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im in need of some hope and would love to hear of some uplifting experiences! any 10 or 15 year veterans out there??
any long term finasteride users out there??
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Why would people with success on finasteride for that long still be on this forum, unless their incredibly sad. Generally, the less aggressive your hair loss the longer finasteride will work for you. However, it also boils down to if your losing your hair due to high DHT or highly sensitive follicles. If it’s the first finasteride will be your best friend
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I guess you are right. I started thinning at crown at 18 but I am 22 now age have 0 temple recession. Guess I’ll hold on as long as possible
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im already thinking about adding it once a week along with finasteride and oral min. may help me out a bit more but im worried about the shed
infamousrodi
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What I don’t get is that if they say it works better when you’re younger wouldn’t that be aggressive the younger you start balding? I’m 26 and just starting to notice some minor recesssion so I hope ill be lucky when I take the plunge with finasteride
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I guess they mean the rate in which you are losing hair
I’m not a long term user . Been on it 4 years 0.5mg daily and noticed further thinning lately at my crown I think … so I have bumped it up to 1mg daily in the hope it halts anything I suspect is going on .
If in fact I do have male pattern baldness and the same destiny as my father who was full
Norwood 7 by 30 , it’s worked for me for 4 years . I’m 34 now and not a Norwood 7.
If in fact I do have male pattern baldness and the same destiny as my father who was full
Norwood 7 by 30 , it’s worked for me for 4 years . I’m 34 now and not a Norwood 7.
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High DHT + sensitivity to DHT is probably what wrecks your hair in your teens and 20s. And for older men it's probably low DHT + very sensitive to DHT.
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so us 22 year olds are hopeless?? lol
Thinning Sucks
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1998 or 99 first started by prescription Expensive for sure!!
Maintenance really - slow diffuse loss still but would be in real bad shape most likely without.
Maintenance really - slow diffuse loss still but would be in real bad shape most likely without.
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Seems like you have held up well then??
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Good to hear man, sounds like it’s doing something. If you are still throwing out the idea that you may not even have male pattern baldness then it sounds like your hair is in good shape for sure lol
Thinning Sucks
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Not great but better than my brothers who probably don’t use anything!
infamousrodi
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Was your hairloss aggressive from the get go? How old when started finasteride? I’m thinking of getting on finasteride just noticing some recession at 26.
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infamousrodi
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What?
I’ve been on finasteride for 4 years. So not exactly a long time user.
My hair has stayed more or less the same. Possibly slightly thinned <10% but it’s very hard to tell as to be honest I can’t remember exactly how it looked 4 years ago.
Either way it’s a good drug and I certainly recommend it. I wish I could take minoxidil but since I have a super cuddly cat that often sleeps by my head I would be a nervous wreck using it.
For me it’s just finasteride and Nizoral
My hair has stayed more or less the same. Possibly slightly thinned <10% but it’s very hard to tell as to be honest I can’t remember exactly how it looked 4 years ago.
Either way it’s a good drug and I certainly recommend it. I wish I could take minoxidil but since I have a super cuddly cat that often sleeps by my head I would be a nervous wreck using it.
For me it’s just finasteride and Nizoral