Those in desperate search for a working hair loss treatment will frequently stop at nothing to fight losing hair, even
if the cost is prohibitive and the treatments questionable. Whether it is the latest hair system for female hair loss, a hair loss vitamin, an exploration of hair transplantation or external hair treatments that promise faster hair growth, stronger hair, and also claim to have the added benefits of being hair loss treatments, there is rarely a stone left unturned. Yet while medical hair restoration for men’s and women’s hair loss is a physician supervised procedure, some hair loss treatments are iffy, such as powdered seaweed and allegedly specially formulated hair loss shampoo. Those may do little more than lighten your wallet in the end while having next to no effect on your bald pate.
A more dangerous hair loss solution is presented in the off label use of certain drugs, which are not a medically recognized treatment for hair loss even though their hair growth capacities have been noted as a side effect. One such treatment may be found in the plethora of prescription acne treatments containing spironolactone. When used as a hair restoration treatment there has been limited success, yet surprisingly when used by those suffering from hirsutism, it was actually noted for its ability to reduce the hairy outcroppings.
Much like saw palmetto extract, this substance is marketed to both those who wish to lose hair and those who wish to stop hair from falling out. This oddity is not lost on physicians who by and large refuse to prescribe the medication in off label usage because of the ambivalence in results and also because of the marked side effects, such as gastrointestinal bleeding.
Unscrupulous Internet pharmacies pay precious little attention to the dangers and it is not uncommon to find one that boasts the availability of such hair loss treatments, and doing justice to the prescription requirement with a token effort of an online consultation that pays little attention to pre-existing conditions will soon set up anyone for using dangerous hair loss treatments. For example did you know that the aforementioned drug works by reducing testosterone? Unsuspecting men using this drug will almost inevitably suffer from erectile dysfunction and a plethora of other somewhat embarrassing side effects.
The other danger of Internet hair loss treatments is of course the inability to track successes, failures, and dangers. Online merchants are quick to point the finger of blame to the consumer for either failing to properly use the substance or to the manufacturer for not properly mixing the compounds. Consumers may doubt themselves, and if the drug is a matter of last resort, they may be willing to believe the claims of the online merchant that their failure to see hair sprouting is directly related to their stubborn baldness.
Be wise and visit your physician to discuss the off label use of any drug or compound and do not rely on an Internet pharmacy for meeting your prescription needs or medication counseling.
