Shed cycle or bad minoxidil? Dunno ..,..,

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Did you start finasteride and minoxidil around the same time? That will make the shed 10x worse.

Some of those hairs are considered juvenile/baby hairs, so maybe some bi-estro in the temples will help.
 

vinnyg0414

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I started finasteride this time last year. For minoxidil I’m not sure what’s going on. I’m literally shedding new body hair too
 

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yeah idk what to do tbh. had great progress and its all shedding away on my fourth month. the hairs are all the new minoxidil ones and theyre all pretty much almost gone. also loosing these very transparent like hairs and stuff. I use 2 ml daily. Never miss a dose, maybe even use close to like 3 or 4 ML.

i am on finasteride. is this a shed cycle or some horseshit? i really didnt think i would lose progress after like 3 months lol.

Anyone else?... any ideas?
This is common. It happened to me. You need to work through it.

On Min dosing, I wouldn't do more than 1mL at a time. If you want to do it 3 times per day, then go for it but watch for sides. I've tried 3 and 4 times per day, and 3 did wonders for me but it's more than the recommended dosage obviously, so be careful. I think 4 times per day is a waste.
 

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This is common. It happened to me. You need to work through it.

On Min dosing, I wouldn't do more than 1mL at a time. If you want to do it 3 times per day, then go for it but watch for sides. I've tried 3 and 4 times per day, and 3 did wonders for me but it's more than the recommended dosage obviously, so be careful. I think 4 times per day is a waste.
Did you wash your hair before every application?
 

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Yeah no idea, i lost all my gains and now they’re back but I’m expecting to lose them again in 3 months lol.

still shedding body hair. I think I’m pretty much genetically set to be NW2 but just hoping to hold onto the NW1 ish hairline for a few more years.
I am on finasteride 1 mg daily + minxodil 1ml daily split between morning and night.
 

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Yeah no idea, i lost all my gains and now they’re back but I’m expecting to lose them again in 3 months lol.

still shedding body hair. I think I’m pretty much genetically set to be NW2 but just hoping to hold onto the NW1 ish hairline for a few more years.
I am on finasteride 1 mg daily + minxodil 1ml daily split between morning and night.
Are you going to up your protocol in order to try to maintain your gains?
 

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Are you going to up your protocol in order to try to maintain your gains?
Yeah my bad when I say 1ml split between morning and night it really varies, I kind of stopped measuring and just put enough on until the hairline on my right and the temple is covered. It’s really a lot of guess work. I also try to micro needle every other week or so 1.5 MM
 

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Here is a better photo of my current progress
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All of the small hairs all over the place are minxodil induced.
 

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Update. I think my good progress was actually from minxodil going systemic with micro needling. I had increased hair gain everywhere during this period and a lot of the growth I got was probably hairs I never had to begin with. When I stopped using the micro needle, my hairs began to fall out again but some of the ones near my NW1 zone stayed. I’m back to micro needling now, 0.5 every other day and then 1.5 on Sunday always applying minxodil right after each session. This is what my hairline currrently looks like on the right side. This is right after micro needle and applying minxodil.
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vinnyg0414

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My goal at this point is to thicken up the temple area and retain the current look of my hairline. I’m not interested in going back to NW0 but I’ll update next month on my progress!

My routine:
Min 2x daily
Micro needle 0.5 every other day then 1.5 on Sunday
Finasterside 1 mg daily

Other notes:
I vape 50mg nicotine almost daily
 

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about a month in. Changed my system slightly for micro needling. Just do 0.25 MM every other day for absorption and 1.5 on Sunday.
 

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Update. Been a long time. I’ve gained, regressed, now I’m approaching baseline. A small tale. If you vape nicotine and are on minxodil, stop now or you will ruin your results like I did.
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August 2021
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Today

Only change to my regimen? Vaping since September. 5mg salt nicotine clearly is countering the properties of minxodil. Going to finally drop it today and see if I can recover ground.
 
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