Minoxidil

Oral M, along with Finasteride (5mg) and Nutrifol has been super effective.

I'll resurrect this thread again because I'm curious if anyone else wants to chime in.

I got the minoxidil (spray) with finasteride through an online diagnosis and prescription three weeks ago. No one else would be able to see any change, but, yeah, there's peach fuzz on my head where there was scalp before. I think it would take 4-6 months to show a noticeable difference.

Thanks to r1, I looked into Nutrifol, which is a nonprescription nutritional supplement. Too rich for me at $88 for a month's worth (the minoxidil is about $1 a day or a little less). Plus some of the ingredients are contraindicated for a medication I'm currently taking.

So I'm hopeful. I'm no oil painting but my face is still relatively unlined and I never looked my age until my hair went goodbye. If it works, I'll feel better about myself, and that's the whole point.

Buy it cheap from TEMU and apply super liberally

Does it work on the chest?

Minoxidil will help, but combining it with finasteride or dutasteride will bring better results.

I would try Ethica first.

Things like Nioxin and Rogaine are lifetime commitments.

R3 here again just to say, I have a full head of hair and bought it on a whim. It made my hair grow like crazy, but I also used Rosemary oil.

I want to try it, but am super worried about the sexual side effects

I go the oral route. 2.5 mg a day, along with 5 mg finasteride (this is higher than what most men take for hair loss, though) and I use a red light device 4x a week (iRestore). That probably the best approach for now, until something better comes along. I'll probably add microneedling to the mix this year.

If you're worried about thinning you need to be on a DHT blocker like finasteride or dutasteride, either oral or topical, as well as the minoxidil

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r9 How's your libido? etc.

r4 -- good question. Does it work on other body parts besides the scalp? I'm thinking I might want a fuzzy butt.

R9 - libido's fine (for a fifty year old, which I am)

I tried finasteride years ago. Didn't notice any regrowth but did notice a decrease in my erectile quality. Started on oral minoxidil a few years ago (2.5 mg twice a day) which seems to be reducing shedding and created some regrowth. There are no sexual side effects, but some of my body hair has gotten longer and requires more maintenance, which is annoying but worth it.

I should mention I stop the finasteride when I felt like it was giving me limp dick.

I used Rogain back in the 90s. Used it for 1 year no substantial results. However my cat at the time developed the habit of licking my head when I was asleep. She grew very long whiskers . RIP Irma