Is minoxidil necessary for regrowth with finasteride

[hair_nag]

I ve been on finasteride for 7 months now and while I have some slight regrowth in the form longer more dense fine hairs in the temple corner, 98% don't seem to grow any longer.

So is minoxidil mandatory for regrowth with finasteride? or is this simply the max extent to which finasteride will give me regrowth?

 

[big_head]

Max results from finasteride take around 2 years to see.

You may not regrow anything though, finasteride might just maintain what you have. I would stick it out until the 1 year mark before adding minoxidil.

 

[hair_nag]

Thanks for the advice.
I have had some regrowth. I have really short pigmented hairs that look like they may turn into real hair if they grew out but they haven't growth for a while.

 

[firstpost]

Personally, if i was using finasteride, id add stemox and/or dermarolling+LiCl over minoxidil. Your minoxidil gains are gone the moment you stop putting that cream on your head.

 

[big_head]

Personally, if i was using finasteride, id add stemox and/or dermarolling+LiCl over minoxidil. Your minoxidil gains are gone the moment you stop putting that cream on your head.

Are you implying dermarolling gains are permanent even if one stops dermarolling?

 

[firstpost]

I didn't say dermarolling. I said dermarolling+LiCl. There is a difference. Dermarolling on its own is probably useless.

 

[Hairloss23]

Dermarolling with whatever is pretty useless unless you literally bleed the entire hairline which hurts like hell with a roller, needling much better.