Recent content by Def

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Hi PRM - no depression or anxiety on finasteride whatsoever... None of the other suicidal thoughts, man boobs, shrinkage, or other things people report. Only a noticeable decline in my libido and erections over the past few years. Stopping finasteride and trying to be a bit more healthy seems to be helping with...

Hi John Once I came off finasteride I did start exercising more, eating better and drinking less. That was mainly to try and increase my health and genera libido. My sleep however has actually been quite a lot worse. However, I have always been in pretty good shape and pretty healthy, so I...

To be honest, I don't think I even read that part of his website. I thought he only recently got on finasteride. In any event, I'm not saying that this regimen is the holy grail or anything, but it has now been 6 months since I've been off finasteride and onto the Trichogen and Minoxidil regimen and my hair...

Hi All I am a long time user of these forums but haven’t been on here since about 2007. I thought I would come on here to share my success story. It is unique because it seems to really have taken a step forward recently… 13 years after I first started treating my hair loss… Now before...

Thanks for the replies all! I might try the dermmatch and rinse approach... Seems to be the least messy way? Although assume I will need a black towel (I have black hair and therefore will require black dermmatch!). I shall buy some this week and give it a try... Otherwise, is there any...

Hi All I have noticeable thinning at the crown which I have been treating with finasteride and min for about 6.5 years now. Never used concealers before. My thinning is almost undetectable if I style my hair correctly, but am about to go on a ski trip in a few weeks in Austria where the temp is...

Freak, dawg - can you gotta change your avatar! I find this one moderately disturbing. Keep rockin that mop. Life good? Def

Everyone's hair is different and reacts differently to products. Cassin is talking about the Aveda pure abundance line. I have recently tried the shampoo and conditioner for the first time and while they definitely do thicken, for me there is nothing like the Jason Thin-to-Thick shampoo... I...

Hi All I have been using Xandrox 5% (with Retin-A) at night for a few months now. I quite like the stuff, however, I think the azelaic acid / Retin-A content causes my scalp to get slightly irritated and peel slightly every week or so. I don't know whether this is a bad thing or not...

Yep - fantastic result! Gives me hope, in fact. I am a crown thinner and while I have been maintaining (or very slowly losing) on finasteride and minoxidil, I know it can't last forever. I have a thick donor region and would hope to get results like yours in the hand of a great surgeon like...

You could add in a Copper Peptide spray with your nighty minoxidil application, you could change from Minoxidil to Xandrox (Dr Lee products) or up the % to 7, 12 or 15% Xandrox, you could try a lasercomb, supplements such as fish oil, flax seed oil, L-arginine, add in topical spironolactone, various other...

The issue is that Minoxidil formulas containing Retin-A and Retinoic acid etc should not be used during the day when your scalp may be exposed to UV rays. It has the potential to make your skin more vulnerable to damage from UV rays.

Perhaps you could investigate getting a transplant behind your existing hairline (ie - where you want it to end up) and then just continue to use Topik in the front and let the male pattern baldness there progress naturally until you recede / miniaturise up to your grafts. I agree, though, that diffusers have it...

Your hair looks perfect at the moment. If you're worried, however, buy some Nizoral 2% shampoo and use it every 2-3 times a week. It's good that you've taken photos - for now all you need to do is monitor the situation by taking similar photos every 6 months. If you start losing ground, then...