Do most people see a doctor about spironolactone?

[Sir Guy of Frizzbourne]

Seems like most people think spironolactone is pretty safe stuff, but are it's effects as a topical hair loss treatment really that well known? How long has it been around? Do most doctors know about using it topically for hair loss? Would there be any point in seeing a doctor about it? Would s/he actually run any tests on me, or would I just be going for his/her professional opinion?

 

[beaner]

There would probably be no point in going to a doctor regarding topical spironolactone. I guarantee that most of them will give you a dumb look and say they've never heard of such a thing. Most doctors including derms have no clue about male pattern baldness.

 

[Dannie]

Since I cant buy spironolactone here where I live, and its too expensive for me to oder it from the Internet, is there a way to make my own solution?

 

[Sir Guy of Frizzbourne]

Has anyone had any sides with spironolactone? Is it possible the Retin-A in Genhair's formula could slow hair growth?

 

[CCS]

I doubt any docs know much about topical spironolactone. They will tell you so, or avoid the issue and just tell you about the bad sides of internal spironolactone.

 

[beaner]

Has anyone had any sides with spironolactone? Is it possible the Retin-A in Genhair's formula could slow hair growth?

There shouldn't be any sides with topical spironolactone as it's completely metabolized in the scalp. (or so they say) I've read the occasional post where someone thinks topical spironolactone is giving them gyno, but it's pretty doubtful to me to be honest with you. Even if it was absorbed systemically, I don't believe that topical spironolactone would contain enough of the drug per application to cause sides.

I'm confused as to your question about Retin-A. It definitely wouldn't slow hair growth and has been shown to be beneficial in actually stimulating growth by helping the penetration of other topicals and possibly by it's own mechanism, although I forget exactly what it is.

 

[CCS]

It is the most active form of vitamin A. You can get it at minoxidil.com. I suggest putting 1mL in your minoxidil to get a dilute dose. I think a little of that stuff goes a long way.

 

[Sir Guy of Frizzbourne]

I just read somewhere recently online that a few people can have a reaction to Retin-A causing their hair to slow it's growth. I don't know how common or true it was. I do know that too much Vitamin A can cause hair loss. I just thought I'd see if anyone else has heard about it. I doubt it's anything to worry about, plus I'm taking minoxidil, which should benifit from the Retin-A.

 

[IBM]

I havent seen a bad case of internal spironolactone regimen.

50 mg oral spironolactone + 1 mg finasteride is what we need to not step on norwood scale.