I think I took the wrong thing... :S

[Shinichi]

Hey so I've been shedding my hair for about 2 years now and it's been slowly but surely getting worse. At breaking point I decided to try and stop it, initially my aim was to get on the Propecia, but my doctor being an a**h** told me she's never heard of it and as for hair loss there's nothing you can do.

So I went with Rogaine, under the impression it stopped hair from shedding. Unfortunately it's had the complete opposite effect and in the space of a month my hair shedding has doubled. It's getting kind of scary and I'm noticing a Defiantly worse hair line. To be honest I'm just about scrapping a decent amount of hair at the moment.

So my question is, was I an idiot to use Rogaine?! and should I hunt down Propecia ASAP!?

Or Is this crazy shedding something that happens and Rogaine does indeed stop hair from falling out.

 

[Petchsky]

So my question is, was I an idiot to use Rogaine?! and should I hunt down Propecia ASAP!?

Or Is this crazy shedding something that happens and Rogaine does indeed stop hair from falling out.

Sounds like it, you gotta give it time. Unless you have bad scalp infalmmation from using it, it should be working, and yes to your other question, your Doctor is obviously the old skool type, some know about it, some don't, which is pretty crap really as people rely on these people to know their sh*t, but some must stop learning the minute they graduate, lame.

How old are and how bad is your hairloss?

 

[monitoradiation]

If you're old enough (ie 25 or older) I'd take finasteride. Start seeking a second opinion from a different family physician. Go to a dermatologist if you want (and if it doesnt cost you an arm and a leg).

 

[Shinichi]

Yeh, I think finasteride sounds like the best option.

As far as hair loss is concerned, I still have a full head of hair. Last month I had quite long hair and it started to look really thin, so I got it chopped short and that made a world of different. BUT; I also started taking Rogaine under false ideas and since then it's made my hair look much worse. You can see parts of scalp through the hair in certain lights now. I'm hoping since the Rogaine caused the shedding the hairs will return.

My big problem isn't the amount I have, it's the rate it's falling out. So anyone know any good Dermatologists in London?