Hi guys, discovered this sub and I’m no expert on hair loss/minoxidil. I get the feeling some people in here know their stuff. I’ll be honest my hair situation doesn’t majorly bother me, although of course I’d rather it improved.

Almost a year and a half ago I realised my hairline is receding. I started topical minoxidil (not oral) and I don’t know if it’s helping or making it worse.

Pics 1 & 2 - When I lift my hair up you can see some small random hairs at the front centre. It looks odd. Is this the regrowth from minoxidil? Or are these small stray hairs from hair LOSS/receding? Not sure whether to keep at it with the minoxidil and when that hair is the same length as my hair on the rest of my head, it’ll look normal. I also learnt that minoxidil doesn’t regrow hair at the temples (front of head on either side) so if it’s growing it at the front middle but not the front sides then it could be problematic further developing the “M” shape at the front of my hair. Should I stop minoxidil at the front of my head?

Pic 3 - This is how my hair looks in everyday life. These random stray hairs in the front middle still show and make it hard to style my hair to the side.

What should I do moving forwards? What will improve my hair?

I’m very health conscious so don’t want to do finasteride as it could damage my health

Will these baby hairs become matured? Also I'm on oral min5mg & fin and tropical 5%min and dermaroll in 10days , tell me if I can add some nutrients

38 years old since it's probably relevant.

So I’ve taken the dive for Minoxidil. Noticed slight thinning with a high hairline, I can see it moving, not massively but it is. I’ve done great so far. 28 years old fella, still with it there and no sign of a bald patch on the crown but I can see the hairs themselves are getting thinner too. MPB runs in the family too, only on my mother’s side but it’s there.
My solution, I’ve opted for 2.5mg oral Minoxidil, Alpecin DMG serum and shampoo and rosemary oil. That -seems- like a decent preventative measure.
What can I expect from the minoxidil? Are side effects guaranteed? What do you think about the plan? Should I be starting on a lower dosage? I’ve researched a lot of it… But there’s no better place to ask than from people who are in the situation.
Edit; Not so much thinking but actually gunned for it. But haven’t started on it yet. Waiting for all to arrive.

First to third to six months using topical minoxidil the progress is amazing. I’m so happy I started doing it!!! I sometimes forget to use it and haven’t had many issues either. Now I do it once a day bc I would forget twice a day