Hi everyone, I am a 35 year old woman. I have been losing hair in the last two years and now my hair is very thin. My dermatologist recommended me 5% Rogaine. After using 34 days I suddenly noticed my face got darker because of the facial hair. You may not believe but its like they grow in one night, my forehead, ears, chin, all over my face is all hair and all around my eyes. Everytime I look at my face on the mirror I cry. I went to my dermatologist today and when I showed her my face she said maybe you had it before... How do I know you were gona get facial hair... Have laser done... If you think your ears are not clean then wash them. After what I heard I left her office with out saying a word but with anger and feeling cry inside. Any one who gone through this please please please write to me. Will my facial hair fall? Will they grow worse? Or will they stay same. By the way I stop the medication as soon as I noticed. Please help. I had the most clean and beautiful face, but I cant say now I do:( thank you for your time.
Facial hair grow caused by 5% Rogaine?
Question posted by Rideyna on 1 Oct 2015
Last updated on 4 October 2015
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You need to see an Endocrinologist for blood hormone levels. It sounds to me like you are suffering from high Testosterone levels or even Testosterone dominance. When they gave me an Estrogen analogue (spirononolactone), the hair on my head kept growing; beard went to one quarter growth rate and all my body hair fell out (I stopped the spironolactone quickly) but the the feminization is sadly permanent. Yours is probably adjustable but your dermatologist is a quack; see the endocrinologist.
Thank you Stephen, I am at the doctor right now and bring your advice yo his attention.
I was just reading about Rogaine. The first thing that bothered me was that a 5% solution is the mens extra strength but it got better for you. Stop the Rogaine and your hair will go back to how it was before the Rogaine (all hair regrowth will be gone within 12 months). The product information is informative: "Do not prescribe to women" and that you have to "find the cause of the original hair loss issue" indicating the importance of seeing an endocrinolgist.
"Warnings
For external use only. For use by men only.
Flammable: Keep away from fire or flame
Do not use if
you are a woman
your amount of hair loss is different than that shown on the side of this carton or your hair loss is on the front of the scalp. 5% minoxidil topical solution is not intended for frontal baldness or receding hairline.
you have no family history of hair loss
your hair loss is sudden and/or patchy
you do not know the reason for your hair loss
you are under 18 years of age. Do not use on babies and children.
your scalp is red, inflamed, infected, irritated, or painful
you use other medicines on the scalp"
Actually the one I used was for women, it says on the bottle too. In the mean time I went to my family doctor he did all kinds of hormonal blood rest and referred me to a endocrinologist, not only facial hair it also caused dark skin marks on my face, but I worry more about the facial hair, they look horrible, to be honest the cause on my face made me forget about my hair even though I still lose hair everyday non stop. Thanks for the link
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