Minoxidil will not make your hair loss worse. But it is true that the effects of topical treatments such as Minoxidil disappear if not used everyday. Minoxidil works by increasing blood flow to the scalp, which can revitalize hair structures miniaturized by DHT. When the treatment stops, so does...
If minoxidil is working and you are not having side effects why not stay on it? Whether you taper off quickly or slowly the end result is the same. Minoxidil will only work during the period in which you use it. Should you stop, you likely will experience catch-up hair loss.
While minoxidil works fine for the select few, the problem with the
medicine is that it does not actually stop hair loss. Instead, DHT will
continue is binding to the hair shaft which will eventually overtake any
additional growth caused by the Minoxidil and die, perhaps just
slightly later ...
