I'm not an expert. but in my opinion this is nonsense. I was losing about 100 hairs a day but the trichologist said that I have no signs of active baldness (judging by the amount of hair shed). however, I have severe thinning hair and so the doctor prescribed minoxidil for me.
after one month of admission, I generally stopped noticing any hairs that fell out after a shower or after sleeping on a pillow (before, after a shower, I could find 15-20 hairs).
and this despite the fact that according to the results of the analysis (when the trichologist looks at the hair with a camera), I had a clear thickening of the hairs.
You write that if the hair does not fall out, then this is bad. omg... how then to judge the success of this or that drug, I do not quite understand.
And yes, I have been taking finasteride and minoxidil since November/December. those. It's been 8 months now and there hasn't been any shedding at all.