What Are My Chances for Hair Regrowth After Restarting Minoxidil
I have used minoxidil solution 2% and finasteride tablets for nearly 2 years and it was quite ok. But due to general opinion that you should not continuously take medicines and due to some vertigo problems i thought of discontinuing the minoxidil and finasteride. Now it is almost six months I have stopped using them. Almost all the hair grown due to this medicines have been lost. Now the bald spots are more visible than before. Is this hair loss permanent, or is there any chance the hair will grow again in the same area either on its own or with other treatments
Is the loss of hair due to stopping minoxidil and finasteride irreversible even on reuse of the above said medicine?
The vertigo you have experienced is a known side effect of minoxidil (which causes a drop in blood pressure on some patients). Unfortunately, you are your own doctor and just did not know what you were doing. As you report good results from the combination, I would restart up immediately on the Propecia (finasteride). Hopefully not enough time has gone by and the process can still be reversed. I can’t tell you what your chances are of regrowing, as it is different for each person. In your case though, I might suggest holding off on the minoxidil because of the vertigo (assumes low blood pressure response to minoxidil). Best to check with your doctor and get someone who knows what he/she is doing.
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