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    Default who has an itchy scalp?

    mine is terrible; ive tried all the shampoos, used anti fungal tablets from the doctor, have been on avodart and propecia but nothing has wored. it feels so sensitive, i look forward to having a shower as this soothes it but i can feel every drop of water hit it. The doctor has looked twice but couldn't see antything. I do get a few spots on there and took some photos and thought it looks at bit red.

    so who else has an itch despite using fin/dut?

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    After quitting fin I went through quite a few months of terrible dandruff and horrible scalp itch. 2% ketokonazole cleared up the dandruff but the itch persisted. It wasn't until a user on another forum suggested using Epsom salts that the itch finally went away.

    What I do is dissolve a small scoop of regular Epsom salts, mine have mint and rosemary scents but that isn't necessary, into a small cup with my regular head and shoulders shampoo while I'm in the shower. Usually I need a small amount of water along with the shampoo to get them completely dissolved. Then I just apply it like regular shampoo. It ends up being more watery and grainy than just shampoo by itself but it cleans just fine. I leave it in for about 5-8 mins then rinse it out.

    I'm not a doctor so I can't promise anything but for me this has helped a lot and after a few weeks of using the Epsom salts every other day my scalp itch was nearly gone.

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    Lately my scalp has itched like hell. I have had a crappy scalp and have used anti dandruff and anti itch shampoos for over 20 years. My scalp was really in pretty good shape until I started treating my hair loss. Minox has given me dandruff that I haven't had for decades. I don't know what is responsible for the itch, but yeah it is pretty bad right now. Nizoral works pretty good, but I only use it 2x a week, the rest of the week it sucks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Notcoolanymore View Post
    Lately my scalp has itched like hell. I have had a crappy scalp and have used anti dandruff and anti itch shampoos for over 20 years. My scalp was really in pretty good shape until I started treating my hair loss. Minox has given me dandruff that I haven't had for decades. I don't know what is responsible for the itch, but yeah it is pretty bad right now. Nizoral works pretty good, but I only use it 2x a week, the rest of the week it sucks.
    are u using fin or dut? some say that eases it but im using dut and it isn't. Im seeing a derm on thursday so hope he has some idea. It's very depressing because its constant

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    I have dandruff and itching problems related to dandruff , it usually helps to have a good brushing of the scalp for about 3 minutes .
    Sometimes i use e45 cream on the scalp which does help cool it down and stop the itch very fast . If i am not going to wash it off for a while ,i use the cream left on the hair itself as a styling agent and just comb it to style .


    But I would love to find the reason of the dandruff and get rid of it for good

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    I dont like nizoral it makes it worse

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    Quote Originally Posted by crafter View Post
    are u using fin or dut? some say that eases it but im using dut and it isn't. Im seeing a derm on thursday so hope he has some idea. It's very depressing because its constant
    I am on fin. The itch seems to have stopped for now. Not sure what the hell brought it on, but for a few days it was pretty bad.

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    I was using fin with great results for seven months when the burning/itching began. Unfortunately for myself, a severe shed began concurrently with the itching and has not stopped for over a year. I have tried everything inlcuding fin, dut, RU, biotin, nizoral, fish oil, maxihair, curcuramin, resveratrol, etc. Nothing has stopped it. I recently stopped my fin usage as I the intense shedding lasted over a year. I saw a derm back in march and she took a biopsy, it seems I am developing scar tissue. If you have this type of reaction on fin, try stopping it earlier to see if the itch goes away, i believe the itching is the bodies infammatory response to the destruction of our hair follicles.

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    What triggers the destruction of the hair follicles and why would fin make it worse or not stop it? I guess even on fin your raising your T levels and T does harm hair so maybe that is why in some people? Some guys on certain immune system suppressing drugs I heard have grown lots of hair back so I think the immune system is definitely a big player later on

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    The itch on my scalp comes and goes. Right now my scalp is feeling really good.

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