Recent content by Subliminal

Actually, you're right. I thought I read it somewhere about the 10 min.... maybe I was thinking something else. Oh well, I guess the 1x per day has been working well so far. I don't like walking around with greasy hair. 8)

Yep. 10 minutes and it's probably absorbed already. I read it somewhere.

Temples are the only place I have hairloss. About 1ml total of minoxidil is sprayed along the hairline twice per day and quickly rubbed in. In mornings, I leave it on for about 10 minutes while I brush my teeth, have some breakfast, etc. Then I shower up and get ready for my day. Retin-A cream...

Prescription 0.1% cream.

Well, after about a month of topical RetinA 1x per day, looks like I have tufts of hair coming in at the temples. Hopefully it continues getting thicker. :D

My hairline has been slowly receding since 2003 or so. Maybe like 1mm per year. I started finasteride+nizoral last year, didn't see much... although I didn't take pics. The minoxidil 5% I feel is improving the thickness along the hairline, with some vellous hairs apparently beginning to show.

Not a major difference after being on the Big 3 for about 6 months now. But definately not getting worse... and possibly some thin hairs coming in. I've added topical Retin A now 1x per day to see if I can get the minoxidil working better.

Damn, my temples aren't growing back on the Big 3. Nice results though!

The people on one website represent a very small sample size. You can't draw conclusions from that. That's statistics 101.

Propecia came out after Proscar, so I would think generic Propecia may still be a while away.

My feeling is the hairline is super sensitive to DHT. Even the women in my family have the "widow's peak," they just have long hair so it's not obvious. So even the little DHT present in women is enough to cause maturation of the hairline. You would likely need near 100% DHT inhibition to...

My liver enzymes haven't budged while on finasteride. I get blood work done for $3 with my primary care, so I get em checked as needed. I think as long as you're not a slob and stay active and healthy, taking finasteride should cause no undesireable effects like gyno, depression, fat gain, muscle loss, etc...

finasteride hasn't hurt my strength or size gains. #1 Diet. #2 Technique. #3 Consistency. I've read that DHT is very weakly anabolic, just very androgenic. Basically, all the secondary male sex characteristics without giving muscle gain.

I dunno about the date, but I think generic Proscar is out now. I'm just guessing that Propecia can't be far behind. Maybe within a year?

I'm switching over to the brand name Propecia this week, instead of trying to nickel and dime my way via overseas pharmacies and having to worry about customs, fakes, etc. At least I can be sure I'm getting the real thing if I go to a local pharmacy. Besides, generic Propecia isn't far away...