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I started Regaine Foam 9 weeks ago (x2 daily) having avoided it for 9 years whilst on Propecia 1mg/day (still take) and in the last year also Nizoral Shampoo and the Hairmax Lazercomb. I'm 36, healthy but have aggressive male pattern baldness genes which Propecia did wonders to stop until the last year when my...

Hi, Having now been on 1mg Propecia for over 7 years and during the last year having the scalp sensitivity/burning feel return followed by hairloss and a increase in libido I thought now was the time to try out upping the dose to 1.25mg. i know all about the flat dose dht response curve etc...

Hi all. I've been on 1mg/day Propecia now for almost 8 years, and am keen to hear of people's views regarding Anxiety/ Depressesion and General Mood/Well-being whilst on this drug. I've read online many 'scare' stories about how inhibiting so much DHT, could also impact seretonin levels...

I'm the same, amazing results solely on 1mg Propecia for 7 years, now its totally lost its grip, and I'm battling to reverse recent losses with other add-ins (minoxidil, nizoral, Lazercomb) but have contemplated upping the finasteride dose or using dutasteride many times now. I really hoped the 1mg would work for a...

I used Propecia to great effect for 7 years without Nizoral, but I now use both, and had I known about Nizoral a few years ago I would have used earlier, if that helps!

Hi DrDog, from your experiences, roughly how long did it take post your three month 'heavy shed' for new/stronger hair to return? I assume it would take longer than say by plucking a normal 'healthy' hair, due to the follicle 'repair' taking place via the minoxidil. Also, were you on liquid or...

Hi all. I decided to go on Minoxidil 3 months ago (Kirkland liquid for 1st month, then 'QGain@ foam for last 2, x2 day), whilst continuing 1mg Propecia (over 7 years), Nizoral (6 months) and Lazer Comb (6 months, albeit not used in last 2 weeks as sent back for refund to QVC as didn't think...

I would concur with this. I've been using the Hairmax Pro12 practically every other day for 5 months (12-15 mins each time) and my vertex hair is still very fine/miniaturised and brittle which for me says it doesn't work to reverse that. I was expecting a lot more based on their clinical...

Hi. I've not spoken to any specialists (as yet). Personally, I would much rather slightly up the finasteride dose to say 1.25mg as opposed to dutasteride, being I know the drug better (side effects etc), it has prev worked and its approved. I am thus mulling with that presently. However, I'm currently...

Hi Wolf Pack, thanks for your message. Fingers crossed for you on the regrowth too, finasteride certainly did wonders for my hair loss between years 1 and 6 I would say. Let us know how you get on also. They say 4-6 months for the lazer to work in trials, I think it may have had a small impact on the...

I've now decided to finally go and stay on the minoxidil. Been on the kirkland liquid once a night for last 3 weeks (big shed so far) and am looking to complement in the morning with a foam as the liquid is far too greasy. Only prob is I have quite long hair so the liquid is better to apply...

This is true. Personally, I've always been against non-approved drugs/treatments. It's been tough for me, being I had such great gains on 1mg Propecia for over 6 years. I feel the androgens have now become sensitive to the remaining circa 30% DHT. The hair on my vertex is ultra-fine and brittle...

Hi all, Just thought I'd let you know that I've added a couple of new pictures to my album. I think there has been a visible improvement since the ones taken in November-14 last year, albeit I still have a visibly thin vertex in particular. Good news is hair loss has massively reduced, only...

Yeah, I guess the increased shed after around 10 days is consistent with what other new minoxidil users report (even though I'm only on once a day, I assume it's still enough for shedding to occur). As for the tender scalp, the only thing that seems to soothe it currently is the Nizoral which makes...

Is it normal to get a tender scalp and a lot (quadrupling) of hairloss after only 10 days (once a day) Kirkland 5% liquid? I can now see through my scalp I'm already on Propecia 1mg/day (over 7 years) which has worked wonders but recently seems to have lost its efficacy, so I've added Nizoral...