My Results over 15 months * WITH PICS *. finasteride and minoxidil

[brian]

So I have posted a few updates on this forum but I understand that pictures speak a thousand words so, finally, here are my progress pics. Lighting is a little different but you quite clearly see progress. Please feel free to comment/ask questions as I would like to get a discussion going and find out about other peoples progress too.

October 2012: serious thinning in diffuse pattern across crown. Started to use finasteride once a day and minoxidil every evening.

http://i.imgur.com/3EGQ0Sm.jpg


Recent, Jan 2014: My hair has got darker overall (probably due to the minoxidil), have experienced solid regrowth. Refer to my previous posts for more info.

http://i.imgur.com/W5Em0Fe.jpg


Overall I am happy with my results. I have recently began to shed a lot of hairs again though over past 2/3 months so I will either up my minoxidil application to twice a day or add nizoral shampoo.

Anybody worried about finasteride sides I have had no negative effects whatsoever.

I have also been researching RU58841 and like the sound of what I hear. As soon as my current treatments begin to loose their effectiveness I will definitely be taking a risk and adding this to my regimen! Anybody have any experience with this? It truly looks like the miracle drug we have been looking for and I am looking forward to seeing how it progresses over the next few years!

 

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Hey man your hairs looking good! I'm on a similar regimen and was wondering..do you wash your hair in the morning after you apply the minoxidil ? Or do you let it stay on your head the next day?

 

[Grizz]

Good stuff dude. Continued success!

 

[brian]

I apply it before I go to bed and then wash it out in the shower in the morning

 

[der29]

minoxidil is an illusion. you want to keep your hair? get on the anti androgens quick!

 

[ChrisW1980uk]

He is on finasteride. Says it in the thread title and in the OP

 

[TheHandsomeLurker]

Those are remarkable results. I'm going to have to do more reading about the frequency of finasteride side effects, or if there are any predictors.

 

[brian]

Those are remarkable results. I'm going to have to do more reading about the frequency of finasteride side effects, or if there are any predictors.

Thanks, I was initially concerned and spoke to my GP who said he had been prescribing finasteride for quite a few years and had never heard of any long term implications (although I do understand this may be because relatively speaking it has only been around for a short space of time).

He did advise me that I would have to stop taking the medication for around 6 months if I wanted to try for a baby but I am a young guy and that is the least of my worries right now!

Admittedly speaking I am not an expert on the topic but I do think that the horror stories we hear about represent a small proportion of a much larger group that take the medication and seem to get on just fine (and dont go public/on forums to report negative sides).

The only issue I have is that I started to take both medications at the same time so cant definitely know which has been more effective, I dont want to risk giving one up to find out though!

 

[Ryukil]

Awesome results! I guess there's no way to tell which helped you more...the finasteride or the minoxidil.

 

[isishearmyplea]

brian, is it necessary to get off finasteride if you want to have a child?? i thought you could have babies while on finasteride.

 

[D.A.M.]

That's good to hear someone who didn't have any side-effects while on finasteride!

 

[brian]

I wouldn't want to give a definite answer because I am not sure. I am just relaying what my GP told me which is that finasteride does have a tendency to reduce sperm count, discontinuing and allowing up to six months without finasteride should allow things to go back to normal.

Again I am not certain of the science behind this but my GP is respected in his profession and I trust his opinion. He explained that he has prescribed his own family members finasteride for hair loss so he has looked closely at the effects of the medication.

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