Recent content by hussan882

Cheers - i had some initial improvements with minoxidil, my crown improved just not sure its losing effectiveness - any idea if its common to have multiple sheds while on minoxidil? Is it normal for finasteride to cause shedding in the crown, or wherever hair has been miniaturised?

Sure let me clarify - was a long rambling post! Started approx minoxidil 6 months ago, started finasteride .5mg ED 3 months ago. Had some shedding when I first started minoxidil but nothing drastic. Been shedding quite a lot of hair everyday from about 4.5 months (so 3 months on Min, 1.5 on finasteride) - but only...

Thanks for taking time to read the post - need some input as I'm struggling to understand whats happening with my hair. I have thinning on my crown and temples, I'm 37 years old. I went to see a derm who did a range of tests diagnosed it as male pattern baldness, advised I start to use minoxidil 5%, I have been...