Thinking of Restarting Rogaine

[mark8]

Ya... anyway I strongly advise trying it only at night. I know what you mean about how annoying it is to deal with in the morning, once and I was done. At night its great... I spend 2-3 minutes applying it and forget about it. The next morning I wash it out, or not, it doesnt matter because its very dry at that point and undetectable. Easiest thing in the world.

[joer1212]

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It makes a lot of sense to me that using more will give extra benefit. There's more of the drug. 1ml is just not enough to really cover/ saturate the entire vertex or the entire hairline. If you do it twice a day, you'll probably hit every part once, and then you're OK considering it has a 22 hour half life. But once a day, if/when you miss a spot it is not helpful. So I have been carefully following the advice above:

When using minoxidil once a day, use at least double the recommended dose, so that it will be applied to the entire area of thinning.

Good point. I didn't think of that.

[joer1212]

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[joer1212]

[QUOTE=mark8;231316]It makes a lot of sense to me that using more will give extra benefit. There's more of the drug. 1ml is just not enough to really cover/ saturate the entire vertex or the entire hairline. If you do it twice a day, you'll probably hit every part once, and then you're OK considering it has a 22 hour half life. But once a day, if/when you miss a spot it is not helpful. So I have been carefully following the advice above:

When using minoxidil once a day, use at least double the recommended dose, so that it will be applied to the entire area of thinning.

Good point. I didn't think of that.

[mark8]

It makes a lot of sense to me that using more will give extra benefit. There's more of the drug. 1ml is just not enough to really cover/ saturate the entire vertex or the entire hairline. If you do it twice a day, you'll probably hit every part once, and then you're OK considering it has a 22 hour half life. But once a day, if/when you miss a spot it is not helpful. So I have been carefully following the advice above:

When using minoxidil once a day, use at least double the recommended dose, so that it will be applied to the entire area of thinning.

for 5 months with excellent results.

[PatientlyWaiting]

I think you're right, it's possible that using 2ml all at once on the vertex won't give you extra benefit. I think it has to be 1ml 8 hours apart. Personally I use 1ml on the vertex, and 1ml on the front, twice a day(total of 4ml). You can do this once a day in the night.

My shedding slowed down dramatically, really it slowed down. I'm on week 3, I no longer see all those hairs on the sink like I was seeing before treatment. It was scary. I haven't seen any regrowth yet and don't expect to see any for the next few months. But I am optimistic about seeing regrowth eventually, with daily, consistent use. It has shown me that it works(in stopping hairloss), now I hope it shows me that it can do a little more than work.

[joer1212]

Not naive, but its not necessary!

http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/medical-treatment/medications/rogaine-minoxidil/tips-on-minoxidil/

http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/answers/can-one-use-rogaine-once-a-day/

I've been using it once a day, only at night, since October with great results, lots of hair regrowth. Most definitely you want to try it. I did it once, only once, in the morning and was like, no more. I would say... use at least double what you'd use in 1 session, and don't miss a day.

FWIW I use the liquid form, name brand Rogaine.

Hmm. Maybe I'll take your suggestion, even if it means getting slightly less hair growth than using it twice a day. I'm curious to see what happens.
But, what I don't understand is how using more Minox is going to improve results. The instructions specifically state that using more than the recommended dose will not improve results. Not saying you're wrong, but just wondering.

[mark8]

I wasn't aware of this. Maybe I'm being naive, but the instructions on the box say to apply it twice a day. They even emphasize it in bold print.

Not naive, but its not necessary!

http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/medical-treatment/medications/rogaine-minoxidil/tips-on-minoxidil/

http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/answers/can-one-use-rogaine-once-a-day/

I've been using it once a day, only at night, since October with great results, lots of hair regrowth. Most definitely you want to try it. I did it once, only once, in the morning and was like, no more. I would say... use at least double what you'd use in 1 session, and don't miss a day.

FWIW I use the liquid form, name brand Rogaine.

[joer1212]

Yeah and unless you have infinite donor hair, a hair transplant will not lead you to be done with it. You still have to save your native hair.

That's true, and I was going to mention this. Even if I got a transplant, hair loss may continue to progress, requiring another procedure(s) down the road.

[joer1212]

You only need to use it once a day, at night. Just use more than normal. You wash it out in the morning if you wish. No issues.

I wasn't aware of this. Maybe I'm being naive, but the instructions on the box say to apply it twice a day. They even emphasize it in bold print.

[PatientlyWaiting]

Yeah and unless you have infinite donor hair, a hair transplant will not lead you to be done with it. You still have to save your native hair.

[mark8]

I just started reusing Minoxidil today, and I've been reminded of how inconvenient it is, and the reason why I stopped using it in the first place.

The directions say to let it dry for about 4 hours before washing my hair. This is not going to work for me, because I often have to leave my house right after I wake up, and I need to shower before I do this. But, if I shower & wash my hair before I use Minoxidil, then it will take 4 hours to dry on my scalp, which would prevent me from applying my concealer (Hair So Real).
Even if Minoxidil eventually regrew most of my hair to the point where I didn't need a concealer anymore (unlikely), I still would have to leave my house with a big, wet spot on the crown of my head, which in itself, will give the illusion that my hair is thinner there-- exactly what I'm trying to avoid!

This whole dilemma makes me just want to get a transplant, and be done with it.

You only need to use it once a day, at night. Just use more than normal. You wash it out in the morning if you wish. No issues.

[joer1212]

I just started reusing Minoxidil today, and I've been reminded of how inconvenient it is, and the reason why I stopped using it in the first place.

The directions say to let it dry for about 4 hours before washing my hair. This is not going to work for me, because I often have to leave my house right after I wake up, and I need to shower before I do this. But, if I shower & wash my hair before I use Minoxidil, then it will take 4 hours to dry on my scalp, which would prevent me from applying my concealer (Hair So Real).
Even if Minoxidil eventually regrew most of my hair to the point where I didn't need a concealer anymore (unlikely), I still would have to leave my house with a big, wet spot on the crown of my head, which in itself, will give the illusion that my hair is thinner there-- exactly what I'm trying to avoid!

This whole dilemma makes me just want to get a transplant, and be done with it.

[burtandernie]

When is something not better than nothing? Of course its going to help more than not using it at all, and it can always work. You wont know unless you try it can work for anybody, and with how cheap it is why not use it?

[joer1212]

Catch up hair loss is real and occurs anytime you stop either Minoxidil or Finasteride, people may interpret this loss to the medications but its actually the fact that the hair the medication was keeping is lost because the medication is stopped. Both Finasteride and Minoxidil are lifelong commitments, if you ever stop either one you'll lose what you gained and will look as if you never took either medication.

I guess I have nothing to lose by restarting Minoxidil then.