The emotional rollercoaster that is a balding man's contemplation of the future

[Notcoolanymore]

When I considered going on RU, you were the first to tell me that it was a bad idea because it wasn't FDA approved and proof of its efficacy was lacking (little before/after pics). Why did your mind change?

I still feel that way, that's why I am just "throwing the idea around" at this point. Not sure if it is even worth it since I am on fin. I would still recommend fin over RU any day of the week. I am just at point where I don't want to leave any stone unturned. I even gave LLLT a try if you can believe that. Haha.

[Illusion]

I still feel that way, that's why I am just "throwing the idea around" at this point. Not sure if it is even worth it since I am on fin. I would still recommend fin over RU any day of the week. I am just at point where I don't want to leave any stone unturned. I even gave LLLT a try if you can believe that. Haha.

Hmm I see where you're coming from, not wanting to leave any stone unturned is actually the reason I'm starting with minox (might sound stupid but I was never thinking of adding minox to my regime before as I thought I'd only need an AA (RU) to halt my hair loss). Besides, if it puts your mind at ease then by all means, do it. But why not dutasteride first? That seems more logical to me.

If you're considering adding ru but are unsure of it's efficacy as you're already on fin, you could ask around in the Cutting Edge section. Sure, you'll mainly get bro-science answers, but there are probably some guys there that are using both and it's always nice to get to know other people's experiences. My educated guess would be that it would still be efficient as fin only block around 70% of your DHT and RU also only blocks around 70% of the DHT (and T for that matter), so together there might be some more blockage.

By the way, if you're not experiencing any unpleasant sides from fin right now, you might start to experience them once you're on RU. That's definitely not what will always happen, it's just that you now have a topical DHT-blocker (and believe me, RU can definitely go systematic) and an internal DHT-inhibitor you'll get a stronger effect and thus more severe sides. But this is just trial and error (you have to play around with dosage a bit too find the dose where you start to get sides).


Edit: sorry fot the derail, I got carried away a bit