Give me courage, friends! / Is finasteride response correlated with aggressiveness of hair loss?
    Finasteride/Dutasteride 1/27/2023

    The user has been using topical finasteride for seven months and minoxidil for three years, with added tretinoin gel for ten months, and is experiencing continuous shedding without signs of regrowth. They are questioning if the amount of shedding is normal at this stage of treatment and if there's a correlation between finasteride response and the rate of hair loss.
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