Recent content by PJohn

Hello folks! I finally pulled the trigger and got a hair transplant done about 4 weeks ago. It was a 3000 strip procedure with trichophytic closure. Things are healing up as well as can be expected and I want to get my first hair cut in a week or so. As you can imagine, the strip scar is still fairly red...

I started foam about 6 months ago and boy ... the first couple of months was traumatizing! First I lost EVERYTHING I gained back with liquid minoxidil in the space of about 2 months. Then I lost some more. I was like a deer staring into oncoming headlights! The only thing that kept me going was the...

Personally, if your hair has been falling out for as lng as you can remember, the first thing I'd do is go have some bloodwork/ tests done to make sure the problem is not elsewhere.

Well said.

For many people it will. Basically - minoxidil grows the hair, Propecia stops it from falling out.

It looks like finasteride generics may soon be available legally in North America : Merck’s Drug Patent on Propecia Expiring?

TL2, are you sure that the cataract is as a result of your use of Finasteride? All the best with the cataract. Shouldn't be too difficult to sort out though. There has been some pretty amazing advances the last couple of years that should make cataract surgery (if you even need surgery) a...

If you won't be shopping there often, it's probably not worth getting membership at Costco just for this. If you factor in the membership fee, other pharmacies will probably work out cheaper. Proscar seems to be fairly cheap in Canada in general. Yes, I went to the walk-in clinic on Marlee...

So - money well spent eh? :D

Should also add that - at the time - I simply assumed that the improvement in my hair loss situation was because my body was getting healthier thanks to the fact that I lost so much weight. I'm sure that overall improvement in health had something to do with it, but I suspect that the lower DHT...

Oh.My.God!! This finally explains something that had me puzzled for many weeks a few months ago. I went on the Atkins diet (incredible diet by the way, low carbs, lots ofprotein, lost just about 80 pounds and keeping it off). After about a month, my nipples were very sensitive, and I...

Kalbo, I got mine from the Scarborough store, near Warden and Ellesmere. Not sure if they have 5% Kirklands minoxidil since I ordered that from eBay a few days before, so I didn't bother looking for it. I did notice by pure chance on my way out that they sell Nizoral, so odds are they'll have...

Great stuff! I just started on Proscar myself so my fingers are crossed. Just a few questions ... 1) Where is this diagram you mention for splitting Proscar? 2) Did you use anything else, aside from Proscar? 3) How old are you? Cheers!

I've only been on Proscar (1/4) for 2 days so it's far too early to tell if I will suffer fom any side effects. However, here is an interesting link that some of you may have seen before : http://www.baldingblog.com/2006/03/29/p ... e-effects/ I am very mindful of the fact that I will from...

I noticed you only take a 1/4 Proscar every other day. Is this correct? I have read several reports by people like Dr Rassman on his baldingblog.com web site that claims such intermittent use essentially renders the treatment ineffective.