I'm 29, and am COMPLETELY off all kinds treatment as of now, the reason being that I was getting too many anxiety attacks, breathing problems and palpitations which I suspect was mostly due to the minoxidil.
My full-blown treatment was way back in 2001 and continued for a couple of years. This was basically finasteride and minoxidil (hell, I cant even remember now), but it was under a dermatologist's supervision. In 2002, I stopped consulting and just kept the minoxidil going. Things went fine for a year, growth was alright, but somewhere down the line things began to crack when I got my first anxiety attack. I still didn't stop minoxidil but I stopped later. Symptoms kept coming and going and I had no clue whether they were long term effects, but things were better. I had a craving to start minoxidil again and again, which I did, but it once again boosted the attacks, and finally in '05 I decided to call it quits.
Basically, I'm ready to face the music and have pretty much stopped caring, I don't care if I am alone for the rest of my life just because of hair loss. I just wanted my health back and thankfully I do have that. That's all I wanted, I was tired of the anxiety and panic, the chemicals, the side effects, and in my personal opinion it's not worth risking one's health just to gain hair which is temporary, but that's just my opinion because I am on the "outside".
Well, I would love to hear anyone who has had similar experiences.
To all others who are on full-fledged treatment, I would like to wish them luck and happiness.
My full-blown treatment was way back in 2001 and continued for a couple of years. This was basically finasteride and minoxidil (hell, I cant even remember now), but it was under a dermatologist's supervision. In 2002, I stopped consulting and just kept the minoxidil going. Things went fine for a year, growth was alright, but somewhere down the line things began to crack when I got my first anxiety attack. I still didn't stop minoxidil but I stopped later. Symptoms kept coming and going and I had no clue whether they were long term effects, but things were better. I had a craving to start minoxidil again and again, which I did, but it once again boosted the attacks, and finally in '05 I decided to call it quits.
Basically, I'm ready to face the music and have pretty much stopped caring, I don't care if I am alone for the rest of my life just because of hair loss. I just wanted my health back and thankfully I do have that. That's all I wanted, I was tired of the anxiety and panic, the chemicals, the side effects, and in my personal opinion it's not worth risking one's health just to gain hair which is temporary, but that's just my opinion because I am on the "outside".
Well, I would love to hear anyone who has had similar experiences.
To all others who are on full-fledged treatment, I would like to wish them luck and happiness.