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Q. I’ve been using Rogaine (minoxidil) for more than 12 years to slow hair loss. I started taking the oral medicine Proscar when I heard that this drug could also help grow hair. (Proscar was cheaper and stronger than Propecia.)
It worked well to give me denser hair, even better than Rogaine, but it had negative side effects. The climax during intercourse was less than climactic.
To get around this, I tried splitting the 5 mg Proscar tablets into five chunks of 1 mg each. That’s hard, so I ground up five 5 mg tablets and put them into a one-month supply of Rogaine liquid. I mixed the drugs together and put the solution on my scalp. It works like a charm and I have no more sexual side effects.
I tried not using the Proscar and my hair began falling out again immediately, so the mixture is better than Rogaine alone. I warm the solution before I put it on my scalp and it soaks in quickly. I’ve checked the bottle at the end of the month and there’s not a speck of residue.
A. Finasteride is the active ingredient in both Proscar (for prostate enlargement) and Propecia (for male pattern baldness). It blocks the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which causes both problems.
Oral finasteride has been linked to sexual side effects. Your experiment may have sidestepped this problem. We could find no scientific study of this combination.
One caution: finasteride in any form must be kept away from pregnant women. DHT is essential for a male fetus to develop masculine characteristics.
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This is an interesting post, but I would caution your readers, as what is suggested here is to combine Rogaine liquid with Proscar (finasteride) for a topical combined product with synergistic effects.
Here are some synergistic effects I have gotten from using Rogaine foam daily for about 13 months: Prostate enlargement and all of its accompanying symptoms including needing to pee every 20 minutes, never feeling like I am done after peeing, bladder neck irritation, pelvic floor irritation, loss of libido, etc.
ALL of these symptoms stopped, not after spending $$$ at the urologist, and not after taking prescribed doxycycline antibiotic for 4 weeks, and not after taking Flomax for weeks, (with side effects including orthostatic hypotension), BUT AFTER CEASING THE USE OF ROGAINE FOAM!!
So, for some folks anyway, Rogaine foam can actually contribute to, dare I say, CAUSE PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT, aka BPH. Now, this may be a new concept for some, but think about it!
Now, 10 days after stopping the use of Rogaine, my prostate has returned to normal. Hey guys - maybe we are better off not trying to fool Nature with these hormone-mimicking chemicals after all.
Food for thought for those who are heavy users of Rogaine, Finasteride, Propecia, etc. If your prostate is giving you grief, try a 10 day hiatus from your hair meds and see what happens!
I used rogaine and had a good and bad experience. At first I realized my hair was growing and was so excited and happy and at the same time my lymph nodes in my neck were swollen. So I went to the doctor and paid about 1500 dollars to have my blood and other tests done only to realize that nothing was wrong with me. At present although my cervical lymph nodes have reduced in size they are still larger than they were initially.
I ceased use of this product and I strongly recommend that the FDA take a closer look at this product.
Hi,
I also used rogaine for two and a half years. One of my lymph nodes in the back of my neck was swollen and still it is. I went to the doctor who made some tests. They don't know what is the problem. My lymph node still big, so I'm worried.
How is your lymph nodes? Where they reduced? Are they ok today? If you push your lymph nodes are the sensitive or not? My swollen lymph node is not sensitive at all.
I was just searching for others with swollen neck lymph nodes after rogaine. It really has been a health problem for the last 7 years after using minoxidil and rogaine for 2 years. When it is swollen, my neck hurts left side, my left shoulder hurts, and the last two days my left arm tingles.
I too had fun times with the doctor trying to eliminate other possibilities. It is fun: it swells more (for around a day) after sex or after rubbing my scalp. Lately I shaved my head and rubbed my scalp a lot, and that is why I am getting my current symptoms. Doctors didn't know what to do about those two cause-effects. If I could give anyone advice, it would be to take the energy you invest in medications and side-effect fun, and instead invest it in working out and investigating how to look good without hair. As for my symptoms, I have to believe that minoxidil is still getting cleared from my tissue, and when it is gone, my symptoms will disappear.