help!! stopped finpecia, minoxidil and lost all hair

[karthik19]

Hi,

 

I am a 25 year old guy from india. I started losing hair about 2.5 years back. I was very ignorant to start with, but soon reached a stage(6 months later) where my scalp could be seen at the top.

 

On consulting a doctor, he prescribed me with finpecia 1mg daily along with minoxidil 5% twice a day. I followed this regimen religiously for about 2 and a half months.

 

At the end of that period, i had reduced my hair fall considerably, but had grown fine hair on my forehead, nose and ears. When i consulted my doctor, he said ,its a side effect of mintop and i had to be more careful and nothing could be done about that.So from than on i used mintop just once a day before going to bed.

 

4 months into the medication, i had completely stopped hair loss and may have grown new hair(not sure). I was very satisfied with the result. Having said that, my fine hair on forehead and ears had increased further.

 

I was not very well informed at that point that the medication had to be continued to maintain results obtained.I stopped using both after 4 months. I did the grave mistake of not going back to my doctor as i thought it was irrelevant then.

 

In about 2 months time all the fine hair had fallen away. Luckily though, i maintained my hair on the head for a couple of more months.

 

Roughly about 6 months after i stopped medication, my hairloss recurred. It stared off like normally and than the shedding gradually increased and in about a years time (thats now), i am back to square one or probably even worse.I am a diffuse thinner. I have thick hair on the sides and back. Am thinning considerably only at the top of my head.

 

I started doing my research on the net and i now learnt that these medication are a life time commitment. I am terribly shattered now because

i have lost way too much hair. Had i stuck to my regimen i would have now had a head full of hair but now its in a bad state thanks to my lack of awareness.

 

Now, i have decided to start off the whole process form the beginning. I have a couple of questions and i would be glad if the forum can help me...

 

(*)Is it like finpecia and minoxidil, to be taken as a combo or is it fine if i can stick to just one of them??

 

(*)I am confident of responding to minoxidil(based on past experience) but am very sure that i ll respond to its side effects(fine hair)as well. It was the primary reason why i had stopped using mintop earlier.So i am very apprehensive about using the same. Is there any solution to this problem.

 

(*) Can i take finpecia only . IS finpecia used only to retain hair and stop hair loss or is it used for hair regrowth as well. IS finpecia alone sufficient to get good results.

 

Thank you,

 

regards,

karthik

[HoToStop]

Hi Karthik,

 

As i read on net, fin will help you to keep what you have? It bolcks DHT which is cause for death of hair.

 

Mintop will stimulate hair growth.

 

I would sugest you to start both of them and after getting sufficinet growth you can stop mintop(as u have side effects) and continue with fin.

I am not sure but try to find out some Ointment to block hair groth on face.