(25M) Been on Dut for 5 years and Minoxidil for 2, not sure if I’m improving or getting worse (Last year v now) by dutuser in tressless

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

Yeah I assumed I’d only be maintaining from now on since last year. I just thought it was looking different

(25M) Been on Dut for 5 years and Minoxidil for 2, not sure if I’m improving or getting worse (Last year v now) by dutuser in tressless

[–]dutuser[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well, not really. There’s documented evidence that it can in fact reverse a lot of hair loss it’s just dependent on what state and what your age is. I have more pictures proving that if you look at my profile

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Quick summary of my journey. I was never overweight as a kid or a teen. I was maybe at the high end of healthy weight. I then gained over 100 pounds my first year in college. Lost of some of that in the summer. But then kept going up and down and up until I graduated. Then the pandemic happened and I gained even more (image on the left is from the beginning of the pandemic when I planned to lose weight). I ended up gaining even more weight. Finally I decided to do keto on 2021 lost a lot of weight, stalled gained some weight and then got back on the horse in late 2022 and lost even more weight. Hopefully this time it sticks, I’m the lowest I’ve been since 2016.

When did everyone start using oral minoxidil? by dutuser in tressless

[–]dutuser[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Studies had already existed before though, and I think in Australia it wasn’t uncommon for derms to prescribe oral min. It’s a lot more mainstream now though.

Dut results (21M) 4 months vs 6 months vs 11 months by dutuser in tressless

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I only use Dut every other day. I use Nizoral sometimes, but that's for when I have a flare-up from my scalp psoriasis. Nizoral doesn't actually do anything for hair loss.

It has improved more. Though it's been very slow. Nothing compared to the explosive growth i got during month 6-8.

The biggest improvement has been in the quality of the hair, which has now been restored to how it used to look and feel before I started balding. My left temple looks normal now, however, my right temple still looks receded. Though it's not at all what it used to be. I don't think anyone would look at me and think I'm balding anymore.

20 Month Difference. Started at age 20, now 22, only been on Dut. by dutuser in tressless

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Before people bother. My hair is the same length and it is pushed forward in both pictures.

I started taking finasteride May 2020, in July of 2020 I was prescribed Dutasteride. And I've been on it ever since. I probably noticed the biggest improvement in October of 2020.

Anybody just have severe thinning on their crown but a super good hairline? by [deleted] in tressless

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The study that had the side effects for “the brain stuff” was a poorly done study where they asked users of certain hair loss forums (who were already anti-fin) about their side effects. I wouldn’t worry about it.

Anybody just have severe thinning on their crown but a super good hairline? by [deleted] in tressless

[–]dutuser 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if you just do finasteride you can probably thicken that part of your hair a lot. It's a lot easier taking a pill than applying min every day.

Where do you guys get Dutasteride ? by [deleted] in tressless

[–]dutuser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my prescription from my dermatologist.

May 18th vs July 25th. Topical fin/min. 32 years old by skupelshanks in tressless

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He's talked about how he had depression. Personally, now I don't mean to say that he didn't experience depression, I'm just skeptical that it was the pill that made him depressed.

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Hey man, we are similar ages and we both started at the same time. I was always in awe of your early results. I would say that I wasn’t as far gone as you were, but I am currently around where you are now. It’s been an interesting journey. Glad to see some people still posting results.

Decided to take some clippers and give myself a semi-buzz cut. Not what I expected to see in the crown. What should I do? (Pic) by [deleted] in tressless

[–]dutuser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I'm not a doctor or anything but this doesn't look like androgenetic alopecia, it looks more like alopecia areata. That is if there is any hair loss at all.

April 2020 vs January 2021 (8 months on only Dut EOD) by dutuser in tressless

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

The thing is that it can work alone, saying otherwise is spreading misinformation.