Regaine for hair loss

It was a lot of vitamin D.
DH was taking it at the time (as he has for years) and I remember comparing them, and mine were ridiculously 'stronger' something like a hundred times the amount.
But I was officially 'deficient'.

Re the vitamin D MayBee
I think that it might have worked for me because I had that initial high loading dose.
I've taken lots of vitamins over the years and not had any result previously, so I think it must be that.
Perhaps it doesn't get into your system without the loading dose?

I’ve been taking VitD for months because of covid but, alas, my hair is still getting thinner.

My iPad is always substituting the strangest words and I never have time to check everything before I post it. It’s like a form of Tourette’s . It’s quite embarrassing sometimes.

Sorry, have no idea what that first word is meant to say, no idea where that came from [confusion]

*Koil that is supposed to elp, might try that next, but maybe try the high bit D , which I was prescribed,and another Dr I saw took it off me
I have been buying it, but will try a higher dose
I am sorry you had no luck with hair growth, but glad you could afford to get a solution of kinds ,I couldn't but will carry on tryingate1949* thank you, i will just have to keep trying,I have some Rosemary

I don't know what to advise blondenana . You name it, I tried it. As I said above, I have total hair loss. It's been 11 years and it's not coming back.
It's been a nightmare. My life was difficult before. This was the final straw. I hope you find a solution.

Thank you for replies,i am taking Vit D3 but maybe not high enough dose,
crazyHthis has been going on for 2 years now, my dermatologist i have been seeing gave me some steroid lotion and said it would have grown back by the summer, he was wrong
Did you use anything like Regaine? or did your hair grow back naturally?
How long after your dermatologist said it would grow back did it take?
I am not too bothered in winter as I can wear a hat which I had to all summer, but would like it back to normal by next summer
He put mine down to stress,which could be right , but I don't know what to do now

I have to say look at poor prince William I am sure if there had been a cure he would have used it .

Blondenana - it’s not Alopaecia Areata, is it? If it is, it will grow back in a couple of months. I had it a couple of years ago. Saw a dermatologist, who assured me it would grow back and it did !!!

Thank you Kate. I will bear that in mind to tell my dad's wife (they live near Birmingham).

Hi Fanny. After many months of tears, hiding from cameras, not wanting to go out, ruined holidays, I found a salon/clinic here in Birmingham. They are amazing - kind and caring. I was very dubious at first. I thought I may be ripped off but I couldn't have been more wrong.
This hair system is like having your own hair. I can go out in gale force winds, wash and style my hair like anyone would. It's taken years off me!
The down sides are that I go back every 6 weeks or so so that they can condition my scalp and the system so obviously for those couple of hours I have a bald head. I turn my chair away from the mirror so I can't see myself.
My system has to be glued to my scalp which I was initially horrified by but it really is fine. It costs me about £2500 a year. I save so much a month. They do other systems without glue and treatments too, including laser for hair growth.
The owner makes systems for children with cancer and alopecia free of charge.
I won't give the name of the salon as I don't think that's allowed. I'm sure there are similar ones throughout the country.
Apologies if this is too much information!

Hello Kate. Thank you for your reply.
Yes, I think that it's not really taken that seriously.
My father's wife is really struggling, it won't be long before she has no hair.
Which hair system do you have if you don't mind me asking?
I looked at the ones that Sarah Vine has, I was going to go to one of the salons that do hers to have extensions.
Thank you again

Well done Fanny. It's great that your perseverance paid off. I too saw several doctors, had blood tests, tried lotions, potions, shampoos, Regaine, old wives' tales, vitamins. Nothing worked sadly.
I am now completely without hair. I have mentioned many times on here about this and the fact that there is no help out there. I have paid for a hair system which is great but it's not cheap.
I wouldn't wish alopecia on my worst enemy.

I'm just putting this here for anyone who is suffering hair loss.
My hair had been getting thinner and thinner for about ten, fifteen years.
I was losing loads, and the growth didn't keep up. It was as if it couldn't stay in my head long enough. It was all over the floor, plug, everywhere.
Summer 2019 I decided that I was going to have extensions, not common or garden ones but the best specialist salon I could find. Even Mr C agreed with it, he never commented on my hair, but just said 'whatever makes you happy'.
Prior to this I had spent hundreds if not thousands on everything going. I'm not even going to list it. You name it, I tried it.
Anyway, in January, a blood test showed I was vitamin D deficient. I had a high loading dose and then took healthspan stuff.
Hair is now great! The best it's been in donkeys years!
My hair isn't my best feature and wouldn't win any prizes, but there is certainly a lot more of it and I don't see it all over everything like I used to.

Anyone using Regaine had any success,
I have tried it for about 4 months now and nothing,#I am giving up after this bottle is finished, no difference at all,

I know,this getting old,[or got] is no fun is it, luckily not many health problems that bother me,
Although had a few panic attacks recently, no idea why,so had to go for an ECG which was fine
I think most people are having some anxiety
I am going to try the regaine,i would rather have my own hair than a wig if i can
Thanks for replies anyway

I think I'm beyond help now! Just scared that, if I stop the minoxidil my hair will drop out completely.

Oh! have you bought some Regaine instead then,[of the boots stuff?]
I just thought you were waiting for the Boots stuff to come in
I have ordered the liquid, because i think i can get it onto my scalp, where the mousses might get tangled in with my hair,
My steroid lotion has a nozzle on it and i can get it right on to the scalp,or maybe the mousse has a narrow nozzle on it too?
The steroid lotion has made no difference, and i have too much loss to have the injections i'm told
Have you ever searched hairloss on GN there are quite a few examples, and some successes re hair regrowth,and what worked

Idiot that I am I put the Regaine mousse into my hand instead of straight onto my scalp and it turned into a liquid so I was able to use it in the same way that I use the Boots own brand.

Never heard of White hot shooshing cream, ,but the rest of my hair is quite thick anyway
It might have been me you saw on the other thread,as the back is where my hair has gone from, from the crown down,
I can't disguise the crown are which is why i am going to try the Regaine
I was told though that mine isn't alopecia, but Telogen Effluvium
I only hope it doesn't affect my blood pressure as tends to be low to normal

As my hair is now white I've just bought some White Hot Shooshing Creme that I saw advertised on facebook. It really has made my hair look a lot thicker; downside is that it's very perfumed and was terribly over packaged, but I think it can be bought in some supermarkets.

I’m getting you mixed up with someone on the other thread that had alopecia on the back of her head: that’s why I kept saying the mouse would suit you better! (should read things properly!).

Maybee i am not using anything at the momentbut i have now sent for some Regaine for women from Amazon
The reviews are good, saying they have seen new growth in 2 months
It was only £16 which is about £10 cheaper than in Boots, so worth a try i think
I have ordered the liquid, i really don't fancy using the mousse,i don't even like hair mousse, but it has to be applied twice a day,the mousse once a day
I have been using steroid liquid the Dermatologist prescibed, but i'm sure it is making it worse,as since using it,my hair has got thinner at the front
I couldn't find the Boots one anywhere

Boots didn’t have it in store so not sure what is happening: they did say it was being repackaged. I can’t say I noticed a difference: all I know is that I still have hair on my crown and I might not have had any if I wasn’t nursing it. Even though my hair is so thin I still have lots of hair in my hairbrush. To be honest, I’d stick with what you’re using now as these things take a long time to work. I do envy people with nice hair!