finasteride Efficacy Q ( Users please respond)

[ma12199]

hey guys I am a norwood 2, at the moment, and 23 years old. albeit the top of my head is still thick ( temples thinned out a lot) but what worries me is that my temple triangles have thinned and my sides have thinned a LOT - ( someone says it might be retrograde alopecia?- and is a more aggressive male pattern baldness :/) any ways I am now 2 months on finasteride.. thankfully no sides as of yet

My question is how long do you think I can aim to expect to maintain my hair on finasteride, on AVERAGE- I understand everyone differs to medication etc. but generally what is the consensus purely for maintaining hair.. because tbh if it is anything less than 2 years what is the point..
I ask this to put my mind at ease and trying to remain fairly optimistic in thinking that if I hold off for a few years better treatment is on the horizon ( even though thats what millions of people in the past have probably said haha)

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[Spanishlad]

There is no definitive answer, but asuming you respond to the drug I would expect you to maintain for a minimum of 5 years.

In the studies most people were still above baseline after 5 years.

Ive been on it 8 years and still going strong, there are plenty of users on here at 10 years +.

Its not like the drug will suddenly stop working, it may just not be as effective over time. In theory you would always be in a better position than if you had never used it.

 

[zzzzz]

If you get good results, forever. Hairloss will always be slowed down significantly regardless. If you get minor or moderate results you may fall below baseline after 5, 10, 15 years. I believe half of people will still be at or above baseline after 10 years

 

[Parsia]

At first ZZZZZ I said my thanks in one of my post because you introduced alldaychemist to me for buy finasteride and it was the cheapest one and good service , I'd appreciate your help to forum guys , I have a question if anyone knows the answer ? I've searched a lot to find out which one of Minoxidil or finasteride makes more hair regrowth ? actually
I haven't find any clear answer for that . does anyone know the answer based on comparison of two studies hair count ? please let me know about that.

 

[zzzzz]

minoxidil probably gives better regrowth, but finasteride will stop the underlying cause of hairloss. If someone took finasteride only they would not get nearly as much regrowth as a finasteride+min combo. There are probably studies out there which measure hair count changes from baseline 6 months after starting minoxidil. I know there are such studies for finasteride, if you want to know the exact answer I would look into it

 

[Parsia]

minoxidil probably gives better regrowth, but finasteride will stop the underlying cause of hairloss. If someone took finasteride only they would not get nearly as much regrowth as a finasteride+min combo. There are probably studies out there which measure hair count changes from baseline 6 months after starting minoxidil. I know there are such studies for finasteride, if you want to know the exact answer I would look into it

Thanks ZZZZZ for your very quick answer , I sent the reply but seems it hasn't gone because of some internet issue , Btw , I have searched before also for those result but I couldn't find something useful , and thanks for your concern for searching about that . I also
think to add RU in my regimen , I know you have used that ,
1-what do you think about a case of REGROWTH of that?
2- I know you mentioned powder choice is better than premixed in some other thread , anyhow do you think its a good idea if I want to
buy premix and add that to my regimen ? I like to get faster and better result for my hairline .
and again thanks for your helping to all of members here and I'm glad you have good result with your regimen since I saw your pics.

 

[zzzzz]

To the post above I don't feel like I know enough to answer those questions accurately. Have you tried finasteride? I don't see why you would want to start RU without trying an oral AA first

 

[Parsia]

To the post above I don't feel like I know enough to answer those questions accurately. Have you tried finasteride? I don't see why you would want to start RU without trying an oral AA first

I already have finasteride 0.5mg in my regimen but I like to add RU to get better and more result if it can makes any regrowth ! thats why I asked it man.

 

[skyghost]

I already have finasteride 0.5mg in my regimen but I like to add RU to get better and more result if it can makes any regrowth ! thats why I asked it man.

I would just start with finasteride and minoxidil, be patient, be persistent and disciplined with your regimen, then if after a year you dont see the results youre looking for, start RU

 

[ma12199]

hey guys I'm going to attach a picture of my hair can you please tell me how long I should maintain on propecia/ if it is worth me staying on

 

[zzzzz]

hey guys I'm going to attach a picture of my hair can you please tell me how long I should maintain on propecia/ if it is worth me staying on

you could continue to lose hair at a very slow rate or you could maintain forever. There is a wide range when it comes to quality of results. I would expect to maintain for 5 or 10 years + though