ACCUTANE or ROGAINE SHED?

GodzillaMan · Jan 12, 2008

Heres how it went down.. IM A RAPID DIFFUSE THINNER

Month 1: Rogaine Foam all over head - once a day but lots of foam used
Month 2: Rogaine Foam all over head - once a day but lots of foam used
Month 3: Rogaine Liquid all over head - Started ACCUTANE 20mg a day
Month 4: (STOPPED ROGAINE HALF WAY THRU THIS MONTH) Rogaine Liquid all over head
Month 5:
Month 6: MASSIVE SHEDDING BEGINS HERE

- All liquid used once a day at night but with about 2-3.5mL each time

Is this the ACCUTANE or ROGAINE in your opinion?

ALSO..

If its the ROGAINE.. its shedding the normal hairs.. will they grow back... or has my WHOLE HEAD become minoxidil dependant now?

Gus11445 · Jan 15, 2008

I took accutane for a few months and my hair fell out super fast. Ever since then my hair hasnt been the same. Even worse now is that my acne is back to what it was before i took accutane. High doses of vitamin A will make ur hair fall out and thats exactly whats in accutane.

blazedjin · Jan 15, 2008

i would think its accutane because im using rogaine for accutane hair loss and nothing has really changed. after the use of accutane did you noticed miniaturized hairs?

pproctor · Jan 20, 2008

Remember, shedding due to a hair-growth stimulator typically begins within 3-6 weeks of starting treatment. This is because it is due to early fallout of hair that is already in the loss phase, the last 2-4 months of a hair's lifespan. Hair that sheds after this was not in the loss phase when you started treatment.

Peter H. Proctor, PhD,MD