I've been using minoxidil for a week and my hair seems to be shedding at twice the rate it normally does. Over the course of the day it looks like anywhere from 20-30 hairs fall out now. I am at the very early stages of hair loss and just started 1mg of Finasteride per day. I'm wondering if I should just try to maintain the hair I have with finasteride or do minoxidil as well. It's starting to scare me a bit. I'm probably at a NW1 for hair loss right now and I'm not sure if it's worth doing minoxidil, I feel like it is thinning my existing hairline. Any advice?
Debating staying on minoxidil
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1. shedding due minoxidil is good, it would indicate you react on it. In the beginning months your hair should look worse 
. Shedding can also occur from FINA though, did you notice this increase before you started that?
2. Males lose between about 25-100 hairs a day. I wouldn't worry about 20-30.
3. Are you thinning all over your head or do you only notice it at your temples?
4. How old are you?
If i was a NW1 with just a bit of receding temples i would slap Minoxidil foam on it once a day and stay of the FINA for now. Keep pics and evaluate every month. If it gets out of hand you can always add it to your regimen, in the meantime maybe something better will come out (maybe).
that are my two 0.02mg on this
. Shedding can also occur from FINA though, did you notice this increase before you started that?2. Males lose between about 25-100 hairs a day. I wouldn't worry about 20-30.
3. Are you thinning all over your head or do you only notice it at your temples?
4. How old are you?
If i was a NW1 with just a bit of receding temples i would slap Minoxidil foam on it once a day and stay of the FINA for now. Keep pics and evaluate every month. If it gets out of hand you can always add it to your regimen, in the meantime maybe something better will come out (maybe).
that are my two 0.02mg on this
1. Shedding wasn't as bad, my hair actually seemed pretty strong overall before.
3. I'm thinking around the temples and it seems like the hairline itself is thinning a bit, maybe I'm imagining it's worse after 1 week with rogaine because I'm paying attention to it.
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I'm actually on finasteride right now to keep my hairline and supplementing with minoxidil.
3. I'm thinking around the temples and it seems like the hairline itself is thinning a bit, maybe I'm imagining it's worse after 1 week with rogaine because I'm paying attention to it.
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I'm actually on finasteride right now to keep my hairline and supplementing with minoxidil.
