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Permalink Reply by NatalieW on June 26, 2015 at 3:59am

I use Regaine on my eyebrows, frontal hairline, temples and about 4 inches back from the frontal hairline. I have noticed that the areas which are not scarred have thickened up a bit. It makes it easier to cover the hair loss I think.  And it is brilliant on eyebrows (although they are starting to go now)  I didn't find it a major shed, maybe just a few extra hairs that were going to fall out in due course anyway. Good luck with your decision

Permalink Reply by Annie on June 26, 2015 at 4:49pm

I use it on my entire scalp and eyebrows.  My doctor says that my eyebrows haven't been affected by the ffa yet, but they've always been a little sparse, so the Rogaine has helped make them a little thicker.

Permalink Reply by femmemuscle on June 28, 2015 at 8:53pm

I have noticed that when I stopped using the Rogaine on my crown and right temple? I had serious hair shedding on the crown only.  The right temple had not progressed at all.  I read the instructions and it said that it shouldn't be used on "patchy" bald areas.

after reading a member's post about Iodoral, I decided to give it a try.  It made sense.  I used to live near the Pacific ocean, and our daily diet was usually fish, shrimp, crab or lobster.

After moving to NM? the cultural diet is beans, rice and tortillas. Ever since that move (7 years ago), I've had hair and skin problems. 

I started taking the iodoral (iodine/iodide) and the right temple started coming in slowly.  I still have a small bald patch there, otherwise the whole temple is covered with patchy fuzz.  I couldn't even obtain that with the Rogaine. 

As soon as I DC'd the rogaine, yeah, what started growing at the crown just fell out.  Now, I have a thick fuzz there. 

I'm not saying that this supplement is really helping?  why?  because I've had my hair grow back in those same places - then fall out every year. so we'll see

Permalink Reply by LittleSadEyes on July 7, 2015 at 4:01am

I started using rogaine in the very beginning of me hair loss but shed so much after 2 weeks that I threw it out. Well I am now desperate enough to try again
My questions are, can't it make the inflammation worse? Can you try it on the hairline where thereis tiny peach fuzz where your hairline has receded from? And how
Long does that awful shed last?

Permalink Reply by Annie on July 7, 2015 at 1:11pm

LittleSadEyes, my Rogaine shed started about 2 weeks after I started using it, lasted about two weeks then started to taper off to my normal ffa shed.  I have never had problems with it making the inflammation worse, but I did have an itchy, tender scalp for a couple months.  I have a tender scalp, so the irritation didn't surprise me.  I was able to regrow some of the hairs that were affected by the ffa, but they are tiny and wispy.   

Permalink Reply by LittleSadEyes on July 9, 2015 at 5:34pm

Hi Annie

How long have you been using rogaine? I hear that in the beginning the hairs grow back like that but as the follicles expand ofer time with the treatment they turn into terminal hairs after 6-12 months. Perhaps it's justa matter of sticking with it :)

Permalink Reply by Pams on July 14, 2015 at 5:48pm

I live in Brisbane & am very happy with my Derm who seems to understand ffa well.  Am happy to share details

Permalink Reply by Annie on July 15, 2015 at 4:41pm

I've been using Rogaine since my diagnosis in March 2013.  It hasn't stopped the ffa progression, but it has thickened up my existing hair enough that I'm still able to hide it (when the wind isn't blowing).  My hairdresser says that my hair has never been thicker.  It's true that I haven't seen a lot of regrowth where the ffa is active, but I'm pleased with my results. 

Permalink Reply by momto1 on September 29, 2015 at 3:47pm

I used rogaine religously for about 14 months. I promised I would give myself at least a full year to use it. I wish I hadn't. I went through a terrible shed and my hair never recovered. I kept praying it would grow back since it had worked for many others. I did not start to even think about FFA until a few months ago when I realized how much my hairline receded and seems to continue every day. I also have diffuse hairloss. 

Permalink Reply by emillnoore on February 20, 2020 at 11:28am

It very happens that due to improper treatment, the hair begins to fall out faster and therefore it is necessary to use only proven products and only in acceptable quantities. When I realized that I had alopecia, I began to panic and began to use various drugs in large quantities, and as a result, after a month I lost all the hair on my head. I completely refused the operation, but I needed a means to hide the white spots from the bald spot on my head and then Keratin hair thickeners helped me a lot. It’s just a great tool and I’m lucky that I learned about it. Now only I know that I'm bald ...

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