Update Fin 2.5 years + min 3 mnts Is this regrowth? 7/17/2024
User reports using 1.25 mg oral finasteride each morning and 0.75 ml minoxidil topical spray twice a day, along with vitamin D pills. Another user comments on the positive results and asks when finasteride stabilized shedding.
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