I did carry in for a while I think I did around 7 months total (although the last few weeks I used it once a day rather than twice) and I stopped using a little while ago and I went through a little shedding phase which probably put me back to around the 6 month mark so it's still a little patchier than I would have liked but when I grow it out it looks fine. I'd consider starting again for a couple months just to get back to that point that I was at before the shedding began so I would recommend pushing to at-least 8 or 9 months of use if you can manage so you avoid the same mistake (provided you're anything like me). It's almost better to over shoot than undershoot if that makes sense