The best regime out there

[frank05]

I've got a full head of hair yet (Norwood 1.5) but the time has come where male pattern baldness is slowly kicking in .
I'm 20 years old and I would want to keep my hair for as long as possible.
What do you think would be the best regime to keep my hair?
I'm thinking about the following one:
-Finasteride
-Nizoral Shampoo
-MSM
A few questions though, your answers would be highly appreciated:

1)Would you add minoxidil to the regime if you wouldn't have to regrow anything yet? I was thinking about adding minoxidil in a few years when finasteride starts losing effectiveness. Does this make sense?

2)Would alternating Nizoral with Nano shampoo be helpful?

3)Would you add anything more by now(fluidril,dutasteride,....)?

4)How much would such a treatment cost monthly(I'm not rich)?

5)How much time do you think this could give me given I respond reasonably well. Do you think this time would be enough to get on more effective treatments in the future and thus keep my hair indefinately?


Thank you for helping me out!

 

[Melbs]

Alright... heres what i think.

1. Start finasteride, but take Proscar which you cut into 1/4s. Much cheaper than Propecia (the brand name version). I dunno how much it is a month... $110 Australian seems to last me about 4 months... so its not horrendously expensive, and worth it.

2. f*** minoxidil for now... it really is a sl*t to apply, and shed my hair too much to warrant it a good thing... so i stopped. Wait for a few years and see if you want to add it further down the track... not now! I also hated having to analyse my hairline every morning and every night...

3. Go for the Nizoral shampoo 3x a week... but know that any growth will be much more likely a result of the Proscar, Nizoral dosen't really "Grow Hair" in my opinion... but i still use it 2-3 times a week.

Maybe use Multivitamins also, but they're expensive and not necessarily going to "Regrow" your hair.

And keep a positive attitude... try not to let it get to you too much and you'll be a happer person! Attitude is just as important as regrowing 1 hair.

 

[Full Head of Hair]

Stay positive, pray, and be dilligent with your regimine.

 

[Chujgcha]

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[Greg1]

frank05, I would be hesitant to say that there is a better regimen out there than any others as each person responds differently to various treatments. It's awesome that you're doing something NOW to combat your male pattern baldness but since you place yourself on the Norwood scale as a 1.5, you've got time on your side.