The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Oftentimes physicians will start people on Minoxidil dosages that are very low. Ideally, that would be the case and then ratchet it up in order to figure out where the minimal effective dose or the critical threshold is beyond which they start experiencing some pretty uncomfortable side effects, such as swelling of the ankles or headaches or dizziness.
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I would hope that if people are working with a physician or if they're not in taking Minoxidil, that they would start with the lowest possible dose. For oral Minoxidil, that would be 0.25 milligrams and then increase it as needed rather than jumping in right at five milligrams because some of those side effects, in particular the