Just wondering - can minoxidil etc make hairloss worse

KeyserSoza · Dec 3, 2008

CAn it. Has Minoxidil or procepia or Nizoral been proven to actually ahve the opposite effect in some.

Just wondering, as my loss seems pretty quick. But then again its only in the typical male pattern baldness areas and not everywhere else.

Has anyone ever stopped treatment and their hair actually gotten better???

sammo · Dec 4, 2008

it makes it worse if u start minoxidil, get the usual shed, then stop before the hair grows back.

KeyserSoza · Dec 4, 2008

I could see how that could work. But has anyone given it a year, seen just an increase in hairloss then stopped.

Because i dont know if its shedding or not, but at 8 month mark, cant actually see any hairs shed, except a few white ones every now and then but can tell you my hairloss is getting alot worse. Even the areas behind the temple and the middle which seemed good several months ago are now clearly baldling.

worthlessstrands · Dec 4, 2008

KeyserSoza said:
I could see how that could work. But has anyone given it a year, seen just an increase in hairloss then stopped.

Because i dont know if its shedding or not, but at 8 month mark, cant actually see any hairs shed, except a few white ones every now and then but can tell you my hairloss is getting alot worse. Even the areas behind the temple and the middle which seemed good several months ago are now clearly baldling.

I think that may just be your hair loss progressing which would've happened with or without minoxidil. Unlike finasteride, minoxidil doesn't stop hair loss.

EDIT: just saw your regimen and that you are in fact on finasteride. I really don't know, maybe someone else can help you.