Please help: Improve hair growth

[galaxy]

I havent the power and the money anymore for "working".

Suporn will costs all my last money, my nose and breast last year was about 12.000€ ... so, theres nothing left. I lost all my money an my life sucks the same like before. Everybody i started with 3 years ago has some results, a breast, long hair, some feminine shape, a curvy butt - something from this long list .... and i still waiting and ask the same questions like back in days.

I mean, sure - thats a lottery of genetics and where we've winners we must have loosers as well. The winners go out and have its new life, body ... and the looser will be quit after some time of outrage and sometime they will be away and nobody wll notice it. Thats the game and we all knew the rules.

[KayXo]

Funny that you call yourself a loser as you've had enough money already to do nose/breast surgery. Some barely have any money, let alone to take hormones...I would consider you pretty lucky in that regards.

[galaxy]

Genetic loser KayXo ... money you can earn ... genetics not.

[SciNerdGirl]

Here is a link to an article (in a peer reviewed medical journal) about using a dermaroller to improve the effects of Minoxidyl

http://www.ijtrichology.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7753;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=6;epage=11;aulast=Dhurat

I was doing it for awhile and saw some improvement.  Here is a graph from the paper.



Hope this helps

J.

[KayXo]

Genetic loser KayXo ... money you can earn ... genetics not.

You are blaming genetics but I suspect more is going on and perhaps your treatment is ineffective and should be changed BUT this is up to your doctor to decide...you can always consult others to see what they have to say. Personally, I do much better on higher levels of estradiol and some progesterone.

[Rachel]

I use to dermal roll with 3mm needles (a good amount of blood draw, then use minoxidil. The FDA had not approved this use of minoxidil this way and after a while I stopped micro dermal rolling. Here is why:

The study which I read too was on cis guys with normal T,

I have T below 20 ng/dl,

I use finasteride, the high dose,

I use a 80 laser helmet every other day.

I use minoxidil twice a day.

I though of going back and including rolling into my routine but after a year rolling I wanted to stop for a while and see if it mattered. I have some ok hair regrowth but I think it is due to T suppression. I need transplants.

[KayXo]

I use finasteride, the high dose

One study found that there was no significant difference in DHT levels in the blood or scalp at very low or higher doses of finasteride.

[Rachel]

The study I read (been a while so my memory may be incorrect) there was a 5% difference between a low and high dose of finasteride and a 5% difference between a high dose of finasteride and dutasterid.

My trans care pharmacy (meds at cost) does not carry dutasterid and my insurance refused to cover it without my PA-c filling out an appeal form. I doubt they would cover it for hair use. My PA-c prescribed the finasteride high dose I may inquire about breaking the finasteride dose in half.

[galaxy]

First: I tried everything for treatment is on the market in the last 3 years. Gel, pils, patches, injections, split medications, with androcur, without androcur, bicalutamid, finasteride, spiro, progesterone, high dosage, low dosage - last one was 6 month injections blood levels of 1400 pg/ml E2 and all these doesnt matter. Its all the same, no real effects. Dont tell me i should speak or change something - theres nothing left for changing and so i went back to gel - low risk, easy using. On which way if no effects doesnt matters anymore.

Same with the hair: I tried nearly every option: finasteride, minox, hairwaters with coffein, zinc, biotin, other vitamins - i also have an dermaroller, but youve to make little wounds in the skin, so its more a job for a professional - i tried capsaicin, progeteron directly on the skin ... i guess HRT and androcur has a bit effects but not these free available stuff. No effects and expensive!

I found out the ive maybe an seborrhoeic eczema because of my atopy/asthma - so next thing i will try is some terzolin hairwater against eczema and dry skin. But i dont think that will be the big clue.

[Yenneffer]

Have you tried aloe Vera

[galaxy]

Aloe vera ... for alopecia 

[RoseH]

Hair growth has a lot to do with genes and pre-disposal for hairloss.
My puberty started early and already when I was 16 my hair started thinning and it turned quite bad.
It since started growing out anew after I started HRT.

To me it sounds like you are doing everything you possibly can. I can only offer a tip for hiding thinning hair effectively.
I used hair pieces called 'hair toppers'/fake fringes etc. If you purchase real human hair, the results are very natural. I preferred a higher-end system, but you can find cheaper ones which also look nice online as well.

[KayXo]

Perhaps, you just need to RELAX and things will start to work better. Don't worry so much, forget about hormones, live life and 6 months later, you might be surprised...who knows? Don't underestimate the effect of stress (i.e. cortisol) on the body.

[januarysunshine]

Wen tea tree--cleansing conditioner and oil. Remarkable results!! (I dont work for them I promise!)
This stuff is da bomb at regrowing hair. 3 years ago, my hair was broken and wrecked from chemical procesess and constant flat ironing. I cried all the time because it was getting shorter and shorter. Originally I had full thick victorias secret hair, but I was insane for highlighting and flatironed at least twice a day...my hair was breaking off hugely! So i wound up getting it chopped to my jaw line--soooo depressed!!! I bought Jessica Simpson hair for big night-out events because my hair was so short and horrible looking(i.e. thin, see through).
I started on Wen and wasn't impressed but kept with it and my hair felt better. Over time, I stopped using any hot tools besides a blow dryer--I still bleach the bejeezus out of it though.lol But in 3 years time its down to my waist--I was stunned!!
Use the oil at night--on your scalp, massage in--sleep--rinse out in the a.m. using the cleansing conditioner. He's got other flavors if your hair seems dry or needs more volume--check it out on qvc or chaz's website. Don't buy from the commercial --they're a rip off and Chaz hates them and wants to break the contract(Can you tell I stalk this guy?lol)
The tea tree oil he makes is magic for regrowing hair. You can especially massage it into thinning areas like temples or wherever and you'll see little baby hairs regrowing in a few weeks. I'd even broken off my bangs so all I had were little hair stumps but they've grown out too. This stuff is magic!
Also again with the vitamins riff. VitaPrime makes one w/o iron that works amazing! I've been fighting a chronic illness for the last year and had been put on them by my holistic doc....my hair is strong, but my nails are like indestructable!lol I can't even clip them anymore--I have to use the electric nail file to file them so they're not too long. I always have had brittle nails but the vitamins in this one brand are amazing. Start with half a pill and work up from there--that way you can tell if the biotin is going to break you out(I had to stop at 1 pill a day instead of 2).
Biotin on it's own is great and cheap but imo causes major huge breakouts. My skin looked the worst it's ever looked in my whole life when I was taking biotin by itself--no matter how much water I drank. Biotin is just bad for some people. If you try it, just do it a few days--you'll def know by then if it's going to break you out or not. The VitaPrime has biotin in it but a different chemical formula so it's more bio-available and less likely to break you out.
Hope that gives you some help:) Nothing worse than having hair your hate--I totes understand!!

[galaxy]

Perhaps, you just need to RELAX and things will start to work better. Don't worry so much, forget about hormones, live life and 6 months later, you might be surprised...who knows? Don't underestimate the effect of stress (i.e. cortisol) on the body.

Thats right. A lot of doom metal and a few beers work better to me than anything else.