Can I use back rogaine to get hair back?

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HI I had used rogaine past 5 years i see good results after that i was using on and off some time stopped for sometime because of some work tension and family relocation etc.I see after some months my hair shedding heavily and i look like male pattern bald ness. Can i use rogaine now to get back some hair. Thanks

Jae Pak, MD · Answer

You must continue using Rogaine as directed. If you stop using Rogaine the hairs you gained will fall out over time (as you have noticed).  If you restart Rogaine, new hairs may grow but it generally does not regrow all the hairs you have lost.

Parsa Mohebi, MD, FISHRS · Answer

You may be able to get your hair back with restarting Rogaine.  You have to know that the process of hair loss is gradual and not everyone can gain the same hair they had by restarting Rogaine.

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

minoxidil and propecia help with slowing down the hair loss. However once you stop the hair that has stayed will be lost. The first few months the shedding is extreme. If you can you should return to using monoxidil since it is a good product and helps with your hair loss. tapering off the medication over a period of time instead of abruptly stopping it, may help with shedding.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

When new hair grows on stimulus from Minoxidil (Rogaine), it becomes dependent upon the drug. When you stop it, because of the dependency, the hair is often lost. You are try, of course, restarting it, in the hope that the hair comes back, and it might. Until you try it, you won's know.

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