I am putting my hair loss treatment on hold until my mental health is better. Update 9/4/2024
OP is pausing hair loss treatments to focus on mental health due to anxiety and side effects from RU58841. They plan to try topical finasteride and minoxidil after recovering from pneumonia.
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