So I started using finasteride around Jan 2018 through til now. Fortunately for me I have had none of the side effects that some people find.
This is how my thinning hair looked when I started:
And this is how it is now:
Slightly different lighting, but it can be seen that my hair has continued to thin during my time on finasteride. Unfortunately it’s difficult to now establish if the fun has actually had any effect - is this is what my hair would be like had I not taken it? Or would it be much worse and the fun has slowed the thing? Guess i’ll never know!
I have not used minoxidil at all during my time as I didn’t want to have an additional monthly outgoing and I use hair fibres to conceal so, would have to be increasing my costs of these too in having to wash them out to apply minoxidil twice a day etc etc.
Next steps for me; as my hair is continuing to get thinner, and I have been using concealing methods for around 2.5 years, which is becoming tiresome! I am opting for a shaved head and the SMP option, currently booked in.
Had anyone else had a similar experience? Where the fun doesn’t appear to have worked for them
Thanks
Jim
This is how my thinning hair looked when I started:


And this is how it is now:

Slightly different lighting, but it can be seen that my hair has continued to thin during my time on finasteride. Unfortunately it’s difficult to now establish if the fun has actually had any effect - is this is what my hair would be like had I not taken it? Or would it be much worse and the fun has slowed the thing? Guess i’ll never know!
I have not used minoxidil at all during my time as I didn’t want to have an additional monthly outgoing and I use hair fibres to conceal so, would have to be increasing my costs of these too in having to wash them out to apply minoxidil twice a day etc etc.
Next steps for me; as my hair is continuing to get thinner, and I have been using concealing methods for around 2.5 years, which is becoming tiresome! I am opting for a shaved head and the SMP option, currently booked in.
Had anyone else had a similar experience? Where the fun doesn’t appear to have worked for them
Thanks
Jim