Why does Minoxidil get a bad rap on here?

[Phatalis]

Also i want to know how people feel about effectiveness...

I've always heard Propecia is more effective than minoxidil but by how much?

I've seen some sites saying Rogaine Foam is just as effective as propecia... and more effective on the hairline... which is where im going bad.

it all seems relative... i dont know who or what to believe right now

[Phatalis]

I'm not saying everyone, but it seems as if most on this site don't really like Rogaine and all that. I'm just curious as to why.

I was taking Propecia for approximately 3 weeks and I just couldn't get over the horror stories...

Forums like "Propecia Help" and other things of that nature just scared me, so I decided to stop the Propecia. I'd rather not take any chances at all, even if many on here say Propecia is harmless and works great.

So I started using Rogaine Foam. It's been about 2 weeks or 3 now and I'm taking Biotin and Selenium.. also using Nizoral...

I'm just wondering why people on here don't like it? Is there something I'm missing? I have short hair so it doesn't style messy, you can't really tell because I buzz my hair with a #3 and it's already relatively short...

Are there other reasons? It doesn't irritate me at all or make me itch. I guess the Nizroal is worknig because I have far less dandruff now than I did before any of this.... if any dandruff at all. I used to be dandruff free... and I'm back to how I was back then now with literally none I can see.

If somehow Rogaine Foam helps regrow even a little on my hairline... and keeps the hair I have on my head for even the next 3 years I'll be super duper happy.... by then I can just get an HT or even whatever next-gen hair system comes out.

So what's wrong with Rogaine Foam?