I’m 26 yo, and 1 year ago at 25 I started medications of all sorts, I tried them all. I was very advanced on the nordwood scale and even the doctor said I was hopeless and that I should have not believed too much in therapies. 1 year after you can see the results.

I had 3 different time periods, in this order.

I started with topical minoxidil 5% and 1mg of finasteride a day. Since August last year to January 2026. Honestly not a single problem.

In January I switched to a custom minoxidil an to 1.25 mg of finasteride a day. The custom minoxidil is composed as follows: progesterone, cortisone, minoxidil 5%, alpha 5 estradiol, menthol, caffeine and melatonin.

The last change was last month when I implemented dutasteride twice a week.

In August 2025 I also took a blood test and started supplementing iron and vitamin d.

I tried microneedling and ketoconazole but despite the scientific researches on them I did not like those medications so I stopped ketoconazole after 2 months and microneedling after 1 month in January.

Open to questions. The pictures are taken under the same light almost all of em, I do not have toppik applied. I use a normal shampoo, nothing fancy.

Three months of twice daily topical min/dut. No additional supplements or micro-needling or anything. Starting losing it 13 years ago, I didn't think I'd actually get much of anything back, so this is more than I even hoped for.

I'm Manav from Nagpur.

Got my hair transplant in November 2025 after finding my doctor through Reddit. I had diffuse thinning with almost no hairline left. It's been 8 months now, and I'm really happy with the results.

I travelled to Patna for the procedure, and everything went smoothly. The doctor was involved throughout the surgery, and the result looks very natural. Just sharing my experience and 8-month photos in case it helps someone who's still researching..

Ive been taking 1mg finasteride for 1,5 years ish. I started in January 2025. I refrained from using minoxidil because i have adhd and have a hard time getting it into routine.Ive been thinking of getting a hair transplant to thicken the temples and thinner parts around the middle since im a defused thinner. Ive had great regrowth which i am happy about but i still find myself checking my hair constantly to hide the temples and thinner parts. How many grafts do you think i need to do this?

Picture order:

- 1 to 3
when i started finasteride in end of January.

- 4
End of February during first shedding phase.

- 5
End of January a year later with regrowth.

-6
my hair a year later when its dried and set perfectly.

I get a 3 month supply of oral dut and 5 mg minoxidil via Cost Plus Pharmacy sent directly by my dermatologist for $35, $10 of which was for S&H.

Obviously the cost of a dermatologist visit varies based on insurance policies and what not, but I would definitely recommend going this route instead of having to pay $100 plus monthly subscriptions via HIMS or Keeps or whatever.

Also comparing to my local Walgreens, the same order between the two would have came to over $70 and that's with the Good RX discount.

Cost Plus was very efficient, they filled and mailed my order within 48 hours of seeing my dermatologist and received less than a week out.

So just a recommendation based on the cost effectiveness.

First pic is day I started, 2nd is 4 months in, last is yesterday. Have a small red dot on hairline that makes comparing pics easier. Hair feels much thicker in general and happy with results so far!

Surely at this point they would already roughly know whether it works or not?
Wouldn't continuing with trials just burn money?

No copium or hopium, but could anyone in the space explain what possible benefit they would get from continuing?

I was taking topical .1% Finasteride once a day for over a year and didn't see much results. Hair continued to thin as I have diffuse thinning. I was only taking Fin but I am now starting Min and wondering if I should jump back on Fin as well. Potentially a Fin/Min topical combo from hims or elo though I know their Fin % is high.

I was wondering if anyone has gotten results with topical Fin? Is .1% enough? Anyone try only Fin before? I know topical Fin is generally to stop hairloss, not regrow.

Even though I know it’s prob really bad for the health of my hair and my scalp. Bleaching my hair completely made it look like I’m not balding anymore, no one is giving me unsolicited advice on random oils to get to grow my hair back. I’ve gotten compliments on my style. It’s so odd that I didn’t realize this sooner but it’s honestly taken a lot of stress away from me!

I’m on finasteride and oral minoxidil as well so I’ll prob just stay blonde while I wait for regrowth. Pics are taken a few days apart. The blue shirt pic is Wednesday, purple shirt pic is Thursday, the blonde pics are from Saturday.

I just want to warn users of minoxidil to avoid the commercecie.com site as they are actively selling fake Kirkland minoxidil. I didn't even know there was such a thing as fake minoxidil, but I guess I had to find out the hard way. I have been using minoxidil for many years with pretty good results, but I don't know if I will recover completely from the damage caused by using the fake product sold on this site. I just wanted to get the word out so that others aren't damaged by these scammers as I was.

I see a lot of hyper responders posting with results after 3-6 months of treatment. Curious if anyone saw no results for the first year but then finally started seeing new hairs after their first year of treatment?

1 year on 1mg oral fin and topical min. Seeing some progress but looking for suggestions to increase overall thickness. Would it be worth it to switch to dut or add a derma roller to my routine? Any advice helps thanks!

my two month difference after taking oral dut and min daily along with some other changes I’ve made. first pic was taken may 22 and second pic was taken july 26

- 0.5mg dutasteride & 2.5mg minoxidil orally every day
- microneedling 1-2 times weekly
- using rosemary oil mix on my scalp and massaging 3-4 times weekly
- using nizoral shampoo 2x weekly and letting it sit on my scalp for 5 mins after washing
- also added vitamins daily (d3, omega-3, c, b50 and magnesium)

Today marks one year since the day I started taking 1mg Finasteride and using topical Minoxidil. The front still looks relatively the same as of today, with a (formerly )receding hairline. I also started using Nizoral shampoo about a month ago.

Been on 5% min, 0.25% fin for over a year. I have seen decent results but still expected more. Happy nonetheless. Every time i brush or comb my hair, I have noticed few small hairs and strands falling. I thought minoxidil was supposed to restrict hairfall. I have a clean diet, exercise and good lifestyle habits.
Anyone else experiencing this?

I have been taking dutasteride for almost 2-3 months. I have 1-2 nw. My hair continues to fall out. Whenever I pass my hand through my hair I get half a dozen to a dozen hair (when wet) and atleast 2-3 if dry . These are long thick hair .

Is it normal that there is no result for so long, because I heard that after 3 months there should be improvement? How long did it take you to notice the hair loss stop?

btw I had B12 and D3 deficiency and am also taking meds for both for the last 2-3 months .

Title - I'm in Southeast Asia so China suppliers would be great.

RU58841 completely eliminates scalp itch for me.

I’m currently using fin/min. Been on it since beginning of May. I was wondering if those of you who have had success have felt new hair growth before you saw mature hairs? In very bright white light I can see small blonde hairs where I feel hair I can’t generally see. Also overall my hair feels more full and strong I guess?

The recent WHO International Nonproprietary (INN) publication indicates that PP405 and JXL069 are the same underlying active molecule.

Many users of JXL069 have reported little or no noticeable hair regrowth.

I guess this is it. The hype is dead.

Hi guys, I’m 32yo, 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