Exploring The Hormonal Route. Hair=life.

[Adri23]

I agree. But once a week derma stamping fast wont hurt. I may do it. And apply 1ml fast on head. But I still use 1mg finasteride oral eod and oral min 4mg daily.

But tbh idk how much benefit would I get considering im taking a nuclear regimen. I understand it can work for ppl with a normal regimen, but if it will give me only few hairs I wont bother.

 

[losingbattle88]

But tbh idk how much benefit would I get considering im taking a nuclear regimen. I understand it can work for ppl with a normal regimen, but if it will give me only few hairs I wont bother.

Ye. But read recently of ppl on reddit that never responded to topical min for months and years only when they added needling just once a week did they see results. Pretty interesting nevertheless.

 

[Adri23]

Ye. But read recently of ppl on reddit that never responded to topical min for months and years only when they added needling just once a week did they see results. Pretty interesting nevertheless.

Yeah, in my case I do respond to topical minoxidil thanks to tretinoin.

 

[pentobean]

I heard of a better alternative to HRT. It is minoxidill with microneedling. It regrows more hair than HRT apparently. Thank me later.

Lol tried that for 2 years, ages 17-18 and didn’t do jack sh*t. I tried everything. I must be on strong AAs + derma needles to regrow hair

 

[losingbattle88]

Yeah, in my case I do respond to topical minoxidil thanks to tretinoin.

Read that needling could maybe increase sulfotransferase which will make min more effective. Some studies suggest that microneedling may lead to an increased activity of sulfotransferase enzymes in hair follicles, potentially boosting the effectiveness of minoxidil in stimulating hair growth. If this is true then if u ONLY used oral min and needling it could make oral min more effective. But I will use both oral and topical. I do hate topicals but slapping on 1-2ml before bed time once a day is easy. Brushing our teeth takes wayy longer.

 

[Adri23]

Read that needling could maybe increase sulfotransferase which will make min more effective. Some studies suggest that microneedling may lead to an increased activity of sulfotransferase enzymes in hair follicles, potentially boosting the effectiveness of minoxidil in stimulating hair growth. If this is true then if u ONLY used oral min and needling it could make oral min more effective. But I will use both oral and topical. I do hate topicals but slapping on 1-2ml before bed time once a day is easy. Brushing our teeth takes wayy longer.

Oral minoxidil already uses liver to convert into minoxidil sulfate, wont make a diff if you needle it or not. It is only effective for topical. Tretinoin also upregulates sulfotransferase that is why non responder respond when using minoxidil with tret

 

[losingbattle88]

Lol tried that for 2 years, ages 17-18 and didn’t do jack sh*t. I tried everything. I must be on strong AAs + derma needles to regrow hair

I was being sarcastic ofc. But I will give it a try. Needling once a week is easy and takes less than 10 min. I did my first needling just now.

 

[Adri23]

I was being sarcastic ofc. But I will give it a try. Needling once a week is easy and takes less than 10 min. I did my first needling just now.

You can try to use tret as well

 

[GRme11]

I was being sarcastic ofc. But I will give it a try. Needling once a week is easy and takes less than 10 min. I did my first needling just now.

I wonder how the f*** you just needled with so much f*****g hair….

 

[losingbattle88]

Oral minoxidil already uses liver to convert into minoxidil sulfate, wont make a diff if you needle it or not. It is only effective for topical. Tretinoin also upregulates sulfotransferase that is why non responder respond when using minoxidil with tret

I know about the liver but if needling produces it in the scalp then u get an extra boost?

 

[GRme11]

Oral minoxidil already uses liver to convert into minoxidil sulfate, wont make a diff if you needle it or not. It is only effective for topical. Tretinoin also upregulates sulfotransferase that is why non responder respond when using minoxidil with tret

Daily topical minoxidil+tret way better than just needle once a week imho.

 

[losingbattle88]

You can try to use tret as well

Nah im good. It burns skin and its expensive. I wont need it anyway.

 

[Adri23]

I know about the liver but if needling produces it in the scalp then u get an extra boost?

It doesnt work like that

 

[GRme11]

Why would you ever needle with so much hair? @losingbattle88. What a waste of time. If oral minoxidil is not working good for you, then change to topical. There are many stories on Reddit that others have responded to topical better than oral, myself included. I didn’t drop topical, but I added 5mg daily for whole 6-7 months and it didn’t give me anything. Not even a bit of thickness.

 

[losingbattle88]

It doesnt work like that

Maybe I should just focus on oral min then. And skip topical. But needling can have other benefits like boost in bloodflow and collagen production. Man fuk my life lmao.

 

[losingbattle88]

Why would you ever needle with so much hair? @losingbattle88. What a waste of time. If oral minoxidil is not working good for you, then change to topical. There are many stories on Reddit that others have responded to topical better than oral, myself included. I didn’t drop topical, but I added 5mg daily for whole 6-7 months and it didn’t give me anything. Not even a bit of thickness.

I never said oral didnt work. I have been on for only a few weeks. And I do wanna avoid topicals tbh. So ye ur right. Maybe I should drop this idea alltogether and focus on oral finasteride and min which I have been on for like 2 weeks.

 

[Adri23]

Maybe I should just focus on oral min then. And skip topical. But needling can have other benefits like boost in bloodflow and collagen production. Man fuk my life lmao.

I think both can work synergically. I had never recovered any hair on temples with only oral, but kinda recovered some with topical

 

[GRme11]

I never said oral didnt work. I have been on for only a few weeks. And I do wanna avoid topicals tbh. So ye ut right. Maybe I should drop this idea alltogether and focus on oral finasteride and min....

Maybe you should just stay on a treatment religiously without making f*****g changes all the time then and give time???

 

[pentobean]

Has any one experienced sexuality changes?
I was bi before hrt and now I’m super bi and very attracted to masculinity, like body hair and body, arms
I’m still romantically interested in women just less sexually

 

[coco_304]

I never said oral didnt work. I have been on for only a few weeks. And I do wanna avoid topicals tbh. So ye ur right. Maybe I should drop this idea alltogether and focus on oral finasteride and min which I have been on for like 2 weeks.

Hi, did you stop taking aspirin??