Just completed 9 months of finasteride, not good..

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25 year old here. I used to be a competitive powerlifter from 2017-2019 and did crossfit for 6 years before that. In powerlifting, i took steroids. I probably did about 7 cycles and was taking some fairly heavy doses of gear.

I was able to achieve 3 state records and deadlift 3x my bodyweight. I started noticing hair loss in early 2018 after i had done a few cycles. For months i kept trying to find reasons to convince myself i wasn't losing hair (lighting, angle, scratching my head too much) but by january of 2019, i had receded to nearly a NW 3 with a thin crown.

I was always eating healthy and monitoring my bloodwork while using gear. Thankfully i never had any health problems. Never had rage or acne either. Just the hair loss which ****ed with my head.

Started finasteride january 15th and quit using gear december 1st. I'm still on TRT because i want to maintain my physique (5'10 195lb lean) and also to feel good. Also tried minoxidil on my hairline for 2 months but gave that up quick. I used it on my crown for about 5 months (including the 2 using it on my hairline). I also use keto shampoo 2x a week.

Fast forward to october of 2019 and i feel like I've lost even more.. I've been shedding a ton lately and have been shedding off and on for 9 months. Really doubt my mpb is progressing since i was just barely losing hair on supraphysiological doses of T and DHT. Every week i look more bald with smooth patches and my hair feels weaker.

I've gotten blood work done, dht is 10 (ref range was 15-45). My question is this, is regrowth still possible this late? Some say they don't see hair gains till at least 12-18 months.

Please do not lecture me on my decisions, I've come here for hair loss advice, not health advice. I don't want to hear things like this:

"Why would you ever take steroids and ruin your body"
"You may have lost more without finasteride"
"YOU HAVE RUINED YOUR DICK FOR LIFE"
"Shave your head" (i may still do that in the future)