Been on big 3 for almost 3 years, not much improvement....

[RP3X]

Big question is ive been on the big 3 daily for almost 3 years, and while I thought things were getting maintained they have slowly got worser past 6-9 months my temple areas got more thinner and worser. I dont belive its a shed but then ive not really had a serious shed tbh !

Im on roughly 0.25-0.50mg finasteride tablets daily and sometimes 1mg tab every other day, nizoral every other day and rogain foam x2 daily....

The only real things ive noticed from the big 3 is my hairs been maintained by my hairline has steaderly got bit worser! I do have lovely black circles around my eyes but no new hairs.... if anything nizoral shampoo has given me thicker/healthy looking hair...

Should I stop all 3 or do you think I should up my change my big 3 plan, try liquid rogain in evenings and foam in morning and perhaps fincar or 1meg finasteride per day?

any advice is welcome cheers :hump:

 

[hairhoper]

The obvious and easiest answer as you've guessed is to step up to 1mg finasteride. If you're losing hair then your antiandrogen is not working or not strong enough.

If you're scared of finasteride sides your only other option would be to concoct your own topical using one of the new/experimental antiandrogens (i.e. RU58841 or CB-03-01). See the experimental treatments forum.

 

[Cassin]

Stopping hair loss is key. The rest is just a bonus.

 

[Kev123]

Yes, if you can slow down or stop hair loss, then the drugs did their job. Expecting regrowth is wishful thinking that we all are guilty of. If you stop the treatments, say goodbye to any hair you kept from the big 3.

About your problems with dark circles, I had these horrible dark circles that made me look like a zombie and I was sometimes asked if I was in a fight or something, that's how bad it was. I think Minoxidil caused them. What's worse is I have hereditary dark circles to begin with, but I knew something was wrong, they weren't supposed to be that dark.

Well 2 weeks ago I looked into what I can do to reduce dark circles because they were really driving me crazy and nothing was working to reduce them, and I didn't just want to cover them up like girls do, I wanted to make it go away. I bumped in to this eye cream "Aveeno Active Naturals Positively Ageless Lifting & Firming Eye Cream with Natural Shitake Complex"[I know it's a long name] in Amazon dot com. I read the reviews, it had mostly positive reviews and a good rating, so I bought a bottle[they're small but they can go a long way, you don't need to use a lot]. I bought it in hopes to just reduce my dark circles and make it lighter, but I was being realistic and took the reviews with a grain of salt, not expecting any big change. Well I have been using it for 1 week now[yes 7 days], twice a day[after waking up, and before going to sleep], long story short, my dark circles are completely gone. My under eye skin hasn't looked this good since, I was probably 5[I've had dark circles since a very young age] I remember as long ago as 2nd grade, having dark circles. I am being completely honest, this stuff really works and using Kirkland's minoxidil 5% everyday twice a day, i'm gonna need more of this stuff. I'm definitely gonna order more, and any one else who's suffering from dark circles should get this, you won't regret it, thank me later.

Sorry for the long post, and no i'm not an Aveeno representative or anything like that, check my history, this is my first post talking about Aveeno. Just trying to help fellow baldies look better. If you can't look better by growing hair, try enhancing your looks in every other way possible. At 22 years old, I just can't give up on my looks yet.

 

[Fundi]

Similar position to you.

My regime has been

1mg of finasteride since Dec 2008
1 Application of Mix since Feb 2010.
Topical spironolactone once a day since March 2009
nizoral twice a week.

Probably slowed down my hairloss but hasn't stopped it.

I've added LEF's Prox N once a day. - I don't think I can add anything else, if this doesn't work I'll just appreciate that I'd be a lot balder by now without the treatments.

 

[RP3X]

thx for all the input yes guess thats the thing about the big 3 or hair loss... just that, growing anything back is just a very good bonus I guess.

Anyhow im gonna hit on the big 3 harder for the remaining 2011 ive already started gonna try 1meg finasteride, try liquid nights and foam morning, zinc tabs, more vitamins... more zinc based nizoral and readd cafeene based shampoos...

See if any of that improves for me in say 6-10 months time

 

[RP3X]

About your problems with dark circles, I had these horrible dark circles that made me look like a zombie and I was sometimes asked if I was in a fight or something, that's how bad it was. I think Minoxidil caused them. What's worse is I have hereditary dark circles to begin with, but I knew something was wrong, they weren't supposed to be that dark.

Well 2 weeks ago I looked into what I can do to reduce dark circles because they were really driving me crazy and nothing was working to reduce them, and I didn't just want to cover them up like girls do, I wanted to make it go away. I bumped in to this eye cream "Aveeno Active Naturals Positively Ageless Lifting & Firming Eye Cream with Natural Shitake Complex"[I know it's a long name] in Amazon dot com. I read the reviews, it had mostly positive reviews and a good rating, so I bought a bottle[they're small but they can go a long way, you don't need to use a lot]. I bought it in hopes to just reduce my dark circles and make it lighter, but I was being realistic and took the reviews with a grain of salt, not expecting any big change. Well I have been using it for 1 week now[yes 7 days], twice a day[after waking up, and before going to sleep], long story short, my dark circles are completely gone. My under eye skin hasn't looked this good since, I was probably 5[I've had dark circles since a very young age] I remember as long ago as 2nd grade, having dark circles. I am being completely honest, this stuff really works and using Kirkland's minoxidil 5% everyday twice a day, i'm gonna need more of this stuff. I'm definitely gonna order more, and any one else who's suffering from dark circles should get this, you won't regret it, thank me later.

thx for the suggestion I may end up buying a bottle... ive had collegues always say to me another late night I see, or you look nackered.... the dark circles do show up not so bad but there there enuff for those comments.

Ive been trying bio oil past 4 days, twice a day but it hasnt really improved the skin tone/dark circles like it says it can do with uneven skin tone.... im gonna try it for another few days though.

E45 derma cream for dry skin I tried for a 4-5 days twice a day and no improvement, both that and bio oil made my skin smooth and soft and younger... but the darn circles still can make me look 10 years older and nackered lol

Ill see how bio oil goes.... and then try your aveeno