minoxidil / Rogaine warning...

[lesterpaul]

I have been using this for years and here is something ZI have noticed:
Minoxidil, if used for an extended period of time, will appear to quit working. I'm not sure of the scientific facts concerning this, but it seems that continuous use over a long period of time makes it lose its effects. Massive sheds seem to follow.
The thing to do it to take a break. 3 weeks on and one week off works. I use a 10% solution every other day. Maybe 2 months on and a week or two off would do.

Just my observations.

 

[zil]

Are you using finasteride or any other DHT blockers with it? minoxidil, if it works for you, will probably be overpowered by the progression of balding if DHT continues to run wild.

 

[Bryan]

minoxidil, if it works for you, will probably be overpowered by the progression of balding if DHT continues to run wild.

Exactly. It may be that minoxidil doesn't "quit working" at all, it's just that balding continues at its normal rate. If that's correct, then there's really no point in taking a break from minoxidil.

 

[decro435]

I've seen people on finasteride who seem to have the same happen to them. I really do believe that minoxidil looses its effeciency after a certain time.

 

[lovemyhair]

Maybe the meds do lose a bit of effectiveness over time but DHT is ever present in our blood and scalps and more is produced as we age. At 30 years old, I've had an explosion of body and arm hair and more diffuse thinning along with it.

 

[lesterpaul]

Well then, you don't have hair LOSS, just hair RELOCATION, don't you? :woot: