pegasus, i was using minoxidil along with spironolactone and dutas for two years, things were nearly excelent (nearly excellnt with the hair, not with other parts of my body which i was obsessed with). Then i got seborrheic dermatitis and had to give my hair a rest (except shampooing with nizoral twice a week until the seborrhea stopped). after that i decided to drop the minoxidil, and as i suspected, spironolactone + dutas did the same work, there was no need for minoxidil. It lasted good that way at least a year. As long as i didn't get seborrhea that's the best solution, minoxidil is nothing compared to spironolactone.
That was all good until 4 months ago. the depression of Corona curfew and social distancing got me into emotional eating, i compensated my solitude with a lot of junk food, i couldn't control it. Then seborrhea broke worst than ever. since then i'm still shading, though now it's moderate, and anyway the huge damage that has already been done made the hair look awful. that threw me down into dust, i don't feel part of humanity. i'm short, distorted every way, and now hair deprived. i hardly look at people, all i see is my unworthy despicable being.