I am stopping Rogaine after 3 months due to it destroying my scalp and making me bald 66% from front to back with only small pimple hairs left at the front.
"Why did you let it go on they ask"
"Well THEY say shedding is okay for the first 2-3 weeks; hey you've only been on it two months why give up now - when it's about to work?"
"errm okay - I'll order another can"
"good boy - that will be £20.00 thank you very much"
"fcuk - this stuff does not absorb and crackles off in 6-12 hours - it's itching like heck"
I have posted a thread about my problems in the "side effects". The lack of response compared to the
amazing response noticed when you post a thread asking whether it's a "good idea" to start on minoxidil and finasteride is quite interesting.
You get a response from multiple folk who sound like sales representatives which adds to the heightened suspicion that one must be careful who to take advice from when money is involved. In addition when crap hits the fan they are no where to be seen.
"oh well - he's bought three cans - let's move onto the next soul"
So your left bemused, frustrated and decide to research your self. You find the following:
The Itch of all Mothers:
"This product causes my scalp itch to a degree that I never knew was humanly possible. Literally it’s like the itch demon fairy princess from hell came and was digging into your scalp with an “itch-wand†that has needles at its ends dabbed with poison. I kid you not. This doesn’t occur right when I put it on, but I’ll get itch attacks during the day. And when these attacks occur, dare you even touch one follicle of hair in the area where the Rogaine was applied, the painful scratchy sensation increases a thousand fold. In other words, it itches like crazy, but if you try to scratch it, you will see the gates of Hell looming before you, as it punishes you for even attempting to try to relieve some pressure off your head.Will I keep using it? I don’t know… I can honestly say my mental ability to stay laser focused has increased n-th fold as I am getting my daily practice during these itch-attacks."
And more importantly. This the below: If you are finding it hard to read my post please check out the below article. You must understand how minoxidil works and cannot work.
http://www.hlcconline.com/pdf/how-dht-kills-hair.pdf
PAGE 3!!!
I will never forgive Rogaine for this because they should have made it clear on the website's Front Page if your experiencing itching, flaking + hairloss, then discontinue use with immediate effect . This is a medication for gods sake. I would have have stopped the product within 4-5 days of the itch and not let it go on and on where it has ripped the shreds out of the scalp and left me to the point where I have to shave off everything. I hope to God it grows back to how it was 3 months ago. I will now settle for that.
My Rant:
The great thing about finasteride is the side effects are widely spread in the forums and well documented when they are selling the product.
They believe in their products and have nothing to hide. I rather people bang on about side effects when it comes to medication so you know how deep you are going to be swimming.
But I am afraid this Rogaine/ Regaine bend their statistics to sell not a medication (from their point of view) but a commercialised product and I despise them for this.
My advice for people who fall for the:
9/10 success
5% experience itch
is as follows:
9/10 is fail (only possible when combined with finasteride) My figure would be 1/10 success. Any side effect what causes you stop is considered a fail.
add a 0 to the 5 to get = 50% chance you will experience a itch.
Act on it quick by discontinuing the Regaine/Rogaine foam until your scalp is fully cures. Do not carry on using it and and expecting Nizoral, emu oil, emu conditioners, head shoulders and god knows what else people put on their heads these days to sort it out whilst your still on the foam.
Then once your scalp is healed get on finasteride or try out foam again but in minute dosage.
"Why did you let it go on they ask"
"Well THEY say shedding is okay for the first 2-3 weeks; hey you've only been on it two months why give up now - when it's about to work?"
"errm okay - I'll order another can"
"good boy - that will be £20.00 thank you very much"
"fcuk - this stuff does not absorb and crackles off in 6-12 hours - it's itching like heck"
I have posted a thread about my problems in the "side effects". The lack of response compared to the
amazing response noticed when you post a thread asking whether it's a "good idea" to start on minoxidil and finasteride is quite interesting.
You get a response from multiple folk who sound like sales representatives which adds to the heightened suspicion that one must be careful who to take advice from when money is involved. In addition when crap hits the fan they are no where to be seen.
"oh well - he's bought three cans - let's move onto the next soul"
So your left bemused, frustrated and decide to research your self. You find the following:
The Itch of all Mothers:
"This product causes my scalp itch to a degree that I never knew was humanly possible. Literally it’s like the itch demon fairy princess from hell came and was digging into your scalp with an “itch-wand†that has needles at its ends dabbed with poison. I kid you not. This doesn’t occur right when I put it on, but I’ll get itch attacks during the day. And when these attacks occur, dare you even touch one follicle of hair in the area where the Rogaine was applied, the painful scratchy sensation increases a thousand fold. In other words, it itches like crazy, but if you try to scratch it, you will see the gates of Hell looming before you, as it punishes you for even attempting to try to relieve some pressure off your head.Will I keep using it? I don’t know… I can honestly say my mental ability to stay laser focused has increased n-th fold as I am getting my daily practice during these itch-attacks."
And more importantly. This the below: If you are finding it hard to read my post please check out the below article. You must understand how minoxidil works and cannot work.
http://www.hlcconline.com/pdf/how-dht-kills-hair.pdf
PAGE 3!!!
I will never forgive Rogaine for this because they should have made it clear on the website's Front Page if your experiencing itching, flaking + hairloss, then discontinue use with immediate effect . This is a medication for gods sake. I would have have stopped the product within 4-5 days of the itch and not let it go on and on where it has ripped the shreds out of the scalp and left me to the point where I have to shave off everything. I hope to God it grows back to how it was 3 months ago. I will now settle for that.
My Rant:
The great thing about finasteride is the side effects are widely spread in the forums and well documented when they are selling the product.
They believe in their products and have nothing to hide. I rather people bang on about side effects when it comes to medication so you know how deep you are going to be swimming.
But I am afraid this Rogaine/ Regaine bend their statistics to sell not a medication (from their point of view) but a commercialised product and I despise them for this.
My advice for people who fall for the:
9/10 success
5% experience itch
is as follows:
9/10 is fail (only possible when combined with finasteride) My figure would be 1/10 success. Any side effect what causes you stop is considered a fail.
add a 0 to the 5 to get = 50% chance you will experience a itch.
Act on it quick by discontinuing the Regaine/Rogaine foam until your scalp is fully cures. Do not carry on using it and and expecting Nizoral, emu oil, emu conditioners, head shoulders and god knows what else people put on their heads these days to sort it out whilst your still on the foam.
Then once your scalp is healed get on finasteride or try out foam again but in minute dosage.
