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    A trillion fears about taking the hair transplant Plunge. Please help me!

    hey Scot, sorry I don't have any options for you, I'm in the same boat. minoxidil isn't working anymore and finasteride caused too many sides. my input is - yes, .25mg of finasteride is supposed to be as effective as 1mg, but sides are also the same. I found out the hard way. kept trying lower and lower doses...
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    20 year old whO regrEW!! WITH PICS!!-Now I am 21.

    did anyone else have this experience? does Folligen usually cause a shed before thickening? like minoxidil? I just started and my hair seems to be shedding but of course I can't be sure if it's the Folligen. and on an unrelated note, why doesn't my quote box thing work when I try to quote someone?
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    Anyway to find hair stylist who deals with hair transplant patients?

    I was interested in finding a stylist as well, though I don't have a hair transplant, just need someone who is good at thinning hair. but recboi, I'm in a similar boat. I've also been cutting my own hair for ever, and have frizzy curly hair. I think at first it was a good thing as a diffuse thinner, helped...
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    Can zinc be BAD for the hair??

    can you be more specific? why? zinc pyrithione is the only thing that works on my seb derm. I use a Neutrogena 1%. Nizoral does nothing, and dries my hair out. thanks.
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    Folligen Cream again, dumping tricomin.

    can anyone tell me if there are any CPs that can be mixed with my minoxidil? without turning my scalp green or yellow of course. I want bypass a second app if possible. does anyone think the Super CP Serum is worth a shot? thanks.
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    Old bottle of folligen solution...

    squeegee, can you be sure it was the CP and not one of the other things in your regimen? also, to anyone, are there any other CPs that mix well with minoxidil? like, do folligen and tricomin mix well or are they supposed to be applied separately? bypassing an app by mixing will be great (as long...
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    Old bottle of folligen solution...

    thanks squeegee. I'll get a new one. how do you apply the serum? I used to apply the solution with a dropper like minoxidil. will that work? do you dilute it? when you said mixes well with minoxidil, do you mean you mix it, or you mean on the scalp? the solution would turn my scalp yellowy green if it...
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    Old bottle of folligen solution...

    so no answer? is the stuff still good or not. sorry if it's an annoying question but I can't find another post to clarify. thanks.
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    Old bottle of folligen solution...

    can I still use it? it's a few years old. does it loose it's potency? should I buy a new one? also, are there any new brands that have since come out that are more effective? something completely different? minoxidil isn't cutting it anymore and I thought I'd give it another try. Thanks.
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    Best Shampoo For Thinning Hair?

    thanks cassin, I'm going to give the Aveda a try. have you tried the conditioner too? worth a try? I think I'll also buy the pure abundance potion as well. it's a powder and just might be less "wet" than most gels, etc. where have you bought this stuff? I'm going to buy from their site I guess.
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    how long can rogaine work for if you respond to it??

    for me regrowth for the first 2-3 years, then it waned over the next 3 or so. Now it's hard to tell if it's still working or now, but I'm very thin when compared to when I started. So 2-5 years I'd say, for me.
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    Best Shampoo For Thinning Hair?

    "And I would not use it every day." So you wouldn't use it every day? I was guessing since the Jason products are natural that it'd be okay. However, I've heard that ANY "thickening" shampoo or conditioner causes hair to become damaged. Is this what you mean? Do you feel the Aveda does this? My...
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    Is using more than 2ml a day more effective??????

    I'm using 5% liquid minoxidil. Can you get better results by using, say 3ml (1.5 each app) instead of 2ml? Does this add up to getting more than 5%? minoxidil just isn't as effective for me as it used to be. The other big thing is, I'm a diffuse thinner, so it takes a lot more to cover the whole top of...
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    Receding hairline and minoxidil?

    minoxidil does work on the whole scalp, however I do feel it works best on the vortex. Though, could be that my hairloss is just more reversible there, or less aggressive. Why not try minoxidil for a while before trying propecia? no need to jump on everthing at once. Advantages: minoxidil may work alone...
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