Recent content by LukeJ

I think it comes down to Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) which L-Arginine boost blood serum levels of IGF-1. Higher IGF-1 serum levels have been linked with balding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgenic_alopecia#Hormonal_etiology http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10827403...

After being off L-Arginine for about two weeks and my shedding has dramatically reduced in the past few days, the hair strainer I use to keep track of my hair loss in the shower only has a few hairs in it per shower compared to clumps before. So it is pretty clear that L-arginine is causes hair...

L-Arginine & L-Lysine supplements, getting bad shedding. Causing hair loss? I have been slowly loosing my hair over the past few years and have been on Rogaine and Nizoral for over a year. I started L-Arginine 500mg 2x a day over a month ago and my hair has been shedding like crazy since. I...

Rogaine \ Minoxidil for vertex (back of head) balding only??? I bought some rogaine and in the info packet it says for people who experience "gradual hair loss on the top of the scalp (vertex only, as shown on the next page). It is not intended for frontal baldness or receding hairline"...

Thanks for the replies! I have no family history of hairloss on my father side, just found out there is on my mother side. I really don't think I can go on any oral medications like dutasteride or finasteride, I have a lot of sensitivity to medications. I did check all the usual stuff like iron levels...

Hi everyone, I am 29 and have been shedding slowly for about a year until the past few weeks where it has just been shedding like crazy. No one in my family has hair loss and I am freaked out by it. I am overwhelmed by the number of options out there for hair loss and would like if someone...