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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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After 2 weeks on the medication my face was sensitive and itchy. then after a month every morning I woke up with puffy eyes and face which was red and itchy. I also had broken capillaries all around my eyes. I looked like hell!!!!
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Reviewer: mario_salazar, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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My doctor recommended Fortalex PT and it works a lot better than Minoxidil products. With Minoxidil, my skin would burn, irritate, swell up, get blisters... theres times where i literally felt loss of breath and chest compression. My doctor quickly put me on Fortalex PT and I was able to experience hair growth without those very uncomfortable side affects. After doing my research, I found out Fort
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Reviewer: sexual chocolate, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This is working for me after using for 1 month. But i have started to see facial hair growing on my face.
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Reviewer: twodybug, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I use a professional product called nioxxin sold at salons across america..it has the monoxidil in it but has other great hair regrowth formulas...ive tried all he over the counter products but this one is rated #1 by cosmotoligist and is 100% effective.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After 3 weeks of use, I developed hives and severe itching on my abdomen and thighs. When I stopped use of the product, the itching disappeared but the hives remained for 2 weeks.
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