Should I Add 5% Minoxidil To My Regimen?

[Temples]

Yo. Here's where I'm at:

Tricomin 1ml (in dropper 2 x daily) - 2-3 months

Nizoral 2% 3-4 x daily (leave on 5 min) 2 months

Finasteride 1mg daily for about 2 months

Hover over my regimen to see the rest.

My hairline doesn't seem to be getting any better (actually worse), and I'm starting to get freaked out. I know I haven't been on my regimen that long, but in doing some research I feel I need to add something like Dr. Lee's 5% PPG free Xandrox. It can only help, right?

I also have a lot of chest hair and have thin, blonde hair. If that makes any difference. Help!

 

[Temples]

*looks at hair*

Screw it. I'm adding it.

 

[BadHairDecade]

First off I would wait a little longer before expecting any results... BUT...If you're dead set on adding something I would start with standard minoxidil 2x/day first and give it a full year...If that doesn't work then try Xandrox.
Try not to add/take away from your regimen every couple of month as it might have negative results.

 

[Temples]

But I'm impatient and don't want to wait a year if I don't have to. According to what I've read the Xandrox is more effective than just minoxidil alone. So if I'm gonna add something, might as well be a 2-in-1 topical, right?

And wouldn't adding (not taking away) another treatment ultimately be better in the long run? That way I would be attacking the male pattern baldness in different yet complimentary ways.

 

[ACT10Npack]

Thats the thing about taking any hair loss product. You have to wait it out before you see any results. You need to stay with your regeman and dont switch it up because that will mess things up. What your taking now is good and adding minoxidil to it will not help any regrowth. You will have a lot of shedding at the beginning of taking minoxidil from 3 to 6 months. I don't think you will enjoy thoughts months at all. Stay on what you have now. Give it a year and you will see some regrowth. If at year you dont see any regrowth but your maintaining your hair than it's working.

What norwood are you at and how old are you?

 

[BadHairDecade]

But I'm impatient and don't want to wait a year if I don't have to. According to what I've read the Xandrox is more effective than just minoxidil alone. So if I'm gonna add something, might as well be a 2-in-1 topical, right?

There is no conclusive evidence that xandrox is more effective than regular minoxidil. The whole Azalaic Acid thing being an effective treatment never took off. I also have my doubts that changing the percentage of alcohol and PPG is a wise decision. I'm not saying that it doesn't work I just have doubts.

And wouldn't adding (not taking away) another treatment ultimately be better in the long run? That way I would be attacking the male pattern baldness in different yet complimentary ways.

Not really....The whole idea is to keep your regimen as simple as possible. First off if you keep adding stuff you'll never know what's truly working and what's not.
By constantly adding to ones regimen you never really let your hair settle into the way a product is working...It's kind of like shaking a can of coke .
If you shake it up you have to wait for it to settle before you can open it and drink it. Just a theory that some have...Sorry if I'm having trouble explaining it ...It's late and I'm pretty tired.

adding minoxidil to it will not help any regrowth.

To say that it will not help with regrowth is a little harsh...I mean c'mon it's a proven growth stimulant.

You will have a lot of shedding at the beginning of taking minoxidil from 3 to 6 months.

This simply isn't true...For example I didn't have a minoxidil shed and neither did a lot of people. It's a possibility but not a definite, and to put a 3-6 month time frame on it is totally wrong...Where did you come up with a 3-6 month shed AP?

I will agree that you should stick with what your doing and not add anything right now....2 months is not long enough to draw any conclusions.

 

[ACT10Npack]

BadHairDecade, you make a good point about shaking up coke and adding more to your regimen. I just think Temple is just getting upset not seeing any results from taking the drugs that he is on now, which 3 months is too early to tell in the first place. We live in a world that is very fast path and hair loss treatment is not like that. Which people don't understand and by that there going to spend more and get less result for doing that. I do get upset sometimes but I don't change my regimen because if I change I could change around and start lossing hair. Just a person is not gaining hair does not mean they're lossing any of it. Which if you read what Propecia is best does it to maintain.

 

[Temples]

Thanks for the input, guys.

What I'm worried about though is this:

What if the Tricomin is not working and over the course of a year I lose more hair? That would suck.

First off if you keep adding stuff you'll never know what's truly working and what's not.

That's a good point but what if (see above)...

I know I'm being a paranoid pussy here but the more I read about Tricomin the less confidence I have in the product. Maybe whenever my emu oil arrives it will help push more copper peptides into the follicles.

BTW, I'm 29 and a Norwood 1-1.5.

*sigh*

 

[Petchsky]

I used tricomin for about 4 months and later dropped it to no ill effect. It's good product, but i did not need it and only added it because of a bad shed phase. I always think of tricomin as useful if you suffer from bad inflammation and need sonething other than Nizoral.

If you add minoxidil now it is possible you will shed, which will make things worse temporarily. 2 months on proscar ain't dick.

Either way though minoxidil is a good product but i would be certain i need it before adding it

 

[bombscience]

If you do want to start minoxidil, begin with 1x a day for 3 months and then move to 2x a day for another 3 if you dont see satisfactory results.

That is just my opinion.

 

[Temples]

Petchsky, were you on anything else other than Tricomin at the time? Did you apply 1 ml in a dropper 2 x daily?

Not to repeat myself, but my biggest fear is losing MORE hair if I wait a year. That would be just that much more hair I would have to grow back if the Tricomin doesn't work.

Does anyone think the 1/5 Proscar will hold the line if this doesn't pan out?

 

[Temples]

Bump.

 

[JesusFreak]

Cellular inflammation via DHT causes male pattern baldness. This is the follicle killing inflammation, not the tissue inflammation that causes itching.

There is only one drug on the market that treats cellular inflammation directly, and that is Cu peptides.

finasteride and Cu peptides (tricomin, crew) work on the problem directly, while minoxidil only covers it up.

Add minoxidil only if you want more hair.

 

[Petchsky]

Petchsky, were you on anything else other than Tricomin at the time? Did you apply 1 ml in a dropper 2 x daily?

Not to repeat myself, but my biggest fear is losing MORE hair if I wait a year. That would be just that much more hair I would have to grow back if the Tricomin doesn't work.

Does anyone think the 1/5 Proscar will hold the line if this doesn't pan out?

No i used it three times a week, but i did use a dropper but not 2x daily.. from my understanding tricomin is not a strong growth stimulator, but i could be wrong.

If proscar is working for you, you will not be worse off in a years time... but i guess your not sure whether it is or not. Its a tough call but i would wait a little longer

 

[GourmetStyleWellness]

My hairline doesn't seem to be getting any better (actually worse), and I'm starting to get freaked out. I know I haven't been on my regimen that long

You are dead center in the middle of the time period for your first shed. Definitely do not keep adding things. Every time you add something you will kick things off kilter again. Month 2-3 is "Shed Central". You're already on a ton of things for a new diffuse thinner. Probably way more than you need to be on, and adding something more is just going to be an exercise in paranoia Im afraid. Be patient and let the stuff do its job. Propecia and Nizoral alone would probably have sufficed for you, but you've got to give it at least 6 months to shed like hell and then settle down again and start doing its work.

gourmetstylewellness.com

 

[GourmetStyleWellness]

But I'm impatient and don't want to wait a year if I don't have to.

Well ... you have to. That's how it works my friend. You're going to ruin your own chances of long term success if you start dumping everything on your head up front. You're going to leave yourself with a regimen that is hell to maintain every day, and you're going to leave yourself with absolutely nothing to turn to if these things start to fade in effectiveness in 5 to 7 years.

Pace yourself, trust the data, listen to the experts, and try not to look in the mirror until month 6.

This is the best possible advice you could get, based on 6 years of daily listening to people who post here, and personal experience. Take it or leave it

gourmetstylewellness.com

 

[Old Baldy]

Yes, you should add 5% minoxidil IMHO. Use it when you have some time at home to let it soak in. You don't need to use it twice a day if you use other "stuff" IMHO.

 

[Temples]

Thanks for the additional input, fellas. It really helps.

I have a more specific question:

What is the consensus take on Tricomin's regrowth capabilities (particularly on the hairline and temples)? On one hand, I hear about the partial FDA trials/as good as minoxidil 2% thing. On the other I hear from many users it won't regrow jack/it's just an expensive leave-in conditioner thing.

And just to make it clear, my goal is regrowth, NOT just maintenance.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Temples]

Bumpety-bump-bump-bump-in-the-trunk.

 

[Temples]

I guess I'll just have to wait and see.