Recent content by Meeasuma

Stopping the minoxidil and getting dupilumab injections sorted out the eczema. Wasn't saying the scaling caused hair loss, but repeated trauma from itching definitely can, with it mostly being temporary.

Yep 100% you can see from the pics that for sure the density in the mid scalp bounced back, I think I was in denial for the longest time that it was a topical minoxidil allergy and I tried pretty much every formulation on sale to avoid quitting it. I guarantee if it's causing serious inflammation...

Just posting an update, pretty happy with the progress after quitting minoxidil, finally seemed like it bounced back. The crown is only really noticable because my light is super bright. Took the better part of a year to improve though, still doing finasteride but stepped down to EOD with it. I'd say it's...

It was the massive non stop itching and inflammation/damage that caused the hairfall. Flaking won't cause hair loss in itself, look up cases of scalp psoriasis, more often than not the subject has a full head of hair despite the flaking/lichenification/plaque buildup. As for the eye/face...

Minoxidil was working amazing yeah, for 4 years. Got a great beard from it too. The flakes were a problem but the itching was worse, derm said that I had itched it so badly it had caused hair loss through the process of inflammation itself. Here's another pic when it was still working and not...

For now I'd rather keep my overall drug intake down, i'm already on finasteride, prozac, dupilumab and a bunch of topical atopic dermatitis topical steroids/immunosupressants. Will wait until after the transplant to see if it's worth it.

Hey mate, i've listed all that i've tried : Kirkland Liquid Kirkland Foam Rogaine Foam Lipogaine Sensitive Liquid Same result for them all, I quit min on Aug20, so this is more a minoxidil cessation study thread now :D planning to give it until Feb/March and if I'm not getting back close to my...

Just updating, not really sure if it's better or worse but it's upto you, checking the status in another 2 months. If it's still unsatisfactory just going to get a transplant. Bear in mind all these pics are taken with a bright light bearing down on top of my head, but I think that's the standard

Salcylic acid clears the flakes (t-gel), coal tar shampoo (t-gel) reduces the itch. Unfortunately even with doing this daily it wasn't enough to stop the itching and inflammation. I'd say while I was on the minoxidil and buzzed my head, the itching was 20-30% better but ultimately not...

Just updating the thread since I stopped minoxidil. I'm not sure if my hair is better or worse but it's 100% less itchy now. Scalp feels a lot healthier too. Also you can see my forehead + nose no longer has any eczema. Will keep updating but here's your 1.5 month update

Hey folks just a quick update : I've had eczema on my face, requiring a topical immunosupressant (tacrolimus) for the last 3-4 years, which causes burning and sunlight sensitivity. Since stopping minoxidil the eczema has completely gone away and my face is clear, so definite plus I can stop using...

Also one more pic for the record of when minoxidil was actually working for me. (this was less than a year ago)

Thanks for the replies fellas. After 3 weeks on lipogaine sensitive I can unequivocally say that topical minoxidil is causing the irritation and I have to discontinue it. I've tried this over the past couple of days, was looking good until the second day when the itch was so intense I wanted to...

Hey folks, just posting an update. I'm really sad to say that the lipogaine sensitive is causing itching too. My scalp is constantly dry and flaky, it's obvious that something is irritating it. This rules out : Kirkland Foam Kirkland Liquid Lipogaine Sensitive liquid I really don't want to...

Quick update : The Lipogaine sensitive isn't causing itching or irritation at all. Only on day 3 with it, but both the Kirkland Foam and Liquid caused me to itch to ridiculous levels. Will keep this updated in case it helps anyone.