Contemplating To Use Finasteride, Have I Left It Too Late (pics Included)?

[Follicleism]

Hi,
I am new to the forum world, first time posting on any hair loss site. I want to give a quick backlog of my condition and how it has progressed.

I’m 26 and have been loosing hair for 4 years, I have used an in clinic LLLT and last year I used propecia EOD for 9 Months. I feel like my libido has decreased somewhat or maybe it’s my mental health I’m not sure.

I’m horrified at the prospect to start finasteride due to new studies that used ultrasound on penile tissue and found them to be replaced by fibrous tissue. Hence the reason for persistent ED.

Have a look at my pictures and see if i have a chance of getting my hair back. I want to use EUROMED Saw Palmetto as it showed very similar efficacy to do finasteride in terms of inhibiting DHT. Also want to throw in Tricomin. Any advice whether I should take the saw palmetto or get back onto finasteride EOD.

 

[frank1980]

Where was this study? Does it have any merit? I have only been on finasteride for 2 weeks, but so far I have noticed no sides. However, I take .25mg daily. I'm concerned about finasteride, but I think I'll be fine. Did you lose your libido on finasteride and did it come back when you got off? I also use saw palmetto. Have you thought about minoxidil or derma rolling? You really have slow hair loss. I think you might stop it or even reverse it if you get on the right plan. However, even with your slow rate of hair loss, I think not doing anything will leave you with significant hair loss in around 10 to 20 years. This is my routine:

Biotin/Saw Palmetto and multi vitamin daily
.25mg Finasteride Daily
Minoxidil Foam twice on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
Minoxidil Foam once in the morning on Mondays and Thursdays
Derma Rolling 1.5mm Monday and Thursday Night after shower with mildly damp hair
Nizoral 1% every night. (This is too much for most people but my scalp and hair can take it and feel better than ever) Massage into scalp and leave for 4 minutes before rinsing
Neutrogena or any salicylic shampoo Monday and Thursday prior to derma rolling to remove and scalp build up.

The reason I don't use Finasteride 12 hours prior and 24 hours post derma rolling is that at 1.5mm it is designed to stimulate collagen production as well, and minoxidil damages collagen.