Hello all,
I have been using Propecia and minoxidil for years and while I don't think I grew any hair under that combination, I believe I was successfully at least maintaining my hair that I had left.
Then in Sept 2005, I decided to stop using minoxidil but continued to to use Propecia. That was a HUGE mistake. By Dec. 2005 I had lost tons of hair (as the effects of the minoxidil wore off) and started freaking out. In Jan 2006, I started using minoxidil again hoping to reverse the staggering hairloss that occurred after I quit using minoxidil. At the same time I stopped using Propecia and started using Avodart.
After three months of using Avodart and using minoxidil again I feel that I am back to at least where I was before I stopped using minoxidil in Sept of 2005. The pics below are from Jan 2006 and then three months later in April 2006.
("Before pics" on the left, "after pics" on the right)
I believe that most of my hair recovery was due to using minoxidil again, but since I started using Avodart at the same time, I can't be sure whether it's the minoxidil or the Avodart or a combination of both. But definitely the minoxidil was a huge factor in keeping/regrowing my hair because when I stopped using minoxidil I lost an enormous amount of hair. Luckily I was able to get back the hair I lost when I stupidly stopped using minoxidil.
I am going to continue to take Avodart and use minoxidil and hopefully I will be able to regrow some more hair. I'll continue to take pictures to monitor my progress.
Best of luck to everyone reading this.
I have been using Propecia and minoxidil for years and while I don't think I grew any hair under that combination, I believe I was successfully at least maintaining my hair that I had left.
Then in Sept 2005, I decided to stop using minoxidil but continued to to use Propecia. That was a HUGE mistake. By Dec. 2005 I had lost tons of hair (as the effects of the minoxidil wore off) and started freaking out. In Jan 2006, I started using minoxidil again hoping to reverse the staggering hairloss that occurred after I quit using minoxidil. At the same time I stopped using Propecia and started using Avodart.
After three months of using Avodart and using minoxidil again I feel that I am back to at least where I was before I stopped using minoxidil in Sept of 2005. The pics below are from Jan 2006 and then three months later in April 2006.
("Before pics" on the left, "after pics" on the right)
I believe that most of my hair recovery was due to using minoxidil again, but since I started using Avodart at the same time, I can't be sure whether it's the minoxidil or the Avodart or a combination of both. But definitely the minoxidil was a huge factor in keeping/regrowing my hair because when I stopped using minoxidil I lost an enormous amount of hair. Luckily I was able to get back the hair I lost when I stupidly stopped using minoxidil.
I am going to continue to take Avodart and use minoxidil and hopefully I will be able to regrow some more hair. I'll continue to take pictures to monitor my progress.
Best of luck to everyone reading this.
