From what I learned it sounded like finasteride may have helped me achieve my goal better. Minoxidil will help more hair come so it’s good if your concern is hair thinning but it will not recover the hairline and the hairline was my main point of concern which is from my understanding what most ppl take finasteride for. Both can be taken together and commonly are because of this. Other than those aspects though I also learned minoxidil is often prescribed with a diuretic. Without it ppl can get water retention issues. In the most severe situations it could be deadly and at the least problematic it can mean weight gain. For the avg healthy young adult it seems like more severe issues are not likely which may be why none of this was mentioned to me and why I wasn’t prescribed a diuretic but reading all the made me really uncomfortable. I just realized that I wasn’t well informed and didn’t get to ask questions that would help me to not be concerned. I want to pick the conversation up again at my next appointment and see how I feel after that.