Stop Male Hair Loss

There are a large number of drugs available that purportedly can help stop hair loss and help regrow your hair. In the next few posts, we will go into details of how each of the more popular hair loss medication work. In this post we will just go over some general principles about hair loss drugs.

If you are considering drugs in you bid to stop your hair loss and perhaps regrow your hair, there are a few things you need to keep in mind

• Delayed action: Hair loss medication take a while before you notice any effect. With some of the products available, it may take up to six months of taking the tablet or using the lotion before you notice any effect. So before you start, find out how long it takes for the particular medication you are going on to work so that you do not have false expectations
• Targeted cause: The hair loss drugs are not a cure all. Different drugs have different mechanisms of action so it helps to find out what the specific cause of your hair loss is so that you can get the right drug for it. Match your choice of drug to the cause of your hair loss. This one tip could save you a lot of frustration and a lot of money
• Reasonable expectations: I have done a lot of studying around hair loss and a drug that can restore your hair to thick long locks, just has not been invented yet. Most of these drugs are great for stopping progress and allowing growth of a small amount of hair, looks like lanugo hair. But if you are completely bald, it would be a big ask to expect a drug to give you thick golden locks.
• Side effects: You have got to find out what side effects to expect with the drugs especially if they are tablets you have to ingest. Every drug has potential side effects so find out what they are and if they are acceptable to you. A more important point is for those who already have an underlying condition and are on medication. Before starting a new drug, you really must check with your doctor that there are no potential disastrous effects due to your condition or interaction with any medication you are taking. This advice actually applies when starting any new medication be it for hair loss or something else
• Long Term: Some of these drugs do help regrow some hair AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE USING IT. So whether it is a lotion you rub on your scalp or a tablet you take, be prepared to take this for the duration. The reason is with some, soon after you stop using the medication, the new hair may start to regress

Before we end, I just wanted to point out that hair loss medication or to put it better, medication to help stop hair loss can come either as pills you take or an ointment or lotion you rub on your scalp