Minoxidil topical and Erectile Dysfunction: What Users Say

• Eli...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 21, 2020

For Alopecia "I'm 23 and noticed a receding hairline since I was 20, so I started using Kirkland minoxidil since it was very cheap, and after 4 months of use, I started noticing my hairline was really starting to grow back, but had to stop due to complete loss of libido and erectile dysfunction. Never had that problem at all. I've always been very sexually active, so I knew it had to be minoxidil, and after 5 months of being off it, I'm slowly getting my mojo back."

• Max...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 4, 2021

For Alopecia "Minoxidil really induces a wide range of persistent sexual, physical, and psychological/mental side effects that do not go away even after drug discontinuation, including persistent loss of libido, ED (erectile dysfunction), impotence, loss of morning, nocturnal, and random erections, reduced sperm volume, weak ejaculation and watery or clumpy sperm leak, weak orgasm, penile shortening and curvature, genital numbness, severe depression, extreme anxiety and fatigue, difficulty focusing and concentrating, loss of motivation, loss of train of thought, slurring of speech, brain fog, dizziness, muscle twitches, loss of muscle and bone, weight gain (fat), collagen disorders, sleep disorders, weak urination/urine flow, blurry vision, testicular/penis pain, heart palpitations, swallowing disorders, bad body response to junk food consumption, and high sugar (tickling of throat)."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 2, 2020

For Alopecia "Terrible, had a very slight bald spot on the crown, panicked since I was only in my mid 30s and got Rogaine, and it has basically destroyed my hair, everywhere it has been applied is now bald. A lot of money, effort for nothing. I'm too scared to try finasteride as the risk of permanent impotence is not worth trying to regain my hair."

• Sab...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2016

For Alopecia "I have been using minoxidil for almost 4 years, but not regularly. I mean for 4 months I used minoxidil, then I took a month break because it seemed useless. But later I found that it may work after 3-4 months of usage. I have been on finasteride also, but the side effect of finasteride, which is erectile dysfunction, and chances of impotency too, though its chances are not too high. But still, I love children more than my hair, so now again I started using minoxidil alone. Now it has been a month since I started minoxidil again, and I will test it, but the review from my cousins was very positive. Though my fingers are crossed, I wish it will be helpful. By the way, hair concerns women more than men. Please, if someone can assure me that, yup, it's working, kindly do so."

• mic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2018

For Alopecia "I used minoxidil for alopecia for only 3 weeks, and I got prostate inflammation, pain, erectile dysfunction, and depression. I stopped using it, and I hope my problems will disappear.... no more....."

• nic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2021

For Alopecia "I used Rogaine foam 5% for 6 months and got ED, almost zero libido, and watery semen when I stopped using it. There's been 6 months off minox with no significant improvement."