Recent content by sore loser

Ok, so its been just over 8 months now on finasteride 1 mg/day, and about 6 months each of nizoral (2%) shampoo 2-3 times a week, and minoxidil 5% on my hairline. Well, the results are mixed. The good news - my vertex and crown are doing fine, and feel thicker than they were prior to treatment. I always...

Thanks Bryan. I was saying the mechanism was "unknown" because I thought the jury was still out on exactly which compound in grapefruit juice inhibited CytP450 3A4. If it has been specifically reported in the literature, I must have missed it.

The grapefruit juice phenomenon is real - it does in fact increase the bioavailibility of some medications in the body, but as of yet, as far as I am aware, the exact mechanism of how this works is unknown. There is a specific compound in grapefruit juice (bioflavanoid, perhaps naringen some...

I agree - I remember reading that testosterone only goes up a modest amount, somewhere around 10-15%. This should not cuase any real extra damage to frontal hair - and even if it did, it should certainly be outweighed by the average 60% decrease in DHT. Although, I am still losing density...

I have the same type of hair loss, and yes, it looks the worst. Of all the types, it is the one that is hardest to hide, and makes you look older than you really are. You have my sympathies...... I am not that bad off (yet) and am going to hang on a few more years - probably not much more...

oh, I forgot to mention that I am also using 2% Nizoral as well - 3 times / week. Antonion666, I don't think propecia causing frontal thinning directly. I think it simply does not work to protect the front particularly well. I hear that the front hairs are also sensitive to testosterone...

Hey, I hear this Rogain Foam is pretty amazing, and that it dries in minutes. Is this really true? How long does it take your hair to dry after applying it, and does it leave your hair looking greasy? I want to start using the foam - but only if it doesn't leave your hair looking like %*#@...

Ok, my details are on the "tell your story" thread, but here it is basically - I am on finasteride, and seeing success. After almost 6 months, my vertex and crown are thickening. I am happy with this. However, I am still experiencing noticable frontal thinning. After reading different sites, and...

Welcome to the forum. Best of luck. To answer your question, the name of this sub-forum is: Follicle Cloning, Hair Multiplication, and New Techniques Therefore, HM stands for..............

of course nothing available today can "reverse" hairloss. At best, you get temporary improvement, and a much slower decline. And that is AT BEST. But seriously, what is the point of posting something that sounds so hopeless it can only be a cry for attention? Sorry you feel bad man - so do...

I was using revivogen for about 2 months, and I felt that it was clogging my pores as well. It stained my scalp, and after it dried, I could peel a thin layer of it off of areas of my scalp. How is hair supposted to grow in that case? Also, I was concerned about lack of oxygen getting to the...

Hair today gone tomorrow is correct - the increase in testosterone is seen because DHT is derived from testosterone to begin with. Thus, if you inhibit that step in the enzymatic pathway, you will naturally have an increase in testosterone. There may be some other signaling pathway...

Who said anything about putting their lives on hold? Looking forward to a new treatment is simply that - looking forward. In the meantime, there is plenty of fun to be had. Not everyone in the world is letting their hairloss affect them too seriously. Granted, by being on this forum, it...

sore loser's story (at almost 6 months) So, things are looking good. I just got my hair cut, and it looks great. I was worried that my hair was thinning out really bad, but I have put those concerns to rest over the past month. it was hard to tell how it was thickening up when it was longer...

I agree with optimist completely - this is going to take a while, but they wouldn't be investing all this money/time/effort into this technique if it didn't show real promise. Remember, 2010 is probably a "best case scenario" estimate, and things are most likely bound to go wrong, or need...