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I would get on finasteride until something better becomes available. I'd also use Nizoral shampoo 2 to 3 times per week (1% is available over the counter). Leave it in for 5 minutes or the duration of your shower.
Everyone that has had success on finasteride wishes they would have taken it sooner. Slowing down or stopping hair loss is much easier than regrowth.
You can also try minoxodil, although I've never used it and it seems like way too much of a commitment for the potential results.
There isn't really anything else outside of a hair transplant that works.
The HH-550 supplement you mentioned:
It's just some B-vitamins, Biotin, Saw Palmetto (supposed to lower DHT), and few other things. Unless you have a deficiency these supplements really won't do a whole lot. Spend that $30 on something else.
You can put more effort into your scalp/hair care as well"
-Shampoo without sodium lauryl sulfate
-Quality conditioner
-Deep conditioning treatment every once and a while (coconut oil, etc.)
-Hair vitamin complex (If you wish. I would just take a multi, fish oil, and follow a healthy diet)
Also, from my ancedotal experience I've never had sides from finasteride, nor have I met anyone in real life who takes it that has had sides.
Duke University 7-year longitudinal study on finasteride:
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/99/13/1025.full
We assessed sexual dysfunction in 17313 PCPT participants during a 7-year period. A battery of questionnaires assessed sexual dysfunction (Sexual Activity Scale score); age; race; SF-36 Mental Health Inventory-5, Physical Function, and Vitality scores; body mass index; smoking status; and the presence of diabetes and hypertension.
Conclusions: The effect of finasteride on sexual functioning is minimal for most men and should not impact the decision to prescribe or take finasteride.
Everyone that has had success on finasteride wishes they would have taken it sooner. Slowing down or stopping hair loss is much easier than regrowth.
You can also try minoxodil, although I've never used it and it seems like way too much of a commitment for the potential results.
There isn't really anything else outside of a hair transplant that works.
The HH-550 supplement you mentioned:
It's just some B-vitamins, Biotin, Saw Palmetto (supposed to lower DHT), and few other things. Unless you have a deficiency these supplements really won't do a whole lot. Spend that $30 on something else.
You can put more effort into your scalp/hair care as well"
-Shampoo without sodium lauryl sulfate
-Quality conditioner
-Deep conditioning treatment every once and a while (coconut oil, etc.)
-Hair vitamin complex (If you wish. I would just take a multi, fish oil, and follow a healthy diet)
Also, from my ancedotal experience I've never had sides from finasteride, nor have I met anyone in real life who takes it that has had sides.
Duke University 7-year longitudinal study on finasteride:
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/99/13/1025.full
We assessed sexual dysfunction in 17313 PCPT participants during a 7-year period. A battery of questionnaires assessed sexual dysfunction (Sexual Activity Scale score); age; race; SF-36 Mental Health Inventory-5, Physical Function, and Vitality scores; body mass index; smoking status; and the presence of diabetes and hypertension.
Conclusions: The effect of finasteride on sexual functioning is minimal for most men and should not impact the decision to prescribe or take finasteride.
First off, I have heard people not only saying it stops/slows hair loss dramatically, but can even result in hair restoration (especially at a young age) is this true? Is it likely for my hair to get back to its normal thickness? Or should I just expect it to slow my loss?
Secondly, people say the effects of Finasteride last only as long as you are taking it. So, say I start taking it now, but 5 years down the line I stop (lets say I still have the EXACT same hair line as now) will I revert to what I WAS or will I revert to what I WOULD have been if I hadn't ever started on the medication?
Hopefully these questions make sense and someone can provide me with some answers. Thank you!
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