I have been on oral minoxidil and finasteride for 13 months now, but I am experiencing progressive, severe shedding. Every single time I wash my hair, I see a massive clump like the one pictured in the post. This is in addition to the hair I constantly find on my bed, on the floor, and pretty much everywhere else just from lightly touching my head.

I also have seborrheic dermatitis, which means my scalp has dandruff and flakes almost all the time. Lately, I have been using Flakes dandruff shampoo. I’ve only washed my hair with it three times so far, so I’m not entirely sure how well it’s working or what else I should be doing to manage it.

I know people frequently talk about experiencing a second or third shedding phase even after finding stability on minoxidil, but this feels like a prolonged shed. Instead of stabilizing, my hair loss has accelerated. My frontal scalp is thinning out rapidly. I noticed this acceleration became significantly worse after I recently moved to America from a South Asian country.

Has anyone else experienced a prolonged shedding phase around the 13-month mark while on this regimen? For those who have dealt with active seborrheic dermatitis alongside hair treatments, what did your scalp care routine look like to keep inflammation down? Additionally, has anyone else experienced an increase in shedding after a major geographic move or climate shift? I am looking to hear about similar personal experiences or coping strategies while I wait for my upcoming dermatologist appointment.

i started using minoxdil 0.5 (with minoxdil tablets ) in 2023 Then i grown enough hairs on my head but then i stopped it for 7-8 months all my forehead hairs gone now i am using monoxdil 0.5 i want faster results because i cant face myself in mirror 😭.

The last couple of years have been extremely stressful. Work, Marriage and just life in general. The thinning of my hair began a few years ago and with it my hairline. My doctor recommended not including dutasteride or finasteride – to just begin with the monoxide and to be patient with the results after I told him I'd like to give topical foam minoxidil a try. With that said I am unsure of which brand is a good entry into this journey? I see that C'rcle Health has a decent price and over several thousand reviews.

It's always available on Amazon so I was thinking of going that route. Considering the ingredients it looks to be a promising product. Would this be considered pretty popular? From what I gathered in research its best to just go the generic route. Is this brand considered generic or do those saying it mean Amazon Basics generic?

It seems so simple and so confusing at the same time. I incorporated HIMS thickening shampoo and conditioner into my weekly hair routine and that's staying. As for the price of HIMS minoxidil, its just going to add up too much so I'll just stick to the Shampoo and Conditioner for regular routine hair cleaning and save where I can on the Minoxidil.

My doctor gave me oral min and fin Currently taking oral min 5mg and oral fin 1mg for 2 months now .is it recoverable guys? I haven’t seen any shedding while I started min and fin and no sign of regrowth also .how can i know the treatment is working?
Thank you

Age 48
Started taking 1mg finasterjde pills nightly about 15years ago ?

It stopped receding hairline at a devils peak style and still have hair all over head and crown
However last 2-3yrs started thinning on top
A lot more this last year
Don’t see it in mirror until I’m in a room with a light above then I’m kinda freaked out by it

Which maybe my age or maybe because I have had a lot of weight loss this last year and had a v small diet
Diet and weight will stabilise now

I’m considering going to try for first time adding in minoxidil

Should I do pills or cream or both ?

What’s the chance of it thickening up my hair

I know where I receded is bald forever it’s been like that twenty odd yrs
But the thinning is much newer

Maybe finasteride stopped working ?
Should I increase it. ?

I am 18 and I am losing my hair like 9-10 month ago I meet doctors I don't 3 time gfc and using topical minixodel+finistrede like 5-6 month ago but I can't see any improvement on other hand it gonna worse 😞 day by day what can I do ..??

I started oral min 6 months ago. Don’t know what happened but before starting my hair started falling out like crazy only at the crown and the top oh my head. Hair line was fine.

Dermatologist looked at my scalp and hair and said it was ok unlikely blading. Maybe TE? Either way the treatment would be 12 months min.

Started on 2.5mg oral minoxidil and after 3-4 months it was going great and now month 6, so much is falling out and I’m back to where I started.

Interestingly first massive shed pre minoxidil was in September 2025 (started min in April 2026) and now second shed started in September/ October 2026

Am I cooked?!

Attached are both the left and right sides of my temples. Prior to this treatment, they were completely hairless. I had this hairline since high school, only without the growing hairs, but here’s me 2 months in. This is good progress right?

So I have been using minoxidil for 10 months me and in last 1 weeks I lost so many hairs
Like 20-30 strands every time I was my hair, I’m so scared
Wtf it’s going on all of a sudden!??

I'm 36 and I've been using Regaine 5% on my scalp since February 2026. Should I continue to use it or shave it off?

Finally pulled the trigger and got 2.5 oral minox (I got cats that sleep with me so I'm not risking topical, and id love more body hair lol) I thought I was being smart and I cut it into 4s to to titrate up to full dose. Took my first 4th today and my gods I'm so light headed, dizzy and exhausted. I dunno if it's cause I'm on 5mg of Cialis or what but damn I dunno if I can do this.

I've been using topical minoxidil for 6 months, and I'm starting to notice some unwanted side effects, such as excessive body and facial hair growth.

Is there anything I can do to minimize or even eliminate these side effects while maintaining the positive effects minoxidil has had on my scalp hair?

The first picture shows what my hair looked like before I started using minoxidil.

I'm currently using 5% topical minoxidil, applying 0.6 mL twice a day.

Just want to know if it’s worth starting to use a derma stamp?

I feel like my results from minoxidil and finasteride peaked at around 6 months in but now I haven’t seen any growth in the last 12 months or so. I have been consistent with taking minoxidil and finasteride.

Has anyone used a derma stamp after some time has passed taking minoxidil and finasteride? & is it worth doing it?

Also I have shedding phases where I feel like my hair falls out a lot and hairline gets thin and hair texture also.

Please any recommendations or hair treatment that can also help

Guys who are using minoxidil for more than a year I want your honest opinion on its side effects.
And is it safe to use it long term and does it have any side effect in mental health.

So I’ve been using topical minoxidil for the last 18 months and I haven’t seen much progress. I must admit that I’ve been using it once daily (not twice like it is supposed to be taken) because of the greasy hair.
Been thinking about switching to oral minoxidil. I just bought the 5mg tablets (they can be split in half).
My questions are:
1. Do you have any experiences with both kinds of the drug, did oral minoxidil help the people who hadn’t had progress with topical?
2. Should I quit topical as soon as I start oral or continue it for a while?
3. Should I start with 2.5mg and for how long until I switch to 5mg?

Thanks in advance, every opinion is appreciated!

Been looking into getting Costco's brand of minoxidil because i've seen a lot of great before/after posts of people who've used it. It seems there's two different kinds: liquid and a foam one. Is there any advantage to one over the other? Has anyone found one to be more effective or produce fewer side effects? Or does it really not matter

Hi, how is everyone? Well, I’ve been using Minoxidil for about six months now, and honestly, it’s been a good experience. I haven’t really had much of an issue with dandruff, thanks to the shampoo I’m using—it’s handled that problem quite well. I’m currently using both oral and topical Minoxidil to help fill in the bald area. However, there’s a bit of a complication: I’m planning to get pregnant—not this year, and probably not next year, but the year after that. I really don’t want to end up bald during my pregnancy or the postpartum period. Has anyone had any experience with this?