1 year on minoxidil, should I quit?

[blakemcknight]

I'm really torn on what to do. I have been using rogaine foam 5% for one full year twice a day on my hair line. It has not added any hair at all. In fact, my hair looks much worse today than it did one year ago.

I had no real shedding issues nor was the hair line thinning quickly - in hindsight I shouldn't have bothered starting it. But alas, I did use it and now my hair line is much much worse and I shed so much everyday. It has thinned out and I've lost at least a half inch of my hairline.

My question is: Should I stop rogaine? Did it eat my hairline? Or should I stay on it because it may be helping keep the hairs in place?

And/or once I stop I'll get a really terrible shed since the hairs grew dependent on it since I used it for a year? Please any insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[2tite2014]

Are you on finasteride as well? If not then it sounds more like your baldness is just progressing, rather than minoxidil doing any damage.

 

[xRedStaRx]

It might be slowing it down, how can you tell?

 

[Parsia]

Unfortunately, you probably have to get a concentrated minoxidil solution, and add some anti androgen to the mix. For the hairline, 5% is probably just not enough, twice a day. But I don't think it's causing your hair to fall out faster.

Hi K9GATTON

Would you please tell me what kind of 30 % minoxidil you use ? I've read in another thread it helps you regrowth of hairline for 1cm which is good. What is your source please?

 

[bossrevs]

Keep using it. It will only get better, and don't miss a day

 

[Runninghair]

Ive been using for about a year too. My temples got bit better 6 months in but now experiencing what you have. Seems like its doing more damage than good. Im sticking with it however..

 

[Blessed99]

If I were you I would just stick with it. I've tried quitting using Minoxidil in areas that were decent before I even started Minoxidil and they look even worse when I stop.