vellus hairs and rogaine
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saintsfan92344
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No matter what You have more hair than when you started, congrats. I am older than you but have the same pattern as you but a little more thickness and cant do the internal pills or minoxidil 2x daily or I have sides, I am derma rolling and using minoxidil every other day, using miconozal on other days, nizoral 3x week, msm, biotin and vitamins and I hope I can have the percentage of improvement. Good luck I hope it continues at the pace it is improving it will encourage the rest of us
saintsfan92344
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My hair loss was about 1/2 or so, so not quite as much but was getting there.
Derma rolling is basically taking a roller with small needles to your scalp. Theory is the injuries will increase blood flow and increase healing. Going to try it, it looks promising in some studies as do a lot of stuff lol. Rolling once a week till red or a little blood not as much as some. Hoping for the best but not expecting much.
Derma rolling is basically taking a roller with small needles to your scalp. Theory is the injuries will increase blood flow and increase healing. Going to try it, it looks promising in some studies as do a lot of stuff lol. Rolling once a week till red or a little blood not as much as some. Hoping for the best but not expecting much.
saintsfan92344
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from what I hear taking a break from minoxidil can be bad, if its working let it work, wouldn't you hate to lose all that progress for a wrong gut feeling. derma rolling is all over the boards, some people that weren't having success with minoxidil added derma rolling and it grew hair, others haven't had any luck. the derma roller I bought was only 16 bucks on ebay, worth a shot
I'll look into it.
Sounds pretty painful
Its been 3 days without any treatments to my hair....my mind doesn't know if I should put on my treatments...my heart is telling me not to put on minoxidil
I may apply it once tomorrow or the next day
One thing I have noticed in these past 3 days is that my shed has stopped. I was shedding about 15 hairs a day, some looked terminal others vellus. I am not sure if this is a good thing or not.
Plus there's the whole "oh maybe rogaine is just trying to make a ton of money and we are putting on too much" thing
Also minoxidil has a ton of alcohol in it....perhaps the scalp does need breaks?
My mind is now saying no to minoxidil
Sounds pretty painful
Its been 3 days without any treatments to my hair....my mind doesn't know if I should put on my treatments...my heart is telling me not to put on minoxidil
I may apply it once tomorrow or the next day
One thing I have noticed in these past 3 days is that my shed has stopped. I was shedding about 15 hairs a day, some looked terminal others vellus. I am not sure if this is a good thing or not.
Plus there's the whole "oh maybe rogaine is just trying to make a ton of money and we are putting on too much" thing
Also minoxidil has a ton of alcohol in it....perhaps the scalp does need breaks?
My mind is now saying no to minoxidil
isishearmyplea
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2nd page 1st post 2nd pic, looks like he has gyne . . or am i wrong?
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Thanks. I appreciate that.
I use Bimaprost (.003%), Minoxidil 15%, Finasteride .1% , Hydrocortisone .1%, Progesterone 2%. I just got
Progesterone raised from .5% to 2% as well.
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update time
first pic was taken July 24th
second pic was taken Today
The difference in haircutis somewhere between a #2 and a #5View attachment 21816View attachment 21817
Without Finasteride, the DHT will eventually kill all the Minoxidil progress.
Unfortunately, I had to learn that the hard way.
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ok you use minoxidil to whole scalp?
you don't take fina orally ?
you don't take fina orally ?
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Yes, I use it on my scalp daily. No oral.