Recent content by closertoheaven

Hi all, Its been a while since I've posted and I've had some mild success. But I have a question. I only know of two ways to get topical minoxidil: Rogaine and Dr. Lee. I've done the 12.5% and I've done the foam. I like them both, but want to try something new. Can someone tell me if there...

See previous post. Good luck to everyone!

Hey guys. I'm a longtime lurker and sometimes poster when the comments on the forum. I plan to later today post my story in introductions, but I am pressed for time now so I just want to post a couple pics so that I can add a precedent to this big experiment we are all doing. The short story...

Hello again everyone, There is no doubt that some people are super-responders to Minoxidil. If you browse through the success stories forum, there are several people that have regrown substantial amounts of hair at the crown and temples within a few months. However the "average" responder (if...

My apologies.

Thanks for the reply Lazarus. It seems that both oral and topical minoxidil are suspect of causing heart problems. "Minoxidil topically applied for male-pattern baldness can be transdermally absorbed. To this end, it has been observed over a several-month period of treatment with topical...

Hey guys! I don't post very often and I apologize for harping on this question but this is pretty important relatively speaking. Minoxidil might cause heart disease if it's not taken with a second medication. Really? I know I'm not the most knowledgeable person on this board. Well perhaps...

Ok, sorry for the multiple posts, but someone who is used to reading this nonsense needs to help me out with this one. http://www.nature.com/jhh/journal/v11/n ... 0410a.html http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/conte ... t/16/1/137 http://www.ionchannels.org/showabstract ... id=9175566 The one...

This article kind of explains "left ventricular mass index." http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Health/20 ... ailure.htm It is about how obese patients have a high LVMI, which leads to heart failure. Does Rogaine cause a similar risk of heart failure. I suppose it depends on how much the LVMI...

It seems like the makers of the drug believe that LV mass does increase. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/lexicomp/minoxidil.html However, what the heck is LV mass? Obviously it increases the mass and volume of the left ventricle. But what effect does that have? Is anyone on this forum able...

Have you ever noticed that all or any of the product that you religiously spread on your scalp has changed the texture of your scalp? I recently went with a #2 guard. It is too subtle for the pictures to indicate, but where my sparse hairline begins, the texture of my scalp seems not wrinkled...

I'll ask- are you taking activated carbon orally? Does that do anything? I have yet to hear of this.

I've read that DHT can sit inside of sebum and so it's bad for it to sit on your head. Of course I have no source for that so just take it for what you will.

Hi, I've been lurking for a little bit and this is my first post. I don't feel like introducing myself or my story just yet, I'll save it for another time. But I do want to say thanks to all for creating this site (i think). Anyway, this article caught my attention because it seemed like...