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  • TheSuburbs
    Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 59

    23 and struggling dealing with this

    I have been on Minoxadil for two and a half months now and my hair looks terrible.

    I think I can work out the pattern of baldness or maybe I am looking to much in do it.

    Here is a pic, not great but the best I could do.



    Do I keep on and fight or do I just no guard my head?
  • dex89
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2012
    • 809

    #2
    Originally posted by Ireland89
    I have been on Minoxadil for two and a half months now and my hair looks terrible.

    I think I can work out the pattern of baldness or maybe I am looking to much in do it.

    Here is a pic, not great but the best I could do.



    Do I keep on and fight or do I just no guard my head?
    You live in Ireland?

    This picture is horrible, take a better quality picture with enough light. It seems your receding a bit, minoxidil won't help on regrowth on receding hairlines but it can stop hairloss. Try getting on the BIG 3,

    Minox/rogaine am/pm

    Nizoral 2% twice a week

    properica/proscar 1.25mg everyday. <--- after you visit a professional hair specialist.


    you may also try 5% spiro and folligan cream/spray

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    • TheSuburbs
      Member
      • Jun 2012
      • 59

      #3
      Originally posted by dex89
      You live in Ireland?

      This picture are horrible, take a better quality picture with enough light. It seems your receding a bit, minoxidil won't help on regrowth on receding hairlines but it can stop hairloss. Try getting on the BIG 3,

      Minox/rogaine am/pm

      Nizoral 2% twice a week

      properica/proscar 1.25mg everyday. <--- after you visit a professional hair specialist.


      you may also try 5% spiro and folligan cream/spray
      Sorry, it really is a horrible photo, I need to get my camera back from my friend.

      I am not worried about receeding that much as most of my brothers have high hair lines, I am just worried about going all bald.

      I tried propecia but it caused pretty bad dysfunction, I keep getting told about Nizoral, is it prescription or can you get it over the counter?

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      • dex89
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2012
        • 809

        #4
        Originally posted by Ireland89
        Sorry, it really is a horrible photo, I need to get my camera back from my friend.

        I am not worried about receeding that much as most of my brothers have high hair lines, I am just worried about going all bald.

        I tried propecia but it caused pretty bad dysfunction, I keep getting told about Nizoral, is it prescription or can you get it over the counter?
        Yes, you can buy nizoral 1% over the counter, I bought mine on amazon. Have you tried lowering your dosage on FIN(propecia/proscar)? It may help with any type of side effects.

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        • TheSuburbs
          Member
          • Jun 2012
          • 59

          #5
          Shall I take half of a 1mg tablet?

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          • dex89
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2012
            • 809

            #6
            Originally posted by Ireland89
            Shall I take half of a 1mg tablet?
            You should give it a try, take half 1mg tablet every other day and work yourself up to every day. What are your side effects?

            I also had side effects the first 4 months on propecia but i stick threw it and it went away, I had erection issues.

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            • TheSuburbs
              Member
              • Jun 2012
              • 59

              #7
              Originally posted by dex89
              You should give it a try, take half 1mg tablet every other day and work yourself up to every day. What are your side effects?

              I also had side effects the first 4 months on propecia but i stick threw it and it went away, I had erection issues.
              Hardly any erections and hard to maintain, watery seamen.

              Just those two.

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              • dex89
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2012
                • 809

                #8
                Originally posted by Ireland89
                Hardly any erections and hard to maintain, watery seamen.

                Just those two.
                Sorry to hear that, how long have you been taking propecia? I would advice to take half of propecia every other day. This drug actually does work and has been proven to regrow hair. The big 3 combo is the best combination to fight hair loss, hopefully something safer and better comes out in near future.

                Before & after photo results of patients who use Propecia and/or Rogaine to treat hair loss. Click to see photos of more than 100 patients.

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                • TheSuburbs
                  Member
                  • Jun 2012
                  • 59

                  #9
                  Originally posted by dex89
                  Sorry to hear that, how long have you been taking propecia? I would advice to take half of propecia every other day. This drug actually does work and has been proven to regrow hair. The big 3 combo is the best combination to fight hair loss, hopefully something safer and better comes out in near future.

                  http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/medi...atient-photos/
                  I will give it a go, hopefully I will be ok with the smaller dose. When I first started before, I just went in to taking 1mg every day and it had a bad affect on me.

                  Do I need to slowly build it up in my system?

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                  • TheSuburbs
                    Member
                    • Jun 2012
                    • 59

                    #10
                    Why is nizoral used?

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                    • BigThinker
                      Senior Member
                      • Oct 2012
                      • 1507

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Ireland89
                      I will give it a go, hopefully I will be ok with the smaller dose. When I first started before, I just went in to taking 1mg every day and it had a bad affect on me.

                      Do I need to slowly build it up in my system?
                      I don't think anybody would say tapering onto a drug is a bad idea; some might say it's not necessary for certain drugs, but never a bad thing. I know I'm going to taper mine. I still have a decent set of hair, and currently have a lot of budding hairs where it's thinnest - it doesn't make sense for me to dive into fin full-force.

                      As for nizoral, I believe it serves to wash DHT from the scalp. I am actually on 2&#37; keto from my GP, but I went down to once a week because it was giving me dandruff and itchy scalp. Not to mention it makes my hair very thin and lifeless. Google it to understand it's impact better.

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                      • TheSuburbs
                        Member
                        • Jun 2012
                        • 59

                        #12
                        Originally posted by BigThinker
                        I don't think anybody would say tapering onto a drug is a bad idea; some might say it's not necessary for certain drugs, but never a bad thing. I know I'm going to taper mine. I still have a decent set of hair, and currently have a lot of budding hairs where it's thinnest - it doesn't make sense for me to dive into fin full-force.

                        As for nizoral, I believe it serves to wash DHT from the scalp. I am actually on 2% keto from my GP, but I went down to once a week because it was giving me dandruff and itchy scalp. Not to mention it makes my hair very thin and lifeless. Google it to understand it's impact better.
                        I have ordered some, hopefully it will work, also, on the plus side, it's seems the Minox is working as my hair seems to be getting darker.

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                        • arkeye
                          Junior Member
                          • Aug 2012
                          • 24

                          #13
                          Originally posted by dex89
                          properica/proscar 1.25mg everyday. <--- after you visit a professional hair specialist.
                          why after you see a hair specialist?

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                          • TheSuburbs
                            Member
                            • Jun 2012
                            • 59

                            #14
                            Originally posted by arkeye
                            why after you see a hair specialist?
                            I think he means just get professional advice from a hair specialist. I personally did not.

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                            • TheSuburbs
                              Member
                              • Jun 2012
                              • 59

                              #15
                              I am noticing a difference with 0.5mg but the semen is watery, however, I have been told if I stick to the drug, my body should get used to it and go back to normal.

                              How long (on average) will I begin to see results with Minox?

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