Hair Loss Question: Are there any medications to stop or slow hair loss?
Rogaine, now available over the counter, is the only documented drug treatment for minimizing hair loss. It works about 40% of the time and particularly works if the balding starts on the top of the cranium (so called monk’s head). It takes 3 to 5 months for any effect to be seen. I recommend that you take a photo of your hair before and after 3 to 5 months of daily use to see if there is any change. Stopping the Rogaine will result in continued loss, so it is a life long treatment if it works. Hair loss Question: Last January I began taking Pondimin and Fastin. I succeeded for 3 months with no side effects and wonderful weight loss. I took only the 3 month supply and did fine. In June, I went back on the prescription. One week later I began to notice slight thinning of my hair. I immediately quit taking the supply and have experienced the slight hair loss ever since. I have had periods of a couple of weeks where the thinning has stopped, but started again. I am wondering if the hair l
