Being Impatient With Propecia (9 months)... Hurt to add?

[doggfather]

I'm on month 9 for Propecia and month 1 for nizoral and I'm pretty positive I didn't regrow any hair, but either maintained or slowly receded on the hairline (my only problem). My question is would it hurt if I tried using Tricomin or Folligen right now or should I just wait until a full year of using Propecia passes before I try anything new? Also, what's the concesus on Tricomin and Folligen? What would you guys pick if you had the choice since Tricomin actually has clinical data to it. And I know some of you may say use Minoxidil and I'm considering that too but my question is about Tricomin and Folligen so please take that into consideration.

 

[NilesTilden]

I can't really comment about tricomin or folligen. Tried folligen a couple years ago but not sure it added anything so stopped.

I'd give 1 dose of minoxidil a day better odds of regrowth/thickening than either tricomin or folligen. My hairline only got worse for 3+ years on propecia alone. In the last year on minoxidil I've had good hairline regrowth and thickening.

 

[Rudiratlos]

nizoral!!

 

[Rudiratlos]

nizoral!!

Ketocazole as an adjunct to finasteride in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in men.

Hugo Perez BS.

California College of Podiatric Medicine, 371 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA. [email protected]

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) binding to androgen receptors (AR) in hair follicles is commonly accepted as the first step leading to the miniaturizing of follicles associated with androgenetic alopecia (Androgenetic Alopecia). Testosterone is converted to DHT by the enzyme 5alpha-reductase. Finasateride a 5alpha-reducase inhibitor blocks the production of DHT and is currently used to treat Androgenetic Alopecia. The inhibition is not complete but a reduction of DHT systemically and in the scalp is accomplished. Ketoconazole has been clinically shown to be effective in the treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia. In this paper, evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that ketoconazole 2% shampoo has a local disruption of the DHT pathway. It is proposed that using ketoconazole 2% shampoo as an adjunct to finasteride treatment could lead to a more complete inhibition of DHT and thus better treat Androgenetic Alopecia.