Finasteride 3 Months Results: It Works

[joeblack2017]

Just a little background: I'm 30, balding since 23. Started balding really bad/diffuse thinning at 28 (2015). Used minoxidil 5% for 2 years (2015-2016). Had great results, regrowth and made me grew face beard. In January 2017, minoxidil just stopped working. Lost all my hair I got from minoxidil. Started taking finasteride 1mg per day (and still continue minoxidil) in February 2018.

My results with 1mg Finasteride per day and Minoxidil 5% 2 times a day:

About the photo: All are taken during night time in my room. Compiled it in MS Paint. No adobe photoshop edits. No filters. No lighting/brightness/contrast adjustments. Plain photo on my Sony xperia phone lol.

It's slow, but it's visible. And I'm just only 3 months in.

Good sides:
-Stopped my hair fall shockingly. I used to wake up everyday with like 20 strands of hair in my pillow which is disgusting. Now all I see is literally 0. None. The most in 1 week is 2 strands

-Made my hair stronger to combing and massaging. I used to have lots of hair fall whenever I comb or when I touch my hair in my fingers. Now it never happens anymore, unless it's forced

-Bringing me back my confidence. Just the feeling that you have taken the 1mg finasteride in the morning makes me feel at ease and have peace of mind knowing it's working on my body.

Bad side effects:

-Sudden random ball ache for 6-10 seconds, but after 2 months it all goes away.

-Slightly low libido during the first 2 months, which I consider good for me coz I'm a heavy masturbater like 5-6 times a day which is really depressing me out. But now all side effects seems gone and I enjoy masturbating more just 2-3 times a day.

My regimen:
1mg finasteride 1x a day
5% Kirkland Minoxidil extra strength 2x a day
Multivitamin tablets with Vit. A, C, D, B-complex, Zinc
Eat-more-fish diet (3-5 servings of fish every week)
No specialized shampoos: I use whatever is there in our bathroom lol

That's pretty much it. Let me know your comments.

 

[michel sapin]

masturbate 5-6 times a day ????
btw you are lucky to be a great responder man ! are you asian ?
so you never stopped the minoxidil , but alone it didn't work anymore ?

 

[joeblack2017]

masturbate 5-6 times a day ????
btw you are lucky to be a great responder man ! are you asian ?
so you never stopped the minoxidil , but alone it didn't work anymore ?

Yes. I used to do 5-6 times. Now it's 2-3 times.
Thanks. Yes I'm Filipino
Yes. Minoxidil made me grow a thick afro like hair and I thought I had my problem solved. Little did I know, over time, DHT or my Male pattern baldness/genetics overpowered minoxidil and made using it useless without a DHT blocker like finasteride.

 

[aexit]

wow im like u, i hope ill respond as well

 

[Wiseboi]

Aren't you the one that says you have side effect from finasteride m

 

[joeblack2017]

Aren't you the one that says you have side effect from finasteride m

Yes I did have sides, I mentioned it. Random ball aches and slight low libido. But it all goes away in my 2nd month. Now there's no more side effects

 

[Wiseboi]

Yes I did have sides, I mentioned it. Random ball aches and slight low libido. But it all goes away in my 2nd month. Now there's no more side effects

How do you wash your hair? Gently? Do you have lots of hair on your hands when u shampoo?

 

[joeblack2017]

How do you wash your hair? Gently? Do you have lots of hair on your hands when u shampoo?

I put some shampoo on a clean sponge (speciafically just for my hair, I watched it in youtube), wet it and then squeeze it til it's all bubbly then I apply it to my back hairs first, then the bubbles gently on scalp til my full head becomes bubbly. Shockingly, as of now, there are no more or less hairs when I shampoo coz of finasteride

 

[Yakitori]

I put some shampoo on a clean sponge (speciafically just for my hair, I watched it in youtube), wet it and then squeeze it til it's all bubbly then I apply it to my back hairs first, then the bubbles gently on scalp til my full head becomes bubbly. Shockingly, as of now, there are no more or less hairs when I shampoo coz of finasteride

If you have really sensitive hair then sure the sponge tactic might work but shampoo is there to clean things up, so you are better of rubbing (albeit gently) if you want to keep whatever you have healthy and clean. Not sure if you get all the benefits of a quality shampoo if you just drop the lather on to your head. If I'm completely missing your point I'm sorry but I don't get it, lol.

Really nice progress though. Keep it up!

 

[FCKW36]

Nice progress mate.

But this is so depressing, I'm taking this sh*t for more than 6 months and my hair is worse than when I started.

 

[joeblack2017]

Nice progress mate.

But this is so depressing, I'm taking this sh*t for more than 6 months and my hair is worse than when I started.

Do you use minoxidil too? If finas isn't working for half a year I suggest try other alternative like dutasteride. As long as there are follicles on your head, there's still hope

 

[Cue Bald]

i'm so glad finasteride stopped my shedding too, before i was on finasteride i would wake up to 50 hairs on my pillow, and my hands would be covered in hairs when i had a shower.
i could ruffle my hair hundreds of times and a hair would come out every time.

now on finasteride i can wake up to at most 5 hairs, and after a shower i will have no hairs on my hands.

 

[Wiseboi]

i'm so glad finasteride stopped my shedding too, before i was on finasteride i would wake up to 50 hairs on my pillow, and my hands would be covered in hairs when i had a shower.
i could ruffle my hair hundreds of times and a hair would come out every time.

now on finasteride i can wake up to at most 5 hairs, and after a shower i will have no hairs on my hands.

How long were you on finasteride before the shedding stops

 

[rclark]

@joeblack2017

Much better than before.

I would say you gained between 30% - 35% hair density back.

This is why I really fucked myself by not using Finasteride in my thirties.

It wasn't approved until my late twenties. That said, it was a mistake for me not
to start until my early forties. It would have made a bigger difference if I used
it when I was younger.

Congratulations, you motherfucker!

 

[joeblack2017]

@joeblack2017

Much better than before.

I would say you gained between 30% - 35% hair density back.

This is why I really fucked myself by not using Finasteride in my thirties.

It wasn't approved until my late twenties. That said, it was a mistake for me not
to start until my early forties. It would have made a bigger difference if I used
it when I was younger.

Congratulations, you motherfucker!

Thanks a lot man, I remember you were one of the few guys who encourage me back then during my tough times lol

Here's my previous forum and your reply https://www.hairlosstalk.com/intera...nd-minoxidil-pics-inside.112775/#post-1638772

I'm on my 4th month now and it's getting fuller. Cheers

 

[Cue Bald]

How long were you on finasteride before the shedding stops

for me it stopped within a week

 

[Wiseboi]

Wow

for me it stopped within a week

Lucky you .

 

[Endmymisery]

for me it stopped within a week

How the f***

Doesn't hair grow in cycles and it takes at least 3 months to tell if finasteride is working for you?

 

[Cue Bald]

no idea, all i know is less than a week after i started on finasteride i was no longer shedding hundreds of hairs a day. my only other side was achey balls.
maybe it wasn't the finasteride and i was just on a natural shed cycle and it was coincidence, i have no idea. but i haven't shed like that since i was on finasteride.

 

[TimPro9976]

masturbate 5-6 times a day ????
btw you are lucky to be a great responder man ! are you asian ?
so you never stopped the minoxidil , but alone it didn't work anymore ?

5/6 times a day? Someone ring the Guinness word records