rickbull83
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Hi there,
I am not a frequent poster on this forum. I am a diffused thinner and pop on here from time to time.
I am 24 and have been thinning for 3 years.
I started off using min 5% did this for about a year with slight improvements.
After about a year or so of min i added in avodart 0.5 a day and have been using it since (almost 2 years) Within the last 6 months i've switched to rogain foam and within the last few months have added in spironolactone 5% cream. My hair goes through stages of being better and worse.
I do believe my hair is in a better state than when i first started treatment 3 years ago. Or at least i have more hair now.
However from looking through photo albums of my hair over the last few years i do believe that my hair is increasingly 'straw like' I have taken avodart every day consistently.
From some research i have noticed that some users have had better results with 0.5 avodart every other day, or 2-3 times a week. I am considering this for two reasons,
Firsty i think although i do have more hair the hair on the top of my head it does seam very straw like. So maybe taking less will improve the appearence of my hair.
Secondly i am tired and have black bags under my eyes. I've red reports on side effects and have stating that many people stopped using avodart as it was making them tired and they lost concentration easily. I think i may have these symptoms and have had them for a while.
Due to the above i'm thinking of taking avodart 2-3 times a week.
To those users who cut down on avodart and noticed an improvement how long could i expect this to take?
Do many others have black bags under their eyes? DO you believe this is from avodart?
Also considering taking finasteride as opposed to dutasteride as its been approved for hair loss. Would switching to finasteride take me back to square one or would the finasteride take over from where i stopped using dutasteride?
ANy thoughts would be much welcomed.
P.s. Don't have any pictures but i sure wish i had at the start to compare
I am not a frequent poster on this forum. I am a diffused thinner and pop on here from time to time.
I am 24 and have been thinning for 3 years.
I started off using min 5% did this for about a year with slight improvements.
After about a year or so of min i added in avodart 0.5 a day and have been using it since (almost 2 years) Within the last 6 months i've switched to rogain foam and within the last few months have added in spironolactone 5% cream. My hair goes through stages of being better and worse.
I do believe my hair is in a better state than when i first started treatment 3 years ago. Or at least i have more hair now.
However from looking through photo albums of my hair over the last few years i do believe that my hair is increasingly 'straw like' I have taken avodart every day consistently.
From some research i have noticed that some users have had better results with 0.5 avodart every other day, or 2-3 times a week. I am considering this for two reasons,
Firsty i think although i do have more hair the hair on the top of my head it does seam very straw like. So maybe taking less will improve the appearence of my hair.
Secondly i am tired and have black bags under my eyes. I've red reports on side effects and have stating that many people stopped using avodart as it was making them tired and they lost concentration easily. I think i may have these symptoms and have had them for a while.
Due to the above i'm thinking of taking avodart 2-3 times a week.
To those users who cut down on avodart and noticed an improvement how long could i expect this to take?
Do many others have black bags under their eyes? DO you believe this is from avodart?
Also considering taking finasteride as opposed to dutasteride as its been approved for hair loss. Would switching to finasteride take me back to square one or would the finasteride take over from where i stopped using dutasteride?
ANy thoughts would be much welcomed.
P.s. Don't have any pictures but i sure wish i had at the start to compare
