hey guys
new to the forums, hoping i can get some help and advice from yourselves. Basically im 25 and i noticed about 20 months ago that my hair started thinning from my crown. Didnt do much about it at the time because i didnt know where to start but i started using a protein thickening shampoo which did a decent job.
So over the last 20 months hair has been gradually thinning but its wasnt too bad and in October 2011 i decided that i should start using Regaine. I stopped using it last week. I must point out, my dad is 56 and has only just started showing signs of balding but my mum has very, very thin hair and u can see her scalp. My sister also has the same problem but my brother who is 17 has a thick, thick set of hair.
So started using Regaine, twice a day as directed. Initially i couldnt compare my shedding to when i wasnt using Regaine, cant say whether there was an increase etc. I had side effects, mainly aches and pains but i got through that and up until last week there were times when my arms and legs would go numb for 30secs to a min or so at random times. Never use to happen before. I didnt apply Regaine on Friday morning as i play footy on Friday night and my legs use to go numb.
My hair has got thinner and it looks worse than before i started, i noticed a lot more shedding (i understand that indicates its working), my hairline which perfect has receeded and in general my hair looks quite bad. Crown has got bigger, thinner and now can see my scalp whereas before u had sort of look for it.
Last week i notice for some weird reason that i had a lot more fine hair on the top of my hands, on the underside of my arm, eyebrows, ear and even new eye lashes poking above my exisiting ones. This hair was definitely not there before i started. Before anyone mentions, only been applying the foam on my crown. This was the final straw, i stopped using the foam because of this unwanted hair growth elsewhere.
My questions:
what happens now after stopping Regaine? Ive shed quite a bit of hair, will that grow back? Im not talking about the hair that Regaine has helped to grow, i understand that will fall out.. im talking about the shedded hair?
How long does Regaine still have an effect on your hair after you stop using it?
What should i expect in terms of shedding? i.e how long should it last after stopping Regaine.
Also has anybody had an issue with hair growing elsewhere?
Many thanks for your help.
new to the forums, hoping i can get some help and advice from yourselves. Basically im 25 and i noticed about 20 months ago that my hair started thinning from my crown. Didnt do much about it at the time because i didnt know where to start but i started using a protein thickening shampoo which did a decent job.
So over the last 20 months hair has been gradually thinning but its wasnt too bad and in October 2011 i decided that i should start using Regaine. I stopped using it last week. I must point out, my dad is 56 and has only just started showing signs of balding but my mum has very, very thin hair and u can see her scalp. My sister also has the same problem but my brother who is 17 has a thick, thick set of hair.
So started using Regaine, twice a day as directed. Initially i couldnt compare my shedding to when i wasnt using Regaine, cant say whether there was an increase etc. I had side effects, mainly aches and pains but i got through that and up until last week there were times when my arms and legs would go numb for 30secs to a min or so at random times. Never use to happen before. I didnt apply Regaine on Friday morning as i play footy on Friday night and my legs use to go numb.
My hair has got thinner and it looks worse than before i started, i noticed a lot more shedding (i understand that indicates its working), my hairline which perfect has receeded and in general my hair looks quite bad. Crown has got bigger, thinner and now can see my scalp whereas before u had sort of look for it.
Last week i notice for some weird reason that i had a lot more fine hair on the top of my hands, on the underside of my arm, eyebrows, ear and even new eye lashes poking above my exisiting ones. This hair was definitely not there before i started. Before anyone mentions, only been applying the foam on my crown. This was the final straw, i stopped using the foam because of this unwanted hair growth elsewhere.
My questions:
what happens now after stopping Regaine? Ive shed quite a bit of hair, will that grow back? Im not talking about the hair that Regaine has helped to grow, i understand that will fall out.. im talking about the shedded hair?
How long does Regaine still have an effect on your hair after you stop using it?
What should i expect in terms of shedding? i.e how long should it last after stopping Regaine.
Also has anybody had an issue with hair growing elsewhere?
Many thanks for your help.
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