Recent content by DickFisher

I have some oral minoxidil, but I've been hesitant about trying it because of side effects. I also have ADHD, for which I'm prescribed amphetamines; do you think the diuretic effect of the amphetamines would be enough to counter the sodium/water retention, especially if I'm taking the minoxidil...

is there something special about the pills that increases the absorption of minoxidil?

well if it's not safe to drink, you could try evaporating the solution to get the crystallised minoxidil, and then redissolve that in water so you can get a precise dose via volumetric dosing. Usually the carrier solution is alcohol of some sort (which will evaporate completely), water (same)...

Well after about two weeks now on finasteride my hair has started shedding a lot more. Don't really know what that's about. Apparently it's not uncommon but a lot of disagreement on if it's a good or a bad sign! Sure is annoying though.

Hey there, I hope this is the right place to put this though it's maybe only tangentially related to hair loss. For a long time now I've had problems with a dry and itchy scalp. I tend to get dry skin which is pretty sensitive, though since I started taking a selenium & vitamin A C & E the...

Ah cool I hadn't realised low dose oral minoxidil was an option. I would try topical but I have pretty bad ADHD so I tend to forget to do simple menial tasks that require consistency. I'm used to taking daily pills though, so I can handle that a lot easier. I'm already taking a blood pressure...

Ah well this is from a long time ago now, but just to update, I tried microneedling but I'm a wimp so I didn't keep up with it, and I never tried minoxidil because that would be a hassle, so my hair has continued to recede and thin slowly over the past 9 months. None of the ketoconazole or other...

Well, no-one's replied to this yet, but I might as well keep track of my progress here. The only thing I've started doing so far is using the regenepure 1% ketoconazole shampoo along with some sensitive scalp conditioner 3 days a week, as well as continuing to take zinc, selenium, & Vitamin A C...

Hey there. I've recently come to the conclusion, which should have been obvious in retrospect, that I have male pattern hair loss. My dad's side of the family has this strange hereditary thing where all the men during puberty get a sort of Norwood 2 style hairline, but it stays like that for...