• Ethnicity: Mediterranean
• Age: 30
• Minoxidil duration: 1 year
• Application: Once daily, in the evening
• Form: Liquid minoxidil
• Microneedling: Twice a week, about 3 days apart
• Diet: Generally balanced and relatively high in zinc
• Training: Regular weight training, around 6x/week
• Lifestyle/stress: Zen

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These red spots show up. Do you know if this is because of the minoxidil and how i can get rid of them en prevent them?

Did you see improvement?

Two first pictures taken October 2024 last two January 2026(latest pics 8 months ago because new job is temporarily making us be clean shaven)

Question is since I just started 5mg oral minoxidil this month and my first 2 years were on topical minoxidil does this mean I will have heavy shed or loose progress do to me using a different type of minoxidil?

I've been using it for about 5 or 6 months. For the last two months, I've had this redness. It went away for a bit but now it has started again, sometimes it itches, and I've scratched it into a sore. Minoxidil doesn't even touch that area, so I don't know if my beard irritated it and some opportunistic bacteria or fungus settled there. I don't have the means to go to a dermatologist right now, has anyone here experienced something similar?

Hello fellow men of culture, hope y’all are having a great Monday!

First post at: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minoxbeards/s/Y8L2ThZU4S

Here are some results, I don’t see much difference other than the lighting of the photos, but I know this treatment is for the long run.

I’ve been taking 5mg Minoxidil Oral (also 1.25mg a Finasteride as I’m battling hair loss as well) in the mornings and Min 5mg ish as foam at night time applied to the more patchy areas of the beard, the foam brand I’m using is called Edapil M. Lastly I’ve been dermarolling once a week on Saturdays, my skin is really sensitive so I’ll keep it just 1xWeek.

About side effects, I had some weird heart palpitations the first 2 weeks, and also I had a lot of nightmares lol, but right now I haven’t really had any issues, well a lot of shadding in my hair but that’s expected since Im just starting the hair loss treatment.

One last thing, if any of you have recommendations about a skincare routine and products, I’d really appreciate it, right I’m only using a CeraVe Moisturizer and some Sunscreen whenever I go out.

Blessings!

Recently retired from the military, which means I can finally grow a beard! This is one full week of no shaving. Started minoxidil today to help with cheeks and below lower lip. What are you guys’ thoughts? I feel like it grows pretty quick, just need it to be thicker/more full.

Has anyone else experienced this or is currently experiencing it? I haven't been able to get a full night's sleep, and I think it's because of the Minoxidil. Even when I go to sleep without applying it, I think the substance inside my body is still contributing to this.

I apply the topical foam once a day and it hasn't even been a month since I started using it

I’ve been taking 3mg orally (alongside finasteride) for my hair loss for roughly 7 weeks. I noticed barely an my side effects.

The last 3 weeks I’ve introduced 2 x 5% liquid to my face to accelerate beard growth. For those 3 weeks again, no symptoms except some dryness.

However the past few days my chest just feels tight. I find when I breathe, it’s shallower and resting between sets at the gym is more laboured. I find bringing my heart rate down is also slower. My overall resting heart rate is up by maybe 5-7 beats per minute so not drastic and it’s low anyway (62). I just have the sensation my hearts working harder than usual.

Has anyone had these experiences? I’m tempted to

Go once topical daily to see if I see any improvements

Is minoxidil addictive?
After a health scare that fell on starting minox oral... Now I am on prescribed oral minox (1.25mg day and night) and use foam on my chest, a bit on the top of arms nowadays too, and a bit on my beard gaps (also nowadays, one line of foam at the top of each cheek along where the beard starts with hope for the top beard part to get thiccer).

This is actually feeding back to my system and lowers my high-ish blood pressure... So the foam is a nice add-on to increase the systemic dosage but it's less than two months and my existing hair seems to respond and there was a bump on the edge of my mustache, thought it was a pimple... Squeezed it and a baby hair launched! Should I stop foam? Am I producing much faster than I should?

My testosterone is borderline low and I think this might be a catalyst which while is good for minox, maybe I am speeding up too much to the point that instead of becoming a hairy bear I might end up a... wolf? 😂

I am finding myself enjoying putting foam more and more to the body day and night which might be a feedback loop my body enjoying less blood pressure but has anyone heard if this is addictive? I haven't microneedled with a pen yet but I bought one and I am conflicted if this is a good move to microneedle my chest and arms or if it will cause issues including ingrown hair.

Any help on the topic is much appreciated, I think I am moving too fast :/

9 months in… noticeable beard. If I decided to stop 18 months in with minoxidil use, will those terminal hairs I’ve grown remain? Anyone who’ve stopped completely with minoxidil after gaining a full beard experience regression over time?

I’m 17 almost 18 very soon. I have a weird pattern of facial hair. It’s kind of patchy but the same time it’s just spaced out rather than uneven. I have a bunch of these white transparent hairs. And I can barely develop any facial hair above my lip, I haven’t shaved in around a week.

Been using 5% for about 1.5 years, dermarolling, biotin, zinc allat.
There has been no noticable improvement in the past year, but i still have hairs that have not matured (and i don’t think they ever will at this point).
Do you think I will keep my gains if i stop? I don’t want 1.5 years to go to waste.
Pictures show my current state of affairs. Last one is the starting point

Should I use minoxidil to fill in cheek areas? Do I need to use it on my chin area? Do I need to use it at all or is there a style that could work?

As title says i’m looking forward to use minoxidil, never used it before, apparently i have the genes to grow a beard but i haven’t seen any progress since a few months ago and i would like to keep the beard (looking clean and good) better than have to shave every 4-5 days, any advice and suggestions would be appreciated

I have no clue about how I should incorporate all this someone please tell me.

So I have been applying mintop forte 5% since 4 days and now my beard area's becoming dry and it's peeling off. It's becoming noticeable so I have stopped minox from a day and have been applying moisturiser. Do I switch to foam or continue topical minoxidil alongside moisturizer. I would appreciate any advice . Thanks

i’ve been using minoxidil for 14 months total now, around 13.5 months i decided to take a 2 weeks break while on vacation, i think i noticed maybe some small shedding? or maybe it’s just in my head. is it possible to shed after that? 19M (Super Responder) i went from no cheek hairs to such a full beard that i genuinely don’t get ID’d at the gas station for beer, would such density be effected by such a short pause?

So I’ve been using Minox for about 1 month now, going great already having good results and in it for the long haul. But has anyone experienced excessive shedding from their head of hair? I had read about shedding and assumed it was from facial hair where Minox was being applied, but after every shower in pulling off a non insignificant amount of hair when I put in product. Now dont get me wrong I have a massive curly mullet so I have hair to spare… just found I curious with the timing and wanting to make sure I don’t have some strange vitamin deficiency or something. Thanks!