10 Month Update On Finasteride And Minoxidil

[MKP05]

So 10 months on Finasteride with minoxidil applied at hairline only. Regenepure DR (keto shampoo) 3-4 times per week.

Month 1-3 - continued loss on temples, hairline and forelock

Month 4-6 - noticeably less density on entire scalp. Hair feels “fried”. I can now feel and see thinning hair all over scalp and not just at the temples.

Month 6-10 - continued loss on temples, hairline and forelock. Rest of scalp still thin all over and totally fried feeling but doesn’t look or feel drastically worse than month 6.

Although I have zero sides, I have clearly not responded to this medication. I feel like I may have even had a negative reaction to it. I have autoimmune AA as well for 20+ years so maybe that also played a role. I am way below baseline. Pictures below are 2 weeks prior to Fina, 3 months in, and current. All 3 pictures my hair is slightly wet. The question is should I continue taking it at this point? It’s not looking good.

 

[tqbinfinity]

I'm no doctor. I've heard that some of these meds will force your hair to shed before growing- maybe that's happening? I think your hairline looks fine.

 

[MKP05]

I'm no doctor. I've heard that some of these meds will force your hair to shed before growing- maybe that's happening? I think your hairline looks fine.

True but you’re supposed to see thickening well before 10 months. Im not even looking for regrowth at this point. I just want to maintain what I have left. And thanks for the positivity but my hairline is sh*t.

 

[Hairicane]

For 46 years old your hairline looks fine.

 

[MKP05]

For 46 years old your hairline looks fine.

Ok but compared to itself from 10 months ago it looks and feels like sh*t. I’d post pictures of the rest of my scalp to illustrate what a drastic difference there has been but I don’t even have any before pictures of the rest because I never had the slightest bit of thinning on the top of my scalp. I feel lucky to have made it to 45 with the hair I had and unlucky to have lost so much in such a short span of time. When I got hit I got it aggressively. Just not sure if I should bother continuing to take the medication.

 

[random phone charger]

Sorry, you're chasing a dragon, be fortunate with what you currently have; hair doesn't look bad. I don't see anything that would suggest discontinuing finasteride.


Oh, minoxidil may have done this to you. Your hair follicles that are prone to miniaturization are not only dependent on finasteride, but you've also made then dependent on Minoxidil. Minoxidil long-term efficacy anecdotes suggest 2-3 yrs before signs of inefficiency arise; exceptions can be sooner.