Newbie starting full Minoxidil regimen!

[actor]

Hi all,

New here. Mid -20s, have finally I have significant MPB at frontal hairline, receding temples, and minimal crown.

My dermatologist refused to let me go on Fin until I tried out minoxidil for a while. I wanted some advice on a fully effective minoxidil regimen.

I will for sure use 5% foam twice a day. Are there any other minoxidil products to augment with? Is there an effective shampoo worth using?

thanks so much for helping out a newbie

[warner8]

go to a family doctor and they can give you fin. don't wait on the fin. get on it asap. and use the minox liquid, the foam is crap.

[Herbaliser]

Could be a reason why the dermatologist refused to give Fin?

[warner8]

yeaaaa....the side effects duh. but u will never know u get them until u try. minox is obvious the safer first choice to start out with with, but if his hairless if aggressive as the user claims, plain ole minox by itself is not going to stop it

Could be a reason why the dermatologist refused to give Fin?

[actor]

Thanks for the responses.

I am willing to try minoxidil for a bit before starting fin. But I am wondering, does anyone have any results for frontal hairline and temple loss on minoxidil??? This is where 99% of my loss is I believe...

[warner8]

yes it can, esp if the hairloss is new....too far gone decreases your chances. just try it and see. BUT, if your balding is too aggressive (too much DHT in the scalp) all the minox in the world won't help you, hence u need to be on fin. do some research and read up

Thanks for the responses.

I am willing to try minoxidil for a bit before starting fin. But I am wondering, does anyone have any results for frontal hairline and temple loss on minoxidil??? This is where 99% of my loss is I believe...

[TheBadger]

I will for sure use 5% foam twice a day. Are there any other minoxidil products to augment with? Is there an effective shampoo worth using?

Nope. Using more minox than the recommended foam amount isn't going to give you better results, no matter how you're getting it.

As for results, I'm pretty sure there have been pretty good ones for even the frontal area posted here, but it's not at all common. Impossible? No. Likely? No. Personally all it's done for me is possibly slow down my loss a bit.

[butzke]

Minox didn't help my frontal hairline at all, it did give me bloated face though (a fairly common sideeffect), so please keep an eye on that.

An alternative to fin is the topical usage of RU-58841. I have been using RU only for 3 months and it is filling in my hairline. It really works and i have experienced zero side effects.

Good luck

[actor]

Minox didn't help my frontal hairline at all, it did give me bloated face though (a fairly common sideeffect), so please keep an eye on that.

An alternative to fin is the topical usage of RU-58841. I have been using RU only for 3 months and it is filling in my hairline. It really works and i have experienced zero side effects.

Good luck

Thanks for the response. Could you tell me more about RU-58841, or could anyone else? Your success is very encouraging. It is completely topical? Does one need a prescription to obtain it, and where can one get it? I've never heard of that...

[butzke]

Here is the Complete RU58841 Usage Guide: https://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showth...41-Usage-Guide

It has alot of useful info, however I dont really want to bother with the measuring and mixing so i buy the premade solution from anageninc: http://anageninc.com/on-sale/ru58841-solution-50ml.html

I get the 5% one in K&B Solution, its less harsh than the PG + Ethanol which irritates my scalp. Of that I use 1 ml a day on my hairline, and after 3 months I see many new dark hairs at the front.

Its not as cheap as FIN, but i definitely prefer the non-systemic nature of it.

[burtandernie]

Couldnt you use a tiny dose of fin then instead of nothing? Medicine sometimes makes no sense because why not make a light/medium/strong version of propecia so someone can say take the light version that is .1mg finasteride and than cut that into pieces to take tiny amounts to just inhibit the minimal amount of DHT to get any result verses the one size fits all 1 mg. Not everyone has the same androgen levels but some fin is certainly better than none.

[burtandernie]

Here is the Complete RU58841 Usage Guide: https://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showth...41-Usage-Guide

It has alot of useful info, however I dont really want to bother with the measuring and mixing so i buy the premade solution from anageninc: http://anageninc.com/on-sale/ru58841-solution-50ml.html

I get the 5% one in K&B Solution, its less harsh than the PG + Ethanol which irritates my scalp. Of that I use 1 ml a day on my hairline, and after 3 months I see many new dark hairs at the front.

Its not as cheap as FIN, but i definitely prefer the non-systemic nature of it.

Who says RU is not systemic? I mean odds are it does go systemic and wherever that RU goes its basically wiping out any androgen receptor it touches whether its skin, scalp(good), prostate, or wherever else those are at. I have thought about RU too but those receptors could be anywhere and no studies exist on what wiping those out might do.

[butzke]

Who says RU is not systemic? I mean odds are it does go systemic and wherever that RU goes its basically wiping out any androgen receptor it touches whether its skin, scalp(good), prostate, or wherever else those are at. I have thought about RU too but those receptors could be anywhere and no studies exist on what wiping those out might do.

It doesn't "wipe out" your receptors, RU binds to them, which in turn doesnt allow DHT to attach. This only lasts for a day or two though, thats why you need to keep on covering your balding areas.

RU is a competitive agonist which gets broken down in the bloodstream, much safer then FIN which systematically inhibits enzymatic activity.

[Nerve]

It doesn't "wipe out" your receptors, RU binds to them, which in turn doesnt allow DHT to attach. This only lasts for a day or two though, thats why you need to keep on covering your balding areas.

RU is a competitive agonist which gets broken down in the bloodstream, much safer then FIN which systematically inhibits enzymatic activity.

Can someone please explain to me why RU was never made commercial?

[warner8]

bc theres something big pharma knows and we don't; perhaps the safety profile. i feel like if theres money to be made big pharma will jump on it; however if there is a chance they could receive bad press from an adverse reaction, then they want far from it.

Can someone please explain to me why RU was never made commercial?