Recent content by The_Journeyman

Minoxidil only goes on crown and temples, it would take too much time for me to apply all over the scalp. I think I've always been shedding/losing small hairs and just didn't pay attention to it beforehand. My hair was real short before I started treatment so I couldn't tell if medicine causes...

The only parts of my scalp that were NOT shedding hairs were the spots that I DID apply minoxidil. I've been gently pulling scalp hairs and noticed no hairs come out of the areas minoxidil has been applied at. I wish more doctors would agree on whether shedding is a real thing or not. I have...

I think you have to do an online consultation with him beforehand, and I've read it cost $100, hopefully that is refundable if someone buys product from him.

I went to a hair doctor in Sacramento and they recommended it. I have never heard of it beforehand. I buy it through the hair doctor here in Sac, so she has some partnership with Bauman who makes this stuff. I did a free consultation for a hair transplant and finasteride/minoxidil but then...

The crown gets 10-12 drops. I don't apply minoxidil to the mid-scalp because it would be much more time consuming AND it will help me see results from finasteride alone vs minoxidil-affected areas. I don't want to believe that finasteride causes shedding as doctors seem to not believe this...

Temples look the same IMO. Minoxidil is still putting up a good fight trying to bring these hairs out. Maybe after a year when finasteride has taken more effect then it'll help with these temple hairs. Also, the right temple is growing hair thicker than left temple which is odd, that is why I...

4 months in. Noticed a couple weeks ago my scalp was shedding a lot of hairs (non-minoxidil hairs), still shedding today. Don't know if finasteride causing a shed or if I've just always been shedding for years and haven't noticed because I was keeping my hair very short. Hopefully finasteride...

The finasteride has definitely helped your hair, and now you should be able to grow it out a couple inches and style it decently. I'm coming up on month 4 using finasteride and hope to see same results as you by 12mo. I don't know if I've seen improvement from finasteride yet. Funny too, I...

Is there a timeframe on this? I've unsuccessfully tried to find if there is a timeframe where minoxidil finally stops thickening hair and just maintains it. I know the consensus is usually to wait 6 months before you notice results, but what about for maximum results? My hair has been...

I cut my hair right before taking the pictures. The picture on the right has hair length of no more than 1/2" more than the left picture. Wish I took more before pictures to get a more accurate comparison. The minoxidil is rubbed in for about 10 seconds on each front temple and 20 seconds on...

Formula 82M (minoxidil) & Proscar (finasteride) 3 month progress. 31 year old male. Proscar split into 1/4ths and taken once a day. 82M applied twice a day only to vertex and temples. 82M is not cheap at $150 for two bottles. The two bottles will last me 5-6 months @ 14 drops twice a day...