Oral Minoxidil is a vasodilator used for high blood pressure and prescribed off-label at lower doses for hair loss. When people took oral Minoxidil for blood pressure, many patients reported longer, thicker, and darker hairs growing on the body, including the hair on their scalp. For this reason, some doctors prescribe this medication off-label as an alternative to hair loss medications that modulate DHT in the body, or as an add-on to other topical or oral hair loss treatments.
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