August 22 2006, 12:30 pm PT | Posted in: Drugs
Hi. I recently tried using Rogaine 5% as a hair loss prevention regiment as I noticed a mild thinning of the crown area. Let me stress that my hair thinning was just mild and that as 28 yrs old, it seemed like it was a good time to start early before it got too late years after.
However I stopped using Rogaine 5% after just 20 days! I was shedding far too many hair and did not like the texture effect it made on my hair. Most of all, I was shedding too much hair! May I add that I have never noticed any shedding of hair prior to Rogaine! However, its been over 15 days since last using Rogaine and I am still shedding like crazy!!! By just running my fingers thru my hair, I see mature hair and younger looking hair fall out.
I am extremely upset by this response. I am a healthy 28 yr old male. I talked with my doc and am now on Propecia. He was not able to decifer why I was still shedding considering everything is normal. My question is whether if you have any information why shedding of hair is still continuing after stopping use of rogaine 15 days ago?? (Also considering I have only used it for just 20 days). Also, if propecia will stop the shedding due to Rogaine. May i add again, there was no blatant shedding or any problem of hair shedding prior to Rogaine.
Thank you so much
Assuming that you have genetic hair loss, perhaps Propecia would be the better drug for you. I don’t believe Rogaine (minoxidil) was the right choice for treatment and it is known to produce hair shedding for a short while after starting it. The shedding should stop in a month or two.
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Hy my name is Aaron. I started rogain about 4 months ago.
I am 25 years old and have been slowly loseing my hair since i was in highschool…
while i have no major bald spots i have a receading hair line and thining up top, but i am not close to bald…
about two weeks befor i started rogain i noticed i was shedding even more hair then ever befor and i decided to try and put an end to it with rogain…
I did a lot of research and went for it. It does clearly state that there IS A SHEDDING PERIOD. and this is just the hairs that will regrow thicker, plus maybe some extra regrowth…
in the first month i went into super shedding mode. When i rubbed my hand on my head i would lose in the range of 200+ plus hairs which is more than most people lose in a day… Needless to say i stopped rubbing my head lol but i kept with the rogain my thought was the hair is going to fall out, its been falling out and its not going to stop i might as well keep using the rogain and have some hope..
1 and a half months in the shedding slowed and i actualy stopped thinking about it where befor it was always on my mind
2 months in and i relized i hadn’t been thinking about it cause it stopped falling out… i rubbed my hand on my head and maybe three hairs fell out… so i took a shower and it was the same just a few hairs… since highschool i alsways lost tones of hair each shower hahaha…
3 months in still not loseing hair and seeing some amazingly thin new hair on my frontal hair line where it doesnt claim to actualy work..
4 months in those reall fine hairs are very noticable though still very thin they are new and i am happy with that… on top of the new thin hairs i have not lost any more hair and my hair itself while not getting thicker is looking more full… i think some of the old hair that i shedded in the first month is growing back in maeking my thiner spots look darker with short new hair… just a guess though eiher way i am happy.
the shedding was scary and i am not going to stay stick with it cause i had my doubts as well, but sticking with it did in the end work out for me at least thus far…
i cant wait to see how things are in another two months…
ps. rogain claims that most hair regrowth will be noticable at 4 months in… but i have missed a lot of dosses. never more than three days at a time but i know i have missed at least 15 days in the last 4 months maybe more… again never more than three days in a row.
dont have alot of time to type, but i am 20 and thought it was be a good time to start rogaine when i noticed a slight bald spot. Almost 2 months later my hair has shed so much that i can no longer keep my hair grown out and there is a clearly visible bald spot twice the size before i started. I will stick it out with rogaine but im already at the 2 month mark and still shedding like crazy. This has been the WORST decision ive ever made. I dont like the fact doctors blow this off as if it is genetics and not the rogaine. It really is sad how I probably now have the hair of the average 40 year old man, when I am only 20.
Ill keep everyone updated as to how my hair loss is continuing, or hopefully, stoppingin the near future.
My advice, dont use rogaine, it makes it MUCH worse. Just stick it out until you have no choice to use it!
dont use rogaine it is HAIR POSIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
dear Doctor, I have just quit using topamax,my hair is coming out in chunks.My last dosage was 25 mg.I was using 200 mg.I weaned myself off .How long till my hair stops falling out? Also does prozac cause hairloss?I have been taking it off and on for years.Now I go through months were my hair stays in fine,then just starts coming out. I thank you for any advice you have.
I am a 43 year old woman who started using Rogaine and my hair fell out like crazy! 200+ per day! I finally stopped after 3 weeks - it’s been 4 days since I stopped using it and I am still losing close to 150+ hairs per day! When will it ever stop!
dr rassman you are a complete fake own by rogaine … rogaine is the most dangerous otc ever ….
I’m owned by nobody. You’re entitled to your opinions, regardless of how wrong they are.
Im 26 years old, ive noticed i was thinning on the top espicially anywhere where there was a lot of light, i started using rogaine foam for two months my hair looks much worse than it did before. My scalp looks way more visible than before. Ive stopped using it for three weeks and i’m still shedding. I’m seriously considering hair transplant. Please try to avoid Rogaine unless you see no other options.
I’m 35 years old. I was using rogaine for about 5 months and my hair was getting thicker and I could see more new hair, however my sex drive was dead, had a couple of bad experiences with two girls so I stopped using it. my sex drive is almost back to normal but now is that my hair is falling of really fast.
I experienced something similar… i bought rogaine foam becasue i thought it will help me with my receding hair line. After i received the pack i read it’s not for frontal hair loss.
However, eventhoug i didn’t have to, i used it for the top of my head anyway (didn’t use it in the front at all)
After 3 days only (maybe 4 days)… i suddenly realized that my hair receded a lot in the front. it also lost thickness which makes me look even balder.
i stopped using it right away but have no idea if the thickness of my hair will come back. i really hope i will look the same as i did the day before i started using it (1 week ago).
do you think it’s only temporary?
Thanks