Recent content by TressFracture

About three weeks ago, minoxidil foam basically vanished from every store within a fifty mile radius. My local target, cvs, rite aid, etc all used to have it consistently - in both generic and brand name varieties. Now it’s out of stock in every store within fifty miles. i can still order it from...

Quite the opposite. My libido has always been incredibly weak, to the point that I’ve sometimes labeled myself asexual. This dates back to my teen years, well before I was ever thinking about hair loss. Never really had one to begin with, so none of these drugs is able to make a dent.

Has your hair held up? I just started on dutasteride after regression after a decade on finasteride. Hoping dutasteride can be a long term solution.

As someone who started dutasteride ten days ago, this post terrifies me. My hair doesn’t look all that different from yours at the starting point, so maybe this is a bad idea. it sounds like it would’ve EVENTUALLY regrown some hair, but persevering through a year long shed seems to defeat the purpose...

Good one. That really was a marvel.

Will taking dutasteride or finasteride result in testosterone tests showing high testosterone? I recently had a test because I suspected my testosterone might be LOW, but it came back that it was really high. The doctor sounded concerned and wanted me to get a workup to figure out what was going on. I never...

I am thinking of adding this along with dutasteride and topical minoxidil. What are we thinking for the prospect of increased temple growth via this method?

Even Dylan’s hair doesn’t look so great these days. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone over the age of 65 with a truly good head of hair. Even a “great” head of hair at 65 would probably be disastrous for someone in their twenties.

Can’t say for certain that it wasn’t just a mature hairline years ago, but it’s definitely male pattern baldness now. To be honest, when finasteride was really working for me, I barely thought about my hair. I took my pills and applied minoxidil at night, but otherwise I didn’t really pay much attention because my hair...

Taking a break was definitely a huge mistake, but it wasn’t strictly my choice. I had lost my job and was completely broke, to the point that I could hardly afford food or basic necessities. I just didn’t have the money to keep up treatment. Initially, I kind of went off on and on, trying to get...

i started at 24, when I noticed some pretty slight temple recession. No real diffuse thinning. My hair was still thick and my hair quality was good. But I got really paranoid and jumped right in so as to cut it off early. finasteride worked well for me until around 34, then there was a lapse in usage...

Interesting. I just started dutasteride yesterday. 37 with a decent amount of hair left. Would like to keep something mildly respectable until at least 45. Didn’t realize it was this dire, but I guess it’s the only choice I have!

Without starting another thread, how long will dutasteride maintain hair? And does prior experience with finasteride impact that figure at all? I maintained for ten years on finasteride and saw an immediate regression when I hit year 11. I had no idea this was normal when I noticed it, but it’s interesting that it...

It would seem so, but I did go back on the 5mg fincar for a while (probably 8-ish months) prior to switching to the lower dosage and my hair quality didn't improve. If anything, it continued to get worse. I was obviously a bit torn but, based on the feedback here and further research of my...

It looks like the the area of visible skin is about the same size in the second photo. While more of your scalp seems visible, the hair that is actually there looks thicker in the second photo than in the first. Keep in mind that it often takes a year to see full results from finasteride. First 3-6...