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    Hasson & Wong Topical Finasteride Findings & Updates

    Excipient inert qb- This is simply the directions by which they are going to make this up with. They are going to use an 'inert excipient' or in other words an inactive ingredient as the base to dissolve the other ingredients in i.e. the finasteride/PEG etc. With regard to the 'qb', normally the...
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    Hasson & Wong Topical Finasteride Findings & Updates

    Polimethylsilsesquioxane - a polymer used for controlled release of the drug. This polymer seems to simply encapsulate finasteride and slowly release it. dimethicone - silicon-based polymer-may be used to improve application of the preparation. Its also known to protect the skin. It may also...
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    Less head hair, more body hair...connection?

    a simple bit of research and you could figure this one out yourself! Dht, which is a potent metabolite of testosterone, is responsible for the formation of secondary male sex characteristics. An example of one of these body hair. However, as part of this process, dht can also result in some...
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    Let's discuss ways to strengthen our regimen

    biotin?...many use it. fish oils contain long chain fatty acids which are very good for your health in general..cardiovascular system, vision etc but may be good for your hair..they also contain antioxidants such as tocopherol piroctone olamine (shampoo) was found to be beneficial in some...
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    Unusual reason to want to wean off Finasteride - Alcohol

    1.Ramaker M, Ford M, Fretwell A, Finn D. Alteration of Ethanol Drinking in Mice via Modulation of the GABAA Receptor with Ganaxolone, Finasteride, and Gaboxadol. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research [serial online]. November 2011;35(11):1994-2007. Available from: Academic Search...
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    Alternatives to Minoxidil

    I found caffeine shampoo alright-alpecin is the tradename. i havnt heard of niacin with niacin/BCAA with carnitine-does it work?
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    best minoxi vehicle ???

    apparently minoxidil has poor solubility in water and ethanol-it's soluble up to 4 % ie a maximum of 4 grams will dissolve in 100 ml of ethanol-its solubility may be increased by acidifying the solution according to the european pharmacopoeia; it is soluble In the methanol and propylene glycol-...
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    18 years old and starting to recede

    There are never any 100% guarantees when dealing with any drug. One can only say that it will likely halt the hairloss but it may not based on the previous experience of others. The only way to find out is to try it. I wouldn't bother with the minoxidil. it's a lot of effort and expense for...
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    Anti inflammatory topicals.

    tofacitinib would be too expensive to use and don't know how you would access to it? I have got a bottle of bethamethasone which is a potent antinflammatory agent as a scalp ointment, however, I wouldn't bother going through the effort of applying it- if it had positive effects with regard to...
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    Finasteride and Cabergoline (Dostinex)?

    There is no interaction between the two, finasteride has no major interactions to report, cabergoline has a few minor interactions with some antibiotics- macrolides/erythromycin and other drugs that work through the dopamine receptor-but nothing too serious. I'm a pharmacy student so not making...
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    Price of rogaine in pharmacies!!

    yea, the price is ridiculous in ireland. Where do you get your minoxidil beardedone?...doubt it's stopped at customs
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    hair loss at 18

    Quick update; Hair continued to deteriorate up to October 2012. Then, my hairline was worse and the quality and thickness of my hair was poorer and i assume starting to become noticeable to the casual observer. Anyway, on the 29 of October i took the decision to start finesteride. Tbh i havnt...
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    this sites sponsors

    It says this in the section 'about us'-'The site now pulls in over 2.5 million users a year, and we've been blessed to have Merck Pharmaceuticals as one of our sponsors for the last 7 years', As it happens Merck produce propecia, so it is hard to see how this site is not biased, Why else would...
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    can the baldness genes skip a generation or two?

    unfortuately im in the same boat, its not nice to have a worse hairline than your father
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