Under / on FOAM for 6 weeks

[CDESIGN404]

Hello all,

Update from france where i am testing rogaine foam since february the 14.
i take propecia since october 05 and i APPLY NOW TWICE A DAY half a capfull of foam on the side i lose the more hair.

I wanted to ask you something : hwo long does it take take for hair to thicken under foam? i can easely say that since february my hair is growing faster. but i am looking for thickenning and regrowth and i wanted to get your testimonials in order to reinsure me : i lose many hairs in the shower every morning since i am on foam....

Please...

 

[CDESIGN404]

help

 

[Guest]

You're going through a NORMAL minoxidil shed. Give it 4 months bare minimum to notice any difference. Your best results will occur after 1 year.

 

[CDESIGN404]

1 year?

I thought it was two to four months to be effective...

Please...

 

[UK1]

You should see the beginnings of regrowth around 2-4 months, it takes around 12+ for maximum benefit. I have also lost a lot of hair since using the foam but can see lots of small new hairs growing so it's definately promising.

 

[CDESIGN404]

such a long time ? is it normal to get some strong hair falling out?
When does this shed stop...? NORMALLY?

I can see some small hair but very very thin ...

 

[Snoogans]

yeah, man

my hair started shedding in the third week on foam and wouldnt stop!

i lost so much!

its finally slowed....im in my 8th week

 

[dietcola]

you have to understand how hair growth works to understand why it takes time for minoxidil to work.

your hair grows in cycles, it grows and grows, then stops, sticks around for a bit, then falls out and starts a new cycle.

minoxidil will make it come back thicker with each following cycle.

but hair cycles don't happen in 1 week, they take months, that's why it takes time to work.

 

[jc444]

yeah, man

my hair started shedding in the third week on foam and wouldnt stop!

i lost so much!

This happened to me too. My hair deteriorated more in my 3 weeks on the foam than it has in 7 years on finasteride. I had to quit. People say it grows back but I think we all know that its easier to keep what you got than hope something grows back. Nah its not for me man. Even if it grew back somewhat and started to thicken, it would take a near miracle for my hair to be back where it was when i started the foam.

I have been using minoxidil liquid for about 18 months and it has been helping me maintain my hairline, I only switched to foam because of the hype I have read on here. Bad move. The old cliche, 'if it aint broke, don't fix it' comes to mind

Im now back on minoxidil liquid (without Propylene Glyco, from Dr Lee). We'll see if things settle down.

Don't be too discouraged by my post though becuase the foam seems to work wonders for most. I think it was my long-term use on minoxidil liquid first that caused the massive shed after switching to the foam. Im sure things would have settled on the foam, but I just believe the damage done in the settling phase would have been too great to justify staying with the foam.

 

[CDESIGN404]

WEIRDDDDDDDDDD...
shoold i quit too?

 

[UK1]

If you NEED regrowth then don't quit.