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What Causes Breathing Difficulty And Testicular Pain While On Minoxidil?
Hi i have a problem i have started minoxidil about a month now without propecia.. and i notice some side effects like dificult breathing at the morning and some small testicule pains some times and a little bit dicreased libido.. I thought this is just in my head and if i start working out everything will be better.. I went 3 days every morning to run and swim at the beach.. well its been a long time since i was doing that daily and i notice that i was getting very tired and could not run over 50 meters.. so i pushed my limits and i run and swim those 3 days every morning about 1 hour and 30 minutes every day, i was getting realy tierd and when i was back to home and try to masturbate i notice that my sperm count has decreased tragicaly.. only 2 little drops when i masturbate and very decreased libido too , i have freak out this was for about 3 days that i was swimming and now i dont swim or workout for 2 days and nothing have changed.. do you know if this is from minoxidil or from excessive workout? when its going to get back to normal i fell realy stressed about this.. thank you
Hello. U didn't mention whether u take it in oral form or as a spray for baldness. I will assume that u take it oral for hypertension. Minoxidil has got side effects of angina that is pain and breathing difficulty during exertion. Also it can put a lot of pressure on heart. So if u are taking it. Don't push yourself so hard . Avoid excessive exercise. Decreased sperm count has no direct link with minoxidil but u may have some other issue so you must do a sperm count in lab to look for diagnosis. If you are usingminoxidil spray then there is no such worry that u may face . It's just over workout.Hope that answer the question. Thanks
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What Causes Breathing Difficulty And Testicular Pain While On Minoxidil?
Hello. U didn t mention whether u take it in oral form or as a spray for baldness. I will assume that u take it oral for hypertension. Minoxidil has got side effects of angina that is pain and breathing difficulty during exertion. Also it can put a lot of pressure on heart. So if u are taking it. Don t push yourself so hard . Avoid excessive exercise. Decreased sperm count has no direct link with minoxidil but u may have some other issue so you must do a sperm count in lab to look for diagnosis. If you are usingminoxidil spray then there is no such worry that u may face . It s just over workout.Hope that answer the question. Thanks