hairbrigade
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Hi all. I decided to go on Minoxidil 3 months ago (Kirkland liquid for 1st month, then 'QGain@ foam for last 2, x2 day), whilst continuing 1mg Propecia (over 7 years), Nizoral (6 months) and Lazer Comb (6 months, albeit not used in last 2 weeks as sent back for refund to QVC as didn't think worth the price).
Having put off minoxidil for 7 years, users on this forum persuaded me, having realised the Propecia has finally 'lost its grip' on my agressive male pattern baldness genes.
No major sides reported (possibly slightly heightened 'black eyes' and forehead lines, but I may be just paranoid here) and I had a massive shed after 2 weeks (as expected) for a good 2 weeks. Much less hair fell out in shower months 2-3, but now I feel my vertex hairs are still incredibly fine and I can literally pull them out with not too much difficulty.
My question thus is, is this a good sign that the minoxidil is still shedding the 'minaturised' hairs, and thus I am just speeding up the process by pulling them out, or that the minoxidil is not working for me? I will leave till the 4-6 month mark to fully evaluate.
I am now even thinking that possibly the lazercomb was working afterall! Albeit I'm not sure that non-use in just 2 weeks would impact that so quickly. It was just that I did the 'hair-pull' test a few weeks ago, and it was definetely harder to pull hair out the vertex area, but now it is so easy I am worried that something has gone wrong!
I personally think the minoxidil liquid was having more impact, but it was so oily and a pain (plus gave me headaches). My only other routes are to obtain a solution with Azelaic acid in or to up the finasteride doseage. Dutasteride is a definite no for me.
Having put off minoxidil for 7 years, users on this forum persuaded me, having realised the Propecia has finally 'lost its grip' on my agressive male pattern baldness genes.
No major sides reported (possibly slightly heightened 'black eyes' and forehead lines, but I may be just paranoid here) and I had a massive shed after 2 weeks (as expected) for a good 2 weeks. Much less hair fell out in shower months 2-3, but now I feel my vertex hairs are still incredibly fine and I can literally pull them out with not too much difficulty.
My question thus is, is this a good sign that the minoxidil is still shedding the 'minaturised' hairs, and thus I am just speeding up the process by pulling them out, or that the minoxidil is not working for me? I will leave till the 4-6 month mark to fully evaluate.
I am now even thinking that possibly the lazercomb was working afterall! Albeit I'm not sure that non-use in just 2 weeks would impact that so quickly. It was just that I did the 'hair-pull' test a few weeks ago, and it was definetely harder to pull hair out the vertex area, but now it is so easy I am worried that something has gone wrong!
I personally think the minoxidil liquid was having more impact, but it was so oily and a pain (plus gave me headaches). My only other routes are to obtain a solution with Azelaic acid in or to up the finasteride doseage. Dutasteride is a definite no for me.
