High testosterone on 4 months dut, rapidly receding but no actually shed Finasteride/Dutasteride 4/6/2025
The user added 0.5mg dutasteride to their regimen of topical finasteride and minoxidil but experienced rapid hairline recession despite reduced hair fall. Suggestions included increasing the dutasteride dosage to 1mg daily to better suppress DHT and potentially adding oral minoxidil.
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