ok i took my first step!

[Jm0311]

I just purchased 1 month supply of Rogaine Foam from Walgreens for about 26 dollars. Didnt have the 90 day supply.
(Im weary about getting on finasteride as well).
So..
can anyone give me any real good updated advice on the technique for applying this. will be applying on my hairline and temple area only. THANKS!

 

[Thinneritgoes!]

well if you could get a membership to sams club or costco that would be good. I got a 4 pack for $50.

Applying it isn't too bad. It takes a few tries. I take 2 fingers and scoop some out of the cap. Then i just kind of smear into my hair. You'll get the hang of it.

 

[Lorenzo_91]

I would not get on minoxidil if I were you. You can check my story on success it's Lorenzo.

Take better pics and show everyone. The ones you posted on the other thread were fuzzy.

 

[Jm0311]

ok i just made the jump and applied my first application of Rogaine foam.

i applied it to my temples and didnt really rub it in much because it disappered quite quickly. some ran down.....hope thats not bad....i really hope this doenst screw up my hairline considering im a Norwood 1.75-2....lol
any suggesstions fellas


even though the experienced guys dont hang out here anymore!

 

[beaner]

ok i just made the jump and applied my first application of Rogaine foam.

i applied it to my temples and didnt really rub it in much because it disappered quite quickly. some ran down.....hope thats not bad....i really hope this doenst screw up my hairline considering im a Norwood 1.75-2....lol
any suggesstions fellas


even though the experienced guys dont hang out here anymore!

You've already been given many suggestions including a very good one above suggesting not to start minoxidil. You don't even appear to have a hair loss problem, but if indeed you do, all you need at this point is finasteride. There is your best suggestion if you chose to heed it, or will you just start another thread asking the same questions over and over?

 

[Jm0311]

ok im taking lorenzos and many others adivice. since i am only about a Norwood 1.75-2 now...im not going to go with the foam.

here is my last and final regime


finasteride. .50 daily
spironolactone cream
Nizoral

ONE last question. since i applied minoxidil just once last night. will that effect my hair at all? i doubt it but just wondering. Thanks everyone for your help. ive just been overly paraniod recently...no more threads for me

 

[Jm0311]

so i havent appied anything this morning at all...not going with foam

 

[jh]

ONE last question. since i applied minoxidil just once last night. will that effect my hair at all?

No.

 

[Jm0311]

hey why did you discontinue finasteride?

 

[Nathaniel]

You can apply the foam directly to your scalp, then difuse it with your fingers. You'll become an expert.

Eventually.

 

[Jm0311]

thanks...im not sure if im gonna do the minoxidil now...i might do finasteride for awhile..

im 23 i dont wanna have to get on stay on minoxidil for the rest of my life...lol or till something new comes out for awhile yet.


i ordered finpecia from in house.com

 

[RadioRaheem]

thanks...im not sure if im gonna do the minoxidil now...i might do finasteride for awhile..

im 23 i dont wanna have to get on stay on minoxidil for the rest of my life...lol or till something new comes out for awhile yet.


i ordered finpecia from in house.com

Do you realize that you have to take finasteride for the rest of your life if you want to combat your hair loss? finasteride is by no means a cure for hair loss. So adding minoxidil (which is much better at regrowing lost hair than finasteride) to your regimen is not a bad idea. Especially now that the Foam is around and its so easy to use.

 

[Jm0311]

do you not want to take finasteride? i was just looking at your regime. and it looks good.. thats what i was going to do...but finasteride will halt alot of my hair loss. where as minoxidil will just regrow it.

how well has spironolactone worked for u?.
does it block about as much dht as finasteride? or close to it?

 

[RadioRaheem]

do you not want to take finasteride? i was just looking at your regime. and it looks good.. thats what i was going to do...but finasteride will halt alot of my hair loss. where as minoxidil will just regrow it.

how well has spironolactone worked for u?.
does it block about as much dht as finasteride? or close to it?

No, I do not want to take finasteride. However, if it just so happens that my regimen proves to be ineffective (which has not been the case yet) then I'll certainly add finasteride. But so far, I have no reason to add it yet as my regimen has been doing fine so far. Oh, and spironolactone isn't as strong at blocking DHT as finasteride. But spironolactone still does a good job on its own. How effective it is, like other products, is relative to the individual though.

As far as minoxidil and finasteride -- my suggestion was not for you to replace finasteride with minoxidil. My suggestion was rather that you should add minoxidil in combination with finasteride. Because minoxidil is significantly better than finasteride in terms of regrowing hair. minoxidil won't halt the loss though, and that's where finasteride comes in. That's why those 2 products are part of the BIG 3.

 

[Jm0311]

well i just ordered finpecia...im probably gonna use it but im getting spironolactone too..
do u think my hairline needs minoxidil?

http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=filedx7.jpg
i just pulled my hair back so u can see my true hairline...i wear it forward.

im either gonna do
finasteride
spironolactone
Nizoral

or

spironolactone
minoxidil
Nizoral depending on whether or not my hairline needs the minoxidil..im not sure