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I know you love Minox...it has done me good too, but right now it is not enough for me.Comment
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I switched from 10% to 5% minoxidil 9,5 months ago. It's been 5,5 months since the shed stopped, but my hair still isn't back. I would be glad, if this theory worked so well. But perhaps I should wait a bit longer. Someone experienced signs of regrowth 6 months after the end of the shed.
It could be the minox vacation is just a coincidence . I am about the same age when my uncles started to advance and I follow him closely. Also we are older so minox might have only slightly delayed what was going to happen soon anyway.
I think minox can buy you many years if your mpb is very gradual. But eventually it alone can't stop mpb unfortunately.Comment
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I seemed to recovery from widespread all over thinning I had but central crown is a little bigger and has spread upwards slightly.
It could be the minox vacation is just a coincidence . I am about the same age when my uncles started to advance and I follow him closely. Also we are older so minox might have only slightly delayed what was going to happen soon anyway.
I think minox can buy you many years if your mpb is very gradual. But eventually it alone can't stop mpb unfortunately.
0.25 mg finasteride/every 14 days is totally useless. You should think over if your "sides" were not only in your head. Hair loss is the most serious side effect you can get.Comment
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You extrapolate from your personal experience. Everybody on this forum does it. But we know that experiences from internet forums are in no way representative, because it is almost exclusively guys with bad results, who go here. Hence it seems that every medication stops working after several years LOL Furthermore, your Norwood stage seems quite advanced to me.
0.25 mg finasteride/every 14 days is totally useless. You should think over if your "sides" were not only in your head. Hair loss is the most serious side effect you can get.
And of course what I am saying is based on my own experience-30+ years of slow loss to be exact. But do some reading, I am not the only one who thinks Minox will not stop mpb indefinitely. And if your mpb is aggressive enough, I doubt propecia will ether. That is the best we have right now. Hopefully something better will come out that will prevent or stop it permanently.
If being a 2 or 3v after 30+ years is considered advanced, then yea I guess you are rightComment
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Never claimed to be an expert at this...I still don't understand how my mpb can be so slow yet still continue. Doesn't seem logical to me but it is what it is.
And of course what I am saying is based on my own experience-30+ years of slow loss to be exact. But do some reading, I am not the only one who thinks Minox will not stop mpb indefinitely. And if your mpb is aggressive enough, I doubt propecia will ether. That is the best we have right now. Hopefully something better will come out that will prevent or stop it permanently.
If being a 2 or 3v after 30+ years is considered advanced, then yea I guess you are right
You also say that you started to lose hair at the age of 17, if I am not wrong. It would be impossible to hold off the process for such a long time. You would be slick bald within 2-3 years. The problem is that internet claims are often untrustworthy. You may not have a true MPB at all.Comment
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I know this thread is old, but I was wondering the same thing tizzle asked about quitting Minox during the initial dread shed. I started 5% Minoxidil 2x/day slightly over a month ago, applying it to mainly the crown. In the last few days, I applied it 1x/day. I'm 50 years old and I've been also been on Propecia for 10 years and have tapered the dose down to 2x/week because of long term sides.
When I started Minox just a month ago, I was a NV3v/4. I'm going through a SERIOUS and shocking dread shed which is still peaking!! I'm now panicking. I'm losing about 200 follicles a day which is a lot for a NV3v/4. I also have sides of water retention and stinking eyes. I'm seriously thinking of quitting. I was wondering, if I quit now, how much more hair will I loose and for how long? How long will the hair take to grow back? Does it matter if I wean myself off or just stop suddenly? Any input will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.Comment
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To be clear, I've been on Finasteride (1mg) for 10 yrs. My results were pretty good but I noticed some gradual sides: muscle loss, losing or thinning of ALL body hair, maintaining an erection. After the 6-7th year I weaned it down to 3x/week, and now I'm at 2x/week. As a result, my MPB has increased a bit in the recent year, hence starting on Minox a month ago.
If I quit Minox, does anyone think increasing my Finasteride to 3x/week or more help or hurt the Minox post shedding? Thanks so much.Comment
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Started a new thread here:
I'm very desperate for advice. A month ago, I started 5% Minoxidil 2x/day mostly on the crown. Starting at 5 days in, I've had a huge initial shed that's quite disturbing & panic-like. I'm now up to 200 hairs a day and it's going up! Seems extensive for a NW3v/4! I also experienced some side effects like edema, eye burning,Comment
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