adding spironolactone worth it?

[briman465]

got a Norwood 2.5 going here, on the big 3 for 6 months and seen some real thickening up of my hair. but so far i dont think much regrowth. do u think adding topical spironolactone to the hairline be worth it at all? thanks

 

[CCS]

are you trying to thicken in between hairs, or grow below the hair line, and how long ago was it 1/4 inch lower? (6mm)

If it were my hair, i would. 2% spironolactone is much cheaper than the 5% because is does not require a prescription on minoxidil.com, but you need to add oil and some emulsifier like a drop of gentil non-lathering shampoo to make it into a cream that will have better penetration.

I'm thinking about getting 5% for just over $10 per month, but I have to buy a liter of PPG for $30 and get 300 100mg tablets for $109. That would last me for years, which I may do just for the hairline. or I will by less at a lower discount. but I'm thinking of spending that money on RU, which is 9x as strong as spironolactone. But i still have to buy the PPG either way.

 

[Goingat20]

Look into adding a copper peptide (tricomin, prox-n , ...)

 

[doggfather]

I also want to know if it's worth using spironolactone when I'm already using Propecia and a copper peptide? I feel like I'm still slowly receding in the temple areas on just Propecia and Prox-N, but would adding spironolactone help any at all or would it just be redundant?

 

[Goingat20]

spironolactone has helped some users, i think its cheap, so if your going to only use it on the hairline it will last you for a while.

 

[CCS]

spironolactone is good for people who are not getting the regrowth they want from propecia alone. however, it is hard to tell what is happening that soon. i think, whether propecia is enough or not, spironolactone cream will help the hairline especially you are trying to lower it a bit. but if you can't afford the initial investment, then first see if the propecia will do anything.


I wonder if i substitute tricomin for water when making my spironolactone cream, if my scalp will get too much copper peptide every day.

I have to guy ppg whether i get it for RU or for spironolactone, and I doubt i can afford to stay on RU for ever, so i might as well get the spironolactone now and save it if need be.

30g for $109 is a better deal than 10g for $46, but if the cream lasts a long time just on my hair line, maybe I only want to do the smaller purchase. I'm thinking of using it on the whole front of my head, if I buzz my hair shorter. But women won't like that, and my hair might be ok now. oh, i wish i could make up my mind.

 

[doggfather]

don't use tricomin to make spironolactone cream. I asked Dr. Lee about applying Tricomin and spironolactone together and he said that I should wait a bit when applying one after the other (probably Tricomin first then spironolactone) because the spironolactone and the copper peptide can mix and could cause the copper salts in the peptide to turn green.

 

[CCS]

did he say if that will affect it therapudically? also, are copper creams better than copper liquids if you can get them on the skin? I'm trying to regrow hair from slick skin.

 

[doggfather]

not sure if it will limit effectiveness. maybe you should email Dr. Lee. but he said that it might stain your scalp. and i don't know if copper peptide creams are better than liquids.

 

[techprof]

dog, I would add sods (copper peptides) before adding spironolactone.

 

[MPBWarrior]

Can i just ask, since everyone seems to go on about it so much... what are copper peptides??