community Are there alternatives to finasteride?
The conversation is about seeking alternatives to finasteride for hair loss treatment due to concerns about sexual side effects, with pyrilutamide mentioned as a potential alternative.
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990-1000 / 1000+ resultscommunity Extreme regimen and still miniaturized hairs. AGA is just impossible to beat.
A user's extreme regimen for hair loss, which includes taking oral and topical medications such as minoxidil, dutasteride, cyproterone acetate and bicalutamide, but still experiencing miniaturization. Suggestions were made to try other treatments such as RU58841 and Pyrilutamide, while also considering mental health treatment and advice on lookmaxxing.
community Fertility - are/were you able to impregnate your SO while taking hair loss meds (such as fin/min/RU/keto/etc) ? Please share your stories 🙏
People discussed their experiences with hair loss medications like finasteride and minoxidil affecting fertility. Some had successful pregnancies while on these medications, others took breaks from the medications when trying to conceive, and there were mixed opinions on the necessity of stopping treatment for conception and pregnancy.
community Dermatologist didn’t want to write for Dutasteride and oral minox, instead gave me script for this 12.5% minox with tretinoin,azelaic acid, and topical finasteride. It’s 55$ a month, is it worth it?
The conversation discusses a prescribed hair loss treatment combining 12.5% minoxidil with tretinoin, azelaic acid, and topical finasteride, costing $55 a month. One user criticizes the packaging for degrading tretinoin, another suggests it's an overpriced option and recommends topical dutasteride as an alternative due to its higher molecular weight and lower systemic absorption.
community POV: Your hair is falling out.
Potential treatments for hair loss, including the use of minoxidil, finasteride, and RU58841.
community 4 1/2 months .5 DUT & 5 mg Oral Min
User discusses 4.5 months of using 0.5 DUT & 5 mg Oral Min for hair loss. They share progress pictures and discuss styling options and shedding experiences.
community what are the best multivitamins for hairloss?
The conversation discusses which vitamins to take alongside 0.5mg finasteride for hair loss, with suggestions including a multivitamin, iron, zinc, B12, vitamin D, Nutrafol, collagen, vitamin C, saw palmetto, and magnesium. Nutrafol is noted for its benefits but also criticized for containing too much biotin.
community Topical minoxidil 3 months results
This conversation is about a user named "mr_mime125" who experienced results from using topical finasteride (0.1%) and minoxidil (5%) solution 1.5 ml twice a day for the first two months followed by just minoxidil (5%) 1 ml once a day in the last month, resulting in a drastic improvement to their hairline. Other users discussed their progress while asking questions and offering encouragement.
community Is there a link between hair loss and low iron?
A user with low iron levels is experiencing hair loss and is taking oral minoxidil and finasteride. Another user confirms that low ferritin can contribute to hair loss and recommends iron supplements.
community Don't give up, guys. It might take a little bit of time, but damn it's worth it. Almost 2 years on fin (8 months dut) + topical minox every day, started oral minox few days ago.
User improved hairline with 2 years on finasteride (8 months dutasteride) and daily topical minoxidil, recently started oral minoxidil. No side effects experienced, and user's doctor approved dutasteride for a boost.