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A home cuff screenshot is not a clinic visit. Photograph the part; let the prescriber set monitoring.
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Key termsMinoxidil
Oral minoxidil was a hypertension drug. Hair doses are typically much lower and often off-label. HairBase will not write your milligram. Related: oral-minoxidil-for-women — different URL.
Do not cut leftover 10 mg hypertension tablets as a hair hack. Do not double topical foam because a cuff was “fine.”
Chest pain, fainting, or pregnancy on oral minoxidil is care now. This is not medical advice.
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FAQ
Is LDOM OTC?
Typically prescription and off-label for hair. Local rules win.
Do I stop topical if I go oral?
Ask the prescriber. This page does not write a swap.
Same as women’s oral file?
Related LDOM family, different URL. This essay is BP literacy.
More foam plus oral?
Do not invent a stack. Clinician.
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Not medical advice. General education only; it does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a licensed professional. Figures such as 1 mg or 5% are labelled strengths you may see in your country — not a dosing instruction. Consult a board-certified dermatologist before starting, stopping or changing any treatment.
⚠️ When to see a doctor — don’t self-treat
- Sudden patchy or circular bald spots
- Redness, scaling, pus, pain or itch (possible scarring alopecia — treat urgently)
- Broken hairs or rapid loss
- Loss with body-wide signs (weight loss, fatigue, cycle changes, acne, extra hair)
- Loss right after a new medication
- Any hair loss in a child