Recent content by jeffshair

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Battling this condition is not easy, and definitely mentally draining. Even though I experienced some success I know that it may not be forever, and that I'll be on these treatments for life. Hopefully someone comes up with a cure in the near future. (I won't...

Quite a routine you have going there, I definitely see some improvement in some of your comparison shots at the temples. I say stick with your current regimen and continue to take pictures to monitor your progress, you can always alter things later if you feel like your progress plateaus or...

Here's a current comparison of before and after treatments. First pic on the left is December 5, 2013, before I started anything. Pic on the right is from December 29, 2014 after being on minoxidil 2x/day for a year and Nizoral 1% MWF since May. Same lighting, and about the same hair length...

I tend to think Nizoral did make a difference for me, if you see in my other pictures it looks like in areas of my scalp where minoxidil wasn't being applied there was some pretty significant redness. Maybe I had a case of seborrheic dermatitis which is what nizoral helps with and by treating this...

Here's a new pic, up close, this is after about 10 days after a #2 buzz cut, still continuing with the same regimen. Been on 5% minoxidil 2x/day for the last year, and Nizoral 1% MWF since May. It continues to look more full over time which I'm very happy with. You can see a lot of the vellous...

I've been on Minoxidil 5% since January 2014, but at the point of the first picture I was already on it for 6 months or so, so I believe the results from these 2 pictures were more largely due to the Nizoral, at least from a hair quality standpoint, you'll see that the areas that I don't apply...

Here's the picture that I forgot to upload when I started this thread. The picture on the left is from June 2014, and on the right is from about 2 weeks ago about a week after a haircut (buzzcut on a #2). I started using Nizoral at the end of May so I've been using it 3x week since then, I...

Reason for stopping on "vacation" it isn't really a vacation but what if you're going to say a bachelor party at a destination and you're sharing a room with others, wouldn't you feel awkward trying to hide the fact that you're taking meds for something like hair loss? Especially if the others...

I haven't told anyone in my family that I've been on treatments and on multiple occasions they've commented on my hair. I thought it was just me thinking my hair was getting darker and of better quality but it really is, using Nizoral M-W-F for the last 5-6 months has really helped a LOT. Just...

I can definitely relate...Summers used to be my favorite season until I realized I was losing my hair, now I dread going outside in the sun for fear of displaying a shiny head. Weird thing is I've been shaving my head (#2) for so long that my hairloss to me went unnoticed, but now that I know...

I've seen his videos, he really did get good regrowth, not sure why he stopped...I don't think it accelerates hairloss though, it probably accelerates shedding after you stop for a period of time, but once your body is completely non dependent on the drug I think it should rebound to where you...

Curious, but why was it in your car? Do you minoxidil on the way to work or something? lol It's a good question, but I don't think anyone here is going to know the answer...I know I sure as hell don't. I try to keep the bottle cool otherwise it melts too quickly when it comes time to apply...

Here's an update, 1 month of Nizoral 1% 1x/3 days, and Biotin daily, in addition to minoxidil 2x/day Hard to tell from the picture but there are hairs in the crown area that are less pigmented vellous hairs, and I'm hoping they turn terminal over the next few months. Also been applying minoxidil at...

Good point, I'm an organ donor too, not that I've had a chance to donate organs yet (I hope not any time soon lol) - - - Updated - - - It's a pretty good excuse, no? There are people with a lot bigger problems than hair loss, I like to remind myself of that fact every once in awhile, keeps...

Just curious if anyone else knew that. I try to donate blood on a regular basis but I never really read the list of deferral medications (since I don't take any prescription meds), and just today found out that you can't donate while you're actively taking these medications. You have to stop...