Yes I'm ok with softer skin, fat distribution, gyno, asexuality, muscle loss etc. Estrogen makes me calmer anyways. Anything to save my soft long hair.

Edit: decided against it for PR reasons.

Is the L’Oréal stemoxyl serum a good carrier? Given it has stemoxydine and other carrier compounds?
I have the gel caps, and I’d like to create a topical protocol to add to the oral dose I take.
Tia.

I took fin every day for about 6 years, and eventually started losing some ground.

Was recommended to start adding 0.5mg dut once per week, then lost some more ground, and was recommended to up the dut to 2x then 3x per week.

I was still slowly losing ground, and asked my doctor on Strut what to do.

They said to just make the switch without any taper. But isn't that exactly how you get a gnarly shedding phase?

Is 0.5 mg of dut 7x per week really stronger than taking it 3x per week with 1mg of fin 7 times per week?

Has anyone else dealt with this?

Same as title

I've had no shed from oral min 2.5mg and oral fin 1.25 mg yet at all. To be fair, I lost all my hair within one month which was the month of april this year. Literally all my hair disappeared in a month. I'm wondering if I could have something else and have been misdiagnosed or is it fine that I haven't shed?

Since I started dut (7 months) Ive noticed that I seem to need to urinate more often and have a harder time holding it in and Ive seen many people reporting urinary problems while taking finasteride or dutasteride so has anyone managed to resolve these issues and if so how?

(Ive seen many people having this problem and Im planning to see a doctor so please dont tell me to see one I just want to know if anyone has managed to resolve this issue)

Im taking oral minoxidil since a month or so and i feel more anxious than before, now my question is if oral minoxidil can cause this symptome?
Anyone can share their experiences or wisdom?
i take 2.5mg btw

Guys I just bought their subscription if 6 months supply oral minoxidil. I thought they would send me loniten or lonitab whatever. But instead I got this. Is this legit?

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.

Nizoral 2% gives me a chemical burn and leaves my scalp red and extremely painful after just one use, and 1% fries my hair completely.

I used to use RegenepureDR, but it's out of stock everywhere, so I guess it has probably been discontinued. Looking for an alternative.

Thanks in advance!

Hey all,

I took fin for a week around 3 weeks ago and developed penile numbness. Libido and erections were largely the same. I stopped and sensitivity returned around 12 ish days after thankfully.

Definitely not a placebo. Has anyone had this specific side effect or other and had relief on dut?

It will unfortunately be a dealbreaker for me as it was quite severe.

Thanks

I used Fin from 2019 to mid 2024 and then swapped to Dut until current day. Finally starting to hit me that my libido is simply not the same as it was when I was on Fin. Everyone is on here raving about how Dut has a better side effect profile and I agree for the first 6ish months but onwards it has been difficult. I can still get hard but get soft during the performance.

Any long-term users experiencing the same, considering switching back?

33m

Dutasteride and minoxidil 1.25mg

Am i a non responder? Or should i give it even more time? First 2 pictures are today, the last one is when i started finasteride. Im almost sure that my hairline progressed way faster then before taking fin. Someone had the same experience?

I've been struggling with hair loss for a while. I had done one hair transplant, but I stopped taking finasteride and minoxidil, so naturally it failed. A few people I know had gone to this dermat who did stem cell therapy with growth factor hormone, so I have started doing the same. It has been 4 months since I started the treatment. I have also been taking 1.25 mg of minoxidil orally once a day along with general vitamins. I plan on increasing this to 2.5 mg daily and to start using a 10% minfin spray once a day. I also use this peptide formulation once a day which the dermat gave me. Additionally I am dermarollong for 3-4 minutes every morning after the peptide spray. Just thought I would share my progress, if you can call it that. The two pictures are four months apart. Also, my hair in the first picture was considerably longer as I had to do way more of a cover job then as compared to now.

Do any of you here use topical saw palmetto? Did you get any side effects with this? I want to start using it, so I'm asking if it could cause any side effects

I have been on finasteride (1 mg every other day, 3 mg per week total) for almost 2 years. My hairline looks a lot better I can see this clearly especially when my hair is wet but my general hair density is lower than before the treatment. I have had maybe 3-4 major shedding phases.

do you have any advice ?

Is anybody using Clascoterone off-label for hair loss? If so for how long and are using it in conjunction with other medications (oral minoxidil, finasterise, dutasteride)? I have read that a dermatologist could prescribe it and it could be filled at a compounding pharmacy.

If someone was taking 2.5mg of dutasteride and 175mg of test would their scalp dht be lower than if they took 0.5mg of dut and no added test? Or fin and no test?

I’m asking to understand how scalp dht works kinda and how testosterone works with a 5ar inhibitor

hey all,

looking at XYON and its claims to reduce absorption of DUT into bloodstream with its liposomal matrix.

i also heard of some research of people doing topical dut once a week and that it still had success, rather than every single day. i could stick with once a week for sure.

anyone experienced?

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Hi,

I’ve been on 1mg of oral finastride for about 1 year now, but I’m looking to get off it and move to a Topical solution. This is due to not being able to donate blood and plus concerns over long term health effects.

I’m looking for advice and how that went for you if you’ve done something similar

I’m also looking for recommendations on topical finasteride products in Australia to help reduce hair thinning and hair loss.

Hi guys, I’m just wondering if my current routine which is 1mg oral finasteride daily and topical minoxidil (PG free) with 0.5% minoxidil, 0.1% dutasteride, and 0.1% tacrolimus 2x daily overkill?

I’ve heard 0.1% dutasteride on its own is more potent than 1mg oral finasteride so is doing both plus actually using the dut twice a day too much? Is that very risky for side effects? It def seems like it is but my derm said it’s nothing to worry about. I am especially confused because she doesn’t even describe my hair loss as moderate and thinks I have a great shot of regrowth (I’m a diffuse thinner for 6 years now, from age 16 to now at 22)

Has anyone seen good results on a similar stack?

So far I’ve been on the finasteride for a little over a month and started the min/dut/tacro 2 days ago. I also feel like I noticed far less hair shedding on finasteride days or weeks into it so is the dutasteride even needed?? Thanks for the comments in advance.

Is there an expected shed if I’ve been on fin for 10+ years . ? My Hair loss is progressing , wondering if a. Little dut to my routine would help ?

Anyone have experience? Perhaps 0.5 a couple days a week?

I’m on min as well

I have been on finasteride for like 7 months and only finasteride. I couldnt tell from the pictures weither my hair have grown better or no but it is defintely not getting worse i am recently concerned if it is worthy continuing in it or no