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User reports worsening hair loss despite using Avodart 0.5mg daily and 2ml of Minoxidil daily for over three years. They maintain a healthy lifestyle and are athletic.
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community Husband (35) is thinning on top, he doesn't know yet. Trying to research so he won't feel so lost or upset when I tell him. Help a girl out?
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community On Dutasteride 0.5mg ED for almost 2 years. Increasingly shedding hair for more than 5 months.
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community Study shows further evidence that finasteride and dutasteride take 12-18 months or more to show significant results. Do NOT give up early
The conversation discusses the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride in treating hair loss, emphasizing that significant results often take 12-18 months or more. Dutasteride is generally considered superior, with similar or fewer side effects than finasteride, but patience is required for noticeable improvement.
community Shedding at 17, but I seem to have caught it early on, and I have some questions
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community Its just getting worse and worse
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