Hi.
I guess I'm one of the fortunate ones, as my routine has helped my hair significantly. I'm in my early 20s and was already stuck in a fulltime-ballcap status. Propecia came in first, and it helped with the crown, but my hairline (and general frontal area) was being obliterated. So I tried rogaine and nizoral as a hail mary and lo and behold, in about 3 short months I'd noticed significant improvements. It'd even got to the point where I could toss away my ballcaps.
BUT, fastforward another 3 months, and (gasp) I think the results are regressing. I've noticed myself combing my hair a bit more carefully, making sure to cover open areas. The temples are becoming noticeable.
My hair is still much better than it was, say, 6 months ago, but I'm concerned about this possible regression. I thought about it and believe the culprit is basically a wavering in my routine. I guess I just took everything for granted and got lazy. I left the nizoral on my scalp for shorter periods of time. There was a two week period when I didn't have my propecia (I was on vacation when I ran out). And though I still applied the rogaine religiously, I've sprayed less on my fingers, cause I believed I'd perfected my own application process and thus didn't need to use huge globs of the stuff.
So, my question is, is it logical to think that I can expect the same results if I just boost my efforts back to its former level? Are there any thoughts/theories/experiences with regression? Does the scalp, like, simply develop a resistance after a while?
Any ideas or comments about the situation is welcomed.
I guess I'm one of the fortunate ones, as my routine has helped my hair significantly. I'm in my early 20s and was already stuck in a fulltime-ballcap status. Propecia came in first, and it helped with the crown, but my hairline (and general frontal area) was being obliterated. So I tried rogaine and nizoral as a hail mary and lo and behold, in about 3 short months I'd noticed significant improvements. It'd even got to the point where I could toss away my ballcaps.
BUT, fastforward another 3 months, and (gasp) I think the results are regressing. I've noticed myself combing my hair a bit more carefully, making sure to cover open areas. The temples are becoming noticeable.
My hair is still much better than it was, say, 6 months ago, but I'm concerned about this possible regression. I thought about it and believe the culprit is basically a wavering in my routine. I guess I just took everything for granted and got lazy. I left the nizoral on my scalp for shorter periods of time. There was a two week period when I didn't have my propecia (I was on vacation when I ran out). And though I still applied the rogaine religiously, I've sprayed less on my fingers, cause I believed I'd perfected my own application process and thus didn't need to use huge globs of the stuff.
So, my question is, is it logical to think that I can expect the same results if I just boost my efforts back to its former level? Are there any thoughts/theories/experiences with regression? Does the scalp, like, simply develop a resistance after a while?
Any ideas or comments about the situation is welcomed.
