I hear ya, viper, but you know, after reading posts on this board for the last 2 yrs or so, it seems to me that the treatments that are really working usually do make you shed a good deal at first. At least for a lot of the posters on this board.
I'm sure you realize this, but three months is really too short of a length of time to evaluate a treatment. It's just long enough to get annoyed with it without seeing anything positive.
Some say minoxidil can work in a short of three months, but I'd say at least five should be necessary.