Starting treatment without pro/minoxidil?

[Wuffer]

Hi all,

I am 28, and have noticed my hair thinning slightly in the crown, as well as receeding in the front (pretty typical pattern). I consider myself lucky since my dad had some significant hair loss by the time he turned 20, so I am not entirely concerned. With some good styling, I can pretty much cover up the fact that I am balding.

I am not too interested in starting on Propecia or Rogaine quite yet, primarily because I am on a tight budget and am not at the point where I want to risk side effects. I started on Nizoral today and was wondering what you would all suggest as a treatment to pair it with? I have been reading some good things about Revita shampoo and was thinking of giving it a shot. Do you have any other suggestions of what to start on?

I am not quite to the point where I am really looking to regrow hair, it is more keeping the hair I have and possibly thickening it up a bit. I know Propecia would be the best for that, but what's my second best option? I have read enough to know that treating it early is the best defence.

Thanks!

 

[MrBastard]

Maybe 5% topical spironolactone chould be good for you. The brands i know about is the one from minoxidil.com and S5 creame from this site. A shampoo alone wont do anything

 

[chris.runman]

From my research I've kinda got the feel that pro and minoxidil are the only things that really help, or maybe they just seem to be more accepted.

Have you considered just using minoxidil? I don't know of any side effects and it's not near as expensive as propecia.

If you are already starting to loose hair and your dad has lost quite a bit.... you never know.... Sometimes not knowing is the worst. Good luck!

 

[Wuffer]

Thanks for the suggestions.

After some more research, I would actually try minoxidil, but probably not finasteride.. Also considering its less than $200 per year to use the stuff. Hell, I spend that much bringing my dog to daycare each MONTH.

In my situation with a smaller amount of hair loss, would minoxidil be suitable for the long haul? Both at regrowing what i've lost, and preventing further loss in the future? I know finasteride would be an ideal choice, but I dealt with similar side effects when I used to be on anxiety medication and i'm not too inclined on going through it again.

Thanks!

 

[chris.runman]

Don't expect a ton of regrowth with minoxidil, I hear mostly just peach fuzz, but it should help you hold on to those precious little guys. I used it for awhile but I just couldn't get into the habit of using it regularly.
I don't blame you for not using finasteride. Loosing hair is stressful enough with out the worry of side effects!!