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Hair Loss Treatment Side Effects
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| Treatment |
Side Effects |
Notes |
| Nano Shampoo |
None |
Thickens hair well |
| Proxiphen-N |
Redness,
slight irritation |
Leaves
hair with greasy thin look |
| Proxiphen |
None |
Looks fine when combed
out after drying. Can be applied in morning. |
| Topical SODases |
None |
Makes
hair look thinner |
| Vitamins (antioxidants) |
None |
None |
| Saw Palmetto |
None |
None |
| Proscar |
Decreased sex drive |
See monthly treatment
notes. |
| Iamin Gel |
None |
Leaves
hair matted close to scalp, clumped, thinner looking |
| Folligen |
None |
Green color means it has to be
applied at night... fairly thick cream |
| Nizoral |
Slight itchiness
after application sometimes |
Thickens hair,
makes it harder to comb (!?) |
| Minoxidil
2% |
None |
None |
| Minoxidil 5% / 5%+Retin-A .025% |
Some dry mouth |
None so far |
| Estrogen
(Permarin) (dissolved in Minoxidil) |
None so far |
None so far |
| Antiandrogen
Mixture (see notes) |
None so far |
None so far |
| Transdermal
Progesterone, Pregnenolone & DHEA |
None so far |
Hair looks a bit thicker after
drying |
| Dercap
/ Aminexil |
None so far |
Smells like
Cologne (good!) |
| Dr.
Lewenberg's Formula |
Moderate irritation after two
weeks, went away after about a week. |
Reminds me a lot of a hair spray. |
| Cytadren
/ Aminoglutethimide |
Headache first
two days, some drowsiness for a few days, lack of energy first two weeks |
Beard hair and
body hair nearly stopped growing at 250mg/day. Growing at about 10% of previous
growth rate. |
| Spironolactone
2% |
None |
First version had a rank smell if
not refrigerated. Second version smelled ok. |
| Xandrox
5% |
None |
Left hair feeling
like it was covered with thick hair spray when dry. |
| Xandrox
12.5% |
Causes temporary (5-30 minute)
redness & minor irritation where applied |
None |
| Community
Drug 12.5%/15% Minoxidil |
None |
White cream may
temporarily lighten hairs where applied. |
For all side effects listed, None means
None observed. Not being a doctor or clinical scientist, I may
not observe any side effect not easily noticed. None indicates no obvious side
effects.
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