Reviewer: 75 or over Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Comment:
swollen legs

Comment:
swollen legs
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Reviewer: tcksmosley, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Comment:
Increased swelling in feet & hands. Gained 14lbs. in 5 days. Only lower systolic pressure a little. Caused angia pain and trip to the emergency room.

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Increased swelling in feet & hands. Gained 14lbs. in 5 days. Only lower systolic pressure a little. Caused angia pain and trip to the emergency room.
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Reviewer: Jan, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Caregiver)

Comment:
My son 35 was given this drug and was on it almost a year during this time he began to retain much more fluid,health deterioration, heart palpitations, chronic cough, fainting....end results severe effusion of pericardium which almost caused his death was in the hospital for 2 month...seem to be hard to diagnosis what was going on but finally with cat scan large effusion was found around heart 2 l ... Show Full Comment

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My son 35 was given this drug and was on it almost a year during this time he began to retain much more fluid,health deterioration, heart palpitations, chronic cough, fainting....end results severe effusion of pericardium which almost caused his death was in the hospital for 2 month...seem to be hard to diagnosis what was going on but finally with cat scan large effusion was found around heart 2 liters of fluid had built up...most likely it had been building for the whole time he had been on this Minoxidil..he was not aware of this being a side effect and might have figured it out had he known when the symptoms begin. Patients should be told very plainly of this side effect,of course, not all get only a few but it is life threaten...he almost did not survive this ...his heart was failing and hypertensive lung disease had developed as large sack of fluid around his heart caused lungs to collapse in lower part from pressure he was on oxygen for 5 month, developed right side heart failure ..he is now finally off oxygen & recovering well...he had 2 surgeries and a pericardium window was make. He is a dialysis patient and that may be one reason he developed this with this medication but Dr should be more conscious of this happening with patients on this medication. Dialysis 3 times a week is not like taking a diuretic every day to help pull the fluid...he was having severe fluid build up between dialysis and medical people just thought he was drinking way too much which he was not.thankful that he survived this ordeal.
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

Comment:
caused fatige, shortness of breath, edema in both legs and feet to the point of leaking, severe pain , unable to stand or walk due to the pain. irreglar heart beat.worked on my blood pressure.

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caused fatige, shortness of breath, edema in both legs and feet to the point of leaking, severe pain , unable to stand or walk due to the pain. irreglar heart beat.worked on my blood pressure.
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Reviewer: AJH310, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started this medication a month ago. It has lowered my diastolic pressure considerably but has had minimal effect on my systolic pressure. The only two side effects I have noticed, and am tolerating at this point, are that it makes me VERY tired/fatigued and I am having "itching spells" since taking it. As a bald guy though, I am anxiously awaiting to see hair growth on teh top of my h ... Show Full Comment

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I started this medication a month ago. It has lowered my diastolic pressure considerably but has had minimal effect on my systolic pressure. The only two side effects I have noticed, and am tolerating at this point, are that it makes me VERY tired/fatigued and I am having "itching spells" since taking it. As a bald guy though, I am anxiously awaiting to see hair growth on teh top of my head!
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