- Reaction score
- 8
I've been concerned throughout my life as long as I could remember about hairloss on my crown and temples.
( Crown being more severe)
My first stop to reversing this process was getting on minoxidil. It ended with sad results as I had barely any patience keeping up with the strict 2 day routine w/ liquid mino. There was almost no gains by the end of the 4-5 month trial and infact i do believe it had made my crown worse after stopping.
The after some months of thinking i decided to jump on the finasteride boat.
And the no1 concern for finasteride is sides right? 0 till this very day. 0.
Results from fina?
- 0-3 months; less hairfall, not considerably but a bit less. Not sure if placebo eff.
- 4-9 months ; definately felt my hair becoming stronger and less fragile. Before fina I would run my hand through my head for a 100% chance at hairfall, now its around 25%.
-10- 1yr 2 monthish; slowly receding temples have actually filled up on the apex without my notice
- 1 yr 3 month - Present; My main concern area for hairloss was and still is on the crown. For over a year there was 0 sign of improvement, some days I felt as if my crown was emptier some days fuller, it all depended on my mood. But overall I could say 0 change. But around the 1 yr 3month mark I could see a sudden surge in smaller yet permanent hairs in the almost bare regions. It was unexpected surprise. Now these hairs ended up becoming longer and stronger, and I can visually see the improvements in my crown on a month-month basis.
TLDR; Finasteride takes only a few months for maintenance to kick in.
However REGROWTH from FINASTERIDE ALONE will take at least 1+ to 2 years as the scalp requires the new DHT levels to settle in and adapt.
Wispy hairs from finasteride indicate transition from maintenance to regrowth. They most likely wont grow anymore/fall out. However, strong black hairs will root up without you expecting it later down the line!
( Crown being more severe)
My first stop to reversing this process was getting on minoxidil. It ended with sad results as I had barely any patience keeping up with the strict 2 day routine w/ liquid mino. There was almost no gains by the end of the 4-5 month trial and infact i do believe it had made my crown worse after stopping.
The after some months of thinking i decided to jump on the finasteride boat.
And the no1 concern for finasteride is sides right? 0 till this very day. 0.
Results from fina?
- 0-3 months; less hairfall, not considerably but a bit less. Not sure if placebo eff.
- 4-9 months ; definately felt my hair becoming stronger and less fragile. Before fina I would run my hand through my head for a 100% chance at hairfall, now its around 25%.
-10- 1yr 2 monthish; slowly receding temples have actually filled up on the apex without my notice
- 1 yr 3 month - Present; My main concern area for hairloss was and still is on the crown. For over a year there was 0 sign of improvement, some days I felt as if my crown was emptier some days fuller, it all depended on my mood. But overall I could say 0 change. But around the 1 yr 3month mark I could see a sudden surge in smaller yet permanent hairs in the almost bare regions. It was unexpected surprise. Now these hairs ended up becoming longer and stronger, and I can visually see the improvements in my crown on a month-month basis.
TLDR; Finasteride takes only a few months for maintenance to kick in.
However REGROWTH from FINASTERIDE ALONE will take at least 1+ to 2 years as the scalp requires the new DHT levels to settle in and adapt.
Wispy hairs from finasteride indicate transition from maintenance to regrowth. They most likely wont grow anymore/fall out. However, strong black hairs will root up without you expecting it later down the line!
