Benefits from Minoxidil and Propecia
I am 21 years old and noticed a receding hairline and thinning of hair about 2 years ago. My hair loss is mainly the receding hairline. I am in my 9th month of the EXT program at [name removed]. By the way anyone considering it dont do it! it cost me $2,600 for a year and all they do is give you shampoos, conditioners, vitamins, and minoxidle. You can buy all that on your own for much cheaper. Anyways i have noticed that my hair is thicker on the vertex and my front hairline has gotten a little better. It is growing little baby hair. I have 2 questions. I just started taking propecia 2 months ago along with the program. I dont like minoxodil because it makes my hair greasy and its hard to style my hair in a nice way when minoxodile is in it. My question is if i stop taking the minoxidil but keep taking propecia will the benefits of the minoxidil remain, or will they just disappear?
If you stop the minoxidil, you might lose hair if some dependence built up. Alternatively, once you start, switch to minoxidil for women, as it has an alchohol base and is easier on the styling with the same hair benefit.
I would have hoped that you would have started with Propecia first, and nothing else. Then if after 8 months there is no benefit, possibly go to minoxidil. I do not sell any products to gain a profit so I am never in a position to make a distinction between what is in your interest and mine. Only your interest is what counts. The Propecia value will show in 8 months after taking the drug. Please wait it out and possibly stop all of the other things you are taking except minoxidil, which you may be hooked on by now.
The patient may have better esthetic results from minoxodil by using the 2% solution in the AM and a 5% solution at bedtime. My own experience with the 5% in the day is a problem with fine hair.