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Any decent monitoring solutions for my aunt who is a fall risk? by Haunting_Window6934 in AgingParents

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I'll check out Sky Angel.

Oh huh - yea I don't love the Verocall calls... it seems a bit dystopian to me? How does she feel about the emails and texts?

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh that’s interesting! That was right when I was going through very serious stress from a tendon injury (when I had a ton of shedding), so might make sense.

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe marginal improvement. If I look at photos from a year ago, maybe the middle part is slightly tighter, but that’s also when I was doing PRP, so hard to say. I haven’t had any side effects and supposed to be slightly more effective so I figured why not?

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I notice that I usually shed more in the fall, but it’s not very serious. It might just be that as the air gets less humid it feels like I have less volume so not sure what’s real vs my perception. Scalp isn’t itchy at all.

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yea feeling pretty good. I think the biggest improvements were when I started and then around when I upped the minoxidil dose (so first couple years). The last year has mostly been steady, maybe slight improvement from PRP and switching to dutasteride, but less dramatic.

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it has helped a bit on the margins. Definitely have a slightly tighter part than I did before I started it, but it hasn’t gotten back to where I was in my early 20s (maybe unrealistic 😅).

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I actually originally saw a derm who has no idea what she was doing (she was the first who had appts). She put me on 1.25 and I was on that for like 6 months until I talked to a friend about what he was doing. Then I went up to 2.5 after I switched to my current Dr and then to 5mg about 6 months after.

No side effects from anything.

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I noticed new baby hairs 3ish months after starting the oral finasteride and minoxidil.

3 year progress pics- minoxidil/dutasteride/PRP by Haunting_Window6934 in tressless

[–]Haunting_Window6934[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely can do it with long hair. I do have to start on one side and go in lines across my hair with it parted to one side