Hi guys....first noticed hairloss a good 8-9 years ago. Started minoxidil 5% straight awway (2 x daily). Shed like absolute crazy initially. My sink use to completely fill up with hair. Around 4 months into minoxidil hair growth started and it was absolutely crazy how quickly the hair grew back. And it was thick! so i was very happy and basically forgot about hairloss and continued on with life. This worked great for around 3-4 years. Then when i was around 25ish i noticed my crown was slowly getting thinner and thinner. I started to go on finasteride (1mg per day) and within a 1-2 weeks my hairloss completely stopped. But i started reading internet forums and got freaked out about side effects etc so i stopped finasteride about a month in. Since then i've started and stopped finasteride numerous times and changed dosage. Whilst all that i've been losing ground with hair. My crown is very very thin and the diffuse hairloss has started spreading forwards. Big big mistake to not be consistent with finasteride! So i've finally decided to start a small dosage of finasteride (.25mg ED) be very strict with compliance of this dose and continue with minoxidil application (between 9-10 times per week). I'm going to keep a photo log and will update every6 weeks or so.
So i'm about 2.5 weeks into my new regime and i have noticed the hair on my pillow has dramatically decreased. Obviously very very early into the finasteride treatment. But the small finasteride dosage seems to be doing something. Will i get regrowth? only time will tell. Won't expect anything for 6-7 months at the very least.
For all the people out there scared of using minoxidil. It ABSOLUTELY works. I believe it's still working for me almost 10yrs on. It's just that my hair loss has started to progress. Really wish i had stuck to finasteride 4 yrs ago! Also - no side effects from finasteride to report as yet. Jizz a little watery but nothing too dramatic.
So i'm about 2.5 weeks into my new regime and i have noticed the hair on my pillow has dramatically decreased. Obviously very very early into the finasteride treatment. But the small finasteride dosage seems to be doing something. Will i get regrowth? only time will tell. Won't expect anything for 6-7 months at the very least.
For all the people out there scared of using minoxidil. It ABSOLUTELY works. I believe it's still working for me almost 10yrs on. It's just that my hair loss has started to progress. Really wish i had stuck to finasteride 4 yrs ago! Also - no side effects from finasteride to report as yet. Jizz a little watery but nothing too dramatic.
