stax said:
Hi techprof, no problem about the delay and thanks for your reply. You seem to have a solid regimen going and good luck with it. Can i ask you a few questions? You say you use Dr.Lee's minoxidil with phenytoin 1%, how do you get phenytoin and do you mix it in the same solution as the minoxidil? Im very interested in that.
Also im trying to debate something and i was wondering if you woild be able to help me out with a decision. My current new regimen im about to start once my dutasteride arrives will be the following.
dutasteride - 0.5mg daily
Spectral DNC - In the morning left in hair for 90 minutes while i exercise, eat breakfast, then shower.
After shower - Either prescription Proxiphen or Spin Trap C?
Before Bed - Revivogen Serum, followed by 5% spironolactone Cream 30 minutes after.
Possibly Xandrox 5 or 15 1 hour before i appply Revivogen then washed off after 1 hour on on scalp.
I dont know wheather Prescription Proxiphen cream or Spin Trap C would be more effective in this regimen. I want to apply a regular dose of pure 5% spironolactone Cream because the amount in Proxiphen wont be as effective an anti-androgen compared to if i used 5% spironolactone Cream by itself and ive been reading good things about the %5 spironolactone so i ordered some. I would get a lot more Tempo/Tempol and PBN in Spin Trap C than Prescription Proxiphen but i dont know which one would be more effective in this regimen. Can you give me some advice on this? Thanks techprof!
you are welcome stax. I will give my advice based on my limited knowledge.
I got dilantin capsules from inhousepharmacy.com. I added 9x100 mg capsules to 65 ml of ppg free minoxidil from Lee. My guess is that since he is able to dissolve 17% minoxidil in alcohol/glycerine mix, phenytoin should dissolve well in his 5% glycerin based minoxidil.
1. dutasteride - I vaguely remember reading that you got some gyno from finasteride and/or saw palmetto. you may not get any sides from dutasteride. but watch for it though. In my view, dutasteride is very effective against further progression of male pattern baldness and perhaps for some regrowth. if you are lucky you might get great regrowth.
2. Regarding regrowth, you are using minoxidil twice a day. i am skeptical of spectral dnc. If you are sure that it is genuine minoxidil use it. Also, after using xandrox 15 for nearly two years, I can safely say that azelaic acid has no business in the fight against male pattern baldness. use that money on sods.
Xandrox 15 can give additional hair regrowth because of its high concentration of minoxidil. but even dr. lee says that after one year or so, you should be able to maintain most of the hairs with an once a day applicatin of 5%minoxidil.
3. I believe you are using proxiphen prescription for a long time. Dont stop it. The only reason I did not start with it was because, I didn't want to use a cream. That is why I am using prox-N and spintrapC. Though spintrapC might have a lot of tempo and PBN, if you don't use prox-N or prox-P you will miss NANO, the regrowth agent. Also, though prox-N+spintrapC +phenytoin is approximately equivalent to pres. prox, Dr. Proctor probably includes some secret ingredients in his prescription version.
So make sure you use his pres. proxiphen once a day (AM or PM). If you use spintrapC instead of pres. proxiphen, add prox-N.
I have no regards or hopes for revivogen. though it might be useful, if you use dutasteride and spironolactone topicals, it is redundant.
Next, you might feel that spironolactone 5% is needed as proxiphen (presc). has very less spironolactone.In my opinion, anti-dht stuff can do only so much. Remember, spironolactone is only a lousy treatment for an anti-androgen topically. If it worked very well, I would say that finasteride and dutasteride won't exist at all.
If I were to bet, I would bet that proxiphen delievers spironolactone more effectively than the regular spironolactone topical.
It might sound like I am pro proctor. I am using his products only for three months or so. I have no signifcant results from his products yet. But, I am optimistic of his products as he uses a multi-modal approach as opposed to Dr. Lee delivering minoxidil in various forms.
I hope this helps. If I were you, I would use dutasteride, minoxidil twice a day, prescription prox once a day.
If you have more money, use prox-N and/or nano for the alternate application for prescription prox. for eg. if you use pres. prox in the AM, use spintrap/nano in the PM.
Also, I know that you are scared of this male pattern baldness. But, don't change your regimen frequently. Give it a solid year or two before deleting or adding other stuff.
