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I'm a worrier by nature and this situation threw me into a panic after reading some of the dreadful info on hair loss boards. I tried Minox and the paybacks will be HUGE. Their HUGE if you give up early (during the dread shed) and their huge if you use it long term and then stopped. A double-edge sword. It's one of the stupidest mistakes I ever made. I eat organic and take care of myself and try to avoid a toxic environment. So I can't IMAGINE putting this stuff on my head long term given the side effects I got in a month. Propecia is the worse I will do long term. I don't take any other meds. But there's a small chance I will continue with iMinox. I've been off it 2.5 days which still allows me the option to continue, but I have not heard of any suggestions on my new thread here from knowledge hair people.. I would've hoped someone could offer different ways of sticking with this and dealing with my side effects. Also I was hoping someone would let me know if raising my Propecia dose would help or hurt my Minox initial shed. About how many hairs were you loosing per day or per shower (at 3x/wk) during those peek shedding moments? Do you think taking those vitamins you described would slow the shed or does it only help new hair growth? Thx.

Thanks for the reply. Just to be clear, I wasn't shedding before I started Minox, All the shedding came from the initial dread shed. During those 4 months of shedding, how many weeks/months was the shedding the worse? Or did you loose the same amount of hairs every week? Thanks

Four months! Wow! Thanks Leo for the update. How long after stopping Minoxidil did the shedding peak or get the worse? Leo, I just started a thread here at: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/176006-stopping-minoxidil-after-1-month.html I actually had my new post at the end of this thread but moved it to my own thread which is the link above. Could you please reply on that thread and offer any advice based on your experience? Any advice will be extremely welcome. I'm basically in the same situation now as you were in. Thanks!

Hello. I'm glad to be a member of this forum! I'm very desperate and anxious for some friendly advice. Over a month ago, I started 5% Minoxidil 2x/day mostly on the crown. At day 5, the initial shed began and now it's quite disturbing. I'm presently up tot 200+ hairs a day and it's going up! Seems extensive for a NW3v/4! I also experienced side effects like edema, eye burning, scalp peeling, and I don't feel right. Therefore, I would like to stop Minoxidil treatment now. I skipped the last 1.5 days and I feel so much better already. I pee'd-out all of the excess water I was retaining. If I stop Minoxidil now after over a month, roughly how bad will the shed get and for how long? Will the hair lost in shedding grow back? Should I wean myself off or just stop suddenly? I'm 50YO NW3v/4 and started Propecia 10 years ago. As a result of side effects (muscle loss, body hair loss, ED) in the last 4 years I have slowly weaned down my Propeca to 2x/week where I'm at now, and as a result, I experienced some thinning. Hence starting the Minox a month ago. Reason for this history: Do you think increasing my Propecia to 3x/week or more help or hurt this initial Minox shedding? Any advice what-so-ever will be greatly appreciated, Thx!