I've been losing my hair, very gradual-like, since the age of 16. Umm... That was in 1991. When I was 18, I started using Rogaine, and my hair wasn't all that bad, for the next few years. Just a little bald spot in the back of my head. Something weird happened around this time last year, October 2003. My hair started falling out really fast. By January 2004, I'd lost, pretty much, every bit of the hair on top of my head. As I said before, I don't really want to part with my hair, so I started looking into to some alternatives to Rogaine. I went to a dermantologist, and got some Propecia. I still had a couple months-worth of Rogaine left, so I used it AND Propecia, together, for a while. April 2004: I had a good supply of new hair on my head. Actually, ALL of my scalp was covered up with hair, except for a little in the front. Nothing a little "comb-over" couldn't solve. So, I went with that look for a while. But, I noticed that my hair stopped growing in April. It didn't get any thicker, like it was in 2002, or whenever... THEN, in August 2004, all of my hair fell out again! What gives, huh?! So, after giving the matter some thought, it hit me: I quit using Rogaine in April, just at the time that my hair stopped getting thicker, and it started getting thinner. So, toward the end of August, I started combining my Propecia with Rogaine again. Right now, this minute, on October 13, I have a good amount of hair again. Not as thick as it was in April yet, but it's almost there. So, that's pretty cool! So, for anyone looking for the secrets to not going bald, Rogaine, alone, does not work. Propecia, alone, does not work. But, use both of them at the same time, and you'll see a huge difference! ~*Thank you, MC Snot Rag!*~ You're welcome.
And... One more thing, to answer your question before you ask: "Aren't there some weird side effects to Propecia?" Well, maybe for some people, but not for me. I've not noticed any side effects at all in the 10 months I've used Propecia. If anything, it'd be acne... I can't swear to it, of course... I mean, I've had zits for most of my life, but I have A LOTright now. It may be related to Propecia, it may not. I don't know...
