Hey all, so my regimen for past 6 years:
1 quarter of 5 mg Finasteride in the morning
Spray of Tricomin in morning and evening that I rub in
1 full application of liquid minoxidil in evening that I rub in (I find doing both morning and evening just ends up with lots of unabsorbed flakes of minoxidil in my hair)
Nizoral every 3-4 days
I used to also do dermastamp once a week for years, but saw no results and thought it may be too much, so I stopped
The regimen worked great, particularly once I got on Finasteride back in 2016. These past months, however, after getting a short haircut I realized my hair is definitely thinning again and my hairline has receded some more. Is this just the inevitable of Finasteride losing its potency? Any suggestions on what I might try to change or add to the regimen to get me back in shape? I could do minoxidil twice a day again, but in the past it caused a lot of flaking and dry scalp issues and seemed like overkill. I am considering have a professional PRP microneedling done if anyone has any experience or thoughts on that.
Possible Culprits I considered:
-The micro needling once every week before applying Tricomin and Minoxidil might have been too much and perhaps was damaging the scalp or hair follicles
-I do sometimes wonder if over-rubbing my scalp can be damaging for the hair, since I rub in Tricomin twice a day, minoxidil once a day, and both shampoo and conditioner every few days. I try to rub gently and not be rough
That's about it. It may just be age is catching up to me (I am 31) and started thinning in my early/mid 20s, but started treatment in 2015 (first just minoxidil, then finasteride in 2016).
1 quarter of 5 mg Finasteride in the morning
Spray of Tricomin in morning and evening that I rub in
1 full application of liquid minoxidil in evening that I rub in (I find doing both morning and evening just ends up with lots of unabsorbed flakes of minoxidil in my hair)
Nizoral every 3-4 days
I used to also do dermastamp once a week for years, but saw no results and thought it may be too much, so I stopped
The regimen worked great, particularly once I got on Finasteride back in 2016. These past months, however, after getting a short haircut I realized my hair is definitely thinning again and my hairline has receded some more. Is this just the inevitable of Finasteride losing its potency? Any suggestions on what I might try to change or add to the regimen to get me back in shape? I could do minoxidil twice a day again, but in the past it caused a lot of flaking and dry scalp issues and seemed like overkill. I am considering have a professional PRP microneedling done if anyone has any experience or thoughts on that.
Possible Culprits I considered:
-The micro needling once every week before applying Tricomin and Minoxidil might have been too much and perhaps was damaging the scalp or hair follicles
-I do sometimes wonder if over-rubbing my scalp can be damaging for the hair, since I rub in Tricomin twice a day, minoxidil once a day, and both shampoo and conditioner every few days. I try to rub gently and not be rough
That's about it. It may just be age is catching up to me (I am 31) and started thinning in my early/mid 20s, but started treatment in 2015 (first just minoxidil, then finasteride in 2016).
