Recent content by bumpkin

thanks all for your responses! I've decided that my break would only be the two weeks where I went to once per day...have to say it was nice not having to apply it in the morning.

I'm wondering if both our doctors read the same medical journal or something. Perhaps just a coincidence that this concept of taking a break would be recommended by two different doctors? I'm being cautious and my "break" is going to be for a week. In the meantime, I've cut down to once per...

haha Well, my doctor is in his mid-50's and has a full head of thick hair, so perhaps he isn't the most reliable source. However, I can't imagine he'd just make something like this up. His reasoning is that minoxidil starts losing its effectiveness after 3 months, and your body needs to take...

I've been taking minoxidil for almost 2 years now, and have had pretty good results I suppose - haven't lost any more hair, and crown looks to have improved slightly. Anyhow, my doctor said that minoxidil should be used in "spurts". Twice daily for 3 months, and then take a month off...and so...

I just finished with my stock of the 'old' yellow formula, and I was shocked at the change. At first, I thought I'd been ripped off with a fake or something. Anyway, I think the old formula had a pretty nice fragrance, while this one sort of smells like urine. :thumbdown2:

I've been on Spectral DNC (night) and Xandrox 5% (morning) for about 5 months now. My regimen also includes Tricomin, Revivogen, S5 cream (all once a day), and Nizoral 2% shampoo about 2 or 3 times a week. I've actually improved on my temples and hairline, and gotten comments that my hair...

I wear my hair very short, so I'm embarrassed by the shine on my scalp maybe more so than the thinning. And the shine gets worse when I apply Tricomin or minoxidil - a friend said my scalp was getting a "bowling ball-like shine". Anyhow, out of desperation, I applied Aveeno (unscented lotion) to...

thanks guys - so I'll just start off with smaller doses of the 5%

I've had a moderate case of gyno since puberty (or perhaps pseudo gyno?) People tell me it's not that bad, but it has always made me self-conscious enough to have basically ruined my life in a lot of ways. Anyway, I'm scared as hell that taking finasteride will only make this problem worse. If you're...

I've ordered Xandrox 5% and Spectral DNC to use in the morning and evening (in that order). However, I read somewhere that new users should test their reaction by starting off with 2% minoxidil first. Not sure if this would just be a waste of time. Any opinions?

jonsie150, thanks for your frankness. I'm going to give this a try for a good year, and if I still see that I'm thinner next fall, I might reconsider my position. I guess something else that freaks me out is that you basically have to be a lifer once you begin with finasteride - and...

Hi, I'm new to this and just wanted some advice as to how to proceed. (I've been reading/lurking for a few weeks now just trying to learn from what's been posted, but I think I might have gone a bit overboard in purchasing various products). I'm dead set against using either Rogaine/Minoxidil or...