Hairloss Treatment Side Effects

Hairloss Treatment Side Effects

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.