something that worries me...

[Felk]

I was just reading a post by JayB, in which he was advised by both Gardener and Powersam not to start minoxidil if you're just beginning and looking to keep your hair. It could do damage, they were saying. Also i remember a post by Bryan saying "only start minoxidil if are looking for an initial offset of growth"

Then i began to worry, as i've just begun using proxiphen, looking to maintain my hair and perhaps thicken the thinning areas at the front. However it contains 5.5% minoxidil and im worried about what the minoxidil might do. In what way could minoxidil "damage your hair if you dont need it"?

the proxiphen is applied only once a day though, and a tiny amount, so im hoping the minoxidil would have much less of an effect. However, since im just looking to maintain, am I perhaps better off avoiding minoxidil entirely going with the non prescription Prox-n?

I know Bryan maintained and regrew some of his hair for over 2 years using just this and nano. I also find proxiphen very hard to apply to my hair as its a cream, and of course prox-n is much cheaper

any quick tips or advice?

 

[Goingat20]

Hey Felk, if you a Norwood 1.5 Prox-N could stop further hair loss. But i wouldnt be put of from minoxidil, if it causes growth dutasteride to minoxidil, you could continue to maintain those hairs by continued use of proxiphen (or even minoxidil). Proxiphen is definately a good product to use (even though its damm expensive), once you get the hang of applying it im sure you will get some sort of results.
Goodluck and keep us updated

 

[hairhaircomeagain]

I am planning to apply Proxiphen ( i.e. when I but it, I am trying NANO now and I have a good feeling about it, hence I am moving to Dr. P's other products ) only on the hairline where I have already lost hair. I am not gonna apply it all over my hair. If in 3-4 months Proxiphen starts showing results then I will move to other parts of the hair

 

[The Gardener]

Hey Felk... my recommendation for the guy in the thread you are referring to to stop minoxidil had nothing to do with any sort of minoxidil damage. I don't believe that minoxidil damages the hair, at all.

I suggested that he drop the minoxidil because, as with all treatments, there is an appropriate time and place for it, and in some cases, minoxidil is just not called for. This is not because of "minoxidil damage", but rather for reasons of lifestyle and economics.

First off, minoxidil is a hassle, and can affect one's lifestyle. It's just one additional thing that everyone has to do every day. Second, minoxidil costs money. If one could treat their male pattern baldness problem with finasteride alone, simply by popping a pill everyday, then I believe that they should give this a shot first.

Some here seem to think that at the slightest hint of balding you have to throw the kitchen sink at the problem... minoxidil, finasteride, copper peps, other supplements, spironolactone.. etc. Well, over the course of an entire lifetime, this sh*t gets expensive! That's why I always believe that a regimen should be something that you build up gradually. Keep it simple at first, and then do minor tweaks over time until you find an effective combination that works for you. minoxidil, in particular, is not something I would recommend to someone who already has a decent hairline but just needs a little thickening. It's not that I think the minoxidil will damage anything, but its more that I think that people in this situation might be able to solve their male pattern baldness problems with finasteride alone, saving the time, money, and hassle of an additional minoxidil component for the rest of their lives.

 

[Bryan]

I pretty much agree with Gardener. I don't know why anyone would think that minoxidil would actually DAMAGE hair, although I suppose there are the inevitable bad reactions to most any medication in certain unlucky individuals.

I just want people to understand what they should properly EXPECT from the use of minoxidil, which is to get you slightly more hair than you would have otherwise. But it probably doesn't interefere with the fundamental balding process itself.

Bryan