I cannot maintain anymore. Any suggestions?

[dem]

Hello Everyone,
I really need some advice. Hopefully, some people out here can help. I had been on propecia for 9 years and it worked well. It helped me maintain my hair and grow some too. Sadly, after 9 years, propecia no longer seemed to help so i switched to dutasteride. dutasteride for 4 months worked wonders and then all of the sudden it stopped. So i decided to test my body a bit and took a combination of dutasteride and finasteride. This change really worked well for another few months. The density up front and on the crown was noticeably thicker. Consequently, my luck ran out. i believe that i am now at that stopping point. I have been loosing hair rapidly again. I don't really know if it is a shed or whether my hairloss is so much more agressive that meds may no longer work. I am also using minoxidil each day applied at night before bed.
thanks...
dem :lost:

 

[dem]

ok. how about this. Any suggestions on other dht inhibitors? thanks

 

[blueshard]

Why not add a topical like spironolactone to get topical anti-androgenic effects? That could boost up your regimen.

Also, copper peptides?

Are you using Nizoral?

 

[abcdefg]

Hmm thats not good. dont stop taking those even if they seem to be crapping out on you who knows how much more you could lose. I doubt spironolactone will maintain anywhere near those treatments. Really the 2 biggest guns your using already. You could take oral spironolactone but its pretty dangerous probably not a good idea. See the problem is its been 9 years and we dont have any new good treatments for a guy in your shoes its pretty retarded.

Dutasteride is the king of current fda approved dht inhibitors. Theres nothing better really your using the best there is.

 

[dem]

Why not add a topical like spironolactone to get topical anti-androgenic effects? That could boost up your regimen.

Also, copper peptides?

Are you using Nizoral?

Thanks blueshard.
I was thinking about trying spironolactone but wasn't sure if it would provide me much more in terms of re-growth or prevention of hairloss than just by using minoxidil, dutasteride and finasteride. Have you had any good experiences with spironolactone?

I used copper peptides in the past for about a year before i gave them up. I guess it worked alright but it ended up being a bit too messy for me overall without the results i wanted.

I also do use nizoral 3x a week.

dem

 

[dem]

See the problem is its been 9 years and we dont have any new good treatments for a guy in your shoes its pretty retarded.

Dutasteride is the king of current fda approved dht inhibitors. Theres nothing better really your using the best there is.

I agree abcdefg, its really retarded being on meds like these so long and we haven't seen any great feasible developments lately. Hopefully, something happens soon.

 

[Def]

I'm kinda in your situation too, Dem. Over 5 years on Finasteride (minoxidil also) and this has helped me maintain but I feel I'm slowly losing ground now. Here's what I think the options are:

- add a topical DHT inhibitor like spironolactone or Revivogen;

- add a growth stimulants like Minoxidil, Proxiphen or Nanogen;

- add some SODs / anti-inflammatories like copper peptides, Nizoral (which you're on);

- try a lasercomb?;

- try needling?;

- otherwise use gentle shampoos and avoid irritating your scalp...

It's a tough one because if you're no longer responding to the proven meds (finasteride and Min) then it's all a bit of a lottery...

Def