Ok I'm 22 noticed hair loss at 21. So I started taking minoxidil 5% almost 4 months ago and my hairloss has gotten exponentially worse, I thought that if I started now it wouldn't be as bad later but it seems its just advanced my hair loss by several months/years. I know that losing hair in the first few months is normal but from everything I've read it seems to say you should start seeing results at 4 months and I definitely have not, I'm just shocked at how bad its gotten in such a short amount of time. Should I just abandon the last 2 months and I have left of treatment or just finish it off and hope for the best? This is very depressing :sobbing:
Need help :(
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Vlatch
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An article about sexual sides and finasteride : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481923/
"To date, there is no evidence-based data substanciating the link between finasteride and persistent sexual side effects in the numerous double blinded, placebo controlled studies using finasteride 1mg for hairloss".
Ten year study : http://www.haargroeispecialist.nl/resources/product-files/files/Finasteride-10-year-follow-up.pdf
86% of patients remained above or at baseline.
3.4% of patients reported erection problems. No control group here (placebo).
It's your call. You can also try RU58841 or spironolactone cream, or continue taking minoxidil and wait a few years until CB-03-01 is available on the market, but I wouldn't bet everything on minoxidil alone.
"To date, there is no evidence-based data substanciating the link between finasteride and persistent sexual side effects in the numerous double blinded, placebo controlled studies using finasteride 1mg for hairloss".
Ten year study : http://www.haargroeispecialist.nl/resources/product-files/files/Finasteride-10-year-follow-up.pdf
86% of patients remained above or at baseline.
3.4% of patients reported erection problems. No control group here (placebo).
It's your call. You can also try RU58841 or spironolactone cream, or continue taking minoxidil and wait a few years until CB-03-01 is available on the market, but I wouldn't bet everything on minoxidil alone.
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With every visit online(message forums, youtube, etc) more and more get frightened away from using the most effective weapon in our arsenal against hair loss. I have even read about people giving up the drug after having 10+ years of success. I used to get into arguments all the time about the safety of the drug, but it just seems useless. Too many just gravitate toward the horror stories. I use it and have been side free for a little over a year. The reality of the situation is if I let the horror stories get to me I have two options: 1) accept going slick bald, 2) get fitted for a piece.