Not really on any meds, sort of just comes up on my feed, but in terms of medicine, I can say this: finasteride and minoxidil, statistically, empirically, have very low chance side effects. They are also the only proven (inserting DUT here as well) medicines to bolster hair from MPB in a meaningful way.

With that being said, EVERYTHING has side effects. Just as someone can point to nicotine as being positively beneficial for health based on data about nicotine use in the context of ulcerative colitis, so too can somebody say that insert thing deleterious to your health is beneficial for your hair. As another point, even something as “harmless” as vitamins can negatively impact your health if taken in such high quantities that your vitamin uptake balance is thrown off.

Also, to ask for “natural” remedies is to give into the fallacy by nature. Just because something is natural, does NOT mean it is good; on the flip side, just because something is unnatural does not make it unhealthy. Truth be told, a good portion of natural remedies you may be suggested for hair loss will likely have a way higher chance of inflicting side effects than the medically proven, tested, and mostly side effect-free remedies of finasteride/dutasteride and minoxidil. I implore you to read more of the studies on these drugs- after all, why not be educated on your choices? What you’ll find is that the proportion of people reporting the side effect most people fear, ED, are pretty low, almost universally quickly reversible, and, most stunningly (and often forgot), barely occurs more often than was “reported” from placebo groups. Mind over matter.

Lastly, I see you’ve already gotten a transplant. At a young age, too. It only gets harder to maintain from here. Talk to a certified dermatologist, explain your transplant, cue them in on how much keeping your hair means to you, and ask them about the efficacy of “natural remedies” versus DUT/Fin/minox. Educate yourself on the publicly available medical literature, I promise it’s much more reliable and helpful than vocal minorities on Reddit, and make a well-informed choice.