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Mild ankle swelling seems to be caused by oral minoxidil
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@tillymack , I might check with the doctor about adjusting the dose. Also, you might get some impact on the hair situation if you adjust it.
Did you get more shedding when you first started on this med? I read that is common. I can’t say I did. Maybe due to me starting with half dose.
How do you feel the med is doing with hair growth?
Oh, ref the sodium. I’m not on a low sodium diet, however I probably consume much less sodium than the average person. That’s because I eat a lot fresh or frozen fruits, veggies and poultry without adding salt. I occasionally have peanut butter, but don’t get salt free. If I buy chips, I will get the No Salt Added. I get low sodium soy sauce. On my recent labs, my Sodium level is normal.
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My hair is shedding because I stopped minoxidil abruptly due to elevated
liver enzymes. Also stopped other supplements and changed my diet so
difficult to tell what helped but my ALT and AST returned to normal. That
said, now I have mild ankle edema. Just reading online that eating high
potassium foods might help, and I'll try that 🙂 as well as low sodium
food and no added salt (thank you for these suggestions) when available to
jump the process to reduce edema.
I didn't think it helped that much but with the shedding I can see that it
was helpful after all which is why I started up again.