Should I Add Dutasteride and increase Minoxidil dosage? Finasteride/Dutasteride 3/29/2024
The user is considering adding topical dutasteride and increasing their oral minoxidil dose to 5mg, and is currently using oral finasteride, oral and topical minoxidil, derma stamping, tretinoin, and nizoral as part of their hair loss treatment regimen.
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5 / 1000+ resultscommunity 33 yrs male.Been on min(5%)/Fin(1mg)/ketokonazole shampoo for 5 months.
A 33-year-old male has been using finasteride, minoxidil, ketoconazole shampoo, and recently added dutasteride, a minoxidil+tretinoin+azelaic acid solution, and derma stamping to treat hair loss for 5 months. There is confusion about the order of progress pictures, making it difficult to assess the treatment's effectiveness.
community 4.5 months on Finasteride 1mg a day, topical Minoxidil 5% twice a day, and ketoconazole shampoo 1% every time I shower.
The user is using finasteride, minoxidil, and ketoconazole shampoo for hair loss and stopped derma stamping to prepare for a future hair transplant. They are considering adding tretinoin to their treatment.
community DUT 3 times a week is the holy grail sweet spot, better than FIN every day.
User "logart89" claims DUT 3 times a week is better than daily FIN for hair loss. Their routine includes DUT, topical DUT, stemoxydine and alfatradiol mix, 5% minoxidil with tretinoin, and weekly derma stamping.
community Things to do besides treatment to see even more regrowth?
The conversation discusses hair regrowth strategies, including using dutasteride, minoxidil, finasteride, dermastamping, soy, curcumin, and possibly castor oil. Suggestions also include increasing dutasteride dosage, using oral minoxidil, topical finasteride, and tretinoin to enhance minoxidil efficacy.
community Yeah, it’s working 👍🏻 Nov 2023 to March 2024
Animajax, who started off completely bald, has seen hair regrowth using finasteride 1.25mg, oral minoxidil 2.5mg, occasional topical minoxidil, dermastamping, benzoyl peroxide, and tretinoin. They recently added nizoral and plan to switch to a topical solution combining minoxidil and dutasteride.
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