Minoxidil and Propecia have finally paid off for me!

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  • ChrisM
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 299

    Minoxidil and Propecia have finally paid off for me!

    In the morning a co-worker noticed my hair and commented on it saying its changed in some way and earlier this morning I looked in the mirror and I got an early Christmas gift. I can see my hairline again and it is filling in along with the vertex and the crown of my hair.. the vellus hairs are darkening and becoming more prominent and the bald spot is shrinking as the side of my hair are growing and closing it off. And this is six months in.. I can hardly wait to see what another 6 months does!! Patience and perseverance for the small gains it what is important here.. if you set your vision too high you will be disappointed almost certainly.
  • dex89
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2012
    • 808

    #2
    congratulations ChrisM, I'm glad that minox and propecia worked well for you.

    Question- What NW are you?

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    • ChrisM
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2012
      • 299

      #3
      Originally posted by dex89
      congratulations ChrisM, I'm glad that minox and propecia worked well for you.

      Question- What NW are you?

      NW5a on the charts with diffuse thinning as the hairline had vanished previously.. balding at the crown and vertex with miniaturized hairs all over the crown and the vertex region that are gradually thickening due to the regimen I am using of Nizoral, Propecia and Minoxidil.

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      • dex89
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2012
        • 808

        #4
        Thanks for the reply, glad to see the BIG 3 is working well on you. Just wish it will thicken my hair on the temples area but CHEERS friend!

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        • ChrisM
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2012
          • 299

          #5
          Originally posted by dex89
          Thanks for the reply, glad to see the BIG 3 is working well on you. Just wish it will thicken my hair on the temples area but CHEERS friend!
          I am going to give you a tip and maybe it might work for you for increased coverage. What I did that showed me improvement was before I added minox during the day and the evening is I would cleanse my scalp with alcohol and a cotton ball and then repeat this with apple cider vinegar and I would see dirt and oil and dead skin come off turning the cotton ball brown to black sometimes essentially blocking the follicles and the pores and then apple cider vinegar takes care of layer after layer of hardened sebum and waxy buildup choking off growth. Then after a applying a warm rag of washcloth that I would allow to sit in warm water before wringing it out.. then after letting it sit on my scalp to open the pores.. then I would apply my night shampoo of Nizoral and let it sit for five minutes and then wash it out and then apply Minoxidil. Then in the day repeat the process without the Nizoral.

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          • dex89
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2012
            • 808

            #6
            Originally posted by ChrisM
            I am going to give you a tip and maybe it might work for you for increased coverage. What I did that showed me improvement was before I added minox during the day and the evening is I would cleanse my scalp with alcohol and a cotton ball and then repeat this with apple cider vinegar and I would see dirt and oil and dead skin come off turning the cotton ball brown to black sometimes essentially blocking the follicles and the pores and then apple cider vinegar takes care of layer after layer of hardened sebum and waxy buildup choking off growth. Then after a applying a warm rag of washcloth that I would allow to sit in warm water before wringing it out.. then after letting it sit on my scalp to open the pores.. then I would apply my night shampoo of Nizoral and let it sit for five minutes and then wash it out and then apply Minoxidil. Then in the day repeat the process without the Nizoral.
            Great tip, I'll give this a try! Thanks again brother.

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            • ChrisM
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2012
              • 299

              #7
              Originally posted by dex89
              Great tip, I'll give this a try! Thanks again brother.
              No problem man. People often forget you want deeper penetration of these topical then you have to properly cleanse and unblock the skin essentially opening the skin tissue to be receptive to the Minoxidil and other topicals in your regimen. Without that skin prep the Minoxidil has to work that much harder to seep into the cellular structure of your scalp to do its job effectively...

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              • Spex
                Dr Representative
                • Nov 2008
                • 4217

                #8
                Congrats dude!
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                • elnino
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2012
                  • 149

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ChrisM
                  In the morning a co-worker noticed my hair and commented on it saying its changed in some way and earlier this morning I looked in the mirror and I got an early Christmas gift. I can see my hairline again and it is filling in along with the vertex and the crown of my hair.. the vellus hairs are darkening and becoming more prominent and the bald spot is shrinking as the side of my hair are growing and closing it off. And this is six months in.. I can hardly wait to see what another 6 months does!! Patience and perseverance for the small gains it what is important here.. if you set your vision too high you will be disappointed almost certainly.

                  hey mate, what kind of minox are you using?

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                  • ChrisM
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2012
                    • 299

                    #10
                    Originally posted by elnino
                    hey mate, what kind of minox are you using?

                    Rogaine foam Minoxidil 5% I bought a three month batch for $39.99

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                    • elnino
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2012
                      • 149

                      #11
                      Originally posted by ChrisM
                      Rogaine foam Minoxidil 5% I bought a three month batch for $39.99
                      nice one. im a norwod 2.5 so i think it only really works in the crown you know, doesnt do much for the temples. anyway congrats bro..keep up the good work!

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                      • vinnytr
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2012
                        • 227

                        #12
                        Well done Chris , glad its working for you .

                        How much fin are you taking ? have not you got any sides ?

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                        • ChrisM
                          Senior Member
                          • Jun 2012
                          • 299

                          #13
                          1 mg per day of Proscalpin every morning. I only had effects for the first week I was on it.. watery semen, morning erections were gone for a time, the ball ache/ burn was there for about two days and then went away and getting myself hard proved difficult after that the erections returned stronger than ever and the semen returned to normal and has ever since. And that was back in late July when I started finasteride
                          I am thinking when my Proscalpin runs out in the next week or so to push up the dosage to Proscar and cut the pill into 2.5 mg from the 5mg version and upregulate so that it pushes the battle more in my favor since my body seems to have normalized and adapted to the finasteride. And I liked Regenpure in my rotation when I was not using Nizoral and I use Saw Palmetto extract in the evening to combat the DHT overnight to hold it at bay untill the fin is taken in the morning.

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                          • sp8rky
                            Senior Member
                            • Jul 2012
                            • 152

                            #14
                            fin and minox both work on the hairline, i took minox in 1998 and noticed growth on the hairline.

                            congrats

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                            • ChrisM
                              Senior Member
                              • Jun 2012
                              • 299

                              #15
                              Originally posted by sp8rky
                              fin and minox both work on the hairline, i took minox in 1998 and noticed growth on the hairline.

                              congrats
                              Thank you!

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