I'm taking 5mg oral Minoxidil at night before bed. Started approximately 1 month ago. Before that I took these REALLY expensive hair growth vitamins and there was an initial shed, not severe but I started noticing more hair in the shower. There was a couple weeks in between stopping the vitamins and starting the Min. I say that because only in the past week or so have I noticed most of the shedding to stop, which is nice of course. I'm also taking Vitamin D3 and Biotin. I'm hoping to start Finasteride soon and down the road I want to try a dermapen. I've been wearing for about a year, I currently have two swiss lace pieces with an all tape non-exposed hairline.
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