I started on a topical regimine about 4 months ago which was inspired by a thread here title "The Ultimate Stack For Fighting Hairloss".
My regimine is as follows:
Finasteride 1mg daily (been taking this for a little over 2 years now)
Topical (20ml batches)
RU58841 - 0.8g
Desloratidine - 0.2g
Niacinamide - 1.0g
Dissolved in 20ml Ganier stemoxydine (just a cheap carrier really, I doubt the stemox is doing anything, but you never know)
2 ml applied to male pattern baldness area in the mornings after showering, another 1ml applied in the evenings at least 30min before bed.
About 2 years ago I was at about an NW2.5 (long temples and very noticeable thinning on the crown, no slick bald areas though) with fairly severe thinning through the main male pattern baldness area (above temples, top and crown).
I started on finasteride and minoxidil, used minoxidil for about 4 months and it worked really well but made my face look like sh*t (puffy, wrinkly). Stopped minoxidil and shed back a bit but kept some improvement due to the finasteride which seemed to improve density slightly overall and stop progression (or slow right down).
Finally started on a the topical above 4 months ago and have since seen dramatic improvement. Density in all the thinning areas has improved to about 60% of normal (still noticable, but doesn't look too bad, I can wear my hair however I like and it looks OK) and my temples have grown back in along my hairline by about 1cm along the front, the hairline in general is more solid and natural looking overall.
I don't have much in the way of progress pictures, but I will post what I can to show the results following this post. I just wanted to share my story with others here to show that, for me at least, this multi-faceted approach has worked quite well.
My regimine is as follows:
Finasteride 1mg daily (been taking this for a little over 2 years now)
Topical (20ml batches)
RU58841 - 0.8g
Desloratidine - 0.2g
Niacinamide - 1.0g
Dissolved in 20ml Ganier stemoxydine (just a cheap carrier really, I doubt the stemox is doing anything, but you never know)
2 ml applied to male pattern baldness area in the mornings after showering, another 1ml applied in the evenings at least 30min before bed.
About 2 years ago I was at about an NW2.5 (long temples and very noticeable thinning on the crown, no slick bald areas though) with fairly severe thinning through the main male pattern baldness area (above temples, top and crown).
I started on finasteride and minoxidil, used minoxidil for about 4 months and it worked really well but made my face look like sh*t (puffy, wrinkly). Stopped minoxidil and shed back a bit but kept some improvement due to the finasteride which seemed to improve density slightly overall and stop progression (or slow right down).
Finally started on a the topical above 4 months ago and have since seen dramatic improvement. Density in all the thinning areas has improved to about 60% of normal (still noticable, but doesn't look too bad, I can wear my hair however I like and it looks OK) and my temples have grown back in along my hairline by about 1cm along the front, the hairline in general is more solid and natural looking overall.
I don't have much in the way of progress pictures, but I will post what I can to show the results following this post. I just wanted to share my story with others here to show that, for me at least, this multi-faceted approach has worked quite well.