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/reduce receding hair. | Loss of libido, weak erections, Headaches and tiredness. It also caused urinating problems - I believe it was causing irritation to my pelvic floor muscles, I even went to the doctor cause I thought I had an enlarged prostate. I stopped using it a week ago and all these side effects have gone. This stuff needs to be taken off the shelves! | M | 44 | 9 months | 1/25/2016 | 1 | receding hairline | Began to see severe side effects by day 4! Fatigue, difficulty with exercise routines I had previously completed with ease. Could barely(with a lot of work) get an erection. My thought process just slowed down. I could barely feel the effect of my ADHD medication(Adderall xr 20mg). I felt sort of depressed and sad constantly | It's too bad because even though the box said that it might not work as well for receding hairline(it's mostly recommended for vertex area) I could see some small improvements after 4/5 days of use. I decreased application to once daily to see if side effects would at least be tolerable but did not work. Then after taking 5 days off I began to feel better so I tried once daily every other day but still it was too much lethargy. Finally I just gave up. I reaaaally tried to make it work because I saw positive changes in my hairline rather quickly but the side effects are just not worth it. | M | 50 | 16 days foam1/2cap 2X day | 1/7/2016 | 1 | Hair loss | No question it's the Rogaine. I felt fine and as soon as I put it on, I felt palpitations and anxious. It's completely made me feel very anxious and easily irritated and, most importantly, my blood pressure went up. Seems counterintuitive on a product initially meant to lower bp, but for sure this is the only thing that's different. And as I said, I noticed immediately when I applied it each night. So hair loss it will have to be. And I'm a woman trying to nip this in the bud but I won't sacrifice my health. Terrible. | I used the 5%. I don't think that's extra strength but that's where all the comments were located so I posted here. | F | 50 | 3 days 5% 1X day | 11/10/2015 | 1 | baldness | Cardiac arrhythmia . Foginess.chest pain . Sexual side effects like decrease in libido ,weak erections,watery semen | Hope anyone will read thus and save his life . I started receding hairline in 20 doctor described rogain 5% without talking about the side effects as he said its rare . Hair falling stopped and noticed hair looks fuller gradually but side effects also started slowly unnoticeable . Ended with continuous heart attack and not able to get hard erection even with manual stimuli as i was horny before this medicine . Finally stopped all side effects are gone but sexual not yet although there is improvement hope i will fully recover . And hair falling started in turbo mode dont know what to do | M | 22 | 2 years | 11/6/2015 | 1 | growth | Penis shrinkage, anxiety, ptsd, psychosis, flu, fever, glands infection, allergic, vision issues, hospitalized, depression | This stuff is what made me what i am now i did not even need it i used it 1 time and became so ill i could not even move my neck i was hospitalized in a mental hospital for psycosis over this stuff so many visits to a&e i felt so ill but now my life is worse since atypical anti psycotic use I went crazy from this stuff do not use it because it will kill your brain fast! | M | 24 | 1 days 50 | 10/2/2015 | 1 | Thinning hair | Update on my post of 6/12/2015 | Was still not functioning properly...some morning erections, but maybe 70% of normal. Re-tested for Prolactin and LH levels. LH was 0 Prolactin 4. Both too low. My Endo rx was gaba, glutamine, l-arginine, l-lysine. I have also read the soy / soy milk can increase prolactin levels. All of these have helped. Seem to be able to function now with the help of Viagra. Even Viagra did not help when hormone levels were down. Keeping my fingers crossed that I continue to improve. Good luck to any others suffering from this terrible drug. | M | 53 | 4 years 5% 2X day | 9/24/2015 | 1 | thinning hair | Diminished libido, less frequent/strong erections, sore scalp with no hair growth | I just assumed my diminished libido was a consequence of aging, though I am otherwise in outstanding physical condition. I never associated these symptoms with the use of the Rograine until I finally stopped using it, only because of it's ineffectiveness as a hair restorer. Within 2 DAYS! I noticed a marked improvement in my sexual desire and function. I have no doubt that minoxidil can cause serious sexual side effects, at least in some men. I also have no doubt that the drug companies knew this all along and should be held accountable. | M | 62 | 4 years 5% foam 1X day | 7/9/2015 | 1 | Thinning hair | Depression, generalized anxiety, mood swings, swollen/puffy eyes, black circles under eyes, dizzyness, tiredness, general fatigue | I was only on this product for a few days and began to experience all of those side effects listed above in that short amount of time. Besides those side effects, I also noticed that my brain felt foggy and that I was not functioning up to my intellectual ability. None of these side effects are listed on the package. Very scary stuff. I am going to discontinue use immediately. | M | 28 | 4 days 2x Day | 6/20/2015 | 1 | Thinning hair | Complete Impotence, Loss of Libido, Can not ejaculate on rare occasions I could get erect. | I started using 2% Liquid Rogaine 20 years ago when I was 33 years old. I was put on High Blood Pressure meds two years later. Coincidence? No ED problems until 4 years ago when I switched to 5% Foam. Never put two and two together. How dumb I am. I thought it was old age and started using Viagra which worked very well, so no big deal. Then, a year ago, Viagra and the others all stopped working. No explanation. Went to an Endo. Found my Total Testosterone was 225. The minimum is 300. I was 700 five years earlier. My Endo got my Total Test up to 1700 which is crazy high. I feel like superman, but still can get my dick up. This is killing me...Then, I saw this forum. I can't believe the Rogaine would do this. However, I quit the Rogaine 10 days ago (6/1/15)...I am now getting morning erections at 50% which is encouraging because I haven't had morning wood for over a year. I don't know if I am permanently damaged or not? I lost my wife over this a 6 months ago. If in fact Rogaine caused my ED, then the President of Pfizer should be castrated. I will do it myself...I am so pissed. I will post again to help any others.... if and when I get my dick back. | M | 53 | 4 years 5% 2X day | 6/12/2015 | 1 | To strengthen my hair | My sexual life was turned down by this medicine | dont even think about it. Dont use it | M | 32 | 3 months | 4/20/2015 | 1 | Balding | Side effects are very real and serious. Headache, heart rate way up, blood pressure up, anxiety, depression, weakness, red elbows | Please guys , the side effects are very real and serious. I went to my doctor multiple times, for different drugs to slow down my heart and blood pressure. I have not used this stuff since last November but I do get occasional headache, I still have red elbows (can't figure that out). I used be so healthy, eating and exercising. Slowly I am getting to 100% but no there. Still my concern is what is the normal time frame to have all these side effects cleared out of your system? | M | 41 | 45 days 2X day | 3/20/2015 | 1 | hair and facial hair growth | all the side affect i had are sexual: loss of libido, fewer morning erection, erectile dysfunction, can't maintain hard erection more than 1 mun as i used to. | i've never thought that these side effects could be related to rogaine. these side effect are similar and common to propecia sexual side affect and i have no idea for how long these effect last. i stopped for 2 months now, and still suffering from this. i took a blood pressure and testosterone test and everything seems normal. i'm 100% positive that Rogaine has caused me this because i'm healthy man and I've never experienced any health issues | M | 28 | 3 months 30 2X day | 3/6/2015 | 1 | Panic attacks, Heart palpitations, low blood pressure, shaking hands | My son started Rogaine about 9 months ago. After taking Rogaine for about 3 months, he started to complain about heart palpitations and general uneasiness. He is a very fit, slim healthy male. No medications, no drugs, no alcohol. Played three sports in high school. I did not connect Rogaine to this. His syptoms progressed until he a had a full on panic attack. We were all very worried. No history, nothing. The only thing we could think of was the Rogaine. He stopped using Rogaine and his symptoms seemed to disappear. He wanted to try again so he started about three months ago and sure enough symptoms came back and another full on panic attack. He kept saying he felt like he was going to die. Heart pounding out of his chest. He is NOT a complainer. I googled Rogaine and panic attacks and this came up. We have since discontinued use as nothing is more important than your health. Yes, these symptoms are real. Very real. My son does not discuss his sexual health with me so I can not speak to that. I, unequivocally, do NOT recommend this product. I will report back in 3-6 months to let you know if he has had any other side effects or if things went back to normal. | M | 21 | 6 months 1X day | 3/2/2015 | 1 | Genetic Hair Loss | Feel my heart pounding in my chest/palpitations/slight chest pain. Had a really bad night with it last night so have not applied since. Anyone know when the heart pounding will go away? | M | 33 | 3 days 2X day | 2/26/2015 | 1 | Hair Growth | Horrible effect on my sex drive and ability to keep erect. Body itched, throat glands ached snd joint pain. | Do not use this product. It should not be allowed on store shelves. | M | 50 | 120 days 5mg 2X day | 2/25/2015 | 1 | male bald pattern | Loss of libido; erectile dysfunction; problems with ejaculation; heart racing; weight gain; itchy scalp; itchy body. This thing sucks, rather keep my balls. | I'm 26, very healthy and athletic. Have never been under any drug prescription in my life. After 45 days of using this awful medication, I started experiencing some side effects such as heart racing, itchy body and some other minor things that I noticed after I started using Rogaine. I wanted to think that the side effects where temporary and not severe, but then I experienced my first ED during a one night stand. I became desperate and started reading about ED then remembered I was on this drug, the only abnormal thing. After reading stuff here and in other places I finally realized I was losing my libido, morning erections and had much weaker erections during sex with different partners, apart from other side effects. I am 100% sure it is Rogaine, because I wasn't even aware of the possibility, so it couldn't be psychological. The side effects started slowly and made me think they were already there. Stopped using this yesterday, lets see how long it'll take for ME to get back. PS. No hair improvement, and I still have most of my hair, but if it starts to fall out, I'll simply shave it all off and keep my balls! I wish I had came across this website b4 I started. Want poison? Buy this product. | M | 26 | 45 days 5% 2X day | 2/16/2015 | 2 | Slow down balding | To follow up, I've made some changes and began seeing results: I've stopped using it 2 months ago and had seen very little, if no change. So here's what I've done and beginning to see results: 1) stopped the Rogaine. 2) began taking supplements - In the morning I take 2 500mg capsules of L-Arginine amino acid. This can cause an upset stomach/gas but has gotten better. Approx 350mg of Yohimbe. This, combined with the L-Arginine is a natural sexual stimulant and actually works. Also an energy booster. Can cause excess sweating and make you jittery. Small price to pay. Just have to figure out what dose works for you. Zinc - Has some sexual health benefits and boosts immune system. Garlic- Odorless pills, unless you want to smell like bad Italian food. One multivitamin - The B vitamins are key, the rest doesn't hurt. Everything available through Amazon. 3) I've also lightened up on deodorant / antiperspirant with Aluminum in it. May not make a difference but doesn't hurt. Being winter, just a little is enough right now. 4) These issues started before I began taking anti-depressants. However, I've stopped Zoloft and now take a low dose of Welbutrin instead. Welbutrin hasn't shown any sexual side effects that I can find. Hopefully soon, I'll phase that out too. 5) I'm also phasing out Concerta 54mg I've taken for probably 10 years for chronic fatigue. Stimulants/amphetamines have actually increased sexual stimulation for people. But they start | M | 43 | 5 years 5mg 1X day | 2/9/2015 Patient History | 1 | Hair Growth | Tiredness, General feeling of being unwell, lack of energy, depression, total loss of sex drive. Absolute minimal difference to hair. | Used for 8 months. Decided to stop using as didn't feel was working and within a few weeks started to feel really ill/ Really not worth the time or money. Nasty stuff. | M | 32 | 8 months 1X day | 2/5/2015 | 2 | Hair growth after transplant | No erections - no desire - penis looks tiny it was normal before | M | 47 | 3 months 2X day | 1/19/2015 | 5 | Get my facial hair and body hair | Decided to try to darken and fill up my facial hair and chest hair. After 5 month, noticed hairy butt, legs, armpit, chest hair getting fuller and longer. Hair all over ticker, darker and longer. Beard got fuller but my erections were not as hard. Then I researched, shave my body and beard, and decided to it was better to have no hair at all like a baby bum but get my hard erections back and enjoy sex the way I have always been. I figured that it is all on our heads. We guys compare ourselves too much. It is better to be who you are, bold, hairless and fuck like a real men all day all year long then have a head full of hair, hair like a bear, handsome like no other and a flaccid dick? No way. I am happier now. Bold all over and my hard erections are almost back, morning erections coming back since I have stopped this poison application. | I would never touch this drug again. | M | 53 | 5 months 5% | 1/18/2015 |