Recent content by wooly

Glad to hear I'm not alone. I thought it was lightening my hair (existing) and not new growth. Your comments confirm this. It must be the solution reacting to the sun. I live in Southern Cal and am in the outdoors quite a bit. I keep my hair pretty short so I think it will keep the...

If the hair lightening gets more extreme, I may resort to dying but I was just wondering if this is common or if anyone had the same issue? Thanks!

Hi there. I've been using 5% rogaine diluted in half with isopropyl alcohol for 5 months. I began diluting the rogaine because of a racing heart rate and it worked. I'm happy to report that the formula is growing back my hair. I should also say that when I started I was not noticably bald...

I've had a few with 5% Costco minoxidil As previously mentioned in my other post, I've had the rapid heart beat, and a sort of hyper-tensive feeling in my chest. I also was feeling really tired at the end of the day which i can only attribute to the minoxidil since my routine hasn't really changed...

I think you are right. I was momentarily insane thinking that i could deal with the side effects since the minoxidil was working. But there is no way I want any cardiac issues in a quest to regrow hair. I did look at diluting the 5% mix with isopropyl alcohol. I may get off the 5% and...

Thanks Ann It sounds like I will stop the program. I've been on minoxidil for a month and didn't think that minoxidil would be an issue. I really kind of leapt lightly into it without too much research. The sad thing is I think the minoxidil is working, even after this short period as I see some very...

Hey everyone. I've been lurking for a couple of months after recently taking the step to stop my gradual hair loss. I'm 37 and still have a decent head of hair but it definately has been thinning for the last 5-7 years. I'd say that I'm in the "see through" period, ie - in certain types of...