Worried About Being Fleeced Starting On This Path

[Kiko2019]

Good evening gentlemen. Been reading quite a lot of threads and there’s some very knowledgeable chaps on here..

I have a few questions about getting started. I visited a clinic a few weeks ago who said for the princely sum of £1500 (£1350 if paid up front) they would provide me with 6 months of fina, saw palmetto, minoxidil and laser sessions fortnightly.

Now reading the site and elsewhere it seems I can get 6 months fina, minoxidil and saw palmetto for about £325-350. That obviously misses out the LLLT but it doesn’t appear highly rated on here or other sites.

How did you chaps get started? Anyone use clinics with all three sort of main treatments? I had tried minoxidil before with what I perceived as little effect but he said I probably wasn’t doing it properly.. He seemed to say that by using all 3 to effectively kick start I stood a better chance of success. Thoughts on that?

Also, I’ve seen chaps talk a lot about shedding, do you use fibres/concealers for this? And finally, I’m a pretty anxious person so have some concerns about the depression/suicidal ideation folks have talked about as fina sides, do people think you can be predisposed in any way?

Sorry for the massive post, and thanks in advance

 

[Kambrira159]

Congrats on visiting a UK clinic. What a cunting ripoff. Let me guess Belgravia clinic.

You can just buy finasteride from a pharmacy it's cheap as f*ck, and minoxidil you can get in Boots or wherever. You don't need saw palmetto, while the laser sessions are not worth the cost.

Here's what you should do (after you tell them to shove the saw palmetto up their anus) get some topical finasteride from online (minoxidilmax or get the indian sh*t from ebay) or make your own by crushing finasteride pills and putting them into minoxidil liquid you can buy from Boots. Take 0.25-0.50mg a day. End of the f*****g story. Minoxidil is a stimulant and is not an anti androgen but you could mix it with finasteride. Never had sides from that and as effective as you can get. Avoid taking the finasteride pills orally. The only reason topical isn't sold is to protect pregnant women, it is as effective and significantly reduces the chances of side effects.

Regarding fibers yeah you can use Toppik or other brands put it on before going out and wash it off before sleep.

 

[Ollie]

UK guy here myself. Dont bother with the clinics dude they're all borderline retarded and will empty your wallet.

First off - saw palmetto is completely redundant when on finasteride because SP is merely an extremely weak 5ar inhibitor. minoxidil i would only use if you are in a dire situation and are desperate for the regrowth as you will find after a year or two that minoxidil will stop benefiting you and you'll be stuck using it or you'll have the biggest shed of your life if you stop.

Regarding finasteride sides yes they do occur which is why you should start small - perhaps .5mg a day. Expect a shed when you start finasteride - mine lasted 4 months before regrowth occurred. I strongly urge you get a full hormonal blood panel done before you start finasteride. Had i not done this i wouldn't have realised that my estrogen went up 68% which low and behold was the actual reason for my erectile dysfunction and low libido - you can take things to control your E. As you're in the UK i suggest medichecks unless you want to go to your GP which may take a while to get bloods done .

 

[Kiko2019]

Thank you both

I am struggling to find the topical finasteride, I don’t suppose you have a link do you?

Failing that, how do you go about crushing your pills enough to mix in?

kambrira, so you crush 0.5 or so morning and night with the minoxidil? Thanks for the heads up re SP and LLLT!

Sorry for being slow with replying.

 

[Kambrira159]

Just buy from Minoxidilmax website, essengen 6 plus.