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    Lightbulb My complete experience with finasteride + minoxidil

    Hi all,

    On April 2011, I started taking finasteride ~1.25mg = 1/4th Proscar daily. At the time, my crown was almost gone and I had started having bald spots on top of my head. By December 2012, I had full head of hair, literally like when I was a teenager!!! Though, I had minor libido decrease. After hearing about the possible long-run side effects of the drug, I decided to replace it with minoxidil. And, for a year after, i retained my hair. However, starting Jan 2014, my hair started to fall but not to an alarming rate. Fast forward 3.5 years on minoxidil, and I ended up exactly where I was on April 2011. So, I started taking finasteride 0.5 mg daily in July 2017 in addition to the routine minoxidil.

    As of today, I have yet to see any difference; thought it’s kind if too early. Also I have not experienced any side effects whatsoever.

    Last week I started adding 5% Azelaic Acid to my minoxidil and used it for a week. It made my hair and scalp dry as a piece of wood. Also, I believe that my hair falling increased. So, I stopped using the Azelaic Acid. The shedding could be due to Finasteride as well.

    So, thats my story.

    If anyone has any questions or suggestions, please don’t hesistate to post it.

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