need some advice

[nohairloss]

Hey, I have been following the forum for quite some time now, but never registered, now I am in a situation I need some advice.
Last year I had a decent amount of hair, not great at all, it was thin, I have the windows peak,
and I saw it thinning out on the crown, its what made me took the plunge to start on treatments..

I bought some minoxidil and started to apply it regular twice a day for 4 months before I only applied it once a day for the rest of the year 2015 untill now.

However I tried finasteride before but it had a inflammation effect of my prostate, so I only took it maybe max 2-3 times a week (0.25-0.50mg) and than maybe a week nothing for the last half year in 2014 I saw alot of shedding from the minoxidil last year, but I continue because I see alot of people posting it has to
get worse before it gets better.

Not satisfied with the results I started finasteride 1.25mg now everyday regular since April this year so 4 full months now without sides or inflammation.
Today I have way less hair on my head I can see, but what keeps me going is that in the mirror on a right angle I can see a full head of hair without the windows peak more hair than I had in years, and also it feels like its really thickening up in the last months, but its what I feel and not what i see because in harsh light I can see right trough my hair and I look more bald than ever.

But it seems my hair got replaced with this thin colorless hair from minoxidil and they have a hard time getting color and thicken up definitely considering I am on minoxidil for almost a full year.

Well it does not seem to work that great for me, in a panic I ordered some oral minoxidil, I am also taking that 5mg a day for a full month.

I am shedding again since last week of august and it looks worse than it ever was, I feel like I screwed my hair but something tells me its doing something so I still use it everyday, 1.25mg finasteride, 5mg minoxidil and 1x minoxidil liquid

But when will i see results, will these hairs I see in the right angle ever really thicken up and get color? Or am I just screwed and accelerated my male pattern baldness?
I am losing hope, I need some advice, I just want my ****ing hair back, I dont even ask for a hairline, just some damn density so I could be a nw3 again, think i am now a 4 with diffuse thinning in the middle and temples have taken a huge hit too with the treatments, will it ever get better or is this just a waste of money and time?

Thanks for reading

 

[dusty]

Are you monitoring your blood pressure? Oral minoxidil is very dangerous if your blood pressure is within normal range without it. Seriously you are going to give yourself a heart attack if you are not careful. Minoxidil is often used as a last resort to lower blood pressure

Here is a exert from a medicinenet article: WARNING: Minoxidil may cause serious heart problems or worsen chest pain (angina). Therefore, this medication is only used when other treatments have not worked well or cannot be taken.Your doctor should direct you to also take other medications to reduce the side effects of minoxidil. These medications include a "water pill" (diuretic) to prevent the body from holding on to too much water and salt and a heart medication (such as a beta blocker including propranolol) to prevent the heart from working too hard or beating too fast.
Your doctor will follow you closely while you are taking this medication. Keep all regular medical and laboratory appointments.

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I think you should just continue using TOPICAL minoxidil and stay on finasteride...Your heart is more important than your hair

 

[nohairloss]

No, dont monitor blood pressure, I have read people use it for years without any sides. Yeah I might be a risk taker but I just want
some damn results, I take it and dont feel anything no chest pains nothing. I sometimes skip days because I know its dangerous
but so is finasteride, so is driving your car, i mean topical minoxidil isnt doing jack **** what should I do? Buy this expensive RU? **** it, im not
going broke just to save my hair, allready spent way too much on this stuff if you look at the results its a joke
Id rather take oral minoxidil, get my hair back and maintain with topical if thats a option