Rogaine Experiment

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gadzooks123		#3861	[-]
Beard Friendly Posts: 16 (08/07/08 09:17:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Yeah, like dismal, I have had no aesthetic side effects. I have only used it two or three times though. I used it last Saturday morning for the first time, and I felt very physically 'off' for the remainder of the day (wooziness, trouble sleeping etc). I am trying to fill in a small (but noticeable) patch on the right side of my chin. I didn't use the full 1ml obviously for such a small area, but I don't think it agrees with me, so to speak. I put it on again this morning (even less of it however), so I will play it by ear. I am using the 2% btw, so I'm hoping that it won't have an adverse affect. @beard1111: This is the problem with minoxidil and its longer term effects on the facial follicles and other systemic effects.... there are no studies pertaining to it, so we just can't ascertain what is the real cause behind an individual's more unusual issues, such as premature graying of beard hairs. Everyone is different, and could react differently. Those of us trying the product out and sticking with for a while are pioneers, as has been stated on many occasions by the gurus here. If I were you though, I would not go further with it, just to be on the safe side. You are 22 right? Dude, I'm 25, and my beard has filled in a LOT more than when I was at your age. Wait it out a few more years, and then see.
wolfmn300		#3862	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1224 (08/07/08 10:38:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	gadzooks123 and Dismal, keep us updated of your progress.
wolfmn300		#3863	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1224 (08/07/08 11:12:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Beard11111, I beleive you did not allow it enough time to work. I beleive that the longer you use minox, the more the beard will become permanent.
beardwarrior		#3864	[-]
Beard Master Posts: 843 (08/07/08 11:34:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I've stopped treatment...I just decided that the risks outweigh any benefits that could happen...and just to have a nice natural beard growing on its own. I'd like to think it's my own natural testosterone at work here...meh, I'm happy anyway Good luck to everyone else though!
cultivatorB		#3865	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1922 (08/07/08 12:27:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	wolfmn could astonish you and make your risk taking appear like a candy bar, if he choose to doisclose his regime you would be verra surprised how safe the stuff is contrary to popular misinformation & scaremongering on here
beardwarrior		#3866	[-]
Beard Master Posts: 843 (08/07/08 12:29:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I know wolfmn has all kinds of crazy treatments, seem some of his previous posts...but hearing about people losing some hair after stopping, others their hairs turn white a little...losing hair is what I'm most afraid of....I'm trying to get MORE facial hair, not lose any
cultivatorB		#3867	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1922 (08/07/08 14:13:10) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	i think the information some submit regarding that is questionable.
wolfmn300		#3868	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1224 (08/07/08 14:35:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I agree with cult, alot of what some have posted seems to be questionable to me as well.
beard11111		#3869	[-]
Beard Newcomer Posts: 3 (08/07/08 15:58:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	hello, yes I'm 22. my beard hair didn't turn gray, but some (~20) of the hair of the scalp (what's the normal term in the us for it)? i used minox für 10 months, and i thought this must be enough... i swear, i don't tell you any lies. i even have to say that there are some patches in my chin beard. my chin beard had already been quite good before starting to use minox. first the patch covered only a small area, but it becomes bigger and bigger. if i was asked to summarize my experience with minox, i would say: the progress while using it was enormous, some friends even commented on it...but there were some unexpected and negative appearances after stopping treatment.
walder		#3870	[-]
Beard Newcomer Posts: 3 (08/07/08 16:09:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'm new to the board. I'm 26 and I've been using rogaine foam 5% twice daily for a couple months on my face and scalp because I'd like more hair on both. I've also been taking propecia every day for years. Now, I've heard that facial hair follicles won't respond as strongly to rogaine if there is also propecia in the system, and I am wondering if anyone has some light to shed on this. I'd like to have more hair on my face, but I don't know if I want to discontinue my use of propecia in order to do so. Is there anyone else doing the rogaine experiment who is also taking propecia who can tell me his experience?
cultivatorB		#3871	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1922 (08/07/08 16:11:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	i would like to see the date stamped photos. of both periods its easy to get misconceptions from beard coverage when daily scrutinezed
wolfmn300		#3872	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1224 (08/08/08 06:16:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	If you have pictures taken at different stages you will probily find out that there has been improvements.
halfabeard		#3873	[-]
Beard Regular Posts: 103 (08/08/08 22:35:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	wolfmn300 wrote: I agree with cult, alot of what some have posted seems to be questionable to me as well. I can only presume that that includes what I have posted - despite having a complete picture history to back up my claims! It's understandable that most just do not want to hear the negative stuff, but that makes it no less real... For the record, still using Xandrox, with beard growth about the same as in the pics. I last posted. Body hair is approaching what I achieved first time round.
astros90		#3874	[-]
Beard Newcomer Posts: 2 (08/09/08 01:19:56) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Well I'll post my update as of 1 1/2 weeks. I have quite a bit of growth on my mustache and also a few new black hairs on my chin area. Nothing noticeable yet though. I kind of wish I went with the 5% but I'm a pretty patient guy. Ill continue my second update at week 3 or so.
cultivatorB		#3875	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1922 (08/09/08 04:08:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	halfabeard. all i am suggesting ids that with no scientific measurments of tracking hair follicles its difficult to assertain exactly what has happend to the beard as a whole through the process.
wolfmn300		#3876	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1224 (08/09/08 05:17:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	halfabeard, I beleive with continue use, the hairs will become permanent.
halfabeard		#3877	[-]
Beard Regular Posts: 103 (08/09/08 12:04:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	wolfmn300 wrote: halfabeard, I beleive with continue use, the hairs will become permanent. Well, I was using the 5% solution 'continuously' for 9 months, and as I reported then, much of the new growth had fallen out, with absolutely no signs of a 'pick-up' to be seen. So, the phrase 'continue(d) use' is a very open-ended statement, as it could easily imply a life-long commitment! Again, don't get me wrong, I am pro-minox, afterall, despite my setbacks, I am back using it again - I just don't shirk at pointing out the negatives! The general 'informed' consensus would appear to be that many (particularily those in the 16-21 category) who start using minox would have grown a 'proper' beard even without minox, given time, so is it fair to say that minox induced permanent hair growth in this group? Now contrast these young guys with old farts like me, who even after 20-25 years have not grown a proper beard - clearly 'my' group needs something like minox, as there is more than a time-factor involved. And my experience thus far is that while minox clearly does induce hair-growth, for people in my 'group', its effects could well be short-lived! The 'hair life cycle' factor could be valid issue, so this time, I will continue minox past my last cut-off point in order to see if a 'resurgence' in growth takes place. But this again, leads to the question, how long (usage-wise) is long enough...
cultivatorB		#3878	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1922 (08/09/08 12:54:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	halfabeard, chill bro. we just dont know what those follicles were doing. you said they "fell out" and no more growth spurted forth. we without hard evidence we just cant pinpoint what they were upto. with all the different hair cycles, ect.. and the unpredictable phase jumbling & influence minox creates, its just all speculation. i think at some point our research must be inevitably taken up by a research team. its understandable a beard might go through some bad spells but ultimately i strongly feel that we can only support minox & other products for the achivements they bring us.
halfabeard		#3879	[-]
Beard Regular Posts: 103 (08/09/08 14:35:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	cult, I'm not flustered in the least! Just making a point. There are degrees of 'evidence', and it's probably fair to say that posting pictures constitutes better evidence than just posting a text-based description of ones progress, and on which a group can form an unbiased option about on-going progress, or lack thereof. And pictorial evidence is about the best out motley crew can hope to achieve here.
cultivatorB		#3880	[-]
Beard Legend Posts: 1922 (08/09/08 16:06:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	agreed. but i know many factors influence minox, like smoking.. overall blood pressure, diet, temperature, hormone levels. Dr K B Roy presents variable reasons why a beard might not be growing. the progress you get one month might not be reproduced a second month due to unknown facts & influences. naturaly any loss of progress could be from any unknown number of causes.

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