How many of you have any side effects from taking Propecia or Rogain?

[Mikey79]

Thank you Maxxy for clarifying it for me. Ok so side effect only exist when you take drugs correct? For example if I start using Rogain foam and I notice shedding, as soon as I stop the shedding will stop right? Same thing for Propecia if I notice sexual potency as soon I stop the potency will go away?

[Maxxy]

It wont just switch off no, you will need to give both drugs time to get out your system.

 

But yes clinical studies suggest that is the case, however, some have claimed the side effects remained after stopping.

 

If this is the case I don't know, maybe it is all in their mind?

[Mikey79]

I truly appreciate every ones input and advice. Thank you Maxxy. I have a good chunk of hair left around my crown area and I don't want to loose, I just not sure what to try. Heh.

 

Maxxy I know you not a doctor and your opinion is just an opinion, but what would be your first step to try druggs? Would you try Rogain first?

[Maxxy]

Yes mate,

 

I think it would be the advice of everyone on this forum to try Proscar, Rogaine and maybe Nizoral before taking the step to have a transplant.

 

I am currently using all 3 and did for sometime before my transplant.

 

I would personally go on all 3 together. The problem with that is, you dont know which product is working (but hey, if you get good results - who cares?).

 

Rogaine is mainly thought to help grow hair and proscar to keep what you have got.

[Mikey79]

So all 3 products in the same time? or one at a time? And how often.

[Maxxy]

When I say together, I mean as part of a regime - not literally using all 3 at the same time of the day.

 

The Proscar you want is 1-1.25mg per day, depending on what form you buy it in.

 

You will need to put Rogaine on twice per day.

 

For Nizoral I apply the 1% version 3 times a week.

[Mikey79]

You said Proscar 1-1.25mg per day, how do you measure it?

 

Also Maxxy, the shedding in most cases goes away? or it's one of those things: if you start to shed stop using it?

[Maxxy]

In Propecia and other generic forms it comes in 1mg doses.

 

Proscar comes in 5mg. People buy it to save money because you can cut it into 4 pieces. You're not going get exactly 1.25mg every day, but it's not that important to be exact.

 

Some people get a 5ml medicine syringe and dissolve the tablet in vodka or whiskey and take 1ml per day, storing the rest in cool place.

 

Shedding is seen as a good sign mate, if it's not to excessive then try ride it out. (the hair should come back stronger)

[Mikey79]

Ahh interesting stuff mate. SO in what form do you use Propecia or Proscar?

[Maxxy]

I buy Proscar and cut it into 4 pieces just to save money.

 

lol well, I don't actually cut it - I've become lazy over the years and just bite a chunk off every day, haha (not that I recommend that, of course ;p).

[Mikey79]

Proscar comes in tablets Propecia comes in liquid form?

[Maxxy]

No, they are both in tablet form.

[Mikey79]

Bare with me buddy, so all those products are sold at CVS store? Where would be cheaper to buy all that stuff?

[Maxxy]

I'm not sure what CVS is, I'm from the UK.

 

I buy my Proscar, online from Unitedpharmacies. (Cheap and reliable)

 

My Rogaine, from Ebay USA as it's so expensive in the UK.

 

Nizoral, here you can buy it in any pharmacy, I'm not sure in the States.

[Mikey79]

Shedding is seen as a good sign mate, if it's not to excessive then try ride it out. (the hair should come back stronger)

 

Did you shed? if yes then for how long?

[Maxxy]

Well with the foam as I said, I had a massive shed, an area with hair went totally bald, I stuck it out and the hair came however it shedded again soon after so I stopped using it. (all this was within 3 month)

 

With the Rogaine solution and Proscar, I didn't notice any shedding.

[Mikey79]

With the Rogaine solution and Proscar, I didn't notice any shedding.

 

solution is different from foam?

[Maxxy]

Minoxidil, the active ingredient is the same in both the foam and the solution forms. Both also contain 5% Minoxidil - the delivery system is different and for some reason people can react differently to the foam and the solution.

[rjnebbo]

Originally posted by Dewayne:

The raging erection of my youth has somewhat given way to a pretty adequate semi, but it might be more the result of:

 

a. Being 42, and

b. married to the same woman for 18 years....

 

I'm fairly certain that with a little 'strange', I would revert to my former self.....finasteride be damned. But, it is not to be as I'm only programmed to think that sort of stuff, not act upon it.

 

HA! Gotta love it... I am 47, and married since 1982 (27 years) to the SAME woman. So I know what you mean. It's amazing what anti-depressants and Internet Porn can get you through. Ha! HA!