Still Losing Ground On The Big Three

[Bill69]

Been on rogaine since February and findestrade 1mg March and nirzoal every over day but I’m still losing ground what can do is their anything else help

 

[Murkey Thumb]

Have some patience some people are slow responders. Although you could try derma rolling lightly to improve absorption.

 

[FCKW36]

Calm down, I'm on finasteride since November 17 and still losing hair like sh*t. You are taking finasteride for 3 month man..

 

[Bill69]

Have some patience some people are slow responders. Although you could try derma rolling lightly to improve absorption.

Thanks Ill add that to my regime I’m all for it

 

[Bill69]

Calm down, I'm on finasteride since November 17 and still losing hair like sh*t. You are taking finasteride for 3 month man..

How’s it going mate I see do you know how long till wait before you decide it’s jusy not working ?

 

[el_duterino]

these drugs work well on healthy follicles
what Norwood are you ?

 

[Murkey Thumb]

How’s it going mate I see do you know how long till wait before you decide it’s jusy not working ?

12 months.

 

[Derelict]

i would say give it 12 months to see if your hair is going in the right direction, can be even longer to see the real results. Look at this guy after 15 months on just finasteride, not everyone will responds as good but it can happen...im hoping it will in my case

http://www.hairlossexperiences.com/view_topic.php?id=2318&forum_id=38

And yeah dermarolling with minoxidil should help

 

[michel sapin]

el dutasteride ; according to you fina and minoxidil can only saved healthy thick hair ? the miniaturized one can't be saved ? because i keep on miniaturizing hair on fina+minoxidil !
even my healthy hair are miniaturizing .

 

[MorningGlory]

3 months is no time at all. Hair grows in cycles. I’ve been on finasteride 1mg daily for just over a year now and I’ve been washing my hair with a ketoconazole based shampoo three times a week for six months. I’m confident all of my existing hair is back in the anagen phase now. Regrowth is another matter and will probably take time.

 

[el_duterino]

el dutasteride ; according to you fina and minoxidil can only saved healthy thick hair ? the miniaturized one can't be saved ? because i keep on miniaturizing hair on fina+minoxidil !
even my healthy hair are miniaturizing .

what Norwood are you ?
show us some pics pls

 

[michel sapin]

Norwood 2.5 heading to Norwood 3 ; more receded on right side. And my healthy hair keep miniaturizing . don't make any difference if i take 1 mg fina or 5 mg daily ( plus minoxidil daily ) . i am approaching the 4 year mark of treatment . I know that duta is the next logical step but i got gyno with fina .

 

[el_duterino]

for hairline loss ,anti-androgen are more effective than DHT reducers because of the Testosterone effect

i would not bother with dutasteride

worth trying either RU, CB or DARO

 

[Retinoid]

Okay guys, it is getting annoying when every study is saying Finasteride has an 85% chance of working and everyone on this board is saying it is making their hair ten times worse or not working at all.

Can you post pictures of your hair? As humans when we focus SO MUCH on something we tend to think something is worse when it was the same as it always was or better. I have always shed a lot since I have thick hair but never thought about it until I noticed a bald spot. Now I notice hairs on my hands when I wash my hair. Does not mean treatments are NOT working. Just means I am paying more attention.

 

[MorningGlory]

for hairline loss ,anti-androgen are more effective than DHT reducers because of the Testosterone effect

i would not bother with dutasteride

worth trying either RU, CB or DARO

What do you mean by the “testosterone effect”?

 

[Retinoid]

What do you mean by the “testosterone effect”?

Less DHT converted=more Testosterone.

 

[Bigbone]

Okay guys, it is getting annoying when every study is saying Finasteride has an 85% chance of working and everyone on this board is saying it is making their hair ten times worse or not working at all.

Can you post pictures of your hair? As humans when we focus SO MUCH on something we tend to think something is worse when it was the same as it always was or better. I have always shed a lot since I have thick hair but never thought about it until I noticed a bald spot. Now I notice hairs on my hands when I wash my hair. Does not mean treatments are NOT working. Just means I am paying more attention.

I believe a majority experience success with finasteride, however, I also believe the success rate is way lower among guys between 18-25. There are mostly young guys on these boards and early hair loss often means aggressive hair loss.

 

[Zoro]

Okay guys, it is getting annoying when every study is saying Finasteride has an 85% chance of working and everyone on this board is saying it is making their hair ten times worse or not working at all.

Someone that has a bad experience with finasteride is more likely to go out of their way to post about it than someone who has had a good experience

 

[el_duterino]

What do you mean by the “testosterone effect”?

Testosterone binding to the AR and causing male pattern baldness to progress, slower than DHT but still has an effect

 

[DoctorHouse]

for hairline loss ,anti-androgen are more effective than DHT reducers because of the Testosterone effect

i would not bother with dutasteride

worth trying either RU, CB or DARO

I agree with @el_duterino on this one. He obviously does not know you @michel sapin when he asked for photos.