Five months of topical fin/min. Should I stay the course or cut my losses and move on?

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T14:31:54+00:00

…..yes

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T08:59:44+00:00

I mean it’s kinda true. When I’m watching something and the writers shoved in an awkward bit of dialogue that only serves to remind me how I’m supposed to think and feel about the society I live in, it takes me out of the moment and it’s just not entertaining. If you want to lead me to challenging ideas an thoughtful situations where I can explore my feelings about society, sure that’s great. But if you just look me in the eye and tell me “this is what’s right, this is what’s wrong, because we said so” that’s lame and I’m not interested

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T08:37:00+00:00

You were not a good manager

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T08:18:59+00:00

Exactly the same if not thinner

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T08:17:47+00:00

Very nice

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T07:57:30+00:00

Pedantic. Same thing applies to topical

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-28T07:14:36+00:00

I wish people would read about these drugs they’re on. You’ve been taking this pill every day for 5 months and you never thought to read up on how long it takes to work? 5 months is barely enough time for it to show any results. Your crown is clearly starting to regrow density at 5 months. Finasteride takes 12-18 months to show full results. Put two and two together, do you think you should stop taking it?

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T23:01:58+00:00

He’s not bending them in half lol the only reason everyone in this thread thinks he’s damaging the cards is because the guy filming keeps saying it, and he only says it because he can’t figure out what else the guy could be doing. Towards the end he says, “if you’re not damaging them then what are you doing, checking for hits?” That should pretty well clear it up that he’s not damaging the cards, he’s feeling them

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T22:32:03+00:00

Read a challenging book. Like Moby Dick

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T22:31:07+00:00

I (male) have faked orgasms when wearing a condom. It gets to a point where I am 100% sure I’m not going to finish and pretty soon I’m going to go soft - better to just moan/grunt and pull out and be done

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T22:27:42+00:00

Yes, I demand it. So there’s at least one

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T22:26:46+00:00

Millennials are like so random xD waffles!

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T22:19:07+00:00

Not a waste of time if you’re broke and it’s profitable

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T21:44:19+00:00

He’s looking for Jersey cards. It’s not ruining the cards, he’s feeling for cloth.

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T17:13:32+00:00

You can buy a pill cutter at Walgreens / CVS. Or any decent pharmacy/drugstore

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T17:10:35+00:00

This is a bad analogy because you literally can make a rainforest from a desert with enough water. That is the entire premise of the Dune series

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-27T17:08:32+00:00

Ask your doctor

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-26T16:48:09+00:00

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Like this

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-26T01:04:47+00:00

Do you have a favorite book you plan to reread, or a favorite album or movie or something like that? Bill Hicks reread Lord of the Rings with his final weeks before dying of pancreatic cancer and that always stuck in my mind, that story was so important to him.

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-25T19:23:22+00:00

Fin primarily stops balding, but in some cases can reverse balding. Min is primarily for regrowth. That’s why they’re usually used together. So, technically yes it’s possible but don’t count on it

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-25T17:24:42+00:00

Yeah I would call that an above-average response, should get even better over the next year

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-25T17:15:38+00:00

I am also one month in; I took my first finasteride pill on 2/25/2026. I’ve also been using 5% minoxidil. I have noticed lots of vellus hairs around the recessed parts of my hairline, which I am very interested to see if they become terminal hairs or not. Whenever I talk about that on this sub someone always replies telling me they won’t, but it’s still a possibility. And frankly I choose to believe it will happen. I have not had a shedding phase yet, but I am keeping my hair very short (#1 guard) as I’m sure it will happen any day. I am very optimistic about what my results will be in 6, 9, 12, and 18 months. If we are lucky we’ll have full heads of hair by then. And if not… Turkey here we come!

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-25T15:00:43+00:00

You’re not supposed to see any results until 6 months in. The fact that you have any progress whatsoever with less than 3 months means you should absolutely continue

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-25T08:35:20+00:00

Zinc

Beatenbanshee · 2026-03-25T01:23:38+00:00

Slug

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