i started using rogaine about 2 years ago i quit using it about a month ago cause the side effects i regrew alot of hair on the frond and crown area. alot more than the average person. i started using procerin 3 weeks ago and nioxin about a week and a half ago. im really scared of shedding cause of all the rogaine depedency stories on her. but i buzzed my hair really short a few days back and i still seem to be improving. my hair looks really good.. has anybody had a similar experience i would like to hear some feedback good or bad and i will keep you all updated on how my regimen is working
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OverMachoGrande
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Yeah that company spams this board alot so their product is censored. It's just basically overpriced Saw Palmetto anyway.
Yeah that company spams this board alot so their product is censored. It's just basically overpriced Saw Palmetto anyway.
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Honestly if you you have been on minoxidil that long you will most likely shed all the hair you regrew within 3 or 4 months. That other pill you are taking will do nothing to stop the shed from quitting minoxidil and probably nothing to grow any new hair either. I use Saw Palmetto but use standardized extract topically.
If you cannot use minoxidil you may want to get on Finasteride and Nizoral shampoo. Those are two of the major weapons against male pattern baldness we call "The Big 3".
Honestly if you you have been on minoxidil that long you will most likely shed all the hair you regrew within 3 or 4 months. That other pill you are taking will do nothing to stop the shed from quitting minoxidil and probably nothing to grow any new hair either. I use Saw Palmetto but use standardized extract topically.
If you cannot use minoxidil you may want to get on Finasteride and Nizoral shampoo. Those are two of the major weapons against male pattern baldness we call "The Big 3".
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Appreciate the info but rogaine messed up my labido so I'm scared of finasteride. I only used minoxidil at night time but I gobbed it all over the top of my head and it gave me the rogaine face.which is going away thanks to about 5 glasses of water a day and an expensive face cream and face exercises. Can you buy nizoral at stores cause I live in a small town and nioxin is all can find but it sure does make my hair look healthy
Appreciate the info but rogaine messed up my labido so I'm scared of finasteride. I only used minoxidil at night time but I gobbed it all over the top of my head and it gave me the rogaine face.which is going away thanks to about 5 glasses of water a day and an expensive face cream and face exercises. Can you buy nizoral at stores cause I live in a small town and nioxin is all can find but it sure does make my hair look healthy
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Yes, Nizoral is sold at most grocery or drug stores. If you have a Walmart they sell it there too. Maybe you got a bloated face from applying too much minoxidil? You stated you "gobbed it all over your head", that may be part of the problem.
Yes, Nizoral is sold at most grocery or drug stores. If you have a Walmart they sell it there too. Maybe you got a bloated face from applying too much minoxidil? You stated you "gobbed it all over your head", that may be part of the problem.
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My brother introduced me to rogaine he uses twice as much as I do but I have far better results than he does but he's not having no side effects. I used a bottle of the 5% foam about every 3 weeks and I skipped on average a day or two a week I've read about a lot of people on here using more than that but I did use more than the recomended dose I think ill try finasteride before I go back on rogaine.. ieven if it causes a lot of shedding I'm not going back on that stuff ever again.. I'm just hoping that I can grow back the hair I shed.
My brother introduced me to rogaine he uses twice as much as I do but I have far better results than he does but he's not having no side effects. I used a bottle of the 5% foam about every 3 weeks and I skipped on average a day or two a week I've read about a lot of people on here using more than that but I did use more than the recomended dose I think ill try finasteride before I go back on rogaine.. ieven if it causes a lot of shedding I'm not going back on that stuff ever again.. I'm just hoping that I can grow back the hair I shed.
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Well I will tell you this. I was on Generic minoxidil 5% liquid for 5 years with awesome success as it was my only treatment for awhile, I switched to foam when it came out and used it for almost 5 months and my shed was HUGE. I lost so much hair it was ridiculous. I switched back to the liquid and within a year I regrew "most" of the hair I lost but never got it all back. I am a great responder to minoxidil but Foam did not work for me.
Well I will tell you this. I was on Generic minoxidil 5% liquid for 5 years with awesome success as it was my only treatment for awhile, I switched to foam when it came out and used it for almost 5 months and my shed was HUGE. I lost so much hair it was ridiculous. I switched back to the liquid and within a year I regrew "most" of the hair I lost but never got it all back. I am a great responder to minoxidil but Foam did not work for me.
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When I switched from the liquid to the foam I shed bad about a month in half after and tried to ride it out but the shed was unending.
When I switched from the liquid to the foam I shed bad about a month in half after and tried to ride it out but the shed was unending.
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Yesterday I put just a dab of rogaine on the back of my head to see what it would do and the whole day my face felt totally numb and my hands hurt.. I think my head is like a sponge to that stuff that's why it works so well for me so I am gonna have to be officially done with it.. it sucks cause I do not want to go bald at all.. but my hair still seems to be improving but I want to know where is a good place to get proscar without going to a doctor( I have no health insurance)
Yesterday I put just a dab of rogaine on the back of my head to see what it would do and the whole day my face felt totally numb and my hands hurt.. I think my head is like a sponge to that stuff that's why it works so well for me so I am gonna have to be officially done with it.. it sucks cause I do not want to go bald at all.. but my hair still seems to be improving but I want to know where is a good place to get proscar without going to a doctor( I have no health insurance)
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inhouse pharmacy gets recommended a lot on here. theres another one too but i cant remember the name. united pharmacies maybe?
silly question but have you tried just using _less_ minoxidil? if youre that great of a responder then maybe half the dosage or something and hope you can maintain what youve regrown sans sides?
inhouse pharmacy gets recommended a lot on here. theres another one too but i cant remember the name. united pharmacies maybe?
silly question but have you tried just using _less_ minoxidil? if youre that great of a responder then maybe half the dosage or something and hope you can maintain what youve regrown sans sides?
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Yeah I barely used any this last time I think I never used to have any problems just last 6 months or so.. I am scared of that finasteride but if you met me you wouldn't even notice I'm losing hair cause my sister is good at covering it up and the minoxidil regrew almost all my receding hair line I'm really hoping to keep what I got for the next couple of years in hopes of something better coming out
Yeah I barely used any this last time I think I never used to have any problems just last 6 months or so.. I am scared of that finasteride but if you met me you wouldn't even notice I'm losing hair cause my sister is good at covering it up and the minoxidil regrew almost all my receding hair line I'm really hoping to keep what I got for the next couple of years in hopes of something better coming out