vaniqa any one tried it ?????????

dee2002 · 08-10-2007, 08:35 PM

my doctor has just put me on vaniqa cream for my unwanted hair
i have only just started and dont pluck so much
has any one else tried it and did it work for you ??

sunflower20 · 08-16-2007, 01:17 PM

No it didn't work for me.....but gave me lots of ingrown hairs.I used it only for a couple of months bcz I got pregnant .....may be long term use can be effective.

ariesladi25 · 08-19-2007, 10:29 PM

Hey dee,

I had also tired vaniqa, and it didnt work for me either. There are many women who say it really did help, but you must stay on it sometimes it takes a year to see results.... i would hang in there, and try it, if you dont pluck much, it may work for you!

Good luck

ariesladi25

THAMESIDE · 08-21-2007, 08:05 PM

i have used it too, but i will say its a long process, it only turned the hair white, which i found was pointless, now i dont use it just pluck my face every other day

Ella831 · 08-26-2007, 06:34 PM

Yes!!! I have been on it for about 5 months now. I didn't show any results at first but about after 2months of use I noticed I wasn't needing to pluck as often. It hasn't worked as well on the side of my face as I would like but it is better than nothing!!!! Hope it works for you too!!!

EllaBella · 08-27-2007, 01:58 PM

i'm going to ask my doc for a Rx tomorrow. Even if it takes a few months, i'd love to see some sort of result. It takes me forever to pluck so lately i've been shaving

I hate that so much....

ashmgray · 08-28-2007, 04:56 PM

so most people didn't have a good outcome with it? My derm wrote a rx for me and i went to get it filled it was $75. Insurance covered none. So I didn't get it. I think I will stick with the plucking.....

EllaBella · 08-28-2007, 05:40 PM

i asked my doctor for a Rx for it and he said it'd be a waste of my money. he said i'd notice a bigger difference if i dropped the weight...

MandaK · 08-29-2007, 07:55 PM

I've been using Vaniqa for almost two months now. In the past, I would shave in the morning before work. But then, I would have 5 o'clock shadow by 3pm!! I would shave as soon as I got home. Then by bedtime I would feel fuzzy all over again.

Now I can go almost the entire day with only shaving once in the morning. I sometimes still do another one before bed because the DH

loves to caress my face so much.

Vaniqa costs me $86 for one tube, but to me it is totally worth it. My self-esteem has improved so much!!!!

Lisa Bowers · 09-05-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ashmgray

so most people didn't have a good outcome with it? My derm wrote a rx for me and i went to get it filled it was $75. Insurance covered none. So I didn't get it. I think I will stick with the plucking.....

If the cost and insurance not covering it is an issue, I'd suggest talking to you DR about an rx for Spironolactone. It's also a pill to control high BP, so your insurance company should cover it. My dh's insurance company didn't even question the rx when I took it to get it filled. And even if it's not covered under your plan, it's not that expensive. A 3 month rx here in Alberta is only $30. Definitely worth looking into. Good luck.

Lisa

Ella831 · 09-05-2007, 02:04 PM

For me I have been on it about 6months.It has worked for some parts of my face but other part like neck and chin it hasn't worked.I am still using it b/c the pharmacy said it can take anywhere from 4mon-1year to work completely.For me I figure if it is helping a little that is better than nothing!!I also bleach though too. So it helps the dark hairs not be so noticeable to others but to me it still is. I have asked my hubby to tell me if he can notice the hairs and when I need to bleach again.You don't want to bleach too much b/c then your facial hair will be really blonde.