5mg Finpecia ordered, pill cutter bought -- it's time

[hiilikeyourbeard]

after a week and a half of fin my **** went numb and my prostate was aching pretty bad. not sure what to do now

[BigThinker]

You already know this, but you need to be prepared for major shedding when you start dut+minox around the same time. It might not be that bad, but the possibility is there.

It is one thing to know it in theory and another thing to live it. My dut shed is not "horrible" but it is definitely significant and has taken a serious toll on my outlook/mood

Good luck!

Would you expect it to be different from my fin shed? At this point, I have mostly given up - just nuking all DHT.

I guess I wouldn't be surprised if minox shedding operates through a different mechanism than dht-inhibition (thoughts?), but fin and dut should be similar?

Btw, popped dut this morning and felt nothing. No prostate ache or anything (like when starting fin).

[25 going on 65]

Start 0.5mg dut / week tomorrow, in conjunction with 1.25 mg fin / daily.

Just ordered Kirkland minox 5% foam off Amazon. Will start that around the 15th - will apply 1 / day (night, most likely).

No reason not to pull out all the stops.

You already know this, but you need to be prepared for major shedding when you start dut+minox around the same time. It might not be that bad, but the possibility is there.

It is one thing to know it in theory and another thing to live it. My dut shed is not "horrible" but it is definitely significant and has taken a serious toll on my outlook/mood

Good luck!

[BigThinker]

Good luck brah! I'm interested to see how this works out for you. I had considered using Minoxidil and ordered some Kirkland foam about 6 months ago. I never used it because I read reports from some people that it killed their hairlines. Mine is already fragile so I didn't want to risk for the time being but maybe after a year on Fin I may try it if needed.

Yeah, my hairline's already shot. At this point I just want enough to frame my face and not have it be transparent.

[StuckInARut]

Good luck brah! I'm interested to see how this works out for you. I had considered using Minoxidil and ordered some Kirkland foam about 6 months ago. I never used it because I read reports from some people that it killed their hairlines. Mine is already fragile so I didn't want to risk for the time being but maybe after a year on Fin I may try it if needed.

[BigThinker]

Start 0.5mg dut / week tomorrow, in conjunction with 1.25 mg fin / daily.

Just ordered Kirkland minox 5% foam off Amazon. Will start that around the 15th - will apply 1 / day (night, most likely).

No reason not to pull out all the stops.

[StuckInARut]

I'm just really bummed finasteride isn't doing much at 4.5 months.

I wouldn't expect much of anything at 4.5 months brah, more like 12-18 months. Hair loss is like one big waiting game; which is what's so painful about most if not all of today's available treatments.

[goldbondmafia]

Appreciate that, but It's for sure a bit worse.

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I'll do a formal 6 month update (in 1 month + 2 days) with a fresh haircut, same lighting, same bathroom, etc.

Looking back at Feburary '12, it does look like I haven't lost much ground - relying on a grainy cell phone camera. Who knows, maybe I'd be bald by now without finasteride.

Ye that would be the best bet to check at 6 months with exact same pose, cut, lighting etc. Yours look good though I wouldn't worry, my 6 months is gonna be in December and I am already a bit nervous hoping it will look like my baseline. Wish fin was guaranteed to work so we could take it and move on

[BigThinker]

Honestly, I wouldn't even say your hairline is getting worse bud seriously I looked at your early pictures to more recent pics for like 5 mins I think fin is working for you. Especially cause if it wasn't your hairline would have thinner hairs around it but they are the same thickness as your baseline pics

Appreciate that, but It's for sure a bit worse.

Like I mentioned in the other thread, I'll do a formal 6 month update (in 1 month + 2 days) with a fresh haircut, same lighting, same bathroom, etc.

Looking back at Feburary '12, it does look like I haven't lost much ground - relying on a grainy cell phone camera. Who knows, maybe I'd be bald by now without finasteride.

[goldbondmafia]

Honestly, I wouldn't even say your hairline is getting worse bud seriously I looked at your early pictures to more recent pics for like 5 mins I think fin is working for you. Especially cause if it wasn't your hairline would have thinner hairs around it but they are the same thickness as your baseline pics

[BigThinker]

try ru on the hairline maybe?

Not really interested in mixing/preparing anything, and not really interested in the inconvenience of topicals.

At this point, I'm just going to have to learn to embrace my soon-to-be-NW3 self. I'm just really bummed finasteride isn't doing much at 4.5 months.

I'm adding 0.5 mg duta a week in a couple days, so hopefully that helps.

We'll see where I'm at at 6 months I guess.

[hiilikeyourbeard]

try ru on the hairline maybe?

[BigThinker]

4.5 Months vs. Baseline

Here are 3 comparable pics for each time frame, baseline and 4.5 months.

Frankly, my hair feels thinner, and it is certainly harder to style than I can ever remember.

As previously mentioned, I have a handful of hairs at the hairline, but really I don't know what to make of them.

My frontal and temporal lobes are just absolutely destroyed. I'm starting to wonder if those more T-sensitive areas are getting beat up by my frequenting of the gym and likely spiked T as a result of DHT inhibition.

Anyways, here are pics. I'll do a 6 month vs. baseline update.

P.S. When will the shed hairs that entered telogen phase return!?!?

[BigThinker]

Hairs popping up outside and in hairline. They're predominately thick, dark hairs. Still not sure what to make of them. Haven't had new hair at hairline in some time.

Sorry for low quality photo.

[drybone]

Good post Big Thinker

I have been on it since Jan 30th and after an initial shed, my hair looks fuller and thicker but its only just been a few days that I really noticed.

Keep us updated. Your story is inspiring for me