A user with aggressive male pattern baldness found that topical melatonin significantly reduced their hairshedding to 1 or 2 hairs per day and noticed some thickening of side hair. They tried many treatments like finasteride and minoxidil with little success, but topical melatonin showed immediate results in reducing hairloss.
This user experienced an improvement in hair quality and stopped shedding by using Minoxidil 5% spray twice a day for 4 months. Other users encouraged the use of finasteride to maintain the results, as it is the only treatment that addresses the underlying cause of hairloss.
The conversation humorously discusses hairloss and treatments, specifically finasteride and topical minoxidil, with the OP joking about making art from shed hair. Users engage in light-hearted banter about hairloss and related habits.
A user's experience with Dutasteride causing rapid hairloss and temple recession over 3 weeks, with other users offering advice about the potential causes of this.
User has been sheddinghair despite using finasteride for a year, increasing the dose recently, and experiencing thin, short hairs. Other users suggest continuing treatment, seeing a dermatologist, and note that some hairloss is normal.