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Mild ankle swelling seems to be caused by oral minoxidil
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@celia16 Are you taking the 2.5 mg tablets? It's interesting that your doctor is aware and concerned. My doctor never mentions it. Did you start a low salt diet when you started oral minoxidil? I thought my discomfort was due to osteoarthritis although it felt like swelling. I asked my podiatrist yesterday about the indentations from my socks and he immediately said it was mild edema.
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@tillymack , it was my dermatologist who prescribed it. I started out with half dose. I took that for several months before I went to 2,5 mg. She always asked me if I had any swelling. I never thought much about it. I had recurring edema in my feet and lower legs many years ago, but it went away. I wasn’t taking Minoxidil then.
I am sensitive to salt and think most food doesn’t need it. I haven’t added it to my food in years. I’m not on a low salt diet, but choose foods with low or no sodium added when possible. So, I never have fluid retention now. Oh, I also take a small dose of a blood pressure med. I take 1/2 of a 20 mg. Telmisarton. I don’t have arthritis.
You can ask your doctor what it means if you have swelling.