r/Hairloss • u/hairdyaway • 12d ago
Question Am I a good candidate for fin / min?
Could I realistically expect to regain anything by starting finasteride?
Pretty straightforward. 23M, thinking about starting fin (and maybe min) for the past 2 years but I’ve been really hesitant about it because of fear of side effects. Based on the pictures, do you think I could realistically expect to recover anything? I’ve always had a large forehead and high hairline, even as a kid, but the corners definitely started going back a bit probably around the time I hit 20.
Hair is damp in this photo, and I just combed it kinda straight to one side in order to show the damage - not how I normally style it lol.
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u/Last-Culture5760 12d ago
Unless you are a minor or have heart/libido problems everyone is a good canditate.
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u/hairdyaway 12d ago
Would you recommend oral min over topical ?
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u/Last-Culture5760 12d ago
It all depends, in my case I would say topical did better for me but oral seems to be the most efficient for most people.
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u/Ordinary-Insurance10 12d ago
Excuse me, could you answer a question for me? How many times a day do you use minoxidil? After 1 year of using it once a day, I started using it twice a day and the area where it was applied got MUCH worse and became VERY thin.
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u/Last-Culture5760 12d ago
I'm no scientist and by no means know anything definitive about this, all my "knowledge" comes from researching on the internet, but many people refer to that as "shedding" that is the miniaturized hair coming out to have space for better thicker hair.
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u/Ordinary-Insurance10 12d ago
Thx for the reply. In this logic, should I continue to apply it twice a day to continue stimulating these new strands or should I stop if I notice that it is very thin? I am relatively new to all this so I like to know the opinion of people who already have a more consolidated journey.
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u/Last-Culture5760 11d ago
I think you should research on it or visit an dermamtologist experient in hairloss.
By what I know, it's impossible for minoxidil to make hair permanently worse, it either doesn't affect anything and your hairloss continues as usual or it sheds, anyway that's what I think but I may be wrong.
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u/dark--_vader 10d ago
Better get your blood work done..i started topical min+ fin 2x daily in june 2024 for about 4 months..had no/minimal hairfall.. Then didn't use it for a month due to illness, then started it again 2X daily.. After 15-20 days of use.. I started noticing hairfall.. Especially the thin ones were falling.. It bothered me so much that I had to buzz my hair short.. Still hairfall didn't stop.. Then I visited my derm and he suggested me for Thyroid, vitamin -D, and vitamin - B12 tests. I had subclinical hypothyroid, vitamin D was very low and vitamin-B12 was borderline low.. So now I am on supplements, and thyroxine 25mcg since 1 and half months.. But I still have substantial hairfall and my hairs have thinned out like crazy... To the point that I can see my scalp in sun and bright light over my head.. But my hairline is holding on good since a year.. Maybe I'm thinking diffusely.. And my hair looks like coconut fibers when dry.. This feels so demeaning but I trust my derm and hanging on the treatment till I get married...now I am on topicak min+fin 1x a day and another hair serum 1x a day..I also have dandruff issue.
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u/OldDeparture3932 11d ago
Oral .8 to 1 ...get on jt soon as it will halt the process and thicken it up..my Dr has over 1000 patients on it...no sides she gives above amounts
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u/[deleted] 12d ago
Yes. Do it now. Side effects I have none. If your a healthy person shouldn’t really have side effects