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Anyone, please?

Hi All. Short version: is there a test that can measure DHT in scalp or hair and gage how hair is affected by DHT ? Longer version, I'll keep it simple. I've been struggling with extreme fatigue for 15 years but that's outside of this topic... My hair has been always thick and fast growing...

Thanks. Do you guys belive that it's critical to apply Minoxidil to recently washed hair? Has anyone had success without washing prior to each application?

Thanks. What is PG? I've been mostly using Rogaine foam, but also have Kirkland Minoxidil with dropper. The problem is that I absolutely have no time to wash and dry in the morning. Is it ok to wash, dry, and apply Rogaine before bed? I'm home only for 1 hour during the day before I have to go...

Hi all. Are we supposed to apply Minoxidil (Rogaine) to washed hair only? If it's to be applied twice per day, isn't such frequent washing linked to increased sebum production which in turn can cause hair loss? Even if it's applied once per day as some recommend, isn't that still too frequent...

I use at max speed. Doing it for 3 months but no results....

Does anyone else have any recommendations for an anti sebum shampoo?

Or is there such a thing as non-surgical hair loss treatment at all?

Can someone recommend a doctor in NYC or surrounding area, who may help with non-transplant treatment options? Someone who may find the cause in my case and reverse it? I don't have the money for transplants anyway...

Thanks. How often should it be used? They say not too often, and not too far apart... Also, I'm using Nizoral once a week, edited my original post to add that. Does Nizoral fight sebum as well? Should I use Alpecin once a week and Nizoral another time or two?

Trying to investigate the reason behind my hair loss I've addressed androgenic approach, using microneedling, Minoxidil and Nizoral. But I keep shedding... What I didn't address yet is sebum. I've always had oily skin/hair. Till age 30 I had acne on my face AS WELL AS on my scalp. Yet my hair...

I'm aware of the 24 hrs thing, I've applied Minoxidil approximately 32 hrs after microneedling. Yet I'm getting slight chest tightness... Never had this before.

I'm still struggling to understand this paragraph.... Let's say I started using Minoxidil and got initial shedding, then I stopped. I will be left with how I stopped - worse than before Minoxidil because it caused shedding, correct?

I did my first needling with dermapen at 1mm. Scalp was quite red. 2 days later I did my first Rogaine. Two more days later (today) I'm having slight chest tightness. Looks like I can't use minoxidil and microneedling together. Which of the two can give me a better chance or doing something ?

What about initial shedding that happens after starting Minoxidil? When Minoxidil is stopped, the hair goes back to pre-Menoxidil, or post initial shedding but pre-new growth?