I'm on 1 mg finasteride for 7 month now. Zero side effects and my hair improved dramatically in this relatively short amount of time. I just regret not starting sooner. Don't listen to the trolls. Side effects are really rare. The depression from loosing your hair is pretty real though.
I tried finasteride multiple times. 1mg daily, then reduced to .5mg and .25mg every other day. Every "troll" doctor who subscribed it recommended not to use it. Extreme tiredness while the drug was in the system. Made a blood test of different hormones. Progesterone was 3x higher than the upper limit of the range. Stopped fin and it went back to normal. 5-alpha-reductase not only influences DHT, it influences a bunch of neurosteroids. Glad you do not feel any of the secondary effects, that does not deny the mechanism of action though.
I’m on 1mg oral minoxidil and 0.4mg dutasteride compounded pill. At first I had headaches, but they eventually went away. Otherwise no side effects. No excess body hair. My head hair is looking very good.
side effects i receive from fin are literally depression though lol, brought on from hormonal imbalance. not everyone that disagrees with you is a troll. Everyones body is different, some require lower dosage for the same effect. I have to stop for a few days anytime it gets bad, it's a systemic drug that builds up over time, so its easy to have too much in your system. Should add that the effects are really not rare, with its widespread adoption there's wayy more people reporting them, yet most don't post about them, or are too embarrassed to.
After childbirth, I observed my hairfall but I stayed calm. I took action to remedy it. I opted for a health-centered approach. I prioritized my nutrition, having vitamin-packed foods, specially rich in Vitamin E and Protein. I exercised daily and engaged in meditation for stress management. I avoided tight hairstyles and stopped using heated hair tools to minimise hair stress. I also started using LittleExtra's Coconion shampoo and hair oil combined with a neem wood comb. The outcome was hair fall control and the recovery of my hair.
The hair shampoo, hair oil, conditioner from litllelextra cocconion is the best thing I have ever used. It leaves my hair smooth and shiny and reduces hair loss.
Oral minoxidil has been a game changer for me. I am actually on 3.25mg but started at 1.25mg 3 years ago. Yes, I have hair growing "everywhere" but that also includes thicker, longer eyelashes and eyebrows which is a huge positive for this over 50 lady. Any excess facial hair is easy to just shave off. It's just more peach fuzz and not dark. I was on DHT blockers in the beginning but for the last couple of years have only been on minoxidil and have seen great results.
Please just remember minoxidil will NOT prevent further hairloss, it just modulates the hair growth cycle leading to perceived thicker hair. If you suffer from androgenic alopecia and you're not using a DHT blocker concurrently, your hair follicles will inevitably miniaturize and die
@@Wickers67 my hair loss started with a migraine medication. Not to say I won’t get AGA down the road but I’ve had 2 biopsies and neither was AGA. I also have autoimmune disease so this could have contributed. I’m not opposed to DHT blockers, I just don’t think I need them yet.
This hit home today! Love your channel! :) Would you please do a segment on shampoo's & conditioner's that promote hair growth. The market is being saturated with companies claiming that their products are the best. This would be so helpful as a follow up to this segment.🥰
My young daughter - mid-twenties - started losing her hair in her late teens/early twenties. I have taken her to a wonderful dermatologist who did a scalp bx and confirmed androgenic alopecia. She even sent her to an endocrinologist just to be sure she wasn’t missing anything (and I took her to a gynecological endocrinologist as well to rule out PCOS). She takes oral minoxidil, finasteride, spironolactone. It has slowed the loss but has not helped with regrowth. It breaks my heart, she was so hopeful that the treatments might help, and every month that goes by without any growth is just so hard. It’s been over a year without much to show for it. I try to take her shopping for fun wigs, but the little girl with hair long enough to sit on has become a beautiful young woman who just wants to shave her head and be done with it.
Yes it’s awful, I have also hair loss since I‘m fifteen while covid was so I couldn’t even go to a doctor. Now I‘m barely twenty and am between trying topical minoxidil or just buying a wig. Just exhausting to be dealing with this as a young woman
I started taking Minoxidil 2.5 and took it for 2 1/2 months. In that short amount of time I did have hair growth. But…I had extreme hair growth everywhere places I didn’t even know you could have hair. Example hair under my earlobes, mustache which I shaved and toes and on and on. So I stopped taking it. I saw my Dermatologist yesterday and she said to cut the pill in half. So will see what happens. By the way I’m a young 69 year old!!
My dermatologist gave me prescriptions for low-dose oral Minoxodil and Finasteride. She was very surprised when she saw how quickly my hair has grown back. After three months I have a full head of hair. It’s just amazing.
Lower dose oral minoxidil seems the safest way to use the treatment ! Minimise the side affects as much as possible and hope the lower dosage works its magic ! Health is way more important than hair !
I'm on 5mg of oral Minoxidil and after about 6 weeks is when I noticed my shedding start to drop. I used to cringe at having to wash my hair only to see tons of hair on my hands. Not anymore. I recall reading that 3mg to 5 mg was the recommended dose. A 90 day supply at Costco runs me around $14. Well worth it.
I've been using it for 2 months after experiencing chronic TE and it's already cut my shedding to 1/2!! I use the 1.25 mg daily and I can attest to it!
I have chronic te and just started this 4 weeks ago … I feel like I’m shedding more now but I hope this is temporary and it works for me … how long until you noticed a reduce in shedding
My derm suggested this to me, but side effects was hair would grow in unwanted places. And might affect sex drive as well. I'm trying to grow hair in one place, top of my head, not all over lol.
I was on the lowest prescribed dose of oral minoxidil but it lowered my blood pressure where I was extremely tired and started to have chest discomfort. I’m working with my dermatologist to find out what works best for me.
Same...I have low BP...when I take this I feel like my BP drops to unsafe level. Had to stop taking it...even cutting the 2.5 mg tablet in 4 tiny pieces and taking one little piece still had a detrimental effect on me.
These drugs are iffy sometimes because they mess with bloodflow which is why hairloss usually happens in the first place. Only alternative then is to strengthen the heart with moderate exercise and if arteries have any plaque, do fasting and diet change to try and clear it out as much as possible to get that bloodflow to the scalp.
It is working for me! My loss was not severe, but very noticeable and progressive over the years. OM has stopped the miniaturization of my follicle and elongated my hair growth cycle. My hair is thicker, longer, stronger. ❤ Do I have a whole new head of hair❓No, but my hair is sooo much better. My stylist and family notice it too. People even call my hair thick and I’ve never really had hair you would call thick. Wish I would have started it a decade ago, but of course I didn’t know about it. I’m a female.
Trying both Rogaine applied and oral Minoxidil. Have been taking oral for about 2 months typically 1.25g/1x day, but sometimes 1.25g/2x. Decided compound the oral with Rogaine being applied 2x/day (once in the morning, once in the evening before bed). I have taken photos a couple years ago, then a year ago, then monthly most recently. I can confirm, even after 2 months (for ME), there is SIGNIFICANT hair growth....which I'm very thankful for. As the Doctor said...I just would not look good bald (I have a baby face). I look forward to the next 4 months and how it is going to look by Christmas!! Fingers Crossed. p.s. - Oh, there has been no real side-effects noticed....for ME (again everyone and their body is difference). Again, thankful.
@@hshdhdahshs9905 Well, looking at the photos over the last year, the hair definitely seems to appear to be filling in! Over the course of a year, it's significant enough to notice, but not enough to fill in. But preliminarily, a positive solution. I can't quantify things as I did not formally note what was used when other than it was a mix of originally topical, then when I found out about oral, I was taking both. Then I had significant side effects like feeling head pressure constantly, so stopped taking the topical and just the oral, but there still seemed to be this brain pressure. I said I would continue to take oral until the holidays, which would make total time 9 months and figure out what's up from there. I found the oral effect where Meh and brain pressure totally related to the oral, so once I stopped taking mid-December to now mid-Feb, I feel fine and back to myself, so can correlate it back to taking Minoxidil and not taking anything! I think I would like to go back and try the topical. If any effect, I'll discontinue. I'll take one last stab before scrapping the endeavor and just looking for a full head wig I'm thinking and call it a day. The Minoxidil did fill things in like the balding on the top of the head, but the receeded hairline back about 4-6"....you're not doing to get anything I'm thinking and did not see as the folicals probably completely died. Everybodys body is different and I have HBP, so may be different for other and maybe not the head thing. The thing I liked beside helping fill in hair was the BP. When I don't take my HBP medication, it's 160/115-ish. When I take it, it's 120-130/90-95. Taking Minoxidil along with it, Brought the second number down and 120/80, which I really liked. Hope this helps!
Being a woman with PCOS (and hair loss because of it), the likelihood of extra hair elsewhere makes the higher effectiveness of oral over topical minoxidil not worth it for me ☹ great news for men! but I don't need even more body hair than I already deal with lol
I went to several doctors back in my 20s to figure out my hair loss, including one guy who was supposed to be such an expert that his waiting list was a year long. The hope I had, walking in there, only for him to look for 15 seconds and say "sorry, female pattern hair loss, try rogaine, here's the bill"... It wasn't until my mid/later 30s that I discovered on my own that PCOS was the culprit. I'm still so enraged over what a useless cow those doctors were. It's too late for me to get any help for the hair olive lost, since those follicles are dead; but yeah, growing more of it all over the rest of my body is not what I need. And how ironic, that we can grow plenty of the shit EVERYWHERE except where we need it!!!
@@Carolina-rd3gh I'm already on spironolactone to try and help reduce body hair (also to reduce scalp hair shedding and control my hormonal acne), and getting laser on nearly my whole body would be *very* expensive, sadly laser isn't permanent with hormonal type body hair growth either. For me and probably many others who already experience way more body hair than we'd like, growing even more does not outweigh the small benefit from oral minoxidil when topical works just fine as is.
This is great! Can I suggest that you share any drug interactions too? Many of us in our 30s and 40s are on meds for other issues. So that information would be beneficial before talking to our doctor.
@@mgr9181 I am hairy and I didn’t feel much of a difference in body hair. What I noticed was slightly more facial hair in the sides but still too thin and looks translucent to be worthy of note.
That didn’t happen for me, but I have very little body hair naturally 😢 I would have loved to have more eyebrow and eyelash hair from the minoxidil, but I still need to use eyelash serum.
Great informative video! Thank you. The preview screen is a little off-putting since some people experiencing hair loss are self conscious. I get the humor but I felt bad when forwarding it to someone who would benefit from your expertise.
Finasteride is the best "preventative" but I don't love all that I've read about it. But keep track of your testosterone as you get older, because that can affect the hair as well and it's something people don't always consider
I’m on 5 mg Finasteride for around 10 years which caused regrowth in the areas it was starting to disappear,it’s fine, but even so no bald patches. I’m happy and it has halted my significantly enlarged prostate. No side effects.
I developed alopecia secondary to chemo from breast cancer. I use topical Minoxidil, but asked my dermatologist about the oral low dose. She stated it was too dangerous and can cause cardiac arrhythmias due to the EKG changes.
This was about to be my question. My mom is on oral chemo for rheumatoid arthritis and her hair has been thinning….i guess i shouldn’t suggest this to her
It can but not at the dosage that is prescribed for hair loss. It’s usually 0.25-3.5mg for hair loss only. In any case, since you dealt with cancer it’s best to be kind to yourself and avoid more systematic intervention even if small.
Topical gets absorbed into blood stream. 1 ml has 50mg of minoxidil and it's on par with around 3.5-5mg of oral. Difference is that topical converts into sulfate locally and most people have low conversion rate.
@@Carolina-rd3gh For anyone reading this persons comment pls ignore it. Idiots like this that advocate for meds saying its safe are not healthcare professionals and they will not care when you develop complications. Have a nice day.
Generic-Yet-Completely-Heartfelt "Thank you" to both of you. Your content is always top-notch: Objective, with equal parts of anecdotal and 'personal experience' content.
I'm interested in this suggestion too. I tried out 5mg finasteride years ago but it seemed to make things worse somehow, so I stopped taking it. I've been on 200mg spironolactone for many years and it hasn't encouraged new growth (like minoxidil does), it has slowed the shedding though. Bicalutamide sounds good from what I've read, seems it's almost never prescribed to women (same with finasteride), which is odd to me because the most common side effect with those don't apply to women, and if using a reliable form of birth control then I don't see why more women can't be prescribed it 🤷 should be an option for menopausal women at least!
@@Aerieana it should be an option for woman in general. We're not all interested in having kids, it's infantalizing and sexist for them to treat us like baby making machines and deny us these prescriptions. Spironolactone is also dangerous for pregnant women, yet they don't deny us that prescription and we do not need to use birth control at the same time so long as we guarantee we are not trying to become pregnant. The logic makes no sense.
@@InimeKai I absolutely agree with you. The endocrinologist who prescribed me the finasteride knew I wasn't on any kind of birth control at the time, of course she warned me about the risks if I did fall pregnant but trusted me enough to prescribe it anyway. Eventually I got an IUD because I started to get worried that other endocrinologists I sometimes saw in place of her might deny a refill request of the finasteride. I don't regret getting the IUD but I shouldn't have felt I needed to do that, I wasn't even sexually active at the time or for years afterwards. I'm pretty sure I once read online that a lesbian was denied finasteride for hair loss 🙄 how stupid...
I have been using .25 mg of Minoxidil oral, with liquid minoxidil on my scalp. I have been using it for about 8 months and I have gotten modest results. I have new growth but it is very fine and white colored hair. But I will keep trying.
You can just buy the 5% topical minoxidil, either with a fine scale (0.1g is 5mg minoxidil) or by counting the number of drops of 1ml minoxidil - if it's let's say 40 drops then 4 drops are 0.1ml or 5 mg
Topical minoxidil is really annoying and sticky. It’s better for men because they tend to wash their hair every day. I love just taking a minoxidil pill instead.
I wanted to try oral Minoxidial but my doctor said he doesn't prescribe it unless it's for hypertension. I'd love it for the beard growth as well but the heart condition is what holds me back. So I'll just stick with finasteride, topical Minoxidial + microneedling, then eventually Pyrilutamide, GT20029 and eventually a hair transplant.
Go to a dermatologist, they will prescribe it to you. The oral doses are extremely low and don’t impact blood pressure; your doctor is not up to date. If you ever get a hair transplant they’re going to put you on oral minoxidil anyway, so might as well trial it.
I started using topical minoxidil upon my doctor's prescription but as soon as I stopped using it all the hair grew in that phase started shedding it was a nightmare for me to see that much hairfall especially my baby hairs which were 1 to 3 inches I used to shed around 300 to 400 baby hairs daily I went for like 3 months and now I'm back to my normal hair fall days as they were before minoxidil still can't find the reason but I hope I will one day, I'm really worried about my hairloss i almost lost 80percent of my hair please anyone reading this pray for me ❤🙏
You literally did this to yourself, that’s the reason. No need to look any further. Did the Dr not tell you that you’re not supposed to stop using the topical minoxidil once you’ve started? Did you not read the package insert? It’s a daily medication for as long as you want to keep your hair on your head. Stop using it, you lose all the hair you gained while you were on minoxidil.
You have to use minoxidil for life if you want to keep your hair. It's a testosterone blocker; when you stop using it, your testosterone attacks your hair follicles again and kills them. There is no permanent cure.
What are the coincidences that I thought about searching for hair-loss treatment this morning and these guys came up with the same video 😅😅😅. Thank you Dr. Maxfield and Dr. Shah.
My hair is very sensitive…The wrong shampoo , hair conditioner ,a sniffle or cough or any above average stress will knock half my head of hair out😢.. It will grow back but very very slow. Its so frustrating and it doesn’t help that I suffer from anemia.
Rosemary oil has done wonders for me. I heard that there are studies that back this up. I didn't bother to read any of them but simply tried it and it works awesome. I put it where I need it and let it sit for 30min-3hours then wash normally and it has grown in where I put the oil. I do it once a week. 20 drops of rosemary oil in a carrier oil (castor, olive jojoba etc). I also do scalp massage a few times a week. My hair dresser has been verifying that I do, in fact, have a ton of new hair growth from this protocol. I have been doing it for 8 months and plan to continue until I need to ask my stylist to thin out my hair because it's too thick.
@@AZ-fc8xzI have AGA and adding rosemary to my minoxidil was a game changer. I use the oil every other day. It like “super charged” my minoxidil. I went from maintaining my hair to having bee growth.
I used topical 5% minoxidil 1x day for 3 to 4 yrs with zero adverse symptoms, no irritation. It didn't do anything dramatic for me that I noticed, except it did seem to change the texture of my hair somewhat and I finally stopped it. I liked the idea of a topical. As someone with really low blood pressure 60/80, I've stayed away from oral medications that can affect whole body systems but oral minoxidil might be an option down the road, as I get older.
@englishwithaltini before Minoxidil my fine, wispy hair would air dry wavey. Minoxidil made my hair feel stiffer and corse somehow and would air dry more straight.
I’m on 5mg Oral Minoxidil and have been since spring of 2022. I vouch for it 100%. I was a non-responder to topical Minoxidil and this was the next logical step. While it didn’t really regrow hair like I hoped (I’m very aggressive MPB you will probably have better results) it did stabilize and I haven’t lost hair (in combination with 1mg Fin)
Did you experience any side effects? Specifically heart problems or heart palpitations? And what brand and where do you get it. My country does not have Loniten so I will have to order it online. Just want to know a reputable site to order from.
@@GJG_3 No side effects. I have high blood pressure so there was no problem with it dropping low (I’m on 2 other BP meds). No heart palpitations. As far as the brand goes, I use just generic Minoxidil. No name brands.
2mg of oral minoxidil has been such an amazing tool for me. I had two types of hair loss diagnosed through biopsy and decided to try this. The only side effects I had were a slight elevation in prolactin which was brought down by taking chaste tree, and yes some increased body hair, but for me that isn't an amount that bothered me and is such a small price to pay. I wouldn't let concerns about body hair growth put you off trying it because it'll look different for everyone. So worth it 😊
I 've seen some hair growth using the following regimen : Topical usage of full Spectrum CBD oil: 6 drops after shower In take of Raw onions and pumpkin seeds to block off 5AR, which significantly decreased hairfall. Cut the sugar outta my diet & Regular Workouts
@@MrKukec yes, just a very small scalp biopsy to look at the hair follicle, like 1x1cm under a local anaesthetic. This is how a diagnosis can be given, but depending on how you present it might not be necessary. I have female pattern hair loss which they could tell just by looking, but also chronic telogen effluvium which they can determine conclusively by looking at the shape of the hair follicle - it becomes spoon shaped. There's a lot of info they can get from a biopsy :) (I'm very lucky to live in Australia where this was all very cheap and/or free so having a biopsy for skin stuff is pretty standard here)
@@MrKukec No I have not had biopsy done however its a genetic thing because I m one of 6 brothers and all of my brothers had male pattern baldness therefore I used anectodoal approachs to combat baldness which to a great extent working for me.
Expectations with medications is very important- I'm glad you are giving the balanced opinion on how well it can potentially work, but that it may not. And again can it cause problems but also you could be fine...
I used topical minox for ages. Fantastic results at first but after about 10 years I don’t think it was doing anything. I shave now and just wish I’d done that all along and saved money
I took oral minoxidil and had side effects without knowing it. I took it for about a month and started to notice a head ache and it was BAD. I asked the PA if it had any side effects and she said ‘ sometimes an upset tummy.’ I thought I had a brain tumor and had a MRI done. Long story short, be careful and stop if anything feels funny.
Finasteride (1mg/day) gave me severe brainfog and in extension depression, most likely because its androgenic (hormonal) effects. I switched over to minoxidil and it's been the best choice I ever made. I take 1.25mg in the evening and apply 5% topical in the morning. My hairline has improved a lot the last 6 months.
@@Scrunggebut minoxidil will not keep your hair in the long term without finasteride. I personally experience that the body got used to it But for me it was minoxidil slight side effects the finasteride didn't affect me much
It throws out your hair, initially then hair growth grows elsewhere, which I didn’t mind, but I didn’t want to lose my original hair, but this medicine pushes out your hair, when you first use it, I got scared and stopped, not to mention the puffy eye lids, a negative for me, on spironlactone and hrt now 😊
I think what's not talked about is eye puffiness, circles. Most of us look into this medicine due to concern for appearance, but the minoxidil topical or oral, definitely cause or make pre-existing eye bags worse. Related to the fluid retention, vasodilator properties. Currently dealing with it myself :/
omg I thought it was in my imagination. I'm 35 years old and never had a problem with undereye bags , but I have dark circles just two weeks after and a heart palpation. I have to stop hopefully it doest shed worse than I was since it's so early on. And since I'm quiting after two weeks I'm sure my undereyes will go back to normal.
Been topical for over twenty years in combo with Dutasteride and had been doing really good but started having hair loss more recently over the last couple years, started oral 2.5 a couple months ago and had crazy good results, and I am almost back to where I was a couple years ago when the hair loss started and no side effects. Love it.
Umm, you’ve talked before about how the effects of topicals end when you stop treatment and hair loss will reoccur. Is that the same with oral minoxidil? Feel like leaving that info out was a big miss.
Starting combination oral minoxidil and spironolactone for PCOS hair loss today. Fingers crossed, I feel like I've lost half of the hair on my head in the last year, just clumps coming out in the shower.
Please look up Dr. Ken Berry and his excellent videos regarding PCOS which is caused by insulin resistance. Once you eliminate sugar and seed oils from your diet and immerse yourself into a low carbohydrate/ high fat/high protein diet, then you will be cured of your medical condition. You need information regarding intermittent fasting and eating a proper human diet and Dr. Berry is the one person who can really help. He saved my life. God bless you. Be healthy.
I used minoxidil - it’s always been minoxidil in the UK - in the 1980s when I was young - I stopped using it a long time ago. It lowered my blood pressure and I have naturally low blood pressure - so it nearly made me faint a few times. I used to go to the gym and have been a vegetarian since 16 - 50 years now - but that health lifestyle might have been the reason. Surely it helps maintain erections too if it opens blood vessels and causes increased blood flow.
@@NoName-em8jo I used to eat meat - hardly anything else lol. Until I was 16 I didn’t touch veg or fruit. At 16 I moved in with a veggie - and it changed my life. I didn’t feel crap anymore and I’ve ran 3 marathons in my 60s when 4 of my classmates are dead! The red zones where people live to be 100 and active tend to be meat free zone - the US Texas types tend to be on my 600lb life.
I like your videos, they are very informative! However, in this case, I wonder what a cardiologist says about taking oral Minoxidil by someone who doesn't suffer of high blood pressure. Minimal doses doesn't meant that the heat won't suffer in the long run.
I went on low-dose Minoxidil four months ago. It works! Even my doctor is stunned. I now have a full head of hair. 1.5MG is my dosage. I combine this with Fenasteride which stopped hair loss. I still can’t get over it.
I stopped using topical minoxidil because it was just too greasy, even just once a day. I have noticed that my hair looks a bit thinner on top since I quit the minoxidil, so I'd definitely like to give the oral version a try.
I put it on before bed and then wash it out the next morning. I already see improvement almost 2 mos in. Maybe you should give the bed time method a try if you noticed improvement from using it. That way you don't have to deal with the oily hair. My hair is way too fine to be having minoxidil in it during the day time lol.
The oral version is so worth it! I was on the topical minox foam for 10 years, switching to the oral pill makes all the stickiness of the topical go away and I’m getting more hair regrowth with the oral version. I just switched over from one day to the next, didn’t lose any hair in the process. I’m 5 months in on the oral version and have new tufts of hair coming in.
You’re supposed to apply it twice a day. What I do is apply it in the morning at least an hour before I shower, then apply it at night about an hour before I go to bed. This way I don’t have to deal with the greasiness of it very much.
@@Chrisboy265 Mine says to use once daily and adds that using it more often than once daily will not result in more hair regrowth. I wonder which is true. This is what derms are for. Too bad they're so expensive LOL.
I used it for about one year. It definitely grows hair but what is not often talked about is that it grows hair everywhere on the body. Seems obvious but was a bit shocking. It slowed the hair loss on my head but didn’t create the growth I was hoping to see so I keep searching for a safe and sensible product that works for me with a transplant the last resort.
If you get a transplant they’re going to put you on oral minoxidil anyway as a maintenance medication. It doesn’t cause excess body hair for everyone, in my case it didn’t increase my body hair at all, just the hair on my head. But even if it had I still would have taken it.
if you microneedle with a .5 or 1.5 mm every week you would grow back the hairs that you lost. Minoxidil doesn't regrow hair, it just makes the hair that you have thicker and stronger. Look into micro needling, the studies are very positive. Especially if the two are combined.
What do u think happens to the other hair that isn’t transplanted thats still going to fall out ? U think it wont fall out ? Ur gonna be on finasteride ur whole life anyway
Not necessarily, as long as the root cause condition is sorted out - and there's nothing to cause the new Terminal (Mature and Permanent) Hairgrowth to fall off. It is a misconcepcion that minoxidil hairgrowth isnt permanent and it only sprung because the initial use for minoxidil was for scalp growth for Progressive Male Pattern baldness. The scalp growth seen from minoxidil in this condition often fall out after stopping because nothing had hindered or inhibited the 'progressive hairloss' or the root cause of why the hair is thinning in the first place. Now its often prescribed for Men* to incorporate both Topical Minoxidil (to promote Hairgrowth) and oral/topical Finasteride (to lessen, stop or inhibit Hairfall - mainly by inhibiting DHT sensitivity, which is the main cause of male pattern baldness) to treat MPB. Do take note that this is the treatment for Men only, as Finasteride is a prostate issues medication. Also take note that whether Oral or Topical Minoxidil may cause hairgrowth in other parts of your body the more the medication goes systemic, which would mean more hairgrowth in the arms, underarms, legs, pubic area, etc. in generak specially in the care of Oral Minoxidil. People had used Topical minoxidil for years to promote facial hair growth, and for people who had grown enough terminal facial hairs gets to keep what theyve grown long term since MPB doesnt affect hair growth nor promote more hairloss on other parts of the body besides the hairline and the scalp. Lastly, Minoxidil is a High Blood Pressure medication, a bit of an aggressive vasodilator thats not often the first line of precription for Blood Pressure issues, so in any case you have existing issues concerning your heart or your cardiovascular system then its best to consult a cardiologist or specialist before starting Oral Minoxidil.
My blood pressure medication seems to be making my hair break off right now. I will refer to a medical professional and see if this can be a one in one and done item possibility. Thanks for sharing and blessings to you and all in the days to come.
I was thinking the same thing, currently I take a blood pressure medication amlodipone , wondering if I can switch meds and receive hair improvement plus lower blood pressure... but some of the side effects such as puffy eyes and others are a turn-off...
Finasteride (1mg/day) gave me severe brainfog and in extension depression, most likely because its androgenic (hormonal) effects. I switched over to minoxidil and it's been the best choice I ever made. I take 1.25mg in the evening and apply 5% topical in the morning. My hairline has improved a lot the last 6 months.
this comment shows that you dont know the difference between finasteride and minoxidil. Minoxidil will last only a year or two, because it doesnt address the root causes of hairloss, which is genetic usually. Only anti androgens can stop hairfall, and minoxidil is not one of them
Unfortunately if you're a male this will not last. You need a DHT blocker, whether you like it or not. You may maintan your hair for 4, maybe even 10 years on minoxidil but your hairloss will eventually catch up to you and then it will be too late because you will never get that hair back (even on minoxidil). This is mainly due to the fact that minoxidil stimulates hair growth which will just hide your loss of hair. If you are a male i'd actually recommend finasteride (or dut) over minoxidil if you had to pick once, since finasteride might not give regrowth but will definitely completely halt or significantly slow hairloss. If you are not responding well to finasteride low dose it or get on a topical immediately, if not prepare to be bald fully in the next 6 years (which is fine if you are okay with that, just stating facts).
I started minoxidil topical 2 years ago with good results. I added oral finasteride but after 1 year of low libido, E.D., low mood and brain fog I stopped. I’ve now added 5mg minoxidil oral snd I seem to be retaining healthy hair and no side effects. I will never return to finasteride.
@@ALLUREpe21 I went back on Finasteride at 0.25 mg (break 1mg tabs into 4 pieces) after reading new research that 0.25 finasteride is a sufficient dose to block dht. It seems to be working well for me with no side effects.
Been on 2.5 mg for 6-7 months no noticeable difference on scalp but body hair and eyebrows very noticeable . Im really hoping ill get some help on the hair on my head soon !
I’m a young female on this medication and the amount of hair that grows EVERYWHERE is discouraging and ends up being a lot of work to shave every 2-3 days. I think it has slowed down hair shedding but it doesn’t create new growth or it hasn’t for me unfortunately I was expecting tiny flyaways after one year at least but nothing 😔 oh I take spironolactone for my acne so it’s supposed to be even better and my skin is amazing but not my scalp lol
I've been taking in low dosage and in my case it didn’t increase my body hair at all... so you cannot correlate on thing to another without testing the true cause of that body hair growth. Try lower the mg.
@@Alice-fm1uywhat is the dose you are taking and his it helped you ? Any other supplements and also please don’t mind which age group are you in ? I’m in my 50’s and menopaused.. so wondering if I should give this a shot ..
Thanks for all the videos. Enjoyed them a lot. I've been on finasteride and minoxidil for a year now, seeing a very significant improvement. Can adding PRP/PRF treatment give another significant improvement?
I haven't tried oral minoxidil yet, and just have been applying on my hair with 1mg finasteride. I might consider taking oral one as well. Thank you for the information.
What happens after one stops using the minoxidil...does hair loss return or does it stabilize ?? in other words, to have the new hair remain stable is it necessary to keep taking the low dose??
I have read more than once that when you start taking it you can’t stop or your hair falls out again. That’s what puts me off wanting to try it. I started using diluted rosemary oil a few weeks ago because it is said to be just as good.
I've been using the serum of reactivate from litlllextra for the last month and completely moved away from my old serum for the past two months. It's working great. I simply use it once daily with the spray pump that comes with the serum. It's really simple to apply, not oily, and without any fragrance. The hair growth is up till now so good, and it's only 1 month only and I plan to keep to apply it.
I am using reactivatee serum for hair growth and cocoonion oil. I use the oil twice a week and the serum every day. I’m seeing great results in hair growth.
Hey guys I’ve had tremendous success with oral finasteride and topical minoxidil. I’d like to switch to oral minoxidil. Thx for the video. Great conversation about all the pros and cons of all the stuff available. You both take care!!! Live kind and be well.
I have been using 1 mg of finasteride daily for 3.5 years. This stuff is awesome. It stopped my hair loss 100%, but did not reverse it. I wish I would have started finasteride years ago. My body did take 2 weeks to adjust to it, but then the side effects went away.
Hi Dr shah I have lost eyebrows 4 years ago and have had 3 prp sessions. I have seen improvement but I lose eyebrow hair and they take long time to grow back could you please suggest what treatment I should opt for.
Is there any research on what could happen if you stopped taking the oral medication. Will excessive shedding happen without regrowth? Is this something that must be taken long-term to continue having "hair" essentially?
I take 15mg of oral Minoxidil twice each day, but I'm not seeing any scalp hair regrowth!. I received a kidney transplant in 2014, and I believe that the immunosuppressants that I take (Tacrolimus), is not only the reason for why my hair is falling out, but it is also stopping the Minoxidil from working in relation to making my scalp hair regrow!. I have now started using Rogaine, hoping that adding it directly to the scalp might help!.
Lol, I worked in a hair transplant clinic and the surgeon prescribed oral minoxidil for like 85% of the patients. The surgeon hated topical minoxidil because it caused micro scarring to the scalp which made any hair transplants super difficult because the scalp was described to feel like leather. Also on the note of scarring the surgeon also hated dermal rollers on the scalp due to the same reasons. I can’t do minoxidil it makes me light headed haha.
Hi! Thanks for the video! This is such a great help for me! Would love to know more about Dudasteride and what the side effects are. I saw that it promotes the highest hair growth through oral intake, but Im not so sure how it will affect my body. Thanks a lot!
I’m a woman on a combo pill of minoxidil 1mg and dutasteride 0.4mg/day. Huge improvements in my hair growth. I had headaches from the medication at first, but they went away completely after 2-3 weeks. No other side effects.
I'm on 1 mg finasteride for 7 month now. Zero side effects and my hair improved dramatically in this relatively short amount of time. I just regret not starting sooner. Don't listen to the trolls. Side effects are really rare. The depression from loosing your hair is pretty real though.
I tried finasteride multiple times. 1mg daily, then reduced to .5mg and .25mg every other day. Every "troll" doctor who subscribed it recommended not to use it. Extreme tiredness while the drug was in the system. Made a blood test of different hormones. Progesterone was 3x higher than the upper limit of the range. Stopped fin and it went back to normal. 5-alpha-reductase not only influences DHT, it influences a bunch of neurosteroids. Glad you do not feel any of the secondary effects, that does not deny the mechanism of action though.
I’m on 1mg oral minoxidil and 0.4mg dutasteride compounded pill. At first I had headaches, but they eventually went away. Otherwise no side effects. No excess body hair. My head hair is looking very good.
Nice! How old are you?
side effects i receive from fin are literally depression though lol, brought on from hormonal imbalance. not everyone that disagrees with you is a troll. Everyones body is different, some require lower dosage for the same effect. I have to stop for a few days anytime it gets bad, it's a systemic drug that builds up over time, so its easy to have too much in your system. Should add that the effects are really not rare, with its widespread adoption there's wayy more people reporting them, yet most don't post about them, or are too embarrassed to.
does topical finasteride cause ed
After childbirth, I observed my hairfall but I stayed calm. I took action to remedy it. I opted for a health-centered approach.
I prioritized my nutrition, having vitamin-packed foods, specially rich in Vitamin E and Protein.
I exercised daily and engaged in meditation for stress management.
I avoided tight hairstyles and stopped using heated hair tools to minimise hair stress.
I also started using LittleExtra's Coconion shampoo and hair oil combined with a neem wood comb.
The outcome was hair fall control and the recovery of my hair.
The hair shampoo, hair oil, conditioner from litllelextra cocconion is the best thing I have ever used. It leaves my hair smooth and shiny and reduces hair loss.
Oral minoxidil has been a game changer for me. I am actually on 3.25mg but started at 1.25mg 3 years ago. Yes, I have hair growing "everywhere" but that also includes thicker, longer eyelashes and eyebrows which is a huge positive for this over 50 lady. Any excess facial hair is easy to just shave off. It's just more peach fuzz and not dark. I was on DHT blockers in the beginning but for the last couple of years have only been on minoxidil and have seen great results.
Is it just for dome of head bald spots/thinning or are you regrowing your frontal are like widows peaks? Androgenic alopecia temple location hair?
Please just remember minoxidil will NOT prevent further hairloss, it just modulates the hair growth cycle leading to perceived thicker hair. If you suffer from androgenic alopecia and you're not using a DHT blocker concurrently, your hair follicles will inevitably miniaturize and die
@@Wickers67 my hair loss started with a migraine medication. Not to say I won’t get AGA down the road but I’ve had 2 biopsies and neither was AGA. I also have autoimmune disease so this could have contributed. I’m not opposed to DHT blockers, I just don’t think I need them yet.
Wow and your hair looks gorg!!!
@@jennifermarie8979 thank you!
This hit home today! Love your channel! :) Would you please do a segment on shampoo's & conditioner's that promote hair growth. The market is being saturated with companies claiming that their products are the best. This would be so helpful as a follow up to this segment.🥰
Ketoconazole 2% shampoo has shown to improve hair loss esp as a DHT blocker on the scalp. Check some studies out and you’ll see this.
i hope they see this suggestion! cuz i’m in same boat. want to know what works cuz there are too many options
Yes for this comment!!!!!!!!!
No shampoo helps with hair growth, except Nizoral. Vegamour is a huge scam. Nioxin just dries out your hair.
Nizoral due to the ingredient Ketoconazole.
You will want 2% Ketoconazole.
Standard Nizoral is 1%
My young daughter - mid-twenties - started losing her hair in her late teens/early twenties. I have taken her to a wonderful dermatologist who did a scalp bx and confirmed androgenic alopecia. She even sent her to an endocrinologist just to be sure she wasn’t missing anything (and I took her to a gynecological endocrinologist as well to rule out PCOS). She takes oral minoxidil, finasteride, spironolactone. It has slowed the loss but has not helped with regrowth. It breaks my heart, she was so hopeful that the treatments might help, and every month that goes by without any growth is just so hard. It’s been over a year without much to show for it. I try to take her shopping for fun wigs, but the little girl with hair long enough to sit on has become a beautiful young woman who just wants to shave her head and be done with it.
Bro how? To a woman in her mid twenties non related to female hormones just DHT and testosterone? How is she bald????
@@crypto_lawi3959Can't you read? She said it, ALOPECIA.
do NOT take finasteride if she wants babies in future!! it s only for man and women after menopause
Yes it’s awful, I have also hair loss since I‘m fifteen while covid was so I couldn’t even go to a doctor. Now I‘m barely twenty and am between trying topical minoxidil or just buying a wig. Just exhausting to be dealing with this as a young woman
Dr. Maxfield in the thumbnail is everything 😅😂
I agree :P
I clicked just because pf it, so relieved rn 🤣
TRUE…and Dr.Shah looks tired😅
I came to the comments just to say this 🤣🤣
I started taking Minoxidil 2.5 and took it for 2 1/2 months. In that short amount of time I did have hair growth. But…I had extreme hair growth everywhere places I didn’t even know you could have hair. Example hair under my earlobes, mustache which I shaved and toes and on and on. So I stopped taking it. I saw my Dermatologist yesterday and she said to cut the pill in half. So will see what happens. By the way I’m a young 69 year old!!
My dermatologist gave me prescriptions for low-dose oral Minoxodil and Finasteride. She was very surprised when she saw how quickly my hair has grown back. After three months I have a full head of hair. It’s just amazing.
Did your hair grew back in the bald areas?
what was ur dosage for the minoxidil tablet?
Are you male or female?
can you tell what is that minoxidil and finasteride? 😊❤ what those treatments and name?
are you dead?
Lower dose oral minoxidil seems the safest way to use the treatment ! Minimise the side affects as much as possible and hope the lower dosage works its magic ! Health is way more important than hair !
If I can't have hair i could care less of my healthy. Rather die.
I'm on 5mg of oral Minoxidil and after about 6 weeks is when I noticed my shedding start to drop. I used to cringe at having to wash my hair only to see tons of hair on my hands. Not anymore. I recall reading that 3mg to 5 mg was the recommended dose. A 90 day supply at Costco runs me around $14. Well worth it.
Oral minoxidil at Costco??
@@RahzAlGhulEXACTLY my reaction 😮😮
I've been using it for 2 months after experiencing chronic TE and it's already cut my shedding to 1/2!! I use the 1.25 mg daily and I can attest to it!
I have chronic te and just started this 4 weeks ago … I feel like I’m shedding more now but I hope this is temporary and it works for me … how long until you noticed a reduce in shedding
@@KiLLaaMiLLa14 Probably took 2 weeks to see results. Highly recommend it and its super cheap $5 without insurance
My derm suggested this to me, but side effects was hair would grow in unwanted places. And might affect sex drive as well. I'm trying to grow hair in one place, top of my head, not all over lol.
It’s not going to affect sex drive, but growing hair on the rest of your body is a side effect to oral minoxidil.
@@meltedsnowman9637most medication can affect sex drive. Low chance with minoxidil but it can.
@@NonStopGaming15 There is absolutely no evidence that minoxidil affects sex drive.
@@meltedsnowman9637 it effect blood pressure, you can't be serious...
@@meltedsnowman9637 I did a quick google and right aways found a study.
I was on the lowest prescribed dose of oral minoxidil but it lowered my blood pressure where I was extremely tired and started to have chest discomfort. I’m working with my dermatologist to find out what works best for me.
Topical minoxidil might be good for u
Same...I have low BP...when I take this I feel like my BP drops to unsafe level. Had to stop taking it...even cutting the 2.5 mg tablet in 4 tiny pieces and taking one little piece still had a detrimental effect on me.
These drugs are iffy sometimes because they mess with bloodflow which is why hairloss usually happens in the first place. Only alternative then is to strengthen the heart with moderate exercise and if arteries have any plaque, do fasting and diet change to try and clear it out as much as possible to get that bloodflow to the scalp.
I was taking finasteride and that made feel tired so I stop taking it.
Same, I was/am on 2.5 mg, I am extremely tired, confused and light headed. Going to try lower dose.
It is working for me! My loss was not severe, but very noticeable and progressive over the years.
OM has stopped the miniaturization of my follicle and elongated my hair growth cycle. My hair is thicker, longer, stronger. ❤
Do I have a whole new head of hair❓No, but my hair is sooo much better.
My stylist and family notice it too. People even call my hair thick and I’ve never really had hair you would call thick.
Wish I would have started it a decade ago, but of course I didn’t know about it.
I’m a female.
Trying both Rogaine applied and oral Minoxidil. Have been taking oral for about 2 months typically 1.25g/1x day, but sometimes 1.25g/2x.
Decided compound the oral with Rogaine being applied 2x/day (once in the morning, once in the evening before bed).
I have taken photos a couple years ago, then a year ago, then monthly most recently.
I can confirm, even after 2 months (for ME), there is SIGNIFICANT hair growth....which I'm very thankful for. As the Doctor said...I just would not look good bald (I have a baby face).
I look forward to the next 4 months and how it is going to look by Christmas!! Fingers Crossed.
p.s. - Oh, there has been no real side-effects noticed....for ME (again everyone and their body is difference). Again, thankful.
Just remember eventually the body gets used to it like any medication and its effects begin to wear off.
Nope thats the case for topical once not oral once
@@jyotirmaydas5564 Huh?
Any updates on your hair growth ma'am?
@@hshdhdahshs9905 Well, looking at the photos over the last year, the hair definitely seems to appear to be filling in!
Over the course of a year, it's significant enough to notice, but not enough to fill in. But preliminarily, a positive solution.
I can't quantify things as I did not formally note what was used when other than it was a mix of originally topical, then when I found out about oral, I was taking both. Then I had significant side effects like feeling head pressure constantly, so stopped taking the topical and just the oral, but there still seemed to be this brain pressure. I said I would continue to take oral until the holidays, which would make total time 9 months and figure out what's up from there.
I found the oral effect where Meh and brain pressure totally related to the oral, so once I stopped taking mid-December to now mid-Feb, I feel fine and back to myself, so can correlate it back to taking Minoxidil and not taking anything!
I think I would like to go back and try the topical. If any effect, I'll discontinue. I'll take one last stab before scrapping the endeavor and just looking for a full head wig I'm thinking and call it a day.
The Minoxidil did fill things in like the balding on the top of the head, but the receeded hairline back about 4-6"....you're not doing to get anything I'm thinking and did not see as the folicals probably completely died.
Everybodys body is different and I have HBP, so may be different for other and maybe not the head thing. The thing I liked beside helping fill in hair was the BP. When I don't take my HBP medication, it's 160/115-ish. When I take it, it's 120-130/90-95. Taking Minoxidil along with it, Brought the second number down and 120/80, which I really liked.
Hope this helps!
I’ve been on oral minoxidil for 2 years. I’m on 5mgs a day. Results were noticeable after 1 year
How long did it take for you to start noticing a resurgence of hairs in areas that were basically rendered hairless by MPB?
After how many time your shading started and finished ?
One year, it's very long
Thank you
Did you get any side effects?
@@salimdebit7638 1 year. And and I had a few. But I saw density of hair increase not necessarily the volume or hair count
@@nicolaslorenzo78 1 year is the best comparison timeline. 6 months too early to call it. I personally did not shed
I've been using DermalMD Hair Growth Serum for 2 months now, and I'm starting to see some amazing results. My hair is thicker, fuller, and healthier.
Thank god! Dr. Maxfield has his hair still intact! My heart skipped a beat
Being a woman with PCOS (and hair loss because of it), the likelihood of extra hair elsewhere makes the higher effectiveness of oral over topical minoxidil not worth it for me ☹ great news for men! but I don't need even more body hair than I already deal with lol
lmao same I don't mind what I already have now but I certainly don't want more
I went to several doctors back in my 20s to figure out my hair loss, including one guy who was supposed to be such an expert that his waiting list was a year long. The hope I had, walking in there, only for him to look for 15 seconds and say "sorry, female pattern hair loss, try rogaine, here's the bill"...
It wasn't until my mid/later 30s that I discovered on my own that PCOS was the culprit. I'm still so enraged over what a useless cow those doctors were. It's too late for me to get any help for the hair olive lost, since those follicles are dead; but yeah, growing more of it all over the rest of my body is not what I need.
And how ironic, that we can grow plenty of the shit EVERYWHERE except where we need it!!!
Laser hair removal or taking meds to cut those side effects are a possibility though
@@Carolina-rd3gh
I'm already on spironolactone to try and help reduce body hair (also to reduce scalp hair shedding and control my hormonal acne), and getting laser on nearly my whole body would be *very* expensive, sadly laser isn't permanent with hormonal type body hair growth either.
For me and probably many others who already experience way more body hair than we'd like, growing even more does not outweigh the small benefit from oral minoxidil when topical works just fine as is.
It’s great for women who don’t have PCOS though.
This is great! Can I suggest that you share any drug interactions too? Many of us in our 30s and 40s are on meds for other issues. So that information would be beneficial before talking to our doctor.
Here in Spain oral Minoxidil have been used for some time, with great results and good tolerability 😊
What do you have to do to get it here? Can you just go to a pharmacy and ask?
nope, you need a prescription. Your doctor may provide it@@wavewatcher_
Between this and Tretinoin, you guys are the best for suggesting places to get prescriptions from an online service!
The worst side effect of oral Minoxidil for me is that you would grow hairs all over your body not just scalp
Ugh that's what I was afraid of. As a naturally hairy female I don't need any more hair on my body.
@@mgr9181 I am hairy and I didn’t feel much of a difference in body hair. What I noticed was slightly more facial hair in the sides but still too thin and looks translucent to be worthy of note.
That didn’t happen for me, but I have very little body hair naturally 😢 I would have loved to have more eyebrow and eyelash hair from the minoxidil, but I still need to use eyelash serum.
@@MyLife-ij4tfyou’re creepy.
Not sure that would be the worst given that it can affect your heart.
Great informative video! Thank you. The preview screen is a little off-putting since some people experiencing hair loss are self conscious. I get the humor but I felt bad when forwarding it to someone who would benefit from your expertise.
Dr Maxfield is just adorable to listen to and super dreamy. 😍😍😍
Get in line sister.......
@@tuchus8781 😂😂😂
I'm in my early 20's and am at risk for hair loss later in life, could you all do a video about how to prevent hairloss!!
Theyre literally talking about this in the video 😅 use regaine as a preventative too
Finasteride is the best "preventative" but I don't love all that I've read about it. But keep track of your testosterone as you get older, because that can affect the hair as well and it's something people don't always consider
I’m on 5 mg Finasteride for around 10 years which caused regrowth in the areas it was starting to disappear,it’s fine, but even so no bald patches. I’m happy and it has halted my significantly enlarged prostate. No side effects.
I developed alopecia secondary to chemo from breast cancer. I use topical Minoxidil, but asked my dermatologist about the oral low dose. She stated it was too dangerous and can cause cardiac arrhythmias due to the EKG changes.
This was about to be my question. My mom is on oral chemo for rheumatoid arthritis and her hair has been thinning….i guess i shouldn’t suggest this to her
It can but not at the dosage that is prescribed for hair loss. It’s usually 0.25-3.5mg for hair loss only. In any case, since you dealt with cancer it’s best to be kind to yourself and avoid more systematic intervention even if small.
Topical gets absorbed into blood stream. 1 ml has 50mg of minoxidil and it's on par with around 3.5-5mg of oral. Difference is that topical converts into sulfate locally and most people have low conversion rate.
Couldn’t wait any longer.
I had a scalp reduction and 6 graft sessions.
@@Carolina-rd3gh For anyone reading this persons comment pls ignore it. Idiots like this that advocate for meds saying its safe are not healthcare professionals and they will not care when you develop complications. Have a nice day.
Generic-Yet-Completely-Heartfelt "Thank you" to both of you.
Your content is always top-notch: Objective, with equal parts of anecdotal and 'personal experience' content.
Can you guys make videos on finasteride and bicalutamide for hair loss? Not just for men but for women. Curious how they compare to spironolactone
I'm interested in this suggestion too. I tried out 5mg finasteride years ago but it seemed to make things worse somehow, so I stopped taking it. I've been on 200mg spironolactone for many years and it hasn't encouraged new growth (like minoxidil does), it has slowed the shedding though. Bicalutamide sounds good from what I've read, seems it's almost never prescribed to women (same with finasteride), which is odd to me because the most common side effect with those don't apply to women, and if using a reliable form of birth control then I don't see why more women can't be prescribed it 🤷 should be an option for menopausal women at least!
@@Aerieana it should be an option for woman in general. We're not all interested in having kids, it's infantalizing and sexist for them to treat us like baby making machines and deny us these prescriptions. Spironolactone is also dangerous for pregnant women, yet they don't deny us that prescription and we do not need to use birth control at the same time so long as we guarantee we are not trying to become pregnant. The logic makes no sense.
@@InimeKai I absolutely agree with you. The endocrinologist who prescribed me the finasteride knew I wasn't on any kind of birth control at the time, of course she warned me about the risks if I did fall pregnant but trusted me enough to prescribe it anyway. Eventually I got an IUD because I started to get worried that other endocrinologists I sometimes saw in place of her might deny a refill request of the finasteride. I don't regret getting the IUD but I shouldn't have felt I needed to do that, I wasn't even sexually active at the time or for years afterwards.
I'm pretty sure I once read online that a lesbian was denied finasteride for hair loss 🙄 how stupid...
I have been using .25 mg of Minoxidil oral, with liquid minoxidil on my scalp. I have been using it for about 8 months and I have gotten modest results. I have new growth but it is very fine and white colored hair. But I will keep trying.
You can just buy the 5% topical minoxidil, either with a fine scale (0.1g is 5mg minoxidil) or by counting the number of drops of 1ml minoxidil - if it's let's say 40 drops then 4 drops are 0.1ml or 5 mg
Topical minoxidil is really annoying and sticky. It’s better for men because they tend to wash their hair every day. I love just taking a minoxidil pill instead.
@@ALT-vz3jndid you get side effects from taking minoxidl pill?
I wanted to try oral Minoxidial but my doctor said he doesn't prescribe it unless it's for hypertension. I'd love it for the beard growth as well but the heart condition is what holds me back. So I'll just stick with finasteride, topical Minoxidial + microneedling, then eventually Pyrilutamide, GT20029 and eventually a hair transplant.
You can apply the topical minoxidil on your face where you want a thicker beard.
Go to a dermatologist, they will prescribe it to you. The oral doses are extremely low and don’t impact blood pressure; your doctor is not up to date.
If you ever get a hair transplant they’re going to put you on oral minoxidil anyway, so might as well trial it.
I hope pyri and GT are worth the hype, especially GT looks insane
@@Jordanz0rdI wish the effects were permanent for the topical version. That would literally be a cure.
You can put topical on your beard, a lot of people report the beard growth to be permanent after 1+ years
Love this segment! Would love to see a deep dive like this on isotretinoin.
after seeing an Ai picture of me with dreads I got a new motivation for growing my hair out and actually maintaining it.
Risky, especially given the potential sides with the heart.
I started using topical minoxidil upon my doctor's prescription but as soon as I stopped using it all the hair grew in that phase started shedding it was a nightmare for me to see that much hairfall especially my baby hairs which were 1 to 3 inches I used to shed around 300 to 400 baby hairs daily I went for like 3 months and now I'm back to my normal hair fall days as they were before minoxidil still can't find the reason but I hope I will one day, I'm really worried about my hairloss i almost lost 80percent of my hair please anyone reading this pray for me ❤🙏
You literally did this to yourself, that’s the reason. No need to look any further.
Did the Dr not tell you that you’re not supposed to stop using the topical minoxidil once you’ve started? Did you not read the package insert? It’s a daily medication for as long as you want to keep your hair on your head. Stop using it, you lose all the hair you gained while you were on minoxidil.
😢 I’ll pray for you as I completely understand how devastating it is to lose one’s hair.
You have to use minoxidil for life if you want to keep your hair. It's a testosterone blocker; when you stop using it, your testosterone attacks your hair follicles again and kills them. There is no permanent cure.
Prayers sweet lady....please know your not alone. I'm dealing with the same.😢
Have you checked your thyroid? That can cause hair loss, most blood pressure medication causes hair loss as well
What are the coincidences that I thought about searching for hair-loss treatment this morning and these guys came up with the same video 😅😅😅. Thank you Dr. Maxfield and Dr. Shah.
Love the thumbnail 😂I legit couldn't tune in fast enough😆😂🤣Love seeing you two in the same place🥰
My hair is very sensitive…The wrong shampoo , hair conditioner ,a sniffle or cough or any above average stress will knock half my head of hair out😢.. It will grow back but very very slow. Its so frustrating and it doesn’t help that I suffer from anemia.
Same here 😢
Rosemary oil has done wonders for me. I heard that there are studies that back this up. I didn't bother to read any of them but simply tried it and it works awesome. I put it where I need it and let it sit for 30min-3hours then wash normally and it has grown in where I put the oil. I do it once a week. 20 drops of rosemary oil in a carrier oil (castor, olive jojoba etc). I also do scalp massage a few times a week. My hair dresser has been verifying that I do, in fact, have a ton of new hair growth from this protocol. I have been doing it for 8 months and plan to continue until I need to ask my stylist to thin out my hair because it's too thick.
you say "20 drops of rosemary oil in a carrier oil (castor, olive jojoba etc)" - kindly let me know the quantity of the carrier oil / thank you
@@alinabogdan9987i dont think it matters, just use enough to be able to mix them together
Honestly, if you suffer from androgenic alopecia I don't think the rosemary oil would do anything to you.
@@AZ-fc8xzI have AGA and adding rosemary to my minoxidil was a game changer. I use the oil every other day. It like “super charged” my minoxidil. I went from maintaining my hair to having bee growth.
I read that Rosemary oil works just as well as Minoxodil, I found it ready diluted on Amazon.
I used topical 5% minoxidil 1x day for 3 to 4 yrs with zero adverse symptoms, no irritation. It didn't do anything dramatic for me that I noticed, except it did seem to change the texture of my hair somewhat and I finally stopped it. I liked the idea of a topical. As someone with really low blood pressure 60/80, I've stayed away from oral medications that can affect whole body systems but oral minoxidil might be an option down the road, as I get older.
I’m taking oral minoxidil pill 1mg a day, and it hasn’t changed my blood pressure at all. The doses for hair loss are super low.
I think it’s changing my texture, too. How did your change? Did it become finer?
@englishwithaltini before Minoxidil my fine, wispy hair would air dry wavey. Minoxidil made my hair feel stiffer and corse somehow and would air dry more straight.
60/80 doesn't make sense as a blood pressure reading
I’m on 5mg Oral Minoxidil and have been since spring of 2022. I vouch for it 100%. I was a non-responder to topical Minoxidil and this was the next logical step. While it didn’t really regrow hair like I hoped (I’m very aggressive MPB you will probably have better results) it did stabilize and I haven’t lost hair (in combination with 1mg Fin)
Did you experience any side effects? Specifically heart problems or heart palpitations? And what brand and where do you get it. My country does not have Loniten so I will have to order it online. Just want to know a reputable site to order from.
@@GJG_3 No side effects. I have high blood pressure so there was no problem with it dropping low (I’m on 2 other BP meds). No heart palpitations.
As far as the brand goes, I use just generic Minoxidil. No name brands.
@@GartB And do you buy it in person or do you order it online? And if online what site?
@@GJG_3 it’s a prescription medication for me, so I buy it in person at my pharmacy.
@@GartBwhat is ur hair loss stack?
2mg of oral minoxidil has been such an amazing tool for me. I had two types of hair loss diagnosed through biopsy and decided to try this. The only side effects I had were a slight elevation in prolactin which was brought down by taking chaste tree, and yes some increased body hair, but for me that isn't an amount that bothered me and is such a small price to pay. I wouldn't let concerns about body hair growth put you off trying it because it'll look different for everyone. So worth it 😊
I 've seen some hair growth using the following regimen :
Topical usage of full Spectrum CBD oil: 6 drops after shower
In take of Raw onions and pumpkin seeds to block off 5AR, which significantly decreased hairfall.
Cut the sugar outta my diet &
Regular Workouts
You had biopsy for hair loss?
@@MrKukec yes, just a very small scalp biopsy to look at the hair follicle, like 1x1cm under a local anaesthetic. This is how a diagnosis can be given, but depending on how you present it might not be necessary. I have female pattern hair loss which they could tell just by looking, but also chronic telogen effluvium which they can determine conclusively by looking at the shape of the hair follicle - it becomes spoon shaped. There's a lot of info they can get from a biopsy :) (I'm very lucky to live in Australia where this was all very cheap and/or free so having a biopsy for skin stuff is pretty standard here)
@@emr5459Good to hear that you
found the Solution. :)
@@MrKukec No I have not had biopsy done however its a genetic thing because I m one of 6 brothers and all of my brothers had male pattern baldness therefore I used anectodoal approachs to combat baldness which to a great extent working for me.
I was on min 5 from 1 nd half years, was on Finasteride 1mg for 6 months, today am switching oral min 2.5mg!! Let's see the results!!!!
Expectations with medications is very important- I'm glad you are giving the balanced opinion on how well it can potentially work, but that it may not. And again can it cause problems but also you could be fine...
I used topical minox for ages. Fantastic results at first but after about 10 years I don’t think it was doing anything. I shave now and just wish I’d done that all along and saved money
So you are saying that you Looked
Ugly even with Hair ? 😢
I tried this medicine too, through out my hair!!! And I ended up with puffy eyes…
Same exact side effects. My under eyes were puffy
I took oral minoxidil and had side effects without knowing it. I took it for about a month and started to notice a head ache and it was BAD. I asked the PA if it had any side effects and she said ‘ sometimes an upset tummy.’ I thought I had a brain tumor and had a MRI done. Long story short, be careful and stop if anything feels funny.
Finasteride (1mg/day) gave me severe brainfog and in extension depression, most likely because its androgenic (hormonal) effects. I switched over to minoxidil and it's been the best choice I ever made. I take 1.25mg in the evening and apply 5% topical in the morning. My hairline has improved a lot the last 6 months.
@@Scrunggebut minoxidil will not keep your hair in the long term without finasteride.
I personally experience that the body got used to it
But for me it was minoxidil slight side effects the finasteride didn't affect me much
Thank you guys so much for what you do! Can you do a video on seborrheic dermatitis?
It throws out your hair, initially then hair growth grows elsewhere, which I didn’t mind, but I didn’t want to lose my original hair, but this medicine pushes out your hair, when you first use it, I got scared and stopped, not to mention the puffy eye lids, a negative for me, on spironlactone and hrt now 😊
I think what's not talked about is eye puffiness, circles. Most of us look into this medicine due to concern for appearance, but the minoxidil topical or oral, definitely cause or make pre-existing eye bags worse. Related to the fluid retention, vasodilator properties. Currently dealing with it myself :/
Hey, is this actually a thing? I was using topical minoxidil and my left eye has a dark circle bag all day... the right eye it's completely fine
@@user-zb6ct1pw6q it’s really just google “minoxidil dark circles”. You’ll see plenty of articles
Hemroid cream gets rid of the bags as stupid as it sounds
omg I thought it was in my imagination. I'm 35 years old and never had a problem with undereye bags , but I have dark circles just two weeks after and a heart palpation. I have to stop hopefully it doest shed worse than I was since it's so early on. And since I'm quiting after two weeks I'm sure my undereyes will go back to normal.
@nealmaddy9601 Look genius, never use hemorrhoid cream around your eyes, it can cause permanent blindness. Btw, I'm an MD.
This DOES NOT stop hair loss. It just makes your current hair and baby hairs thicker. Just FYI.
Exactly, men and some women also need to address DHT
Please address what happens once you stop using any of the oral hair growth medications
Guess! Good question and wonder why it wasn’t addressed.
Been topical for over twenty years in combo with Dutasteride and had been doing really good but started having hair loss more recently over the last couple years, started oral 2.5 a couple months ago and had crazy good results, and I am almost back to where I was a couple years ago when the hair loss started and no side effects. Love it.
Hey what's the dose of dutasteride ??
@@aakashmishra9279 0.5
Umm, you’ve talked before about how the effects of topicals end when you stop treatment and hair loss will reoccur. Is that the same with oral minoxidil? Feel like leaving that info out was a big miss.
Thanks, Dr. Shah and Dr. Maxfield, I'm not sure if I'll get in the Caribbean, but I will definitely ask❤..
I’ve been using finasteride 1mg + minoxidil for 1 year …… with 0 results.
I hate dht
Starting combination oral minoxidil and spironolactone for PCOS hair loss today. Fingers crossed, I feel like I've lost half of the hair on my head in the last year, just clumps coming out in the shower.
How is it going so far?
Please look up Dr. Ken Berry and his excellent videos regarding PCOS which is caused by insulin resistance. Once you eliminate sugar and seed oils from your diet and immerse yourself into a low carbohydrate/ high fat/high protein diet, then you will be cured of your medical condition. You need information regarding intermittent fasting and eating a proper human diet and Dr. Berry is the one person who can really help. He saved my life. God bless you. Be healthy.
I used minoxidil - it’s always been minoxidil in the UK - in the 1980s when I was young - I stopped using it a long time ago. It lowered my blood pressure and I have naturally low blood pressure - so it nearly made me faint a few times. I used to go to the gym and have been a vegetarian since 16 - 50 years now - but that health lifestyle might have been the reason. Surely it helps maintain erections too if it opens blood vessels and causes increased blood flow.
@@NoName-em8jo I used to eat meat - hardly anything else lol. Until I was 16 I didn’t touch veg or fruit. At 16 I moved in with a veggie - and it changed my life. I didn’t feel crap anymore and I’ve ran 3 marathons in my 60s when 4 of my classmates are dead! The red zones where people live to be 100 and active tend to be meat free zone - the US Texas types tend to be on my 600lb life.
@@NoName-em8jo no, you eat, veg you fuck wit!!!😂😂😂😂😂
@@NoName-em8jo It's about time you come out of your cave...& name yourself.
I like your videos, they are very informative! However, in this case, I wonder what a cardiologist says about taking oral Minoxidil by someone who doesn't suffer of high blood pressure. Minimal doses doesn't meant that the heat won't suffer in the long run.
I went on low-dose Minoxidil four months ago. It works! Even my doctor is stunned. I now have a full head of hair. 1.5MG is my dosage. I combine this with Fenasteride which stopped hair loss. I still can’t get over it.
That's awesome! Congrats:)
I'm curious if you had any side effects?
Editor did Dr. maxfield dirty 😂
They tried to make me bald too, I made them remove it hahaha - shah
I stopped using topical minoxidil because it was just too greasy, even just once a day. I have noticed that my hair looks a bit thinner on top since I quit the minoxidil, so I'd definitely like to give the oral version a try.
I put it on before bed and then wash it out the next morning. I already see improvement almost 2 mos in. Maybe you should give the bed time method a try if you noticed improvement from using it. That way you don't have to deal with the oily hair. My hair is way too fine to be having minoxidil in it during the day time lol.
The oral version is so worth it! I was on the topical minox foam for 10 years, switching to the oral pill makes all the stickiness of the topical go away and I’m getting more hair regrowth with the oral version. I just switched over from one day to the next, didn’t lose any hair in the process. I’m 5 months in on the oral version and have new tufts of hair coming in.
@@ALT-vz3jncan i know what oral minoxidil you take?
You’re supposed to apply it twice a day. What I do is apply it in the morning at least an hour before I shower, then apply it at night about an hour before I go to bed. This way I don’t have to deal with the greasiness of it very much.
@@Chrisboy265 Mine says to use once daily and adds that using it more often than once daily will not result in more hair regrowth. I wonder which is true. This is what derms are for. Too bad they're so expensive LOL.
I used it for about one year. It definitely grows hair but what is not often talked about is that it grows hair everywhere on the body. Seems obvious but was a bit shocking. It slowed the hair loss on my head but didn’t create the growth I was hoping to see so I keep searching for a safe and sensible product that works for me with a transplant the last resort.
yeah most people start using it right when they first see hair loss
If you get a transplant they’re going to put you on oral minoxidil anyway as a maintenance medication.
It doesn’t cause excess body hair for everyone, in my case it didn’t increase my body hair at all, just the hair on my head. But even if it had I still would have taken it.
if you microneedle with a .5 or 1.5 mm every week you would grow back the hairs that you lost. Minoxidil doesn't regrow hair, it just makes the hair that you have thicker and stronger. Look into micro needling, the studies are very positive. Especially if the two are combined.
What do u think happens to the other hair that isn’t transplanted thats still going to fall out ? U think it wont fall out ? Ur gonna be on finasteride ur whole life anyway
@@Bryantsoup who does this type of procedure of is this a device you can buy?
I'm glad you touched this issue. Thank you!
Is it true that once you stop the treatment, especially the oral treatment, you lose hair again?
Not necessarily, as long as the root cause condition is sorted out - and there's nothing to cause the new Terminal (Mature and Permanent) Hairgrowth to fall off.
It is a misconcepcion that minoxidil hairgrowth isnt permanent and it only sprung because the initial use for minoxidil was for scalp growth for Progressive Male Pattern baldness. The scalp growth seen from minoxidil in this condition often fall out after stopping because nothing had hindered or inhibited the 'progressive hairloss' or the root cause of why the hair is thinning in the first place. Now its often prescribed for Men* to incorporate both Topical Minoxidil (to promote Hairgrowth) and oral/topical Finasteride (to lessen, stop or inhibit Hairfall - mainly by inhibiting DHT sensitivity, which is the main cause of male pattern baldness) to treat MPB. Do take note that this is the treatment for Men only, as Finasteride is a prostate issues medication. Also take note that whether Oral or Topical Minoxidil may cause hairgrowth in other parts of your body the more the medication goes systemic, which would mean more hairgrowth in the arms, underarms, legs, pubic area, etc. in generak specially in the care of Oral Minoxidil.
People had used Topical minoxidil for years to promote facial hair growth, and for people who had grown enough terminal facial hairs gets to keep what theyve grown long term since MPB doesnt affect hair growth nor promote more hairloss on other parts of the body besides the hairline and the scalp. Lastly, Minoxidil is a High Blood Pressure medication, a bit of an aggressive vasodilator thats not often the first line of precription for Blood Pressure issues, so in any case you have existing issues concerning your heart or your cardiovascular system then its best to consult a cardiologist or specialist before starting Oral Minoxidil.
It's true
Thank you so much for this informative video! ❤ What happens once use is discontinued? Does hair fall out and become thin again?
Doesn't it cause hair growth everywhere on body!?
Yep, but that includes your head lol
Would this be good for beard growth?
Topical minoxidil was extremely irritating for me 🤕😒
My blood pressure medication seems to be making my hair break off right now. I will refer to a medical professional and see if this can be a one in one and done item possibility. Thanks for sharing and blessings to you and all in the days to come.
I was thinking the same thing, currently I take a blood pressure medication amlodipone , wondering if I can switch meds and receive hair improvement plus lower blood pressure... but some of the side effects such as puffy eyes and others are a turn-off...
Finasteride (1mg/day) gave me severe brainfog and in extension depression, most likely because its androgenic (hormonal) effects. I switched over to minoxidil and it's been the best choice I ever made. I take 1.25mg in the evening and apply 5% topical in the morning. My hairline has improved a lot the last 6 months.
It won’t last forever
this comment shows that you dont know the difference between finasteride and minoxidil. Minoxidil will last only a year or two, because it doesnt address the root causes of hairloss, which is genetic usually. Only anti androgens can stop hairfall, and minoxidil is not one of them
Unfortunately if you're a male this will not last. You need a DHT blocker, whether you like it or not. You may maintan your hair for 4, maybe even 10 years on minoxidil but your hairloss will eventually catch up to you and then it will be too late because you will never get that hair back (even on minoxidil). This is mainly due to the fact that minoxidil stimulates hair growth which will just hide your loss of hair. If you are a male i'd actually recommend finasteride (or dut) over minoxidil if you had to pick once, since finasteride might not give regrowth but will definitely completely halt or significantly slow hairloss. If you are not responding well to finasteride low dose it or get on a topical immediately, if not prepare to be bald fully in the next 6 years (which is fine if you are okay with that, just stating facts).
@Zakkary it's better to be bald than be castrated on fin or dut.
@@Conservative_carnivore you can use topical anti androgens, like Ru, Pyrilutamide or Fluridil
My biggest side effect is weight gain and water retention
I started minoxidil topical 2 years ago with good results. I added oral finasteride but after 1 year of low libido, E.D., low mood and brain fog I stopped. I’ve now added 5mg minoxidil oral snd I seem to be retaining healthy hair and no side effects. I will never return to finasteride.
Hi, so how do you block the dht?
@@ALLUREpe21 I went back on Finasteride at 0.25 mg (break 1mg tabs into 4 pieces) after reading new research that 0.25 finasteride is a sufficient dose to block dht. It seems to be working well for me with no side effects.
Any suggestions plzzz how to make hair thick for long hair
😢😢plz plz help❤
Been on 2.5 mg for 6-7 months no noticeable difference on scalp but body hair and eyebrows very noticeable . Im really hoping ill get some help on the hair on my head soon !
I‘m in the same boat. Update?
Nothing at all. Going to ask to see if going up to 5mg will help@@andre4282
Are you using finasteride or dutasteride?
Update please
@@OA-10 Maybe my answer could help you. I‘m now in month 9 and I can see some regrowth. In my opinion it needs much more time than the topical…
On 2.5mg minoxidil and 0.5mg finasteride. I am seeing results but thought i would see better results. Not sure if i should up my doses or not.
You should Consult a Dermatologist for the Change in Dosage.
I’m a young female on this medication and the amount of hair that grows EVERYWHERE is discouraging and ends up being a lot of work to shave every 2-3 days. I think it has slowed down hair shedding but it doesn’t create new growth or it hasn’t for me unfortunately I was expecting tiny flyaways after one year at least but nothing 😔 oh I take spironolactone for my acne so it’s supposed to be even better and my skin is amazing but not my scalp lol
Do body laser
@@hikothe14th I did and it was a waste of money because the oral minoxidil makes your body hair grow nonstop without any regard to laser lol
@@nvpr8720oral minoxidil didn’t increase my body hair at all. Have you been tested for PCOS?
I've been taking in low dosage and in my case it didn’t increase my body hair at all... so you cannot correlate on thing to another without testing the true cause of that body hair growth. Try lower the mg.
@@Alice-fm1uywhat is the dose you are taking and his it helped you ? Any other supplements and also please don’t mind which age group are you in ? I’m in my 50’s and menopaused.. so wondering if I should give this a shot ..
What are the side effects? How long should we use?
pericardial effusion as a side effect is crazy lol
I know and people seemingly dismiss it or ignore it.
Thanks for all the videos. Enjoyed them a lot.
I've been on finasteride and minoxidil for a year now, seeing a very significant improvement. Can adding PRP/PRF treatment give another significant improvement?
What was the dose of oral dutasteride?
I haven't tried oral minoxidil yet, and just have been applying on my hair with 1mg finasteride. I might consider taking oral one as well.
Thank you for the information.
Would you post a video about topical finasteride?
I got so scared for a second when I saw Dr. Maxfield in the thumbnail!!!
Can you do a video on the pill that restores your original hair color? I've heard it's in trials.
I heard copper is supposed to do that.
What happens after one stops using the minoxidil...does hair loss return or does it stabilize ?? in other words, to have the new hair remain stable is it necessary to keep taking the low dose??
I have read more than once that when you start taking it you can’t stop or your hair falls out again. That’s what puts me off wanting to try it. I started using diluted rosemary oil a few weeks ago because it is said to be just as good.
I've been using the serum of reactivate from litlllextra for the last month and completely moved away from my old serum for the past two months. It's working great. I simply use it once daily with the spray pump that comes with the serum. It's really simple to apply, not oily, and without any fragrance. The hair growth is up till now so good, and it's only 1 month only and I plan to keep to apply it.
I am using reactivatee serum for hair growth and cocoonion oil. I use the oil twice a week and the serum every day. I’m seeing great results in hair growth.
Hey guys I’ve had tremendous success with oral finasteride and topical minoxidil. I’d like to switch to oral minoxidil. Thx for the video. Great conversation about all the pros and cons of all the stuff available. You both take care!!! Live kind and be well.
Please don't take minoxidil orally. Kevin from Haircafe made videos about it. It's not worth the risk.
@@m.k.6143why? Does it have side effects? Applying it topically is just too much work
it works!@@m.k.6143
I have been using 1 mg of finasteride daily for 3.5 years. This stuff is awesome. It stopped my hair loss 100%, but did not reverse it. I wish I would have started finasteride years ago. My body did take 2 weeks to adjust to it, but then the side effects went away.
Hi Dr shah
I have lost eyebrows 4 years ago and have had 3 prp sessions.
I have seen improvement but I lose eyebrow hair and they take long time to grow back could you please suggest what treatment I should opt for.
Have u found an answer?
@@martymcfly5396 not yet
From where we get this,any one plz reply
Medical Shop but you need a
Doctor’s Prescription.
Is there any research on what could happen if you stopped taking the oral medication. Will excessive shedding happen without regrowth? Is this something that must be taken long-term to continue having "hair" essentially?
I take 15mg of oral Minoxidil twice each day, but I'm not seeing any scalp hair regrowth!. I received a kidney transplant in 2014, and I believe that the immunosuppressants that I take (Tacrolimus), is not only the reason for why my hair is falling out, but it is also stopping the Minoxidil from working in relation to making my scalp hair regrow!. I have now started using Rogaine, hoping that adding it directly to the scalp might help!.
Lol, I worked in a hair transplant clinic and the surgeon prescribed oral minoxidil for like 85% of the patients. The surgeon hated topical minoxidil because it caused micro scarring to the scalp which made any hair transplants super difficult because the scalp was described to feel like leather. Also on the note of scarring the surgeon also hated dermal rollers on the scalp due to the same reasons. I can’t do minoxidil it makes me light headed haha.
I too get light headed. Used it once and felt so dizzy I had to go lay down. Was pretty bad
@@JonasWeatherWait, the Dose needed for Hair loss Treatment is Far Lower than that Prescribed for Blood Pressure. 😂
Ive had huge success with minox and finasteride, but man i wish i had started aooner
Red light therapy masks/helmet is the way to go. You only purchase once and there are no side effects.
wrong. Please whoever is reading this, dont waste your money. Stick to what is proven to work and work well.
Heard that using peppermint oil can be more useful than minoxidil
Do you know if its true?
You should Consult a Snake Oil Salesman for that. 😂
Hi! Thanks for the video! This is such a great help for me! Would love to know more about Dudasteride and what the side effects are. I saw that it promotes the highest hair growth through oral intake, but Im not so sure how it will affect my body. Thanks a lot!
I’m a woman on a combo pill of minoxidil 1mg and dutasteride 0.4mg/day. Huge improvements in my hair growth. I had headaches from the medication at first, but they went away completely after 2-3 weeks. No other side effects.
It basically completely obliterates DHT levels in your body
Could this work on traction alopecia, also? 🤞
tf is that
Yea basically any alopecia
You guys are very appreciated!!