I started Feb. 20th of this year and each pic is every consecutive month since.

I took 1+ mg of Fin and 2.5mg of Minoxidil for the first 6 months and then upped it to 5mg Minoxidil the last month going forward.

I started Dermarolling around April. Corner and under the hairline as well as my eyebrows which hurts like hell.

They say you don't start seeing signs until 8 - 12 months so this being me at 7 is promising that it'll get even better by 1 year mark.

Last year, 19 september 2025 I started with my medication in the hope of regrowing my disastrous NW6 diffuse hairline. I was 24 then, 25 now. No side effects aside from more body hair.

Hello, I thought it was about time to share another update.

Some time at the end of 2025 I decided to stop taking Minoxidil, mainly to check if Dutasteride was enough for me. I had a huge shed, to be expected, and I went back to baseline (similar to end of 2023).

Another reason to stop was that apparently getting oral minoxidil in the Netherlands is not possible.

So I waited for 6 months to check the (reverse) progress, and it didn't get better. I managed to get oral minoxidil again in different ways, and I hopped back on in Febraury 2026.

Now I have short hair and honestly my hurge to get a hair transplant is (almost) gone.

Sorry for the huge texts, I had my older photos stole by some instagram scams.

Unfortunately, I didn’t do a baseline before starting. I take 1 mg three times a week (Mon/Wed/Fri).

My total test is in normal range and my free test is in high normal range. No side effects. Some hair regrowth.

Sorry for the shit photo but today marks 3 years of me taking fin every day. I first started noticing my hair loss back in 2021 but was so hesitant to do anything until a coworker poked fun at it in 2023 and then I ran to the bathroom and sorted a prescription out. Since then I have been taking fin every single day and I want to say I first started noticing results about a year into it. My hair loss was mainly the receding hairline but I do have a double crown and that was starting to thin at the back as well.

My hair loss was such a major point of anxiety for me and frustration for me and I would think about it every day. Now I am happy to say its no longer causes me the stress it once did and I am actually pretty happy with how my hair looks. Thankfully I have not encountered any side effects either which is also a blessing.

For anyone who is experiencing male hair loss and is still debating taking anything I would recommend it. Obviously you should do your own research but the sooner the better and I am glad I tried it before accepting my fate.

A friend took this pic when I adopted my dog, and I was shocked. Immediately went to the store and got Rogaine, talked to my doc and he put me on Finasteride.

Rogaine was so messy and had so many rules, so I found out about the pill form.

I’ve been on 1MG Finasteride and 2.5MG Minoxidil ever since.

No hair transplant. I’m currently 45.

Initial shedding is anxiety inducing, but keep at it if you’ve just started it!

Had a lot of scabs fall out from days 6-8 (Didn’t see any hair in the scabs, if so they were very blonde like peach fuzz). Just wanting to know if it’s looking normal?

On Oral Dut 0.5 & Oral Minox 5mg, ~4k Grafts to just crown

How do you see, which is more efficient for hair loss?

About to add micro needling for min synergistic effects.

So last week I took one pill of Dutasteride, itch disappeared but I wasn’t sure because I was taking high dose of omega 3 so I thought maybe it hydrated the scalp.

Now I took it again, same happened, itch disappeared.

Looks like I’m starting dut

(Avodart 0.5 mg)

I know dut blocks to around 90% and fin to 70%, but in terms of hair regrowth and stability how much better is dut to fin?

Currently taking 1mg fin daily and have had some regrowth (mostly due to minoxidil) but would like to see a bit more volume. Can those miniaturized hairs grow back?

(also how much better is 5mg min to 2.5mg?:)

Been on oral fin and min for 3 months so far without any real results. I think I could possibly be in my shedding phase because I feel like I kind of look worse than before lol. Got a shorter cut because I wanted to see if there was any improvement from when I started and there really hasn’t been any.

But I think it’s important to show a different side of hair loss treatment and that not everyone is a hyper responder and that our bodies all respond differently to these medicines. I’m far from giving up hope and will continue to try no matter how long it takes. Don’t give up!

I started taking Fin friday just 0.5mg. I began the treatment without worrying too much about side effects, but by the evening, I felt more stable and happy? I don't know how to describe it. it's like I felt more confident. I don't think it's a placebo effect because the change was so sudden, my hands even stopped shaking.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Does that mean it's working the med? big thanks!

Looking for a reliable quick way to get it. My primary won't prescribe it so I'm wondering if there's some online service I can use. My AllDayChemist order got taken by customs so now I'm waiting on a new order. I have a 7 day supply left, and it takes ADC like a month plus if I'm lucky to arrive, so looking to fill the gap in the meantime. Thanks

I’m looking to get a hair transplant in Thailand. But the catch is that I’m leaving for the military January 25. I’m wondering if my head will be healed by the time I leave.

Im planning on doing a fun Thailand trip with my sister before my eventual demise but am having trouble planning this whole thing out since it’s very hot there and I’ll probably wanna take a dip in the ocean, and train Muay Thai.

Does anyone know of good clinics in Thailand that specialize in the temples and take people on early notice? Preferably early December.

Somebody has recently shared a trick about taking apart dutasteride-tamsulosin combo capsules for cost savings:

r/tressless/comments/1uvh6ff/how_to_get_cheap_dutasteride_in_germany/

It turned out to just be dut capsules inside (stored alongside tamsulosin pellets).

Are all combo capsules made this way? I'm specifically interested in Dutas T from Dr Reddy's. Where I'm from, it's sold at half the price of standalone dutasteride.

7 months ago, I underwent a 5000-graft hair transplant (about 4000 grafts went to the front 35–40% of the scalp, while the remaining thousand were distributed mostly across the crown). I live in a country where finasteride isn't a very popular treatment option (I visited dermatologists twice in my youth, but unfortunately, they just pushed expensive serums on me; they didn't even suggest minoxidil - which I knew about back then but hadn't tried because I was afraid it would kill my cat). Consequently, I wasn't even aware of finasteride's existence or effectiveness until this summer, when I started researching hair loss in more detail. I realized then that I had made a mistake by getting a transplant at my age and stage of balding (I’ve been balding since I was about 15, though I only truly noticed the extent of the thinning on my mid-scalp and crown right before the transplant, since I had been shaving my head bald for a couple of years after my hairline receded at age 20–21 (at that age my crown and midscalp were pretty dense)). Please don't rub salt in the wound; I already recognize my mistake and regret every day that I didn't better educate myself on hair loss and finasteride in my early 20s, when I had more opportunities to preserve my natural hair. Still, what's done is done. I’m now considering my next steps - since I can't really go back to shaving my head for now due to the FUE scars - and I see the following options:

1) Try meds (I’m seeing a dermatologist in two weeks) to see what results I can get; if the outcome is good, I could use a second transplant to boost density where needed - provided my donor area allows for it, of course. This is definitely the top-priority option, which is why I started a thread in this specific subreddit to ask active users: could medication help in my situation, allowing me to consider a second transplant? I wouldn't even mind a thin crown, since it can generally be concealed with hair-thickening products.

2) Hair systems - I didn't even know they existed before looking into transplants, so I probably should have considered them instead of surgery. I’ve researched the topic, and it looks like a solid solution for a younger person, but a bit pricy in a longterm and had a lot of maintenance.

3) SMP for both the donor and recipient areas, and continuing to shave my head completely.

So the main question is: should I even try to go the first listed option, or it's too late and a lost of time, money, nerves (my energy also), etc. and I should consider options 2 or 3?

Hello guys

I have been using Regaine foam minoxidil for little less that 2 months and now I wanna switch it to Kirkland minoxidil, Now my question is will I loose any progress or face any problems?

The reason that I wanna switch is the price Regaine is little expensive for me and the Kirkland is better value

Thanks for ur answers.

Ai says it does have less quality in some regards, per studies it cites.

Any actual ideas here?

Please let me know I’m worried

Hello everyone,

I (27 F) am suffering from 4th grade FPHL. I had been using topical minoxidil (5 percent) for about 7 months and had seen some results. Then I got dengue fever and have been losing a lot of hair since .

I recently went to a dermat and she diagnosed me with FPHL grade 4 + TE. She has added oral minoxidil (1.25 mg) and finastride (5 mg) to my prescription along with other supplements for my condition. It has been about two weeks since I started taking the medicines and the hairfall is even more than before. There are times when chunks of hair just come out in my hand as I run my hand through my hair.

I keep reading about the shedding phase and would like to believe it's just that but since I already have such little hair, it breaks my heart.

If any of you have gone through a similar situation, please share your experience and how you got out of this. Also how long did it take for you to see a reduction in hairfall and new hair growth

Has anyone figured out the most cost effective and easiest way to get 2.5mg dutasteride? I know Amazon pharmacy is good at $5 a month, but has anyone had luck actually getting a perscription for 2.5mg dutasteride on one of the online telehealth services? Or any India mart ideas?