Long Hair on Propecia. minoxidil, Laser Comb, etc...

[Guest]

Jonnybb,

It's pretty much impossible to answer your question about whether you will shed on Finasteride or not. You cannot tell.

You have to ask yourself the questions 'How important is my hair to me?' and 'How far am I willing to go to keep it?'

If you do go on finasteride you may well have a nasty shed or you may not but either way it should grow back.

One word of advice is that if you do go on finasteride and have a really bad shed that makes your hair look like sh*t, DO NOT stop taking it.

 

[Jonnybb]

Once I start, I won't stop. I hope I don't get the shed of course, but I wouldn't stop it. My main issue will be affording it. I don't trust generics, never have. I wish I knew for a fact Finpecia was the real deal, but I don't, and can't know it. Some say they have had possible effects on it, some say it's not the real thing.

 

[Guest]

Once I start, I won't stop. I hope I don't get the shed of course, but I wouldn't stop it. My main issue will be affording it. I don't trust generics, never have. I wish I knew for a fact Finpecia was the real deal, but I don't, and can't know it. Some say they have had possible effects on it, some say it's not the real thing.

Buy Proscar and split it into quarters - its really cheap.

I buy mine from http://www.qhi.co.uk and its all legit.

Do some research and you will find that loads of people do this.

Propecia is exactly the same as Proscar just its a 1mg tablet and Proscar is 5mg.

Buy Proscar online and cut into quarters using a pill cutter(you can buy these on ebay).

 

[Jonnybb]

I have heard about a lot of people doing that, but does it work as well? It seems to me that the pill isn't solid medication, so at times you could taking more or less of the finasteride. Also, it seems that everytime I read of something NOT having success with finasteride, they say they split the proscar pills, not take the actual propecia. Man, so many options. I will taking starting some form on finasteride in Sept.

 

[Shinyscalp23]

LOL eat me neiltom88 :evil: ...you can still read--im a college grad and law school student, i dont need any advice on writing from you...this isnt a course in grammar or a term paper, but rather a conversational discussion forum, if you cant read my post put your glasses on or simply dont read it..if you can read you should be able to decipher what im saying :wink: 8)

 

[Shinyscalp23]

oh johnnybb i wouldnt even worry about it...if i had hair like yours like now id be so happy id wet my pants lol...minoxidil 2 % isnt greasy and if you get a minoxidil 5%/retin-a combo it isnt greasy either but i dont think you really need it

 

[Guest]

LOL eat me neiltom88 : :wink: 8)

I'd rather not, thanks.

 

[Jonnybb]

Thanks for the advice and compliments. Where do you get 2% minoxidil? All I ever find are 5%.

But let me get this straight....2% isn't greasy, doesn't take long to dry, and doesn't cause the major shedding like 5% and up?

 

[Shinyscalp23]

well its been so long since i used the minoxidil 2 %--it doesnt really do much for those of us with really severely thin/ning hair..but like with what you have i wouldnt bother with the 5 %--youre prolly the first person id ever say that to lol..you should be able to get it in any pharmacy--the drying time is quicker--but i forgot how much quicker since its been 2 years since i got the stuff

 

[Jonnybb]

Thanks a lot. I will look into 2% then. I have been scared to use minoxidil because, again, I have a lot of hair, and I didn't want it to look like I was going for that wet greaser look. I wish there was a minoxidil that you could only use once a day, arg!!!! Before bed would be easy, but it's the getting up and going to work thing that sucks! I'll look into it. Thanks a million for everyone response.

 

[Guest]

Thanks a lot. I will look into 2% then. I have been scared to use minoxidil because, again, I have a lot of hair, and I didn't want it to look like I was going for that wet greaser look. I wish there was a minoxidil that you could only use once a day, arg!!!! Before bed would be easy, but it's the getting up and going to work thing that sucks! I'll look into it. Thanks a million for everyone response.

I have to stop you Jonny.

Don't even bother with 2% - it's results will be minimal to none.

You can buy 5% Minoxidil from Dr Lee's website (Product 500), it is fast-drying minoxidil. Generally takes between 5 - 10 minutes to dry.

Loads of people on this site use it and some of his other products.

check it out - mine normally arrives within 4 days.

http://www.xandrox.com

 

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Jonnybb, like neiltom88 says Dr Lee's Standard minoxidil (product 500) may suit your needs, very fast drying and non-greasy (unlike Rogaine).

I am one of the many converts to Dr Lees stuff.

I order from his website and it takes around 4 days to get from the west coast of the US to my front door in London, pretty good service !!!

 

[Jonnybb]

Wow, see what I mean. I hear SO MANY different opinions. What he was saying was that 2% would hold onto my hair and wouldn't be as greasy. Are you guys saying that 2% doesn't nothing at all, and my hair would continue to get worse, or are you saying that it won't grow much new hair? 5% scares me because I hear so much about a horrid shed!

 

[Guest]

I'm not sure how well read the shinyscalp guy is on hairloss.

Do some searching on the website and you'll find out everything you need to know.

Just don't beleive everything that is written by people on the forums.

If I were you I would not bother using minoxidil at all and get on the finasteride, then assess how well that has done you in a year's time.

minoxidil is a pain in the *** - it will cause a shed and is lifetime commitment and can put you in embarrasing sitauations sometimes.

If you do want minoxidil use Dr Lee's 5% other wise you will be walking around with a greasy head for 2 hours evrytime you put it on.

 

[Shinyscalp23]

when u get outta the shower, lightly towel dry your hair..alittle..be gentle then apply the minoxidil to your wet/slightly damp scalp--thatll increase the absorbtion of it--the key to minoxidil being successful is all about the absortion rate--and a wet scalp helps that. and the better the absorption, the faster it dries--for ex minoxidil 5% otc stuff is super greasy and for me it would take like 3 hours to dry --and even at 4 hours it would still be alittle greasy and your hair would look thinner and crapy (i mean your specifically putting it on your thinning areas right.. that just makes look more thin)--but if u apply that to a wet scalp--it dries alittle faster--so i imagine itll even be that much more faster for the 2 %--fortunately what i use takes about 5-10 mins to dry, but that has retin-a in it and i really, really dont think youre at that point yet--just fyi--even tho ive been shedding like a mofo lately this crap is definitely working-very slowly but working so not to worry the stuff is definitely effective, it wont do miracles, but it works well--but i mean for someone like you i wouldnt even worry so much about looking in the mirror and seeing results- you already have good hair--just use it and go on with your life---if the drying time still isnt quick enough for you...apply it like when you get home from work or something and then like an hour or 2 before u go to bed--when i was on minoxidil 5% otc it was so greasy id just apply it when i got back from class and then did it an hour or so before bed and totally skipped it in the morning-no way you could spike your hair or do anythng with that stuff on--and sometimes if it wasnt convenient id just do it either during the day while i was studying (if i was gonna go out that night) or just at night sometimes--i still had decent results--hopefully i can get back to that point again--they say the best results occur on those who apply it 12 hours a apart--like for ex 9 am and 9 pm...but id like put it on at 4 pm and then like at 9 or 10 pm for 8 months and i had good results--so as long as you use it twice a day MOST of the time, it shouldnt be a problem--sorry neiltom--im super well read on it--unfortunately..hes at no point where he should be taking a pill for his hair loss--most doctors would probably agree with me as well, im not so sure how well read you are tho--the extent of his hair loss does not require any major regimen--it looks more like he just needs to maintain what he has and not get all bogged down with these treatements that only give slightly decent results on most of us---for him rogaine 2 % is really all he needs00 it doesnt look like he needs to go on propecia, nizoral AND minoxidil all at once--esp if he starts now and just maintains

 

[Shinyscalp23]

another thing--even if u do decide to do the 5 %--it doesnt necessarily mean youll shed-- i didnt the first time...thing is youre more likely to have a worse shed with the 5%--after seeing your photos and knowing that you have so much hair now it would seem ridiculous to start having you use the 5%, and go through the possibility of a major shed, just for everything to return and be minoxidil dependent--you have plenty of hair--most people wouldnt even say you had a problem, and if rogaine 2 % did little to nothing then why would they have decided to put it on the market to begin with---it all depends on the extent of your hair loss--most of us on here need the 5 %--because the worse the loss, the less of a chance any strength minoxidil will make any major cosmetic improvement-and fyi guys, when i lived in canada, where the 5 % is prescription only, i had a friend who was really thinning on top--and he regrew ALL of his lost hair on the 2 %--so everyones different but he was definitely exception to the rule--anyone who regrows next to almost everything is definitely an exception to the rule...truth of the matter is--minoxidil can help cosmetically but only slightly, it will never give you the hair you used to have--even with good results on it the first time--i couldnt spike my hair without much scalp showing through--it basically just gave me better coverage and made it look a little thicker when i wore my hair down and dry without any additional product on it--so dont be fooled by false promises--for 90% of us any strength minoxidil will basically maintain what we have with slight regrowth and only for a few us like my friend--will it do anything major--you dont have a major problem so i dont see why you should really get too wrapped up in this, if you start the 2 % now, you probably wont need the 5% as soon later down the road--i hate to break your bubbles guy but none of these treatmenets do much-they just help most of us maintain and make our thin areas alil smaller and our "hairy" areas alittle thicker--he doesnt look like he needs an agressive minoxidil preparation for what he has-why should he bother with the inconvenience--im sorry, but im of the philosophy that if your male pattern baldness isnt agressive and you stop it in its track early, you dont need to get agressive with your treaments--the reason most of us need minoxidil 5% is not because the 2 % hardly does anything, just that it isnt strong enough to take care of our more advanced situation

 

[Shinyscalp23]

so ya..rogaine 2 % may do next to nill if youre thinnings really bad..dude yours isnt