Advice Needed

[Eg1995]

Hi all, been doing 1mg finasteride EOD with regular 5 percent minoxidil 2x a day.

On days I don’t take the pill i do happy heady finasteride/minoxidil mix 2x a day on my scalp.

Started this last March (2024) prior to that just doing topical/min finasteride not very consistently.

Pic from February 2024:

https://imgur.com/a/CmXAtjG

Pic from yesterday (1 year):

https://imgur.com/a/3rSsHuo

Some days I feel like I’m losing ground, some days it feels like it’s going good

I don’t see many vellus hairs and can’t tell if hairs are still miniaturizing/shedding or plan on coming back.

I have a full hair panel scheduled to see if the blood work is good

Any advice? Should I keep this regimen up for a few more months OR switch. Perhaps dutasteride or just finasteride ED as opposed to EOD.

Thank you for any advice or help. I hate the fact that my genes will eventually leave me bald.

 

[MrClean1]

I don't see any difference in the 2 pictures. Might just be a maturing hairline. Do you have baldness in the family?
I would just stay on the regiment you are doing as it seems to be keeping things stable.

 

[Mr. Slap Head]

You've actually got some regrowth, causing the hairline to look a bit uneven/ sparse but it's actually some minor regrowth. But after a full year you can't expect to fill in much more, the gains are maximized.

My advice would be to stay on your current regimen and add low dose oral minoxidil to your regimen - drink one or two drops a day (~1-2mg) and you will see even more regrowth. Maybe just one drop / 1 mg since you are already on topical 2x daily.

And for the love of God stay on finasteride - do NOT try dutasteride, it can sometimes make things worse. Dutasteride should only be a last resort.

 

[losingbattle88]

You've actually got some regrowth, causing the hairline to look a bit uneven/ sparse but it's actually some minor regrowth. But after a full year you can't expect to fill in much more, the gains are maximized.

My advice would be to stay on your current regimen and add low dose oral minoxidil to your regimen - drink one or two drops a day (~1-2mg) and you will see even more regrowth. Maybe just one drop / 1 mg since you are already on topical 2x daily.

And for the love of God stay on finasteride - do NOT try dutasteride, it can sometimes make things worse. Dutasteride should only be a last resort.

finasteride is poison.