I'm a 27 year old female diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia and have been regularly using 5% minoxidil for the last 2 years. My hair fall had completely stopped for a while but over the last 1 month I see a lot of it in the drain, brush etc Has minoxidil stopped working in my case or is this a temporary shed? Does minoxidil stop hair loss or does it only slow it down? Thank you.
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If you are getting eye irritation from using Minoxidil perhaps you are applying more than you need. It is most likely the alcohol evaporation that is causing the irritation. An alternative product to Minoxidil, Revivogen, is used at Boris Cosmetic. It contains no alcohol, and uses a different...
Minoxidil takes 4-6 months before an individual should assess whether or not it helps. Minoxidil is FDA approved for genetic hair loss - it does not help other conditions quite so much. However, minoxidil is used "off-label" for treating telogen effluvium, scarring alopecia and alopecia areata....
In general, hair loss from medications occurs 2-12 weeks after starting or changing medications. 5 days is a bit short but the only way to determine what is going in is to meet with a physician who is knowledgable about all kinds of hair lossthe situation you described is complex and a hair...