Quit Minoxidil

[Person]

this link shows what happens when u stop minoxidil

look at the first graph on the right

http://divineskin.com/uk/spectralDNC-L/BJD150MinoxidilMech.PDF

[Person]

I quit for 3 months and after a couple of months I started losing tons of hair. My crown grew quickly and new mpb areas started appearing as well.

It started in mid/late Feb and only in past 2-3 weeks has it seemed to slow- I might be getting hair back but not sure just yet.

You are doing what is called catchup loss. The good news is it means the minox was doing it's job. The bad news is it means you would be that much balder without medication. I got back on it in a hurry because I saw how much I had advanced.

Are you regrowing hair at all now?

[mpb47]

Are you regrowing hair at all now?

Yes and no. Some of the hair around the outer areas of vertex has come back, but at same time vertex area seems more pronounced than before. Back a couple of months ago, i started taking .25mg of fin once every 2 weeks, but had to take a PSA test so I stopped.

Seeing how overall things seem to be slowly getting worse I was thinking about going on FIN again (no PSA test till mid Jan) but now I am going to a new dr in late Nov and will probably have to take yet another PSA test so will wait till then. So hopefully by Dec I will be on a more regulated form of hormones and can start taking Fin again.

[Person]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyCM4AV2yFY&feature=related

[Person]

I quit minoxidil about 4 1/2 months ago. As expected I have experienced a massive shed that started shortly after I quit. It is continuing for me and I wonder if it could be something else, as it has been so long. From those who have gone through this, or have heard, how long does this shed last? Thanks for the input.

Have you regrown any hair back. I am curious because I am in that exact situation now. A response would be greatly appreciated.

[Person]

Apparently , stopping minoxidil induces acute telogen effluvium. Healthy and non healthy hair sheds from all over the top of the scalp for 4.5 months after quitting. The hairs will all have white bulbs on the end of them (forced into telogen phase). Then new hair comes back in. Regrowth is noticeable 5.5-6.5 months after qutting.

Has this been the case for you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyCM4AV2yFY&feature=related

[BigThinker]

This thread is exaclty why I don't want mino. Not convinced I wouldn't have a gradual hairloss than a super dump after I stop

[mpb47]

Apparently , stopping minoxidil induces acute telogen effluvium. Healthy and non healthy hair sheds from all over the top of the scalp for 4.5 months after quitting. The hairs will all have white bulbs on the end of them (forced into telogen phase). Then new hair comes back in. Regrowth is noticeable 5.5-6.5 months after qutting.

Has this been the case for you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyCM...eature=related

I would suggest tapering off gradually. As I have said before, when I quit for about 3 months , my vertex area expanded noticeably. Now that I am back on, it seems like a tug of war - sometimes it looks like it is getting better, then it seems to expand again, so still not sure if my vertex is getting better, or worse.

I keep having to take these psa tests, but after late Nov that should stop and I will get back on a very low dose of fin to give the minox some help.

Again -taper down..I did that once about maybe 5 years ago and did not get the huge lose like I did this time.
Good luck....

[Person]

I would suggest tapering off gradually. As I have said before, when I quit for about 3 months , my vertex area expanded noticeably. Now that I am back on, it seems like a tug of war - sometimes it looks like it is getting better, then it seems to expand again, so still not sure if my vertex is getting better, or worse.

I keep having to take these psa tests, but after late Nov that should stop and I will get back on a very low dose of fin to give the minox some help.

Again -taper down..I did that once about maybe 5 years ago and did not get the huge lose like I did this time.
Good luck....

1. What is a psa test?
2. Why would you get back on it? You never gave your hair the full 6 months after quitting to recover.

[mpb47]

1. What is a psa test?
2. Why would you get back on it? You never gave your hair the full 6 months after quitting to recover.

It's a test they give you to make sure you don't get prostate cancer. I was put on a low dose of T and those tests are a precaution.

Why did I go back on Minox? Because the only reason I went off of it was to see if it was the cause of some health issues. It was not the cause although my skin did look better so I do think Minox does cause skin issues in some people. Maybe because I have been on it so long.

[konfusion]

Apparently , stopping minoxidil induces acute telogen effluvium. Healthy and non healthy hair sheds from all over the top of the scalp for 4.5 months after quitting. The hairs will all have white bulbs on the end of them (forced into telogen phase). Then new hair comes back in. Regrowth is noticeable 5.5-6.5 months after qutting.

Has this been the case for you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyCM...eature=related

Is this really true? I am interested because I quit minox in april (if I remember correctly) and I have shed like crazy all summer, just like you said, all with white bulbs! I am still shedding now but I think this time it is related to my switch to Avodart from fin. Now I must have decreased the amount of DHT over my scalp by 20% more with Avodart, so do you think I can expect to see some regrowth?

[Person]

Nobody knows how to answer a question on this forum.

[Tracy C]

Nobody knows how to answer a question on this forum.

Your question has been answered over and over again and again.

[WarLord]

I would suggest tapering off gradually. As I have said before, when I quit for about 3 months , my vertex area expanded noticeably. Now that I am back on, it seems like a tug of war - sometimes it looks like it is getting better, then it seems to expand again, so still not sure if my vertex is getting better, or worse.

I keep having to take these psa tests, but after late Nov that should stop and I will get back on a very low dose of fin to give the minox some help.

Again -taper down..I did that once about maybe 5 years ago and did not get the huge lose like I did this time.
Good luck....

I switched from 10% to 5% minoxidil 9,5 months ago. It's been 5,5 months since the shed stopped, but my hair still isn't back. I would be glad, if this theory worked so well. But perhaps I should wait a bit longer. Someone experienced signs of regrowth 6 months after the end of the shed.

[WarLord]

Is this really true? I am interested because I quit minox in april (if I remember correctly) and I have shed like crazy all summer, just like you said, all with white bulbs! I am still shedding now but I think this time it is related to my switch to Avodart from fin. Now I must have decreased the amount of DHT over my scalp by 20% more with Avodart, so do you think I can expect to see some regrowth?

What is your DHT? I bet you haven't done any tests.