Running Out Of Options

[Captain]

Here's my question if you don't fancy reading the rest:
What alternatives are there to minoxidil? I don't think it works for me.

Been on 0.5mg of finasteride for about 5 months now and I've seen zero improvement, things have only been getting much worse. Recently restarted using minoxidil but that never helped much for me before so I feel like I've run out of options.
I could try taking a full finasteride dosage again but I notice the side effects when I was taking the full dosage.

I feel like this is pretty much it for me, unless the finasteride decides to kick in soon I don't know what the hell else to do

 

[Bagels]

Adenogen is said to thicken your existing hair, it won't really cause regrowth.

 

[Swoop]

Alternative to minoxidil? There isn't one really.

Yeah you could try adenogen maybe, or stemoxydine.

Also you might consider looking into dutasteride, it's more potent than finasteride. However 5 months is still a bit early for finasteride.

 

[buckthorn]

Here's my question if you don't fancy reading the rest:
What alternatives are there to minoxidil? I don't think it works for me.

Been on 0.5mg of finasteride for about 5 months now and I've seen zero improvement, things have only been getting much worse. Recently restarted using minoxidil but that never helped much for me before so I feel like I've run out of options.
I could try taking a full finasteride dosage again but I notice the side effects when I was taking the full dosage.

I feel like this is pretty much it for me, unless the finasteride decides to kick in soon I don't know what the hell else to do

wait a few more months and hopefully things will turn around. If at the 8-9 month mark you are still shedding a lot of thick, terminal hairs, and continue thinning out drop that sh*t quick. You definitely want minoxidil to keep pushing those follicles into anagen, and adding stemox couldn't hurt. Are you having scalp irritation with finasteride? If so, this is not a good sign.

 

[JHCL1990]

Here's my question if you don't fancy reading the rest:
What alternatives are there to minoxidil? I don't think it works for me.

Been on 0.5mg of finasteride for about 5 months now and I've seen zero improvement, things have only been getting much worse. Recently restarted using minoxidil but that never helped much for me before so I feel like I've run out of options.
I could try taking a full finasteride dosage again but I notice the side effects when I was taking the full dosage.

I feel like this is pretty much it for me, unless the finasteride decides to kick in soon I don't know what the hell else to do

You could actually try dutas. Some people have said finasteride gave them sides but dutas didn't (seriously).

 

[buckthorn]

Alternative to minoxidil? There isn't one really.

Yeah you could try adenogen maybe, or stemoxydine.

Also you might consider looking into dutasteride, it's more potent than finasteride. However 5 months is still a bit early for finasteride.

this is a good point. dutasteride has a relatively long half life. I have been taking 1mg / week. You could consider this.