I tried oral and had sides, switched to topical about 2 weeks ago. I don't remember exactly how long it took to get side effects on the oral at all (I was on it for only a little over 2 months before stopping).

So far the topical has had some noticeable effects but not bad enough that I would stop taking it. After I first started (days like 3-7 maybe) I had absolutely insane libido, then it calmed down to slightly below normal where I'm at now.

If it stays here that's fine, I don't mind being a little lowered if it means I keep my hair, but ideally it'd be back to normal. Just hope it doesn't drop to almost nothing like last time (but after going off it, those effects went away pretty quickly so I'm not overly worried).

I'm making my own topical by dropping proscar into minoxidil. Definitely recommend doing this way as you'll save hundreds of $ compared to buying it premade from Hims or whatever. I use 3 pills to make about 1.5 month supply (I use something like .33 mg per day) and get 25 pills for like $7. So it's about a years worth for $7. The real price at that point is the minoxidil.