the_morrow
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Hi all,
Newbie here - please be gentle :wink:
I'll give you a bit of background on my situation...
Around the age of 23/24 I started to notice my hair was falling out rather rapidly. I am now 25 and have a nice balding spot on the back of my head. About a month ago I decided to shave my head (not fully, just super short) to see if I could pull off the look. I didn't mind it but what I did notice was the whole top of my head was thin as well - classic U-shape male pattern baldness starting. Even the front is receeding and I'm starting to get a patch of hair in the front and less behind it - It seems the thinning hair is also patchy!
I was in the USA (I live in Canada) and decided to buy a product called Extra Strength Minoxidil Topical Solution USP 5% - which I believe is the equivalent of Rogaine - just the "no name" brand.
Anyways, I'm not too sure if any hair has started to grow yet - I doubt it because I've only been using it for a month - it's a spray on solution.
Here is where the problem lies.
My sister had cancer a few years back and some of the hair on the base of her head (at her neck) never fully grew back after her chemo treatments. She went to a dermatologist here in Canada who said he could prescribe her Prescription Rogaine - which apparently is super strong - stronger than any Rogaine available over the coutner - and that she would have to use it for 9 months at a cost of $100 per month.
So I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on a couple of questions...
1. Is this Extra Strength Minoxidil Topical Solution USP 5% that I'm using now any good?
2. I've read you can't get 5% Minoxidil/Rogaine in Canada without a prescription - could that be what my sister's dermatologist was referring to?
3. If I see results with the treatment I'm currently using, or if I switch to a dermatologist recommended treatment, do I have to keep using it forever? Will my hair just start falling out again if I stop treating it?
4. Right now my hair is short so that I can apply the Minoxodil spray to my scalp - I find when I had longer hair and tried to use it, it just made my hair greasy and unmanageable. Am I doomed to a life of short hair?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out!
- Mike
Newbie here - please be gentle :wink:
I'll give you a bit of background on my situation...
Around the age of 23/24 I started to notice my hair was falling out rather rapidly. I am now 25 and have a nice balding spot on the back of my head. About a month ago I decided to shave my head (not fully, just super short) to see if I could pull off the look. I didn't mind it but what I did notice was the whole top of my head was thin as well - classic U-shape male pattern baldness starting. Even the front is receeding and I'm starting to get a patch of hair in the front and less behind it - It seems the thinning hair is also patchy!
I was in the USA (I live in Canada) and decided to buy a product called Extra Strength Minoxidil Topical Solution USP 5% - which I believe is the equivalent of Rogaine - just the "no name" brand.
Anyways, I'm not too sure if any hair has started to grow yet - I doubt it because I've only been using it for a month - it's a spray on solution.
Here is where the problem lies.
My sister had cancer a few years back and some of the hair on the base of her head (at her neck) never fully grew back after her chemo treatments. She went to a dermatologist here in Canada who said he could prescribe her Prescription Rogaine - which apparently is super strong - stronger than any Rogaine available over the coutner - and that she would have to use it for 9 months at a cost of $100 per month.
So I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on a couple of questions...
1. Is this Extra Strength Minoxidil Topical Solution USP 5% that I'm using now any good?
2. I've read you can't get 5% Minoxidil/Rogaine in Canada without a prescription - could that be what my sister's dermatologist was referring to?
3. If I see results with the treatment I'm currently using, or if I switch to a dermatologist recommended treatment, do I have to keep using it forever? Will my hair just start falling out again if I stop treating it?
4. Right now my hair is short so that I can apply the Minoxodil spray to my scalp - I find when I had longer hair and tried to use it, it just made my hair greasy and unmanageable. Am I doomed to a life of short hair?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out!
- Mike