Fluridil: 3 months update

Todd

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First of all: I'm convinced. This sh*t WORKS.
Second: I wish it worked better.

Allow me to explain.

In the course of three months I have almost completely stopped shedding. I shed a little when I wash my hair, but that's it. I really hadn't expected this. As I'm on my 6th (or is it 7th?) year on finasteride, and my second year on nizoral, one would generally figure that adding a third maintainer would be fairly pointless, right? I mean, I have maintained pretty good so far. (proudly presenting a Norwood 2, wich i could pass as a Norwood 1.5 with the right styling)

Yet I cannot deny that this yellowish, alcohol- fuming, instantly drying liquid have virtually stopped hair from falling off of my scalp.
I'm confused and excited. Have I been, despite contrary photographic evidence, slowly loosing hair after all on those 6 years on finasteride? Or is there, 6 years after I started my battle against the dreaded horse- shoe pattern, even more hair to save that finasteride doesn't manage to effect?

Add to the fact that my hair FEELS greater, and that thickness seems to slowly increase (can't tell for certain yet; I need more time, but I remain optimistic).

So why do I wish it worked better?

It does not show. For all it being a cosmetic product, I really have nothing to show for it. At least not yet.
If I used to shed 200 hairs a day, nobody could tell. Now, those 200 hairs remain on my head, and still: nobody can tell.

What I want is to increase hair count and thickness on my vertex: It's not a bald spot yet, but it's definitely heading in that direction. It's been going in that direction for 6 years, and thankfully hasn't gone even an inch closer thanks to finasteride.

The question remains: will fluridil be the one treatment who finally grows and/or thickens, or will it be just another braking device, maintaining a decent, but slightly thinning- looking vertex?
 

el_duterino

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i used quite a lot of fluridil during 2-3 years and my conclusions are as follows

1)it does reduce shedding
2)you need to apply more than 1 ampule a day to see better results
3)it does not thicken existing hair
4)it does not halt the miniaturization process over a longer (1 year) period of time

That's why I use RU, because it is also good at thickening hair, halting the miniaturization process in addtion to stopping shedding
 

Todd

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el_duterino said:
i used quite a lot of fluridil during 2-3 years and my conclusions are as follows

1)it does reduce shedding
2)you need to apply more than 1 ampule a day to see better results
3)it does not thicken existing hair
4)it does not halt the miniaturization process over a longer (1 year) period of time

That's why I use RU, because it is also good at thickening hair, halting the miniaturization process in addtion to stopping shedding

So what you're saying is: Fluridil works, but over a longer period of time (over 12 months) it does not completely reverse miniaturization. Sounds plausible.
Still, anecdotal "evidence", states that over a long period of time, fluridil actually regrows hair. Baby hairs at first, then terminal, much like the growth I had after 2 years of finasteride (yes; it took that long to see full regrowth). I don't know though....

I'm kinda hoping for a synergistic effect with finasteride. You know, finasteride reducing DHT; fluridil blocking, degrading or downgrading or whatever, the androgen receptors....
I don't know. I'm doing this as an experiment for myself. I'll give it 8-12 months, and then add rogaine if I don't get the desired results.
 

Nashville Hairline

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Been on it six months and shedding is definitely down. Its no scam product. You should do well with it in a combo with finasteride. My gut feeling is you shouldn't expect much regrowth with any anti-androgen (or androgen blocker, receptor degrader etc)
 

el_duterino

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I used Fluridil with dutasteride, and also Fluridil with finasteride.

Fluridil on its own is very weak.

For the price of dutasteride/finasteride + Fluridil, I found that RU gives the best bang for buck and the best results overall.

I also tried RU + Fluridil, but could not notice any difference by either adding or removing fluridil.
 
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