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5 Week Update - I've posted a pic below to show where I'm up to after approximately 5 weeks off propecia and only using minoxidil with azelaic acid. I switched to 10% minoxidil on the 18th March so that's worth bearing in mind. I think there's maybe been a tiny bit of regrowth although my hair is quite...

OK so I've been taking 5% minoxidil with 5% azelaic acid twice daily since December 2013. I also started taking 1mg of finasteride daily at the same time after being off it for around 3 months due to sides. Unfortunately the side effect that made me go off finasteride has come back recently (fatigue) so I've...

no I don't get sides from minoxidil. I know it's the propecia because I took it for 9 months last year on its own and had the same sides

I've started taking it again in November after going off it for about 3 months. I've been side effect free for a while but I think it must have built up in my system again since I'm getting the same side effect I did before (fatigue). I have been using minoxidil with azelaic acid and nizoral daily...

A week or so ago I switched from Regaine foam to a minoxidil formula that also contains 5% azelaic acid and retinol. I have to say that I'm getting really good results using this formula and I put a big part of it down to the azelaic acid. I know some people don't believe in azelaic acid but I...

Like you said everyone's different. By some people's standards my shedding might be mild but losing any amount of hair is always worrying, especially if you don't know if it's gonna grow back.

OK so whenever I have used treatments in the past - whether it's Rogaine, finasteride, nizoral etc. I've never noticed any shedding but for the first time I'm using the big 3 in conjunction with each other and I've noticed that I am losing hairs every time I shower. This morning it was more than ever, must...

Those are some excellent results. I've just started taking 0.5mg propecia daily after suffering sides on 1mg so this is very encouraging.

It made me feel extremely fatigued like I'd only gotten a couple of hours of sleep. This disappeared about a week after I stopped taking it though so if needs be I'm just gonna have weeks off here and there

So after being off finasteride since August due to side effects I've decided to start taking it again. I'm taking half a pill per day now as opposed to the full pill I was taking before to try and cut down on the sides. I managed to go about 8 of the 9 months I was on it without experiencing any sides...

OK so I've been taking hair loss treatments for about 2 years now off and on. Generally when I take treatments, whether it be minoxidil, finasteride, nizoral etc. I just notice a halt to my hair loss without any shedding. However for the last few weeks I've been using azelaic acid in combination with...

You're already taking finasteride and nizoral so just add rogaine and then you're doing everything you possibly can to combat hairloss. You're in an extremely good place to tackle hairloss since you have a very good head of hair besides a tiny bit of thinning on the crown and adding Rogaine will...

What I would recommend if you don't want to use Propecia is getting a minoxidil formula that also contains azelaic acid. Azelaic acid is a DHT blocker (same as propecia only applied topically rather than taken as a pill) and is something I've had very good success with for the last few weeks...

Ah. It could be because of the strength. As I understand 20% is really overkill for hair loss purposes. I've read that only 5% azelaic acid is enough to kill 99% of scalp DHT. Most hair loss formulas I've seen don't have more than 5% AA in them. Perhaps consider lowering the strength of cream...

I just got it today. Skinoren cream - 20% strength. I've only applied it for the first time this morning but I haven't noticed any itching, no. I tend to be fairly tolerant of topicals. I can use nizoral everyday without any problems. I'm gonna go off propecia and give it a month's trial with...