How does minoxidil really work? If your having success......

KeepTheHair

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If you are having success with minoxidil(which I am) can you expect it to continue to get better for longer than 4 months? I have been reading and reading and I simply can't draw a conclusion from any of the(many) clinical trials about minoxidil.

I think there might be a plateau around the 4th month, or 16th week or so. Perhaps sooner if you use a stronger version than whatever they used.

I am into my second month. My hair is really starting to look better and I regret not doing something sooner! Especially finasteride.

It is definitely too soon to be the finasteride causing my regrowth or anything else.



I would really appreciate it if a more experienced and knowledgeable person would further educate me as to what will happen throughout this year for me. I had a shed in my first few weeks of minoxidil usuage, it built up gradually till I was shedding about 300 a day then it completely stopped.



Will I continue to see growth and better hair for the whole year? When someone uses minoxidil does finasteride still take a few months to show IT'S results? Or is the results I am having credited to both? I know a ketoconazole shampoo when used alone has very "long term" positive effects on the hair. But I don't know if they are long term if you use it with finasteride and minoxidil etc.






BASICALLY, will my hair get even better than it is now?


I basically have regrowth everywhere on top...mostly the front. It's getting really thick in the front. Though...the temples aren't doing squat. They started the earliest, so go figure.



Any insight greatly appreciated!
 

JayC2

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hi, sorry a little off your topic: your shedding can you let me know about this? how many weeks and was your head feeling itchy etc? basically the amount of hair I shed has gone up and i shed about 200-300 in the shower yesterday. I hope it stops like yours did, how much affect did your shed have on your hair appearence? Im on minoxidil 22 days now and shedded from the start with noticable hair loss, (been on propecia 6.5 months)

Thanks - John
 
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