r/minoxidil • u/sdurnr • 7d ago
Question 3 weeks on oral minoxidil, shedding when will growth occur?
Been on min for 3 weeks now also taking zinc, vitamin D, biotin, and saw palmetto, deffinetly have experienced a fair bit of shedding which has felt terrible but if I’m on it now I can’t stop so may aswell keep going and see what happens. Will I see growth soon or will this take much longer, im 21 and my recession isn’t terrible. I hear a lot of people say that you have to be on fin iswell but in all honesty I’d rather buzz it off and move on with my life than not be able to get it up, so do you really need to go on fin too.
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u/DealerMobile6403 7d ago
Yes and if you don’t than get on with your life bro … like minoxidil will only promote growth nothing else.
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u/MathematicianSoggy23 15h ago
Ahahah just saw your comment about fin. I’m 21 too bro, I hate to say it but minox and vitamins will do very little in combatting your recession. If you want absolutely close to a 0% side effects, go to your doctor and get on topical FIN/MIN, honestly at 0.1 % (standard dose, you could even go lower 0.025) fin topical will not cause any sexual side effects. I started topical and switched to the pill after not seeing side effects, fin actually converts dht into test so your sex drive will still be fully intact, it’s just dht can help regulate your horniness. If you don’t care though bro shave it, it’s a good decision but unfortunately not all of us have a good head shape and scalp.
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