Hello ladies,

What kind of viable solutions have people used to regrow or restore their hair?

I recently received a consult from the hair club and was told that I have more than a 50% loss and replacement surgery would not work; however, their "hair matrix" aka hair Superglue to the scalp was their recommendation.

Please advise...

- Breanne

Quote from: BreanneRose on October 24, 2011, 09:05:35 PM
Hello ladies,

What kind of viable solutions have people used to regrow or restore their hair?

I recently received a consult from the hair club and was told that I have more than a 50% loss and replacement surgery would not work; however, their "hair matrix" aka hair Superglue to the scalp was their recommendation.

Please advise...

- Breanne

Hey. So here's my story and knowledge. I started hormones when I was 24 1/2.  Now I'm 26. I had a bad receding hair line. Also my crown was showing. Now my crown is mostly covered and my hair line is restoring slow but getting there.

+ I tried Rogaine and found that it made it worse.
+ I tried taking herbs to lower DHT levels and cholesterol . That just made me sick.
    -I took the following
      + Stinging Nettle
      + Saw Palmetto
      + Soy Isoflavones
      + Pygeum
      + Pumpkin Seed Oil (still take this)
      + Fish Oil (still take this)
+ I tried Derma rollers, I can't say if that worked or not. Because my hair was growing back from most likely the hormones
+ I used Nexxus, that seemed to feel like my scalp was clean, but didn't really notice anything from it.
+ I made a shampoo myself with the following products, it seems to help a lot especially Tea Tree Oil.
     - Tea Tree Oil (15 drops)
     - Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) - a good amount but not too much otherwise the hair gets too oily
     - Emu Oil - I tried, but that got expensive. However, there are claims.
     - Organic Base shampoo that has plant extract in it
     - I also throw in Pantene conditioner.
+ I also condition my hair with "Its' a 10"
+ This may sound funny but I wear a night cap to bed. lol. I was afraid that I could possibly be tugging my hair when I was sleeping while trying to move. I caught myself a couple times.
+ The hormones definitely helped a lot.

I'm sorry I have a lot of things that didn't work for me in this list. But just letting you know that it didn't work for me. The worst case scenario is a wig. A lot of girls wear wigs now and days. But I totally feel what your going through. I hope some of this may help you.

I forgot to mention Biotin. I noticed my hair growing at a faster rate. Just FYI

if meds dont work to help regrow hair, a wig is the only other option

BreanneRose

Have your doctor look into Avadort. I had a large receding hairline and my back hair was thinning to the point where you could see the scalp.

In less than two years, I have more hair than I did when I was 12.

If none of that worked, you can look into hair transplants too. But Avadort has a good tendency of working.

Quote from: Annah on October 24, 2011, 11:10:28 PM
BrokenCode

Have your doctor look into Avadort. I had a large receding hairline and my back hair was thinning to the point where you could see the scalp.

In less than two years, I have more hair than I did when I was 12.

Really? I'll definitely will look into that. Thanks!!

I meant that for BreanneRose lol sorry! But you can take the advice too

Quote from: Annah on October 24, 2011, 11:13:58 PM
I meant that for BreanneRose lol sorry! But you can take the advice too

I was just thinking about that too. lol.

Quote from: Annah on October 24, 2011, 11:10:28 PM
BreanneRose

Have your doctor look into Avadort. I had a large receding hairline and my back hair was thinning to the point where you could see the scalp.

In less than two years, I have more hair than I did when I was 12.

If none of that worked, you can look into hair transplants too. But Avadort has a good tendency of working.

is that topical or oral?

Quote from: Annah on October 24, 2011, 11:10:28 PM
BreanneRose

Have your doctor look into Avadort. I had a large receding hairline and my back hair was thinning to the point where you could see the scalp.

In less than two years, I have more hair than I did when I was 12.

If none of that worked, you can look into hair transplants too. But Avadort has a good tendency of working.

you're good with research, can you PM me a link about this med?

Avadort comes in pill form.

i was looking on the nih website, is it avodart or avadort

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 25, 2011, 12:16:34 AM
you're good with research, can you PM me a link about this med?

http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/medical-treatment/medications/avodart-dutasteride/dutasteride-information-sheet/
http://www.forhair.com/avodart_hair_loss_product.htm

Avadort generic is Dutas.

My hair and me 2 year ago before dutas/Avadort:

Quote from: Jamie Nicole on October 25, 2011, 12:20:22 AM
i was looking on the nih website, is it avodart or avadort

Avodart/Dutas

this is a link to the nih.gov website, is this it?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a603001.html

I started hormones at age 21 and had the beginnings of a receding hairline. My doctor prescribed Avodart and it worked to stop the hair from going back any further, but I ultimately had a scalp advancement to recover the already lost area.

Annah, how does Avodart work differently than Spiro, do they have a different action on testosterone?

Just asking because I guess I am lucky, I had receding in the the two corners of my hairline and also in the crown I had a small spot. Well I was on Finesteride for about a year before I started HRT but wasn't seeing much happen.  Then I I started Spiro (started HRT) and stopped Finisteride about 4 months ago and I have had a significant amount of regrowth in the receded areas in just 4 months. If this pace keeps up I am expecting for it to fully recover in a year or two.

Spiro is manufactured and marketed as a blood pressure medicine. Avodart is manufactured and marketed to treat enlarged prostates, but as a side effect prevents hair from receding any further and may induce breast development...is what I was told by my doctor.

I don't study medicine so I couldn't give you the specific biology involved.

Note: Avodart is extremely harmful to genetic women. Even if they simply touch it (it can be absorbed through the skin), they risk birth defects in future children. A bunch of warnings were plastered all over the bottle when I first picked it up from the pharmacy.

Note #2: I have since been taken off Avodart (since about the past May), because at that point the doctor judged that Spiro alone could handle the problem. Avodart apparently has been linked to some liver problems with long-term use. So, judge accordingly.

Quote from: Sadie on October 25, 2011, 04:06:49 AM
Annah, how does Avodart work differently than Spiro, do they have a different action on testosterone?

Just asking because I guess I am lucky, I had receding in the the two corners of my hairline and also in the crown I had a small spot. Well I was on Finesteride for about a year before I started HRT but wasn't seeing much happen.  Then I I started Spiro (started HRT) and stopped Finisteride about 4 months ago and I have had a significant amount of regrowth in the receded areas in just 4 months. If this pace keeps up I am expecting for it to fully recover in a year or two.

Spiro is more of a T blocker but not effective for the elimination of DHT which causes male pattern baldness.

When I am on avodart, it grows the hair out while the spiro keeps the hair loss at a halt. When a man goes off of Avodart, he may lose his hair again because his DHT comes back. When you are on HRT with estrogens and Spiro, you can get off of Avodart and be fine because the Spiro helps your body from having DHT go crazy.

Also, tests have shown that 0.5mg of Avodart is 5 times more effective than 5 mg of Finasteride.

I haven't read this thread in it's entirety so I hope I'm not asking a repeat question. Annah, is it okay to take Estrogen, Spiro, and Avodart at the same time? As of right now, I don't have any male pattern baldness or receding hairline but my hair is fine. I'd like it to be thicker. Would Avodart help with this? And should it only be taken when you start to lose hair or do you take it before to avoid it from happening? Thanks!