Does Rogaine Lose Effectiveness Over Time?

[yetti]

I don't think it loses effectiveness per say, but rather the overpowering of androgens catches up with the dying hairs it is allowing to grow

Minoxidil alone is still a losing battle. It's best combined with an antiandrogen as a booster/supplemental treatment to help grow those follicles as they are freed from androgenic suffocation by finasteride or whatever antiandrogen you are using

Still, if you're a minoxidil responder, even minoxidil alone will always have you better off than you would be without it

I don't think it necessarily loses effectiveness either. That's a bunch of speculation. Clearly, though, without an antiandrogen one will most likely keep on balding.

However I really think it depends on the rate the person is balding. Someone wth aggressive balding at a young age may not do well with only minoxidil for long. However someone with a slow rate of balding, who is a little older, might be able to maintain on only minoxidil for many years.

 

[SpaceInvader]

I don't think it loses effectiveness per say, but rather the overpowering of androgens catches up with the dying hairs it is allowing to grow

Minoxidil alone is still a losing battle. It's best combined with an antiandrogen as a booster/supplemental treatment to help grow those follicles as they are freed from androgenic suffocation by finasteride or whatever antiandrogen you are using

Still, if you're a minoxidil responder, even minoxidil alone will always have you better off than you would be without it

In Androgenetic Alopecia, the affected follicles increase in sensitivity, that even if your homone levels would remain the same, they would still miniaturize.

Even if there were no androgens at all, the sensitivity would still increase. There just wouldn't be any androgens to pull the trigger. When androgens get reintroduced, it would then take less of them to affect the follicles.

That's basically what Androgenetic Alopecia is. Doesn't matter who has more or less hormones. The rate at which sensitivity increases varies by individual.

 

[Scrappy]

You'd probably experience 9 years worth of balding in a year.

Even if I kept with the nizoral and Revivo (which are working to some extent)?

 

[Scrappy]

Revivo is an antiandrogen (and has had some effectiveness for me).

I've just come to the point where I don't want to throw all this stuff on my head and feel like crap forever. I know I may be headed towards some major shedding though.

One thing is I'm not sure how effective Rogaine was for me anyway. I'm not sure it actually regrew hair, though it probably bought me some time with the hair I already had.

 

[Scrappy]

You'd probably experience 9 years worth of balding in a year.

But that depends on how much hair Rogaine actually saved, right?

Well anyway, it looks like I'm going to find out.

 

[Pavi]

Minoxidil may be an anti androgen after all......

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4039155/

 

[rclark]

I don't think it necessarily loses effectiveness either. That's a bunch of speculation. Clearly, though, without an antiandrogen one will most likely keep on balding.

However I really think it depends on the rate the person is balding. Someone wth aggressive balding at a young age may not do well with only minoxidil for long. However someone with a slow rate of balding, who is a little older, might be able to maintain on only minoxidil for many years.

Love your f*****g avatar, Yetti. Much better than none!

Time for me to eat some Sushi!! LOL.

You're the f*****g MAN YETTI!

 

[MrPortugal]

I read on Amazon review of minoxidil a few messages of buyers, guys saying minoxidil works many years

"Perfect product if you want keep your hair.
I have been using it for 6 years."

"i started using minoxidil 5% about 12 years ago when i started noticing my hair was thinning"

"Amazing results.. Halted rapid full-scalp balding and continues to work almost 5 years later"

I hope minoxidil works on me for many years too

 

[yetti]

Love your f*****g avatar, Yetti. Much better than none!

Time for me to eat some Sushi!! LOL.

You're the f*****g MAN YETTI!

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eat the good quality sushi.

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[yetti]

I read on Amazon review of minoxidil a few messages of buyers, guys saying minoxidil works many years

"Perfect product if you want keep your hair.
I have been using it for 6 years."

"i started using minoxidil 5% about 12 years ago when i started noticing my hair was thinning"

"Amazing results.. Halted rapid full-scalp balding and continues to work almost 5 years later"

I hope minoxidil works on me for many years too

ive noticed that the guys who complain about it often mention that they missed a good number of applications. ive been using it for 2 years, its helped a lot, and ive only missed maybe 1 or 2 in that time. so... i think consistency is key!!