Recent content by otis mcdonald

I’ve now been on Finasteride for about 18 months. No side effects my hair is maybe about the same as when I started. It’s kinda hard to tell tbh- all I know is it’s not significantly better or worse. I’ve had gyno since I was a teenager and it hasn’t made anything worse. I have the tissue...

I’m also in a similar situation can’t decide if I should get on minoxidil

What is an RU?

Started finasteride about a year ago and had ball ache for about a month. Wasn’t worried at all as I read this was normal. However recently I’ve been getting it again. Anyone else experienced this ? Cheers

Interesting. I know it’s hard to know for sure but how much of your hair maintenance/improvement would you say was from minoxidil? I’ve been on finastebride for a year and recently cut my hair short and my hairline seems to possibly be thinning. I’m thinking about possibly trying Minoxidil as well.

Vincent Pastore from the sopranos is the same. He’s now 73

Are you using finasteride?

How have you found it? Has it improved your hair thickness? I’ve been on finasteride for a year and my hairline is still much thinner than the rest of my hair. I’m thinking about getting on minoxidil

I had ball ache which lasted a few weeks then went. I also felt like I was suffering from brain fog and mild depression. However at that time I was on a very strict low carb diet because I have gyno and I was worried that being a bit overweight and taking finasteride might exacerbate it so I...

It’s hard to say. I did have a psychological effect though as most of the finasteride studies have been with 1mg and even though 0.5 is probably nearly as effective part of me did worry that maybe it wasn’t. Didn’t notice increased sides so definitely recommend going for the full dose.

Yup. For the first 7 months I was taking a 0.5 dose and decided to go up to 1mg because I thought that it wasn’t working. Literally over the last 6 weeks I’ve noticed that it’s working. It’s not a big difference but when I look and feel my hair I think ‘oh my hair looks pretty okay and feels...

I’ve been on it for a year now and over the last couple of months I’ve notice a slight thickening at the front of my head that was thinning I’ve also not lost anymore ground. I’m 32 norwood 2/2.5 with thinning in Norwood 3/3.5 pattern. I first had people mentioning that my hair was receding...

Have you lost any hair since taking it ?

How can you tell where your juvenile hairline was by wrinkling your forehead?

Seriously? I’ve never heard of a test before. It’s hard to tell if finasteride is working tbh I guess I haven’t had any significant hair loss but at the same time things don’t look improved