Recent content by dbaser

Funny that I should be posting not about gaining hair but about removing it -- I had a transplant (FUE) 8 years ago which is mostly fine but a bit too low in the front while high at the temples. Is there a non-surgical solution to removing a 1/2" from the very front of my hairline in order to...

I've had moderate luck the last 6-7 years retaining my hair with 1.25mg Proscar and nizoral shampoo a couple times a week, plus daily Rogain. My hair is not great, but it hasn't been looking worse, either. In fact, I've seen people who have lapped me since '99 in terms of baldness. I'm sure they're...

I use Dr. Lee's Standard Minoxidil 5%, 65 mL. Should I try something else? I've been on a pretty conventional program for years (finasteride/nizoral/minoxidil). I'm wondering what I'm missing out on: Folligen, Copper peptide products, etc.

I guess I'm in kind of a bind. Without a dryer, my hair is flat and straight as could be. But if I wait til my hair's totally dry to apply minoxidil, the result is messy and greasy looking. Argh. I wish I could just drink the stuff.

Thanks to excellent family genes, I've got exceptionally fine, brittle and unmanageable hair. The best I can do in regards to styling is part it on the side and hope it doesn't resemble a combover. There are hardly any other options other than a full-on shave. In any case, I use minoxidil 5% on...

Thanks Bryan. I'm wondering now if the doctors 8 years ago were just being overly cautious at the idea of someone in their early 20s taking such a "serious" drug, as they characterized it. They even described vivid scenarios of babies being born with gross cranial deformities and so forth, and...

Hi Guys, I haven't posted in awhile, but I've had Moderate to Good results over the past eight years combining minoxidil and finasteride in various forms. I've kept most of my hair and I'm confident it will continue so long as the regimen continues. What worries me now is that I'm considering...

Please see my earlier posts on this subject, too. I started thinning a lot from age 21-24, then got a hair transplant (800 grafts) and started finasteride. I'm 29 now and I think my hair is about the same as 24, probably better, now that I'm taking folligen & minoxidil +lasercomb additionally. PM me with...

What exactly are the long-term effects people are worried about? Wouldn't all side effects go away after a few months of going off the pill, like with finasteride? Also for those worried: has anyone considered trying dutasteride for a year, then back to finasteride and so forth, just so the effect on your body is...

due to what appears to be side effects Which ones, specifically?

Thanks for you comments Mindfull :) I'm getting better about obsessing about my hair as I get older. And when I look around me and plenty of my friends are seeing some loss, I don't feel quite as bad. I was confused by this, though: "I honestly believe you should not hope to restore...

itsjustaphase: I actually posted my whole experience here: http://www.gourmetstylewellness.com/discussions ... ght=#99575 But alas, no replies :cry: I don't know if it qualifies as a "success story" since I probably haven't grown any hair back in the last 7-8 yrs (then again, I didn't...

I've been on Proscar (1.25mg daily) for about seven years with good results in the hair-maintenance area, and am wondering if I'd see some actual regrowth if I tried something more powerful like Dutasteride. What I'm wondering is: why do so few GourmetStyleWellness users use Dutasteride in favor of...

I cut them in four pieces and then put them back in the prescription bottle. *shrugs*

So you're saying you're totally off minoxidil now? How do you mean you're "fine" now? Sorry, I'm just confused since I didn't think minoxidil was the kind of thing you stop one day because you're "cured".