Cetirizine

[Campbell22]

Vehicle is just Cet and water. Really simple. Anyone who's on Minox should consider adding it if the good news keeps coming.

Thanks. That's exactly what I will do as I already have everything.

[Conpecia]

Thanks. That's exactly what I will do as I already have everything.

Me too. But let me caution you: one guy said he burned a whole NW off his hairline using Cet that didn't grow back (not sure if he was using the right vehicle, nor do I think he stayed with it long enough to recover what he shed). But seeing as how you're on some other stuff, I'd wait until we get some more positive reports before adding it, honestly. One or two dudes claiming regrowth is great news, but it's by no means conclusive. We need like 20 people with pics over a year long period. I'd stick with your current regimen until we get more good news. Just lookin out for you man.

[eqvist]

It would be interesting if we had people on fin and minox adding this!

[Conpecia]

I'm bumping this because someone brought up PGD2 blockers (which CET is) on ************ forums and four or five guys immediately responded that CET has stopped their hairloss. These guys have been on CET for something like 8-9 months by now, I remember when they first started way back in October/November of last year. The PGD2 theory seems more and more legitimate. Also, for those worried about indo/chromo sides, CET may be a safer alternative. And it's MUCH cheaper.

The thread:

http://www.****************/interact...-pdg2-blockers

[thechamp]

So we just bang a few Zyrtec tablets in to minoxdil?, also does everyone get a shed on cet?

[KO1]

I don't think CET is a PGD2 blocker.

[KO1]

What has been disappointing to me is the lack of good results reported by Ramatroban users. As you know, it is a CRTH2 antagonist, so it should be better than Indo/Cromo...but people are reporting "stops shedding" on Indo but nothing on Rambo...

[Pentarou]

The lack of success with CRTH2 blockers has been a real downer, IMO. There must be a huge vital piece in the puzzle missing. Or Cotsatelis was trolling us.

[walrus]

I don't think CET is a PGD2 blocker.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2469708

Histamine release was not altered by cetirizine treatment, but prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) production, which peaked at 3 to 5 hours, was clearly reduced by cetirizine treatment, being lower at all time points during the reaction

and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7741033

Cetirizine (0.1-10 micrograms/ml) enhanced PGE2 release by resting human monocytes

[KO1]

^Fascinating, I take that back then.

[thechamp]

How are people getting results with cet ??

[justeone]

is this treatment working at all?

[thechamp]

Apparently people have results mixing cet with minoxidil

[rdawg]

Because CET is so cheap and seemingly so safe, I'm actually gonna hop on the bandwagon.

Ive been on Min for years now and just hit one year on FIN with simply maintanence, so i'm down to try out something new!

10mg for every 1ml right?

[KO1]

I wish we could know which is the better pathway - inhibit production of prostaglandins with Cet, or inhibit the specific receptor with Rambo.