Is It Time To Quit Minoxidil? Advice Needed

[Wowjpk]

Hey guys..

Been on minoxidil for somewhere around a year now maybe a little more and finasteride about 8 months I believe. I haven't seen much promising results and honestly I'm not sure it's worth the hassle anymore with minoxidil. I'd stay on finasteride since it's just a pill but minoxidil is just a b**ch to apply.

I'll be one to admit though I usually would only use it once a day and since my area I used it on wasn't huge I used probably less than I should have. I think that maybe be a reason why it wasn't successful but it's too late for retrospection.

Has anyone quit and not have bad shedding?

 

[stachu]

Maybe youre just non-responder at all.
Some guys here were restarting minoxidil after a break. But if you really dont see any profits. Maybe its really not worth.

 

[SmoothSailing]

The important thing is whether it helped you at all.

If it helped you, even only slightly, this means you responded and when you stop you might get a small shed.

If it didn't help you then you are a non-responder and stopping won't induce a shed.

Did you experience an initial shed at the start? If so then it likely did something for you so I'd reccomend continuing it.

 

[worm]

I was on finasteride and used minoxidil off and on throughout my 7.5 years stint.

My hair definitely thickened, but then again finasteride was so effective for me, I dont recall ever getting any major sheds when I stopped.

What to say, I think you're probably stable on finasteride alone, at least based on my experience.

 

[Oh Yea?]

I've been on the big three for a few years and just recently..two months ago..quit minoxidile. Still on 1 mg of finasteride and 2% keto and I feel my hair looks better than when I used the minoxidil.