Men's Health

How to lengthen the effectiveness period of hair loss treatments

There is a general feeling that the some hair loss treatments lose effectiveness over time. There is some evidence that the peak results obtained from propecia is roughly at the 2 year mark.

The general feeling is that to attain best results you:

Varying the dosage

Using the same dosage can become a bit methodical and your body might start resisting it, so it can be a good idea to vary the dosage once in a while. For example, you can apply minoxidil twice a day as suggested straight for 4 or 5 months and then go through a period of 2/3 weeks where you apply minoxidil once a day (there should not be any adverse affects of once a day use because many people get excellent results from once a day use anyway) and then restart the cycle of 4/5 months of twice a day use. This way you make your regimen less systematic and predictable.

Use one treatment at a time

It will probably be best not to use more than one treatment for the same effect. If you are using propecia to stop DHT binding on hair follicles, it will probably best not to use revivogen and/or spiro, both of which have similar effects to propecia, at the same time because these treatments can possibly help at some stage later if you stop getting results with propecia. You are therefore seeking constant progress with your hair loss and having a long term plan rather than only short term gain.

MethylSulfonylmethane (MSM)

There is an overwhelming conviction among users of MSM (according to users in various forums) that it helps to grow hair faster and also improve thickness of hair. If this is true, then theoretically, it should help new vellous hair that has been recruited by using minoxidil and propecia or other ant-DHT treatments, to become terminal faster.