldn't recommend this medicine to anyone. Indifferent penis was by far the most debilitating effect. | M | 26 | 1X day | 2/25/2011 | 1 | to keep from going bald | Rapid heart rate, anxiety, restlessness, depression, had problems sleeping | Do Not Use Rogaine! This stuff really messed me up. I had rapid heart rate and I thought I was having a heart attack. My EKG was normal. I’m glad I found this website. I am a health person and didn’t know what was happening. The only change in my life was using rogaine foam. I think this product should be taken off the shelf! All the symptoms that I have listed are real. If anyone has gone through these side effects and would like to share how long it took for them to recover please email me. | M | 30 | 1X day | 2/19/2011 | 2 | Thinning Hair | Heart palpitations and panic attacks. | Ok, I'm really pissed about this. I finally got off my ass when my friends started joking about the thinning spot on the crown of my head and started using Rogaine every morning. After two weeks I started having strange chest pains. Then a couple of days ago I had a full on panic attack on a Saturday morning while I was at a coffee shop a couple blocks from my house. I thought I had just over caffeinated myself and stuck to chamomile for a few days. Then I had another milder panic attack yesterday and have been having these weird "zinging" feelings in my chest and side. Mind you I am not a health nut but the only other time I have felt like this was when I took Wellbutrin. I really don't want to go bald but I can't keep having these panic attacks, I feel like I'm going to die while it's happening and if it happens at work I don't know how I will manage to cope. I'm wondering if anyone else who had panic attack and/or heart palpitations got them with other medications as well? | M | 31 | 2 weeks 1 mg 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 1 | thinning hair | M | 44 | 5 mg 2X day | 2/4/2011 Patient History | 3 | Hair loss | Might be suffering from loss of sex drive | So, I've been using rogaine foam for about 3 days now and have actually seemed to have been working or maybe it isn't, but I guess I'm just trying to be hopeful. But the problem is that my girlfriend and I just had sex about 4 hours ago and I notice (so did she) that I was having trouble keeping an erection. Now I don't know if this is something caused by rogaine or not, but I just started using it and this is the first time I've ever had any problems in my sex life. I'm going to monitor it and see if what I think is happening really is or not. | M | 20 | 3 days 2X day | 1/9/2011 | 1 | rogaine extra strength foam | GREAT ANXIETY, chest/heartpains, increased resting heart rate, complete sleeplessness, headaches | Mother of God. Thankfully I stumbled on this forum while doing a google search for 'rogaine heart.' I thought I was slowly losing my mind. I've been applying the foam to my beard area (my scalp hair is fine) hoping to see a fuller effect on my facial hair. I apply twice daily and below the recommended 'half cap' dosage. The first few days, noticed no side effects. After about the 3rd day, I experienced a very severe headache. I never get headaches. About the 4th day in is when I started noticing my heartrate go through the roof. It is now my 7th day in and I have gotten a total of 5 hours of sleep the last 3 days. I'm discontinuing immediately. I thought I was hallucinating, but apparently I'm not alone. The level of anxiety and heart palpatations at night really made me feel like I was going to die. I would get a 'cramping' sensation in my heart region and have been on the verge of dialing 9-1-1. Only one week in...no more for me. I noticed a few new hairs in my beard, but my health far outweighs any new follicle growth. This is my honest account. I would highly recommend anyone who is planning on taking Rogaine to really think twice and monitor your health closely. I had no idea this topical foam could cause such things. | M | 30 | 1 weeks half a cap 2X day | 1/7/2011 |