Possible to quit minoxidil slowly?

[JonA]

Hi guys,, im new on here. I have been on minoxidil 5% for about 6 months now. Personally, i hate the stuff. I havent grown anything except maybe 2-3 hairs on the temples.I really hoped for regrowth on top as i am diffuse thinning, but it hasnt grown anything.Perhaps thickening slightly.

My hair just feels like straw since ive been on minoxidil, and the more im on it, i think the worse it gets.

My question is... Would it be possible to slowly come off minoxidil and not get the dreaded shed. Perhaps only applying it once a day for 2-3 months then once every 1.5 days..... and so on until you stop??


And has anybody quit minoxidil, without having a huge shed.??

Thanks :x

 

[Sir Guy of Frizzbourne]

Have you been using the foam. It's kinda fun in a way. I haven't noticed great results either, but I think it makes my hair last longer. I wouldn't stop using it unless you're ok with losing your hair again. Besides, six months may not be enough time to see how well of a responder you are. Give it more time if you can. That's just my opinion. To answer your question, I would think coming off minoxidil slowly would probably just cause you to bald slower than if you gave it up cold turkey. The only way you wouldn't lose hair, I would think, would be if it really isn't doing anything at all, but there's the possibility it's maintaining.

I wanted to ask you about your finasteride sides. What were they? Did they go away after quitting? If so, how long did they take? I'm curious because I gave up finasteride because of sides as well, although I don't feel like my libido has fully returned.

 

[JonA]

Well I think minoxidil may be helping in keeping my hair, but im going to cut down to 1x a day. Because i think my face and head(on top of ears) have gone bigger,, and i dont like it.

On the finasteride effects.. i was on it for 4months.. Ive read alot and experieced a lot. I feel finasteride is the worste drug in the world because it has put me in serious depression plus low libido,weaker n maybe smaller erections. I dont really want to talk bout it too much,, cos ive notice no matter how real the side effects are,, people on this forum just gun u down n call u a liar bla bla.. Im trying to sort them,, but my sexual problems still havent returned to normal.. and i dont feel the same either (physcologically). Ive had a blood test but will go and see an andrologist or urologist or someone who can look at me in detail.

Anyway has anyone cut down their minoxidil to just 1x a day? I just want to mantain now.. not regrow??

 

[JonA]

About the scalp exercise,,, im not sure if this has made my head (just on top of ears) bigger or is it the minoxidil.?? hmm

Wat i ment to ask is,, has anyone cut down to using minoxidil liquid,, to just once a day and still maintaind??