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Is Follica estimating a time for a product release yet?

Thanks guys. Yeah, you're right, this is probably a dread shed from Proscar kicking in (or from spironolactone, which I just found out can kick in at about 3 mos.). Well, hang in there, get some sleep. I've been reading a lot lately in fashion magazines about the "thinning hair epidemic" among women...

A few days ago I started Clonazepam due to sleeping problems. After a few weeks of much-reduced shed, I suddenly had a massive spike—like 5 times the amount of hair came out compared to recent weeks. A quick Google search suggests hair loss can be a rare side effect of Clonaz. Of course there are...

Yikes, unless I misunderstand what you're saying, no, I think they said 1 part to 50 parts. So, now I think I understand why you're beginning to favor licorice over peppermint. (Sucks cause I just went out 2 days ago & bought a $15 bottle of peppermint oil! Ah well.) I've seen licorice...

Thanks CCS, I always appreciate your responses...So if I understand correctly from that other thread, you're just going to add licorice extract powder, peppermint oil & lavender oil to your shampoos of choice? I thought you'd mentioned being worried about destabilizing the original...

A couple months back a number of you were talking about this stuff, but it seemed no one had tried it yet, at least not for long-has anyone been using it regularly since? It's also got rosemary, saw palmetto, a ton of other stuff that's supposedly scalp/hair-friendly...so much that it seems a...

Michael (or anyone!): apologies if you've already answered these Qs and I just missed the responses due to the length of the thread. But: 1) You mention that a # of shampoos include peppermint oil. Do you feel that any of them would be just as effective as your 1:50 solution? 2) I wash my hair...

Cassin, I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying that those of us already diagnosed with Androgenetic Alopecia will only ever be able to treat the symptoms rather than be free of the disorder? That may be true--and you are, after all, answering my original Q as I worded it. However, in all...

I find all your responses to be fascinating and I really, really want to thank you for them. Durandel in particular, thanks for your clear reason and sensitivity.

Thanks very much. Do you yourself get meds from an online pharm?

All I do lately is read up on this stuff--and get more and more and more confused in the process. There's so much out there, and the clock is ticking... I began Men's 5% Rogaine foam back in June. So far, no results--the shed and the aggressive thinning continue. A month ago I started 50mg...

All I do lately is read up on this stuff--and get more and more and more confused in the process. There's so much out there, and the clock is ticking... I'm a woman (I'll put this on the Women's Forum too, but it's much less active), but I began Men's 5% Rogaine foam back in June. So far, no...

I've used the shampoo and conditioner, with no noticeable results.

Could someone link me to Proctor's official website, or just tell me what it's called if that's not kosher? Googling his name + Proxiphen yields innumerable results, but I can't tell which is the one you all are talking about. Thank you very much!

Thanks all for your thoughts. It *is* complex for women, though I pretty much subscribe to Occam's Razor type thinking, hence suspect based on the testing I've had done so far that Androgenetic Alopecia really is the primary culprit in my case. On another thread someone was saying that there simply isn't enough...