For those who didn’t respond to dut/fin: did RU58841 do anything?
    1/30/2026

    From the encyclopedia
    Dutasteride →

    Heavy duty finasteride that comes with higher risks

    Finasteride →

    Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

    Minoxidil →

    An essential vasodilator with some anti-androgenic effects

    At a glance
    In this question or advice post, the primary subjects mentioned are
    💊 Dutasteride (oral) 5 months
    💊 Finasteride (oral) 1 year
    💧 Minoxidil (topical) 1 year
    💊 Biotin (oral) 1 year
    💧 RU58841 (topical)
    the tone is 😞 negative with no growth results.

    Other terms

    RU58841 may help some with hair loss, but it can have side effects like heart pain. Dutasteride and finasteride can cause initial shedding, and results may take time.
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       8 upvotes 4 months ago
      A 22-year-old male is using topical dutasteride, minoxidil, tretinoin, and microneedling for hair loss, experiencing some side effects like mild ball pain and initial shedding but seeing progress in hair thickness. He plans to increase the dutasteride dose and has tried various treatments, including finasteride and RU58841, with differing side effects.

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      The user switched from finasteride to dutasteride and is using minoxidil and RU58841 for hair loss treatment. They are satisfied with the progress and considering a hair transplant, despite some initial shedding after the medication change.

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       165 upvotes 1 year ago
      The user experienced hair regrowth using finasteride, oral and topical minoxidil, and RU58841, despite initial shedding. They also transitioned from finasteride to dutasteride and addressed scalp issues with a folliculitis shampoo.

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      The user is using a combination of hair loss treatments including finasteride, stemoxydine, oral minoxidil, RU58841, dermastamping, ketoconazole shampoo, collagen, Viviscal, and biotin, and has improved their diet. Despite these efforts, they are still experiencing hair shedding and scalp itchiness, and are considering increasing their minoxidil dosage or starting dutasteride.

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