Eflornithine topical for Hirsutism User Reviews (Page 5)

• CC3...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 10, 2021

Eflornithine topical "I got this to help with my facial hair (around chin/jawline). It does not seem to work. I am still plucking and shaving just as often as I was before. When I originally started this medication, my testosterone levels were normal, which was confusing as to how I had hair growth in the first place. I have been taking this for about 6 months, and my testosterone levels are now high. Not sure if the medication had anything to do with it or if it is, in fact, undiagnosed PCOS. I would not recommend this medication because it is a waste of money and doesn't work as promised."

• Sal...
• April 23, 2021

Eflornithine topical "I have recently tried Vaniqa for facial hair, and I have lost so much hair on my scalp, I would say 40 percent of my hair. I began noticing so much hair loss once I began using Vaniqa for facial hair, and I stopped using the product. Not sure if anyone else went through this."

• Hir...
• March 18, 2021

Eflornithine topical "This was horrible. Had horrible side effects/burned my chin area. Did NOTHING!! I could and would have rather spent the money on multiple effective laser treatments. Very disappointed in money dropped on this worthless product! Literally been using it for months and NOTHING at all! In fact, since using it, I have noticed more hair! Beware of this no wonder product - doctors never recommend it!"

• Anonymous
• May 21, 2020

Eflornithine topical "Worked well until the shortage! Totally non-effective now! I’m going back to the generic I used while it was not available."

• Joy...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 3, 2020

Eflornithine topical "I had used Vaniqa for 5 years, and it worked beautifully. No shaving anymore. Then it went off the market for some time and came back. I ordered it again, and it appears it doesn't work like the old formulation. I have used it for 4 months now, and no results. I am so heartbroken because it was the only treatment that worked for me in the past. Please, if anyone has something that is working for them, please leave a message on here. I will really appreciate it."

• Tan...
• April 2, 2020

Eflornithine topical "Tried Vaniqa for the hairs on my chin and am absolutely dissatisfied! Very expensive, but no results! What more can I say? I’m angry that my dermatologist prescribed it."

• Lux...
• February 17, 2020

Eflornithine topical "I’ve been using Vaniqa for over 15 years. Before the recent shortage, I found it to work wonderfully. I have dark, coarse hairs growing in my chin area, but when I used Vaniqa, I didn’t have to shave often. Furthermore, I only had to use Vaniqa once or twice a week for it to be effective. I’d usually put it on in the evening before going to bed one or two nights a week, and that was enough. When the shortage happened and I couldn’t get Vaniqa, I resorted to electrolysis. When Vaniqa finally came back on the market, I thought I would stop electrolysis and just go back to using the cream. WRONG. I don’t know what they’ve done to Vaniqa, but it does not work as effectively as before. I use it daily, and I still have to shave every day, and I have that 5 o’clock shadow! Given how expensive it is (I’ve always paid for it out-of-pocket), I can’t justify spending so much and getting no results. I’m going back to electrolysis."

• Cin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 27, 2019

"Eflornithine did not make a lot of difference. It only slowed the hair down a little bit for the price of $201, I expected action. I won't be buying again. I still have coarse dark hairs. Maybe it's not made for Black skin."

• Dan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 12, 2019

Eflornithine topical "I had been on bioidentical hormone replacement pellets in which the high dosage of testosterone gave me dark, thick hairs on my chin and thicker hairs above my lip. I changed to a new doctor and am using hormone creams instead. He prescribed this for me, mentioning it will stop the hair growth. I've been on it now for almost three months, and it has done nothing but irritate my top lip. I have reddish skin now above my lip, almost like mild burn marks, as well as patches of dry skin. My doctor told me it may take up to a year to begin working, and that 90% of patients on it continue with it. After reading some of the horrible reviews, I may opt for laser hair removal treatments. I have to do something, as the hair growth is more than I can handle daily. I'm not happy with this at all."

• hai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2016

Eflornithine topical "I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with very extreme hair growth. For instance, I got a haircut 3 weeks ago to above chin length, and it already grew back to a short ponytail. I have tried about every hair removal method there is, but it's tricky because some just plain don't work on me, and each place on the body has a different growth pattern. Anyway, suffice to say I shave my face much more often than my husband has to shave his. So I didn't mind spending $150 for less than 2 oz of cream. It's not supposed to show a difference until at least 4 or 8 weeks in. But within 3 days, it was brutally clear that the hair was coming in much faster, thicker, and unable to be removed. I stopped the cream, and within a few days, I was back to normal growth."

• orp...
• April 12, 2016

Eflornithine topical "I take Seroxat/Paxil for depression. When I started to use Vaniqa, it worked for hairs, but I didn't realize that it was making me very depressed! Be careful."

• wak...
• December 31, 2015

Eflornithine topical "For me, it doesn't work, not even in one single hair of my face, darker or lighter. I'm using it for one month and a half, and no results till now. What a waste of money."

• Man...
• November 4, 2015

Eflornithine topical "Did nothing for me. I have been applying Vaniqa twice a day to my chin for over 2 months, and I haven't noticed any change whatsoever. I will continue to try until the tube is empty but will NOT repurchase. I don't want people out there to falsely assume this is some sort of miraculous cream that works for everyone. I have sharp, dark hairs on my chin and a few scattered ones on my face and chest, and I've had it since I was 20. I think electrolysis is the only way for me to better my 'condition.' Good luck to all out there battling this."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 2, 2014

Eflornithine topical "For me, this medication worked everywhere but on my facial hair. It was definitely systemic for me as I noticed no hair growth in areas of my body, previously hairy, but no change in my facial hair. I have rheumatoid arthritis, and I take a medication that causes hair loss. I noticed that there was no regrowth in hair on my scalp that I lost from the medication."