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Coopman
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I decided to stop using Rogaine foam earlier this year, principally as i did not want to become a slave to using it for the rest of my life and more importantly i was suffering from quite intense facial bloating, which only become evident when i looked at photos of myself. I have always been slim (84kg) but it began to look my face belonged to someone whom was 20-30kg heavier.
Now as i have used Rogaine periodically for the past 10years. Usually for periods of up to 9months, except when i gave up earlier this year i had been using it for 2yrs without rest. I have become accustomed to witnessing the dreaded Minoxidil shed that occurs between 10-16weeks once you stop using it.
However it has now been almost 20weeks since i stopped using the stuff and i hav'nt experienced a shed. My conclusion is that after 2years of using it, i initially gained a noticeable amount of new hair but this must have slowly dissapeared in the last 2years. (hence why i didnt shed).
I have been consistently on Finasteride now for 3.5years without any breaks. I have used it off and on for the last 12-13years. But my hair is a lot better now than what it was a year ago, my individual hairs are thicker and provide better coverage over my thinner vertex area. A great tool for this late improvement is that a can of Mane thickening spray lasts me over 3months (i wash my hair every other day) whereas a year ago a can would last me 2 months.
I just find it very strange to get improvements at such a late stage from Finasteride, i do have a very slow pattern of hairloss so maybe that is where the answer lays wherein.
Has anyone else experienced such an event like this? Again whilst i have minimal - moderate regrowth from Finasteride, the thickness of my existing hair has really improved. Its like that feeling you get when you wash your hair and put a comb through it afterwards. You suddenly get more resistance from your hair through the comb than what you did previously.
Now as i have used Rogaine periodically for the past 10years. Usually for periods of up to 9months, except when i gave up earlier this year i had been using it for 2yrs without rest. I have become accustomed to witnessing the dreaded Minoxidil shed that occurs between 10-16weeks once you stop using it.
However it has now been almost 20weeks since i stopped using the stuff and i hav'nt experienced a shed. My conclusion is that after 2years of using it, i initially gained a noticeable amount of new hair but this must have slowly dissapeared in the last 2years. (hence why i didnt shed).
I have been consistently on Finasteride now for 3.5years without any breaks. I have used it off and on for the last 12-13years. But my hair is a lot better now than what it was a year ago, my individual hairs are thicker and provide better coverage over my thinner vertex area. A great tool for this late improvement is that a can of Mane thickening spray lasts me over 3months (i wash my hair every other day) whereas a year ago a can would last me 2 months.
I just find it very strange to get improvements at such a late stage from Finasteride, i do have a very slow pattern of hairloss so maybe that is where the answer lays wherein.
Has anyone else experienced such an event like this? Again whilst i have minimal - moderate regrowth from Finasteride, the thickness of my existing hair has really improved. Its like that feeling you get when you wash your hair and put a comb through it afterwards. You suddenly get more resistance from your hair through the comb than what you did previously.
