JDW's Story - (with pics)
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sphlanx2006
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Get minoxidil and retin-a in the game, and you are soon posting at success stories.
lain
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Hmm if ur hair had a funny reaction to finasteride, then maybe staying off will bring it back to where it was before. This way u will be sure.
But then where to from there? minoxidil will work better with some DHT blocker, so why not try dutasteride aswell?
But then where to from there? minoxidil will work better with some DHT blocker, so why not try dutasteride aswell?
haunted-ballroom
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JDW said:
Rogaine should help fill out the thin spots as its not slick bald. Also, maybe look into revivogen... I dont really know from experience but ive read it can be a good alternative to propecia if you cant take propecia for whatever reason.
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JDW, did you see a doctor and asked him what he thinks about your hairs lost by Proscar? You story is strange and I don´t know of any good advices to give. In your situation I would go for a topical regimen consisting of spironolactone cream, Rogaine foam and Nizoral shampoo.
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I went to a derm who advised me to stop but then again how do I stand any chance of getting back to baseline if I stop?!
I'm considering adding oral spironolactone into the mix to see if the increased testosterone from finasteride was my problem...
My local GP didn't even know what proscar was and told me "there is nothing that can be done about hairloss"
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I'm considering adding oral spironolactone into the mix to see if the increased testosterone from finasteride was my problem...
My local GP didn't even know what proscar was and told me "there is nothing that can be done about hairloss"
:lol:
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JDW said:
Yeah, I have heard this numerous times. What a nice "doctor" you have....... :roll:
Oral spironolactone is an option, but I didn´t want to advise it too because of the risk of sides and I don´t want to responsible for anyone´s gyno or something. Do your reading and then make a decision. Start at a low dosage of maybe 50 mg. I am also planning to add it to my regimen if I start losing ground one day.
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Thanks man. Yeah I think we have more idea about hair loss medications than most doctors and even some derms!!!
haha
Anyway yeah I've been doing a lot of research on oral spironolactone and will probably start off at 25mg and then if I tolerate this go up to 50mg and then
prob 100mg until I see sides. As soon as I get anything too bad off it I will step down a level again. Hey at least if I do get sides I can quit it.
Are there any oral spironolactone horror stories that you've seen as all I have come across seem to be positive.
haha
Anyway yeah I've been doing a lot of research on oral spironolactone and will probably start off at 25mg and then if I tolerate this go up to 50mg and then
prob 100mg until I see sides. As soon as I get anything too bad off it I will step down a level again. Hey at least if I do get sides I can quit it.
Are there any oral spironolactone horror stories that you've seen as all I have come across seem to be positive.
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JDW said:
yep, same for me (I guess we have read the same stories). This is why I consider OS as a future option. I would start at 25mg as well and maybe go up to 50mg later.
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okay I'm going through another traumatic shedding period, this after 3 months of stability... hundreds of ahirs coming out suddenly... man, I'm so far away from baseline and it's getting worse and worse 
Ten months on finasteride and my loss is so aggresive since I started.
After a lot of research and asking advice on here I've just ordered some spironolactone whichI plan to take orally at 50mg a day.
I will keep people updated with my progress on this.
The only positives at the moment are my temples are covered in peach fuzz vellous hairs from the minoxidil foam. hopefully they will turn into stronger hairs asone or two of them are already.
stay positive.
Ten months on finasteride and my loss is so aggresive since I started.
After a lot of research and asking advice on here I've just ordered some spironolactone whichI plan to take orally at 50mg a day.
I will keep people updated with my progress on this.
The only positives at the moment are my temples are covered in peach fuzz vellous hairs from the minoxidil foam. hopefully they will turn into stronger hairs asone or two of them are already.
stay positive.
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thanks a lot man.
I'll keep everyone updated. If the sides start to kick in I'm out of there with the spironolactone... let's see what happens. Maybe it'll help the finasteride to work for me as the two compliment each other tackling male pattern baldness in different ways.
fingers crossed for something. Just maintenance would be great right now.
I'll keep everyone updated. If the sides start to kick in I'm out of there with the spironolactone... let's see what happens. Maybe it'll help the finasteride to work for me as the two compliment each other tackling male pattern baldness in different ways.
fingers crossed for something. Just maintenance would be great right now.
haunted-ballroom
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IBM said:
On top of or instead of finasteride?
JDW, I really hope you get the success your looking for, you seem to have had a very rough time of it with these sheds. Good luck
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Ok so my spironolactone finally came through, there were problems with the card expiry date and I have it in front of me.
An update to my situation is that I'm continuing to shed again at a f*****g alarming rate and losing so much ground
haha It's strange, I was so confident about starting the spironolactone but now that I have it here in front of me I'm suddenly anxious about taking it even though my hair is in a f*****g terrible state.
So gutted that I seem to be a non responder to finasteride...damn shame.
Will decide whether to take the spironolactone in the next few days, hopefully either way I make the right choice!
good luck to everyone else.
An update to my situation is that I'm continuing to shed again at a f*****g alarming rate and losing so much ground
haha It's strange, I was so confident about starting the spironolactone but now that I have it here in front of me I'm suddenly anxious about taking it even though my hair is in a f*****g terrible state.
So gutted that I seem to be a non responder to finasteride...damn shame.
Will decide whether to take the spironolactone in the next few days, hopefully either way I make the right choice!
good luck to everyone else.
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First off, download Irfanview 3.99 and learn how to resize your pics, it's not hard.
Second, you might have a shed from any hair product, so it could be that, and it could be just that you are losing more hair.
I vote big3, that way you can know for sure that you are doing most of what you can do to keep and regrow, and fix your hair.
Second, you might have a shed from any hair product, so it could be that, and it could be just that you are losing more hair.
I vote big3, that way you can know for sure that you are doing most of what you can do to keep and regrow, and fix your hair.