Recent content by catch22

Thanks for the reply. How long were you on minoxidil? and did you get a hair transplant on your hairline? How is that going? I'm really considering getting one myself since the rogaine has made my hairline look nasty.

I started minoxidil 5% in June 2014 and have applied it twice a day to my hairline with just a handful of once a day applications. The point is I used it regularly. I really wish I knew if it was slowing down the recession. It hasn't grown any new hair and really made me shed for months. I would be...

I cannot understand why most of you are suggesting for an 18 year old get on finasteride. Honestly, with the potential side effects, that's not a decision to take lightly. Nor, should it be advised so boldly. I think your hair looks great.

I disagree, I think you are fine. I have a widows peak with high temples and it stayed that way for 34 years. I'm only now starting to thin out and recede. I would not do anything other than nizoral shampoo. Your hair looks good, honestly. If you notice within a year or two that it looks worse...

Thanks for responding. Did yours get any better at all once you stopped or did you lose slower? I also feel like it speeded up my hair loss exponentially. I just assumed that since I was shedding it must be making it grow new hair all over. I've read a lot of places that you should give it a...

I started rogaine foam 5% in the first week of June 2014 to help with my slowly receding hair line (used twice a day without fail). Looking back, it wasn't as bad as I made it out to be, but I figured I should tackle the problem while I still could reverse it. I think I may have made a...