Over 6 years of oral finasteride, 1 year of oral minoxidil, my progress as someone in their late 30s dealing with diffuse thinning Progress Pictures 5/12/2025
A user shared their hair loss journey using oral finasteride for over six years and oral minoxidil for one year, noting some progress and considering switching to dutasteride. Others shared mixed results and side effects from using minoxidil, finasteride, and dutasteride.
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5 / 5 resultscommunity 22M ā 1 year on 1mg Finasteride + 5mg Oral Minoxidil, still experiencing diffuse thinning. What are my options?
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community I thought Iād be the perfect candidate for regrowth since I only had diffuse thinning on my crown. 9 months later of Oral Min and Fin and Iām worse off than when I started.
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