Rogaine Side Effects

January 14, 2010 · Posted in baldness · Comment 

There may be some side effects with Rogaine. Some users do experience certain problems such as scalp irritation, itching, and dandruff. However, this can be treated with a good shampoo. Some user reported an increase in hair shedding at the start of the treatment. It is just temporary, and treatment should not be stopped. Indeed, this may actually be a signal that the treatment is working.

Due to the medication’s alcohol content, some users may develop a contact rash or irritated skin. In addition, with excessive doses, some users may experience dizziness or a rapid heartbeat. However, with normal use these effects are uncommon. A minority of Rogaine users experience “hypertrichosis” problem. This is hair growth on the face or other bodily areas. This side effect appears in about 3-5 % of women who use the 2% solution, and higher among women using the 5% solution. In this case, the treatment should be stopped.

Rogaine should not be used if a person has any of these systemic effects:

  • Chest pain
  • Rapid heartbeat
  • Faintness
  • Dizziness
  • Sudden unexplained weight gain
  • swelling of the extremities

Tell your doctor quickly if you get any of these (less common) Rogaine side effects:

  • Increased hair loss
  • Dizziness
  • Burning of scalp
  • Inflammation at root of hair
  • Rash/reddened skin
  • Upset stomach/vomiting
  • Acne on scalp
  • Headaches
  • Breast tenderness
  • Increased growth/darker pigmentation of fine (vellus) body hair

If too much of this drug is absorbed by your body, you need to tell your doctor quickly. These are the symptoms:

  • Racing/irregular heartbeat
  • Chest pain
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Numb/tingling hands, feet, or face
  • Blurred vision
  • Fainting
  • Decrease in libido
  • Rapid weight gain
  • Swelling of face, hands, feet and/or lower legs

You should also tell your doctor if any of the following applies to you:

  • If you have any allergy (especially to minoxidil or propylene glycol).
  • If you’re pregnant, or plan to become so during your treatment – minoxidil in oral form will pass into breast milk and is not recommended during breast-feeding. (Topically applied minoxidil hasn’t been studied in pregnant women).
  • If you are taking any medicine (prescription or non-prescription) especially anti-hypertensive drugs, diuretics, or vitamins.
  • If you’re using Vaseline, Corticosteroids or Tretinoin (Retin-A) on your scalp. These things can cause too much minoxidil to be absorbed and so increase your chances of side effects.
  • Alcohol can make the side effects of Rogaine/minoxidil worse.
  • Generic Rogaine contains 80% alcohol and is flammable – keep it away from fire as well as eyes, nose, and mouth.
  • There are other concerns with this drug – make sure you read the label carefully before you start using it.

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Rogaine For Women

January 5, 2010 · Posted in baldness · Comment 

All women want to have thicker, healthier, beautiful hair. There are many reasons for hair loss in women. Women’s Rogaine is the first and only FDA-approved treatment clinically proven to regrow hair in women. Indeed, Rogaine hair regrowth treatment is the #1 dermatologist-recommended brand for hair, which is available without a prescription. Rogaine hair regrowth treatment works for both men and women. Some people say Rogaine is more effective in women than in men.

Is Women’s Rogaine Right for You? The checklist below will help you determine if Rogaine for women is right for you.

You notice more hair than usual in the shower drain, on your pillow, or in your hairbrush.
Your hair is fine or thin, and gets worse.
You’ve changed your hairstyle or cut your hair shorter because you are dissatisfied with the fullness of your hair.
Your ponytail is smaller than it used to be.
Members of your immediate or extended family, male or female, have experienced hair loss.
If you part your hair in the middle of your scalp, the width of the part shows more scalp than normal.

Sound familiar? If two or more of these statements are true for you, you may be experiencing hereditary hair problem. Women’s Rogaine may be right for you.

However, there are many conditions, diseases, and hair care practices that can result in excessive hair loss. If you have no family history of hair problems, if your hair loss is sudden or patchy, or it is associated with childbirth, or you do not know the reason for your problem, it’s important to talk to your doctor or dermatologist. While Women’s Rogaine may not be right for you, your healthcare professional may offer other options such as hair transplantation, wigs, or hair weaves.

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Does Rogaine Work?

December 30, 2009 · Posted in baldness · Comment 

In a single word, YES! Rogaine works as a hair loss treatment. Otherwise, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration of US) would not approve it. FDA is a tough authority, and never approves a medication, unless there are some high quality scientific proof showing usage of that drug is safe and results are good.

Yes, Rogaine (Minoxidil) works. HOWEVER, this does NOT mean that:

* Rogaine regrows hair in ALL of people

* Rogaine restores ALL of your hair

* The quality of the new hair just like the your normal ones

* Rogaine works for ALL types of baldness

* Rogaine works forever

The truth is:

* Rogaine GENERALLY regrows hair in most of men and women

* In some cases, it yields miraculous results, and restores almost all of your hairs and they are really thick

* In some case, it results in a thin coverage of thin hair

* In some case, of course, the result is far from satisfying.

Rogaine’s success may depend on how advanced your hair loss has become. So, the more severe hair loss problem, the less the results are satisfying. One of the real benefits of Rogaine is keeping what hair you have or slowing your thinning. So, it is especially good at preventing hair loss. So, when you detect a hair loss problem, you should take action as soon as possible. Rogaine is especially effective in maintaining or growing hair in the crown area (the top back of the head). It is not effective in the frontal hairline areas. Rogaine works for both men and women. Some people say it is also more effective in women than in men.

How Does Rogaine work?

Rogaine revitalizes shrunken hair follicles, thus increasing their size. When you use Rogaine regularly, your follicles may increase in size and in number, and the growing phase may become longer. This may then produce longer, thicker hairs. The exact mechanism of action of Rogaine as hair loss treatment is not known. However, scientist showed that Rogaine increases the blood flow to the balding areas of the scalp. Some researchers believe that Rogaine (minoxidil) works by opening the follicle’s potassium channels located in the cells.

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Rogaine Review

November 30, 2009 · Posted in baldness · Comment 

Numerous studies showed topical Rogaine’s ability to slow down hair loss and promote hair regrowth. Today, Rogaine is one of two medications which have FDA approval for treatment of androgenic hair loss (the other one is Propecia). Will Rogaine work for you? Should you use it? Before deciding, read what is good and what is bad with Rogaine.

What is good with Rogaine?

It is proven, not bogus: There are many scientific studies about Rogaine. Most of them show that Rogaine is good for hair regrowth. Sometimes, the results are so impressive. Thus, FDA approved its usage for hair loss. Most of the other medicines and methods out there have no such a proof showing their efficacy. If you believe science, it is logical to choose a legitimate medicine, instead of unproven ones which many of them are just bogus.

No gender difference: Rogaine is used for both men (2% or 5%) and women (2% only). Other FDA-approved medicine Propecia is not approved for use by women.

Availability: Rogaine is available without a prescription.

Usage method: Rogaine is directly applied to the scalp. You do not have to take it orally. Thus, its systemic side-effects (to whole body) are minimum to none. So, men are relieved to know that it works without altering male hormones.

What is bad with Rogaine?

No guarantee: Rogaine’s manufacturer clearly states Rogaine does not work for everyone and individual results will vary. A clinical test showed about 55% of the men who used Rogaine obtained some improvement. That means that 45% of the users will not see satisfactory improvement.

Not good for forehead: Rogaine stimultes hair regrowth at the top of the body, not at the forehead. Your hair loss affects primarily forehead, Rogaine is not good for you.

Delayed effect: Seeing some hair improvement, may take time. You need to apply Rogaine 3 or 4 months to see it starts to work. So, just knowing Rogaine is not good for you may cost you wasted money and time.

Continuous treatment: Those who see some improvement then need to maintain the medication to avoid losing any hair gained. Its maximum allowed duration of usage is not known.

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