Since body hair is not affected by DHT, which causes hair loss, can newly grown body hair remain even after discontinuing treatment, continuing to grow until it becomes terminal? Given that beard hair can stay after discontinuation, is this also possible for body hair?

Previously I was using minoxidil which had finasteride topical along with it but it had a alcohol base which was causing dandruff issues. Now I started using minoxidil without alcohol but doesn't have finasteride in it. But I am using oral finasteride. Will it cause any shedding??

Went to My general doctor about my hair loss/ thinning and he prescribed me 1mg finasteride, i think the box will have 84 pills, it had to be ordered by pharmacy but jesus, i take anti depressants that cost 5 euros a box, how is this so expensive? And the doctor even said something about giving prescription of the cheaper/ more affordable one, i read a post online of people paying much less, can anyone explain please?

I have read that the conversion of Minoxidil into its active form can be upregulated with the use of Tretinoin in cases of poor response to topical Minoxidil. Is this also possible with Tazarotene, which is also a retinoid but belongs to the third generation and is more potent?

Two weeks ago I started using 5% Minoxidil only applied 1 ml per day on my temples. It was all ok at first but I'm the 6th day I had rashes and redness almost everywhere in my body and I stopped. I never really enjoyed the idea to start Minoxidil but my dermatologist put me on it. I know that if you start and then you stop you'll lose the hair you gained but is it true with the hair I had before as well? I applied Minoxidil on hairs I already have and I'm scared to lose them now that I stopped

1.5mg dut, 5mg oral min.

Yes, that seems nuclear but I started at 16 very aggressively and I’m now a NW3v at 20.

Been on dut for almost a year and similar story with oral min, fin before that for a year.

I saw some regrowth on the hairline, small hairs that eventually became terminal, but the past week or so if I comb my hair I’m losing about 50 - 100 hairs if I comb vigorously, and most of them are those small terminal hairs (I have longer hair, only the recently regrown hairs are short).

When I wake up the bed is COVERED in the small hairs.

Is this a shed, or should terminal hairs not be falling out?

Very concerning, so fair hairline has only gotten slightly worse than before but idk when this will stop.

Hi everyone. I had my baseline blood test 7 months ago before starting 0.3% topical finasteride.

Now I want to check hormone levels to see how fin impacted them. Shoul I stop the application days before the blood work or continue until the very last day before it?

Thanks!

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I have read many times in reddit and post transplant treatments that doctor will give you minoxidil as well to use it or after prp session they will suggest you keep using minoxidil for maintenance but i dont get it whats the point of getting prp or transplant when in the end i have to stick with minoxidil, if someone dont want to commint lifetime commitment of using minoxidil so they get transplant but in the end the doctor says you have to use minoxidil as well? And what if i stopped using minoxidil will i loose my hair even after getting transplant? Because the hair grow from minoxidil falls if you stopped using it..

Hey guys I am using currently 10mg Oral Minoxidil and I was wondering, if I can’t take a down without losing hair. Like I still wanna continue to use it but only around 5 mg now. Is my hair already addicted to the 10 mg or can I safely taper down without getting an insane shed and if yes, how do I need to do it?

thanks!!!

Started fin (1-1.25mg daily, 5mg tablet cut into quarters) in march 2024 Started oral min (2mg) in may 2024

I lost a lot of hair pretty fast into treatment and was pretty horrified, then in around oct-nov I noticed a bunch of vellous hairs around my corners and took it as a sign the treatment was working. I noticed less hairfall and a topped thinking about it as much and didn’t really even look at my hair until recently. I thought “if it just stays like this forever im happy. But In the last couple weeks I have been losing a LOT of hair. If I run my hands through my hair, shake my head etc around 10 hairs come out almost every time. My hair arguably looks the worst it has at any point and the texture of it is awful, dry and brittle. I also have had really bad dandruff for all year now despite using nizoral 2x a week. The vellous hairs on my hairline are still there but haven’t grown, apart from one rogue hair that is dark and longer. It feels like I’m losing hair from my entire scalp too, not just the hairline and crown although that appears to be where it’s most affected.

Is it normal to shed this much so late into treatment? Or do I need to look at other solutions? Also worth noting I had a pretty stressful life event the first week of January which perhaps could contribute.

I’ve posted before but I’m Curious to get input on what the title says. I’ve been on min/fin/bio for 6 months. I noticed the expected extra growth — cheek bones, hands, knuckles, even my biceps. My head hair was thickening so i didn’t care so much. But now as I’m going through a shed (and hopeful rebound) I noticed all the extra body hair fell out. Is this normal or did the med stop working? And should i expect this to grow back too if the hair on my head starts regrowing? I’ve searched the board and haven’t seen any talk about this, just that some guys get extra body hair

You're not gonna be done in 6-12 months.
It's right around the 12 month mark when things start to really initiate.
I started in july 2023, it's only in the last 6 months that things have made insane progress.
Each month gets cosmetically better, denser, fuller.

Hi all! I’m a woman in my late 20s that started to have significant hair thinning at my crown. I initially started using liquid minoxidil and oral spironolactone and had really great results.

Unfortunately, I developed contact dermatitis to (I’m assuming) the propylene glycol in the minoxidil and had to switch to foam AND started getting pretty miserable side effects from spironolactone (very irregular menstrual cycles and VERY decreased libido.) Since stopping the spironolactone, my hair loss gone right back to where it was pre-everything.

I know there are topical formulas of spironolactone/finasteride but every one I’ve found still contains propylene glycol. Curious if anyone’s found any other effective options.

Have a gram of pure bima. It's enough to male 3333.33 mL at the typical 0.03% concentration. 3333.33 mL is enough to last a decade of daily use. About to get insane hair gains and will keep you all updated on the journey. Sorry baldies!

I’m 19 and dealing with hair loss, so I’m considering starting finasteride to slow it down or stop it. I’m just not sure whether topical or oral fin is the better choice. Money isn’t an issue, but I’ve heard that topical has fewer side effects—though I don’t know if it’s as effective. Does anyone have insights on this?

If I go with topical, how would I even apply it properly if I still have hair? Would I need to part my hair and apply it in sections, or is there a better way?

Also, I’m currently 5’10", 200 lbs, with about 24% body fat (though I’m working on getting it down). Would my weight affect how well fin works for me or increase the chances of side effects? Is there science to back this up or just a lack of research in this area? Should I get a blood test to check hormone or vitamin levels?

I want to start treatment soon, but I’m not super up to date on the science, and my dermatologist wouldn’t even recommend minoxidil, so I don’t have much guidance. Any advice would be appreciated!

Hi! Hope u are all doing great. I know that this is a common question that has been done 500 times, but as it has been tough since the shed started I wanted to receive answers and talk about a topic that I find difficult to talk about freely in person.
I've been taking oral min 2,5mg for almost 3 months. After the first 2 weeks, the shedding started really hard, causing the hairline to recede more and more, making it much more noticeable.
It became very hard on self-esteem for me and also for my emotions. I wanted to know if this is normal and for someone to tell me their experience. It is common to see cases of people who the shedding did not stop or led to something much worse?
Thanks <3

I was looking to purchase a dermastamp and was wondering how much the material of the needles matters.

I gradually switched from fin to dut over the past few weeks and have been on just dut for about a week. All has been well aside from having an itchy scalp. Scalp looks fine just itchy. I'm concerned it's that dht itch and am going to have more hair loss. Anyone with a similar experience?

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Why does hair turn darker as you age? Is it possible to stop it from darkening?

Really good example of how a small dose of Fin effects both DHT and T level. Even with a small dose every other day of Fin lowered my DHT significantly. It also raised my T levels by over 100 points. Stopping Fin plummeted my T levels and my DHT levels didn't return to the baseline levels.

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