Help! Lost My Gains When Switching Brands

[Boston222]

i started using rogaine 5% on my hairline about six months ago after being prescribed it by a doctor. I used rogaine for the first 5 months and i intially experienced great gains; using a mixture of both the foam and liquid twice daily. However, recently i switched to kirklands 5%. Again, i used a mixture of the foam and liquid; but i seem to be losing alot of my gains. Its been a month or so on kirklands and the sheds are quite noticeable (almost back to baseline). Btw I know my hairline isnt terrible but its definetly recedeing; im just trying to slow the inevitable progress.

Ive attached two images. The first is 3 months into rogaine use, and the second was taken today.

What should i do from here? Should i go back to using rogaine? I also dermaroll once a week and use nizoral whenever i wash my hair.

Thanks guys

 

[yetti]

I use 25% Rogaine and 75% Kirkland. Why not do something similar?

 

[AnxiousAndy]

I use 25% Rogaine and 75% Kirkland. Why not do something similar?

Isn't the highest possible effective concentration of minoxidil only 6-7% in a vehicle?
To OP I lost my gains when I switched brands too, hoping by increasing my regimen intensity I can get those hairs back.

 

[yetti]

Isn't the highest possible effective concentration of minoxidil only 6-7% in a vehicle?
To OP I lost my gains when I switched brands too, hoping by increasing my regimen intensity I can get those hairs back.

what i mean is, i put 1mg of rogaine and 1 mg of kirkland on the crown, and 2 mg of kirkland on the hairline, every day. so i use both brands... kirkland to save money, but some rogaine to ensure that im getting some of the name brand stuff. i also switched brands from rogaine and felt like i was losing some hair, so this was my solution and i think it works.

 

[AnxiousAndy]

what i mean is, i put 1mg of rogaine and 1 mg of kirkland on the crown, and 2 mg of kirkland on the hairline, every day. so i use both brands... kirkland to save money, but some rogaine to ensure that im getting some of the name brand stuff. i also switched brands from rogaine and felt like i was losing some hair, so this was my solution and i think it works.

Ah okay thanks for the clarification Yetti I Good luck!

 

[Boston222]

BUMP. Anyone else had this experience? Is it too late to make the switch back to rogaine?

 

[Recon_s]

I shed like crazy switching from rogaine to Kirkland brand too was almost like a constant shed while I was on it

 

[AnxiousAndy]

I shed like crazy switching from rogaine to Kirkland brand too was almost like a constant shed while I was on it

Did you stay on Kirkland and did your hair recover?

 

[Recon_s]

Did you stay on Kirkland and did your hair recover?

I stayed on for several months in fact I was using both brands as a vehicle for RU...I made the switch to save some money and that's when I was noticing more hair fall when I would wash my hair....also hair quality didn't look great either

 

[AnxiousAndy]

I stayed on for several months in fact I was using both brands as a vehicle for RU...I made the switch to save some money and that's when I was noticing more hair fall when I would wash my hair....also hair quality didn't look great either

Ah okay but you didn't fully answer my question lol. Did your hair situation improve eventually?

 

[Recon_s]

No that was my point it didn't get better it got worse

 

[artursco]

Both branded and generic stuff contain Minoxidil as main active ingredient. I switch between every few weeks and never experience any sheds etc...I think some people are just paranoid....