Should I Quit Minoxidil (shedding&itching)

[roundpatato]

Hello everyone! I am currently on prospecia and %2 keto.Recently added minoxidil %5 x2 a day to my regimen (with doctors advice of course).However due to extremely dry hair ,more shedding and extreme itching I dropped it to one per day (still on day 4 though).My hair (or whats left of it ) is very curvy so its very hard to apply effectively.What would you recommend at this stage?I am also afraid giving it up will mess up and will lead to more shedding.(I am also shedding at sides and back side of the head as well after minoxidil).It still itches at very annoying level

I am also interested in if you know any Infertility cases of prolonged prospecia usage as I am getting pressured a bit and cant really understand studies

Thanks in advance

 

[Retinoid]

You can use the foam to reduce itchiness.

Minoxidil causes a bad shed normally, essentially all the hair sitting in telogen sheds in a much shorter time frame. This can include sides and back since some of Minoxidil goes systemic in the scalp.

There is no evidence of long term fertility issues with Finasteride.

 

[roundpatato]

You can use the foam to reduce itchiness.

Minoxidil causes a bad shed normally, essentially all the hair sitting in telogen sheds in a much shorter time frame. This can include sides and back since some of Minoxidil goes systemic in the scalp.

There is no evidence of long term fertility issues with Finasteride.

Unfortunetly foam or rogaine isnt avaible in my country.Does hair it sheds goes away perma or they will they comeback eventually?Can i just continue propecia without that and get some results?

 

[curiousone]

Have you tried just ordering foam on Ebay and getting it delivered from the US to your country? They only have Rogaine in my country which is really expensive so I bought Kirkland foam on Ebay and it arrived in a week .

My shed on minoxidil only lasted about 1.5 months. So maybe its a matter of persisting and it might stop. Never had any itching though.

 

[roundpatato]

Have you tried just ordering foam on Ebay and getting it delivered from the US to your country? They only have Rogaine in my country which is really expensive so I bought Kirkland foam on Ebay and it arrived in a week .

My shed on minoxidil only lasted about 1.5 months. So maybe its a matter of persisting and it might stop. Never had any itching though.

its very expensive to ship to my country (due to low currency).Maybe i can afford this time but it will probably become worse after discontinueing after months

 

[curiousone]

Oh I see. I live in a country where everything is WAY more expensive than in the US. So buying stuff from US seems really cheap. I find buying kirkland foam ridiculous cheap. I would have to spend about 5 times as much paying for finasteride locally.

 

[roundpatato]

So if anyone wonders I still have some itching using it once a day (x5 fushss)
also using finasteride for almost a month?
I think erection quaility is reduced,some times little pain in "balls"
gained 1-2kgs I think
NO good effects at all.

Should I quit it?I have MASSIVE shedding with it and finasteride (first week on minoxidil)