Rogaine Worked Well at First, Then Stopped Working After 6 Months!
H I’ve been using rogaine for 6 months now, at first it worked very very well. A little time to get use to a routine but I stuck to it. I did shed at first in the first month but it grew back and it was great however in the last month I’ve started to shed again quite rapidly badly and I don’t understand why. I apply it exactly the same as I did before but I’m becoming very concerned about this. I’m not stressed at all all and live a healthy lifestyle
I’m coming to a conclusion that body is finally rejecting and genetics is winning, and I feel I should just stop (and save what I got left) but on the hand I’ve read numerous and numerous of horror stories that when stopped it gets even worse which I know is a fact – but then again I don’t know if it can get worse. I’m a 24 year old male, with everyone in the family having a health head of hair except my dad.
Thanks for taking time to read this!
Rogaine (minoxidil) typically does not work so fast, but it often stops working and it is not a truly reliable drug for treating hair loss, as the typical response is quite variable between different people. It usually takes about 6 to 12 months before you see some benefit. It seems you are having a different experience than most, but I doubt that the medication just “stopped” working. I would continue for at least one year.
Rogaine, however, is not the ideal treatment for hair loss in a young genetically balding male (your age). Finasteride (Propecia) addresses the balding problem directly and is the treatment of choice for your problem.
I have exactly the same experience as you! I started using minixodil after about two years on finasteride because I didn’t see much regrowth from the latter (although it clearly halted my hairloss). After about a month on minoxidil I was overjoyed; I had grown more hair than I could ever dream of. Then, after six months, I started loosing my new hair – the amount of shedding was devastasting.
But now, after a year, the condition has become stable. Hang in there and don’t stop taking minoxidil yet!
i just want to know how you got on with this problem. i have this problem too. it was working really well, had shedding after the first month, then my hair was growing back a lot. . then after six months, it just stopped and i noticed shedding again. i still use it its been 9 months so far using it. so in my 3 months of shedding ive pretty much gone back to what i was like before i started. . . i bought a hair max lazer comb and ive been using that for the last 2 and a half months, but it hasn’t done anything. any suggestions? what did you do and did your shedding continue?
i also had he same problm with 5% … so i conselted my docter again and now he advised me i use 10%. i started using it now for 1 month waiting 4 the preveos result…
Hi.
Whats your situation now. I experienced exact same thing. After 6 months hairloss started again and its 9 months now. But hairloss is still here.
Hi gyzz am back i hav used that 10% for 5 months but i coldnt see any resulys. I was realy annoid and i stopd and started to use the same 5% again and i got some what result after 4 months.but it was not upto the result i got at first i had redused the shedding also so to improve that i also addee finasteride 1 mg od and its almost 20 days i am using that i am having more shedding now ibut all says thats a good sign i dont know what to do i belives for a suxxs i know i am ingluds in thos peopls who hav sskd…:(:( am feeling so sad abot this and hop for some good signs in few months i ll be updating…
I meen that shedding shows fin is working i dont know is thats but all i can do is hop the best and wait for next… guyzz who reaad this pls share ur thot i wll be a great help…
Oopss it will be a great help