Getting off minoxidil

[hamm]

Hi, I am 25 and started losing hair at 19. I didn't do anything until I was 23 when I went on Propecia. Despite a pretty good loss in both the front and back, I have regrown almost all of my hair. I still have a small thin spot in the back, but this is going away now that I have started using Tricomin and minoxidil in the last 2 months. Within 6 months I expect to show virtually no signs of thinness because of how well I have responded to treatment. My question is, what happens if i go off minoxidil after I have regrown hair in my thin spot? Will I lose this hair or will propecia maintain and Tricomin maintain it? I have never suffered a shed from propecia or minoxidil, so I think this is in my favor.

Please respond if you have been in the same situation. Thanks.

 

[Temples]

My question is, what happens if i go off minoxidil after I have regrown hair in my thin spot? Will I lose this hair or will propecia maintain and Tricomin maintain it?

You'll lose it. Hair regrown with minoxidil will become "minoxidil dependent".

 

[jbturk]

NO!

Dude, do not go off the minoxidil. I was in a similar situation, 24 years old, minoxidil and propecia for 4 years, and I stopped the minoxidil. I have thinned considerably in back and my hairline has receded for the 1st time. DO NOT STOP!

 

[too bald too furious]

minoxidil = Life Long commitment.

Dont drop, else it will leave your hair terrible.

 

[sadcase]

hi i am on my 4th month on minoxidil, and i didnt have any regrowth with it except for some shedding, will it cause any harm if i drop minoxidil now ?????