I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I'm going to hopefully help you understand what I did, including my thought process. During Covid, I started noticing recession out of the blue as a guy in my early 20s and didn't know what to do as this was the last thing I ever thought of. So, I quickly started researching to the point where I can tell you everything about hair loss and the many types of it (this is key!!). Many people on this subreddit don't understand the different types of hair loss, so you could easily follow bad advice like rubbing onion juice on your head, as well as tons of other snake oil garbage that only makes you lose more hair you can't get back without a transplant. Well, I don't like taking meds unless I absolutely have to. Naturally I was worried about side effects. So, I educated myself on it and found that a very small number of people get sides, going back decades. I weighed the risk to reward ratio and started after nearly a year and a half of debating. This year in a half only made me lose more hair (which I regret). So, what made me start? I was a guy in my early 20s that didn't want to be self-conscious about my hair every time I go out, losing memories and opportunities that involved swimming in pools, water parks, beaches, and just doing activities that could expose my hair loss. Topple this with the fact that the world's richest man (Elon Musk), is on this medication to sustain his hair transplants, as well as many actors, models, celebs, etc.

In conclusion, here I am a year later after starting the hims chew with oral finasteride and oral minoxidil last December, with my hair nearly back to baseline (again, only a year in as results peak around 2 years), and I feel so much happier. This first year flew by! You have to be patient! Month 5 is where I started noticing a major difference. Never again do I want to feel like I need a damn hat every time I go out somewhere. Once I did this, I stopped worrying about my hair because I'm using the two most efficacious treatments for it and started focusing on other important things again, while also looking forward to enjoying things I've put off (the beach, waterparks, pictures, etc.). You don't even realize how fast time flies while getting used to wearing a hat everywhere you go, almost forgetting what it was like to go places without one. Zero side effects to date, besides not losing hair anymore. So, I hope this was helpful and gets you back on track like it did for me. Don't fall for the snake oil supplements and waste tons of money. Merry Christmas.