Already seeing regrowth?

Jeff50 · Apr 25, 2007

I have been an occasional rogaine user for the past 8 years... at first I used it pretty regularly and then pretty sparingly. Over the past 5 years I have probably averaged a little less then 1 application per day.

6 weeks ago I freaked out when I saw how much thinner my hair had gotten over the past year. I started the foam and I have been on it 5 weeks so far. I really think my hair has already gotten thicker. I also restarted my Propecia after 8 months at the same time I restarted rogaine so this may also be playing a part.

I did not shed though - is this a bad sign? Also, I am noticing a bunch of little light colored tiny hairs at the front of my hairline - will those grow into something more substantial?

I am reserving judgement - but this foam stuff seems like it could be powerful stuff...

klink · Apr 26, 2007

Going on/off the regimen is a bad idea.

Foam can make your hair look a bit better right off the bat because it styles well before it completely dries.

Jeff50 · Apr 26, 2007

yeah I realize that now... I wish I had not gone off propecia. I really did shed quite a bit after that. I was trying to save the $700/yr. But the improvement I am seeing is not just from the styling characteristics of Rogain foam. I keep my hair really short so I think I may be seeing results earlier than if I had longer hair. And I am definitely seeing a bunch of thin light colored hairs growing at my hairline.

Guest · Apr 30, 2007

Jeff50 said:
yeah I realize that now... I wish I had not gone off propecia. I really did shed quite a bit after that. I was trying to save the $700/yr. But the improvement I am seeing is not just from the styling characteristics of Rogain foam. I keep my hair really short so I think I may be seeing results earlier than if I had longer hair. And I am definitely seeing a bunch of thin light colored hairs growing at my hairline.

700$ a year? LOL. Is propecia really that expensive in the US? Well I guess the brand propecia is expensive here aswell. At the moment I am using finasteride 5mg pills brand name "Gefina". A package with 30 pills costs 10 euros (about 15 $), and I cut one pill to 7 pieces, so the package lasts about 200 days. So finasteride, nah, not that expensive :lol: .