Treatment Options! Need experienced advice

[brianwalsh90]

Hi guys,

To jump right in without being long winded, i'm 25 years old and my hairline has been receding for a long time and my crown thinning for about three years I would say. Ive been trying to hold off for as long as I can on meds and have been getting by fairly ok using topic for the last 3 years but have reached the stage where I can no longer hide it. My hair has become matted due to overuse of topic and hairspray, and i'm wearing hats 90% of the time, avoiding well lit rooms, water and wind which is becoming a massive burden on my life. Right now I would say i'm Norwood 3V.

Im the only one in my family balding (5 brothers) and neither father or uncles are bald so part of me is convinced that theres another reason.

Also thought i'd mention that around last oct/nov my hair started shredding drastically. So around xmas 2014 I started taking Biotin supplements and I was taking Melanotan II at the same time. For whatever reason around xmas time my hair started to thicken massively and my hairline started completely regrowing to the stage where i actually thought id achieve a full head of hair again! unfortunately around late Jan/Feb it all started shedding again rapidly and is the worst its ever been and doesn't show signs of stopping. I still don't know what caused this regrowth but it causes me to question if its even MPB or not, if anyone has any insight that would be great.

Anyways to the point, i need a solution quick! As far as I know my options are:

1:Minoxidil - seems the safest and could regrow my crown but i'm terrified of the shed, does everyone get this and how bad/long does it last for? A shed at this stage would render me quite bald I worry

2: Finistride - seems effective i'm just very against messing with my libido, had libido issues before for an unknown reason and id never go back there again

3: Dutasteride - probably worse for libido than fin but heard regrowth is amazing

4: RU - i dont know much about this but im assuming its a topical fin? seems very popular at the moment and assuming thats because it has less sides than fin?

I really dont know what to do and would really appreciate some advice/experience/insight and which way to go with this

thanks guys