Going off minoxidil...

[kanyon]

I may be wrong here but I think if you want long lasting results it might be good to try 1 treatment at a time.

Most people start with Fin first and then add Minox but I did the reverse. I've said this many times here but Rogaine alone was unbelievably successful for me for 7 years. I couldn't have prayed for a better result. It doesn't work for me any longer.

I've now been on Fin for 2 months and am hoping it will help for me. I think it could be good to have a fallback by only using 1 treatment at a time. This could delay the balding until/if a better and permanent treatment becomes available.

I may be wrong here as I don't know if Fin will even work for me and perhaps MPB has set in for good now and irreversibly. Effectively I haven't adjusted my DHT levels in the past 7 years as I haven't used Fin. If you develop an immunity to both treatments (which I believe is likely within 10 years) then I would think you're out of options after that point.

[DAWNK]

you might get some thick hairs falling out too as minoxidil will gain control over normal hair follicles as well as unhealthy ones - it makes no distinction.
I've taken minox for nearly 8 months now..this slowed it's progression but did not stop or regrow anything.
then moved on to M.Gardson's therapy .. also i try not to use much chemical products during the week .