Hey guys,
Looooong time lurker, first time poster.
I am 45. Not sure how I would classify my balding, but I would say my scalp can easily be seen through my hair but I am not completely bald.
Last May 2018 (8 month ago) I had an FUE (3,000 grafts, but I doubt it was really that number), and seriously I am disappointed, a lot. The MD advised me NOT to use Minoxidil on my hair, without giving me a specific reason. So, up until the beginning of December, I did not use anything on my hair...and honestly I could not see any benefit from my FUE.
Starting last November (2018) I decided to start using Minoxidil 5% foam (Rogain), maybe my transplanted hair would grow a bit...and as soon as I started using it, 1x a day at the beginning, I felt that this gave a boost to my hair growth...and I start thinking that my hair was getting somehow thicker.
Now, a couple of weeks later, mid November, I read that Minoxidil should be applied 2x a day and not only 1x like I was doing for best results. So, I started applying 2x a day, in the morning and in the evening....and...
I started shedding like CRAZY!!! I would put my hand in my hair and my palm was full of hair!!! I was freaking out...at 1x a day, NEVER have I seen increased shedding...still, I decided to tough it out and see when it is going to stop....
Fast forward to last week...almost 2 months and a half later, and I was still shedding like crazy...hair everywhere, pillows, cloths, bath...and then I fell sick....and for the whole last week, I was so sick, that I didn't have the energy to apply it everyday twice a day....so I started applying 1x a day, and some days, not at all.
...And what do you know....the shedding completely stopped!!! And I started feeling my hair getting thicker again...
Now today, I feel much better, and I am wondering if I should start back my x2 a day Minoxidil foam like before...But I must confess, I am freaking out at the idea of starting back all that shedding...
What do you guys think?
Should I continue my 1x a day application of Rogain Foam, or start the x2 a day, and risk starting all that shedding again?
Thanks for your help and for your time.
Looooong time lurker, first time poster.
I am 45. Not sure how I would classify my balding, but I would say my scalp can easily be seen through my hair but I am not completely bald.
Last May 2018 (8 month ago) I had an FUE (3,000 grafts, but I doubt it was really that number), and seriously I am disappointed, a lot. The MD advised me NOT to use Minoxidil on my hair, without giving me a specific reason. So, up until the beginning of December, I did not use anything on my hair...and honestly I could not see any benefit from my FUE.
Starting last November (2018) I decided to start using Minoxidil 5% foam (Rogain), maybe my transplanted hair would grow a bit...and as soon as I started using it, 1x a day at the beginning, I felt that this gave a boost to my hair growth...and I start thinking that my hair was getting somehow thicker.
Now, a couple of weeks later, mid November, I read that Minoxidil should be applied 2x a day and not only 1x like I was doing for best results. So, I started applying 2x a day, in the morning and in the evening....and...
I started shedding like CRAZY!!! I would put my hand in my hair and my palm was full of hair!!! I was freaking out...at 1x a day, NEVER have I seen increased shedding...still, I decided to tough it out and see when it is going to stop....
Fast forward to last week...almost 2 months and a half later, and I was still shedding like crazy...hair everywhere, pillows, cloths, bath...and then I fell sick....and for the whole last week, I was so sick, that I didn't have the energy to apply it everyday twice a day....so I started applying 1x a day, and some days, not at all.
...And what do you know....the shedding completely stopped!!! And I started feeling my hair getting thicker again...
Now today, I feel much better, and I am wondering if I should start back my x2 a day Minoxidil foam like before...But I must confess, I am freaking out at the idea of starting back all that shedding...
What do you guys think?
Should I continue my 1x a day application of Rogain Foam, or start the x2 a day, and risk starting all that shedding again?
Thanks for your help and for your time.
