Finasteride and Minoxidil 3-month Results

[caedis]

Hi Everyone,

I know a big discussion here is the side effects of test and other anabolics on hair, such as male pattern baldness acceleration, and mitigating factors to address this.

TLDR: topical 5% minoxidil and prescribed 5mg daily of finasteride has had the pictured effects over three months: June to September, even while using Test Prop and Enth (210mg weekly) and MK-667 (20 mg daily).


(June 2024)


(September 2024)

A bit of background first: I had a bad motorcycle accident in 2023 and had to have wrist surgery. I got a post-operative MRSA infection that then ate part of my dorsal nerve and all of the cartilage in my right dominant hand. I had to have two more surgeries, including a full wrist fusion, as a result. I am 28 and was always in ok shape (Airborne Infantry US Army 4 years) but the surgeries and recovery, plus extensive opiate pain killers (40-60mg of Oxy and 1200-2400mg Gabapentin) took quite a toll on my health, including my hair, but especially my test levels.

I currently live in North Eastern Europe (due to Ukraine war, I am a military contractor) where TRT is quite difficult to get, so I decided to go the unprescribed route for TRT. I had significant hair loss, and a history of male pattern baldness in my family on my mother’s side, so I was concerned it would accelerate it. I started in July with my TRT and at the same time got topical minoxidil 5% (available here without prescription) and oral finasteride 5mg (legit prescription). I apply minoxidil twice per day and take finasteride each morning. I have also derma rolled and taken hair health multivitamins.

The results are not super extraordinary, but for those without hair loss, I hope that the pictures at least give insight into the fact that it is possible to quite easily mitigate the possible side effects of anabolics with some easy to use interventions. The earlier, the better.

Thanks for your time. Hope this helps.

Regards,
caedis

 

[amazonas]

Happy for you brother, good progress, but fuck that shit

 

[Tap in]

That's a big finasteride dose. I take 1mg and I am still paranoid of the side effects.

 

[Fattyone]

That's a big finasteride dose. I take 1mg and I am still paranoid of the side effects.

I take .25mg. That’s ZERO POINT TWO FIVE mg ONCE a week haha scared to death of that shit.

 

[Liter O' Test]

you should get some oral minox from an india pharma seller

 

[bigboy420]

Accept gods destiny and become a jacked balled dude

 

[xrayphoton13]

I take .25mg. That’s ZERO POINT TWO FIVE mg ONCE a week haha scared to death of that shit.

Is it working for you? What's the half life? I was reading ghoul 's post and he recommended 0.25mg/day

 

[Fattyone]

Is it working for you? What's the half life? I was reading ghoul 's post and he recommended 0.25mg/day

I think so. I was shedding enough to notice so I started it. But that was when I was running mast, which I am no longer. Gonna do another .25 (so .25 twice a week).

I’m on blast right now so just trying to keep anymore from falling out. After a bit if all is going well I’ll try some oral minoxidil along side it.

I’m 32 and it’s gettin a bit thin the last couple years.

 

[Ghoul]

I think so. I was shedding enough to notice so I started it. But that was when I was running mast, which I am no longer. Gonna do another .25 (so .25 twice a week).

I’m on blast right now so just trying to keep anymore from falling out. After a bit if all is going well I’ll try some oral minoxidil along side it.

I’m 32 and it’s gettin a bit thin the last couple years.

Every bit helps, and even if the main benefit is getting you over Finasteride fear it's worth it. Remember shedding is NOT hair loss. Hair loss is the hair shaft progressively thinning with each grow/rest/drop hair strand cycle as you lose stem cells, until eventually it's too small to penetrate the skin. It's virtually unnoticeable (until about 50% of your hair mass is gone for good), which is what makes it easy to ignore until irreversible damage is done.

Both Fin and Minox will induce some shedding a within a month or so of starting or increasing dose, but it's temporary in both cases. A reasonable estimation is you need a good 6 months to notice, and a year for others to notice the effects of both. Improvements can continue for years, so consistency is the key.

Once you're past the shedding phase, the growth and resting phases will last longer, so you'll see fewer dropped hairs and more density as more hairs are present at the same time.

Note the dude above is on 5mg / day Fin and his dick hasn't fallen off. (1mg / day for me is a killer, but it's still only temporary until DHT levels return, typically a few weeks).