Minoxidil Suddenly Stopped Working For Me After 1.5 Years, Should I Stop Using It?

[joeblack2017]

Been using Minoxidil 5% for 2 years. It worked for me during the first year. I had results and thickening of hair, it even made me grew a goatee which I can't believe. All is going well but since late 2016 it suddenly seemed to stop working. After I got a haircut earlier this year, I continue using it but it become very slow for me to grow it back again even if I use it 2 times everyday. It also became visible that I've lost a great amount of follicles on top. Why did it stopped working? It's been 10 months now and I can say that it no longer gives me any result compare to my first year of using. Should I stop it now? I just can't find the logic of using it if it no longer works for me.

 

[FutureSaitama]

Been using Minoxidil 5% for 2 years. It worked for me during the first year. I had results and thickening of hair, it even made me grew a goatee which I can't believe. All is going well but since late 2016 it suddenly seemed to stop working. After I got a haircut earlier this year, I continue using it but it become very slow for me to grow it back again even if I use it 2 times everyday. It also became visible that I've lost a great amount of follicles on top. Why did it stopped working? It's been 10 months now and I can say that it no longer gives me any result compare to my first year of using. Should I stop it now? I just can't find the logic of using it if it no longer works for me.

Are you on finasteride ?

 

[joeblack2017]

Are you on finasteride ?

No. Just Minoxidil 5%.

 

[FutureSaitama]

No. Just Minoxidil 5%.

Well, there is your answer. Minoxidil stopped working because DHT overpowered it.

 

[AnxiousAndy]

Get on finasteride and dont stop using minoxidil or you might drop below baseline

 

[kj6723]

It likely didn't stop working. Dht just suffocated the follicles it was regrowing

You need to block dht somehow or minoxidil gains are temporary. I would continue using it but also get on finasteride

 

[joeblack2017]

How am I sure that finasteride will give results?

 

[AnxiousAndy]

How am I sure that finasteride will give results?

You can't be sure, but it's your best bet and one of few other options you have.

 

[reyl]

You can't be sure, but it's your best bet and one of few other options you have.

You guys should at least give a little more info. Setipiprant is set to come out in 2019-2020 and might be at least 70% as good as finasteride without as many sides. However you are correct that as of RIGHT NOW of 2/6/2018, finasteride is one of the only options and much easier to get than Seti (which has yet to be mass produced by a major brand).

 

[AnxiousAndy]

You guys should at least give a little more info. Setipiprant is set to come out in 2019-2020 and might be at least 70% as good as finasteride without as many sides. However you are correct that as of RIGHT NOW of 2/6/2018, finasteride is one of the only options and much easier to get than Seti (which has yet to be mass produced by a major brand).

I don't think much of seti personally. Sure it probably will work for a few people but its no finasteride or dutasteride. In my opinion, if there are little side effects then the results will be little too. Cloning is probably the only effective future side effect free treatment there ever will be, if ever.

 

[kaustubh.s]

Been using Minoxidil 5% for 2 years. It worked for me during the first year. I had results and thickening of hair, it even made me grew a goatee which I can't believe. All is going well but since late 2016 it suddenly seemed to stop working. After I got a haircut earlier this year, I continue using it but it become very slow for me to grow it back again even if I use it 2 times everyday. It also became visible that I've lost a great amount of follicles on top. Why did it stopped working? It's been 10 months now and I can say that it no longer gives me any result compare to my first year of using. Should I stop it now? I just can't find the logic of using it if it no longer works for me.

Minoxidil 's is effective only for 2 years