sacto said:
I have the same problem. I started Rogaine like in December. I have seen a difference. Unfortunately, I have been lax on putting it on twice a day. My memory sucks......
I use rogaine (monoxodil) too; I have for about 3mo now.
I use the 2% and only use it once daily (before bed) though. I skip days here and there if I have a girl over or just plain forget, but I'm pretty consistent with it because I try to keep a routine where put the rogaine on when I do my before bed push-ups and brush my teeth. It says it needs to be on for 4hrs, and that's just not gonna happen in the morning... it smells lol.
I think the rogaine works, but it's hard to tell. I'm 25 and haven't started going bald at all, so it's just basically preventative use for me. Family males on my dad's side all have hair forever, but mom's brothers are cue balls by age 35 or so. I'm not in any hurry for that lol...
Monoxidil (brand name rogaine) and finesteride (propecia/proscar) are the only treatments medically prove. I'm in medicine and am just not gonna waste my time with any snake oil crap products that sell promises not proof.
Propecia is much better, but I'm just not gonna spend that kind of $ until I'm actually having noticable hair loss because it is pretty expensive. Rogaine, on the other hand, is very cheap now that it's non-prescription and it's patent is gone...