At what point do you just drop all meds when its obvious that they don't work? Finasteride/Dutasteride 3/9/2024
The user has been on finasteride for over four years without noticeable results and recently added dutasteride and RU58841, but continues to experience hair loss. They are considering stopping all medications due to lack of effectiveness and side effects like extremely dry eyes from dutasteride.
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