After experiencing side effects with the minoxidil treatment, getting thoroughly tucked by AHS (see previous post) and being told that their overpriced plastic hairpiece was the only way, I got on the internet and found SRS, an all natural treatment.
Simply applying a natural, non toxic hair tonic twice a day and using the shampoo they supply with it has worked really well for me over the past year. It has also not been cheap, but the results have been amazing. I have slowly regrown and thickened up my OWN hair. My previously receding hairline has actually started to come forward again, which was something I never thought was possible. Scalp irritation and dryness has gone and the hair feels great, like it should.
Instead of making up crap (or showing you marketing DVDs with celebrity endorsements like AHS), they also show you your hair and scalp condition using a digital microscope with output to a computer screen for you to watch. Regular visits every 3 months and photographs help you to see and confirm the progress being made. Aside from changes you see in the mirror, the magnified view of your scalp and the new hair coming through is an excellent way to keep tabs on what is happening.
At the start, having just come off the minoxidil, my scalp was red, dry and irritated. Initially during the transition I noted some hair loss which made for some doubts, but then everything started coming right. Highly recommend the SRS treatment - why use a drug intended for blood pressure or pills that mess with your body's hormones and can kill your libido? Not when there is a natural solution that works!!