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Propecia or Rogaine, the Right
Choice for
Me?
Side effects - Do they work? How long do they last?
A national TV ad campaign is running for one of
the two legitimate hair restoration products: Propecia
(Finasteride) or Rogaine (Minoxidil) that states “85% of men successfully
grew hair.” WOW, 85% sounds GREAT doesn’t it?
What they
conveniently left out of the commercial was “How Much
Hair” they grew. if two new
hairs grew from using their product they can legally claim it
"grew hair." The information presented here will put some
real numbers on those claims as well as cover
possible Side Effects. Read on for the rest of the story.
Lotions,
Potions & Toads
There are 1,000’s of miracle herbs, shampoos
and “Ancient Chinese Remedies” that according to their sales
pitches, grow hair. The fact is that Rogaine
(Minoxidil) and Propecia (Finasteride)
are the only hair growing preparations recognized as even
mildly effective by the medical and scientific community. We
emphasize they are at best, MILDLY
effective.
How well does Propecia or Rogaine actually work?
The best candidates are younger men under
35 in early balding stages and who have a good amount of
vellus (thin, peach fuzz) in their balding area. If you
don’t meet that criteria, don’t waste your time and money;
you won’t see results.
Rogaine
(Minoxidil)
Rogaine was originally taken internally to treat high blood
pressure. An interesting side effect was that it seemed to
have the ability to reverse or slow down the balding process
in some men. Rogaine may slow down hair loss and is reported
to stimulate limited hair growth in about
25% of patient s
who use it.
However, Upjohn admits that “no effect on frontal baldness
has been demonstrated with Rogaine.”
Propecia (Finasteride)
Propecia was originally used as a prostate enlargement
medication. Like Minoxidil, it has demonstrated an ability
to slow hair thinning and promote hair growth in some men
with mild to moderate
hair loss.
In a double blind study, effects on hair growth (if any)
began about three months after starting treatment. The
average density in males without hair loss is 2000 per
square inch. In balding patients, the average density was
800. After one year of treatment, the balding patients had
an average density of 900 in the one-inch observation site
plus a somewhat increased hair diameter. An increase of
12% in hair density is hardly something to get excited about
for all that time and expense, wouldn’t you
agree?
Both drugs require a lifetime commitment. If
treatment is stopped, any gains experienced will
completely reverse themselves and cannot be
recovered. If you are not willing to commit to a
lifetime of putting a chemical substance into your
system, don’t even start, it’s a waste of time.
Rogaine and Propecia
reported Side Effects
We could literally fill dozens of
pages of reported side effects, these are just a sample of
some of the more common side effects as reported by users.
Feeling strange on Propecia
"Today I've decided to
stop Propecia. Having read all the posts I have noticed
that after 3 months of Propecia I have most of the
symptoms mentioned such as: absent-mindedness, sex
problems, suffering from Insomnia, and I absolutely feel
strange."
Tyler
Mood Swings
"Is there a side effect noted in Propecia of mood
swings, irritability, loss of anger control? My husband
is taking Propecia and shortly after he started he
started exhibiting these "symptoms". He is now going to
a psychiatrist for this. However, I work for a
dermatologist and have noted two patients who have also
been complaining of the same "side effects", i.e.
irritability, short tempers, mood swings."
Betty
Minoxidil
"I have been using Minoxidil for approx. 2 months now.
I find that I am always feeling tired".
Juan
Heart Problems Minoxidil
According to the Food and Drug Administration, "Hair
re-growth has not been shown to last longer
than
48 weeks of continuous treatment in large clinical
trials with Minoxidil topical solution 5% for men." In
cases where too much Minoxidil has been absorbed through
the skin there are some heart related symptoms; chest
pain, fast heartbeat, or irregular heartbeat. If you
experience any of these symptoms you should contact your
doctor as soon as possible.
10 Years on Rogaine
"Ok, I have been using Rogaine
for about ten years right now. I am 31 years old.
Recently I have had terrible heart pains, and fluttering
of the heart and irregular heart beats. I honestly
thought that I was having a heart attack at age 31.
There was no reason for this I thought, I am in pretty
good health. Now just by a chance, I had gotten off of
Rogaine for about a month.
After about
a month I realized that I just felt better. My heart
wasn't fluttering as much, I had lost a little weight,
and a lot of the numbness and joint inflammation I was
experiencing went away.
Then I laid
off the Rogaine completely, now for 3 months. The heart
problems I was experiencing, fluttering and shooting
pains, are completely gone. My heart is totally back to
normal. A lot of the numbness and inflammation in my
body is gone. It is my sincere belief that this was all
because of Rogaine."
Robbie
Rogaine
Growth only lasts 48 Weeks
The 2% Minoxidil has been shown to stimulate hair growth
in only about 30% of male patients. That means 3 out of
10 men have some hair growth, the rest have none. Also,
new hair growth doesn't last beyond 48 weeks.
It hasn't been shown to create any new hair grow
after 48 weeks. After then, your hair only continues to
grow at its natural rate.
Propecia
and Sexual Side Effects
"Propecia was prescribed to me
prior to hair transplantation. I was quoted the same
comforting statistics shared by the manufacturer. From
the first week on the medication the sexual side effects
were, in a word, drastic. I literally felt as if I had
lost all sensation below my waist. This condition only
improved after I refused to take any more of the
medication. I then found numerous web-sites where other
men had complained of the same side-effects I had but
never seemed to show up in any studies.
Speaking
for myself, I would rather be as bald as a billiard ball
for life before I ever take this medication again."
Earnest
What Happens if you Stop Using Propecia or Minoxidil?
When you stop using a product like Propecia or
Minoxidil, you stop getting the benefits of that product
and your hair begins to fall out again. Your hair will
continue to fall out until you have lost
all the hair
that you would have lost if you had never used
the product.
After that the hair falls out
at whatever rate it was falling out before you started
using the product.
Magical Shampoos and other Secret Remedies
The FDA has brought suits against literally hundreds of
these bogus products only to see them spring up again
under another name. While you probably won’t be harmed
by using any of these so called cures, neither will they
produce results. The only certainty is that you will
continue to lose hair and your wallet
will continue to get lighter. More than 3 billion
dollars each year are wasted on these “miracle”
products.
Think about this; if any of them actually WORKED, you
would be hearing about it on every TV station and
reading about it in every Newspaper and Magazine in the
country, right? A word of advice; you might want to save
your money by avoiding these bogus products. Only
Propecia or Rogaine have the slightest benefit and for
most they aren't worth the effort, expense and possible
side effects.
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