Treating Hair Loss with Medication

When men begin losing hair, they often want to take control immediately and begin to do something to stop it. The main thing you need to know before you begin any sort of treatment is why you are losing hair.

If male pattern baldness runs in your family, you are between the ages of twenty and forty five, and the hair loss began at the crown of your head, or at the temples; you are most likely suffering from male pattern baldness.

If that is the case with you, you may want to look into treating hair loss with medication. There are a few options you have, and all of them have been proven to work for male pattern baldness, for most men. What you need to decide is what sort of medication you want to try, and if you want to use more than one product.

• Prescription medication: Treating hair loss with medication that requires a prescription means you will have to get a doctor to prescribe one. The only prescription medication for hair loss right now is Finasteride (sold as Propecia). Propecia has a list of side effects including sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction, testicular pain, low semen count, and lack of desire, and allergic reactions such as itching, swelling of face and lips, and rash. This medication can take anywhere from three months to a year to work, and when treatment stops, the new hair often falls out.
• Over the counter medication: Treating hair loss with medication you can buy over the counter would not require seeing a doctor. The only over the counter medication for hair loss is Rogaine. It is a topical ointment, and has been shown to stop hair loss, and increase new growth.

The other options aren’t medication, but may be helpful to treat hair loss. Vitamins, minerals and herbs for hair loss can be used as supplements, vitamins, shampoo, or massaging oil.

Treating hair loss with medication can usually be combined with using other hair loss remedies. For more information, visit www.procerin.com.