propecia + romaine making it worse

[PatientlyWaiting]

So you are suggesting that I am stuck to the products for life--without them, my condition will forever worsen. Is that what these products are doing for us? Binding us to to a total of $130 a month for the rest of our lives?

Who's paying that much?

There's generic minoxidil foam from Kirklands, Walmart, and Walgreens. They're much cheaper than Rogaine.

There's generic Finasteride that is substantially cheaper than Propecia. 30 5mg pills, cut into 1.25mg each, would last you several months and that's just 30 pills. I think you can them for $9 at Wal Mart.

Whoever pays $130 a month for these products is because they want to or they didn't know about generics.

[CND23]

jb thier is no cure, no matter how deep you dig. I woulden't suggest looking for one on the internet either since it's mostly competitors listing horrorifying side effects about each others products everywhere.. it can scare a person from ever doing anything about HL. Listen to tracy, I would of thought your dermatologist would have told you these things but sometimes they don't. Consider yourself lucky jb, you started treatment right from the gecko and now your doing the research. Alot of us research hereditary hair loss to death and then start treatment, or sometimes don't.

Every question you have can be answered at Americanhairloss.org, thier should be a link here in the corner of your screen. Also, the official propecia and rogaine websites. They explain very well what hairloss is and what they do to treat it, when you read the proccess of treatment i think you'll get a good understanding of your situation, and that it's not abnormal.

Don't forget they're FDA approved and that's why they were perscribed to you, take them as directed!!! don't start and stop heh . I pay the same brutal monthly fee for both also. I'd like to find somewhere online to buy it generic myselve but no one ever got back to me here.. ehm.. Anyway hope this helps.

[baldybald]

go and get propecia and rogaine, RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

[jb4585]

You all have valid points, and I sincerely appreciate the time and effort required in responding to my worries.

The only flaw in your logic, however, is that hereditary hair loss is in fact a gradual process. In February, I had a full head of thick hair. A theory I have is that medication for acne might have been the culprit (an excess of vitamin A). My hair started to thin a bit in May, and when I started taking propecia and rogaine, that is when the rapid shedding occurred. I do not know how it is possible to go from having hair that can stand on its own to having brittle, dead, thinning hair with patchy bald spots on my scalp. That is the startling thing--how fast this process is occurring. I assumed hereditary hair loss would be over time in a more subtle and gradual manner.

I again assume that you are not medical professionals, though I do appreciate sincere advice. I've scheduled an appointment with a dermatologist.

[Tracy C]

A theory I have is that medication for acne might have been the culprit (an excess of vitamin A).

You just found your problem.

Propecia and Rogaine are appropriate for hereditary hair loss. They may not be appropriate for hair loss that was induced by other medications.

Excess Vitamin A can cause damage to your hair similar to what you described.

Hereditary hair loss can be fast or slow depending on the persons genetics, but it is a gradual process. When you interrupt that process with medications to try to reverse it, you can (and usually do) induce a temporary acceleration of that process as it is being reversed. A doctor who specializes in treating hair loss can explain it to you in further detail. It is also evident that you need to go over your other medications with that doctor to make sure negative interactions such as what you have experienced can be reduced as much as possible.

[ThinningB420]

You all have valid points, and I sincerely appreciate the time and effort required in responding to my worries.

The only flaw in your logic, however, is that hereditary hair loss is in fact a gradual process. In February, I had a full head of thick hair. A theory I have is that medication for acne might have been the culprit (an excess of vitamin A). My hair started to thin a bit in May, and when I started taking propecia and rogaine, that is when the rapid shedding occurred. I do not know how it is possible to go from having hair that can stand on its own to having brittle, dead, thinning hair with patchy bald spots on my scalp. That is the startling thing--how fast this process is occurring. I assumed hereditary hair loss would be over time in a more subtle and gradual manner.

I again assume that you are not medical professionals, though I do appreciate sincere advice. I've scheduled an appointment with a dermatologist.

Sounds like someone is mentioning Accutane. Welcome to the club. I hate that drug. I think that drug made my hair thinner and very very dry. It never really recovered. Good luck getting a dermatologist to recognize that Accutance can cause permanent hair loss.

The problem is I never recovered from the thinning of hair from Accutane.

[2020]

this is a joke