Used Rogaine Women 5% foam for 1 year for FPHL. Quit this December w/o tapering off of it. My shed was high at 100+ and worsened in June 2017. I didn't see new growth and had bags and puffy eyes. These subsided after a few weeks of no Rogaine. Shed is now 250 a day when wash and style. I lose about about 100+ otherwise. I have low bp and can't take Spiro. I don't know if I am already experiencing shed from going off Rogaine or if it will get worse at 3 month point or more.Get back on it?
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This is a great question. Once the side effects you are experiencing resolve with cessation of rogaine - usually by several weeks - you may also notice an increase in hair shedding as the hairs begin to cycle simultaneously into the telogen (shedding) phase of the hair cycle. Fortunately, th...
Rogaine will only work if you still have follicles left in the area to stimulate. If they are not present, no amount of drug will bring it back. You may want to consider having a consult with a hair restoration physician who will look under a microscope to see if there is at least miniaturized ...
Results vary. Many people using Minoxidil (men and women) will just grow soft, vellus hair (peach fuzz). Nevertheless, I have seen true, dark hair grow from just Minoxidil use. If the Minoxidil is stopped the results will gradually return to baseline. So, this becomes a...