What Are The Expectations of Taking Finasteride? 

I laughed here lol why do we have this freaking 5alpha enzime...

@@Victor_Fontenele ahhaha....well DHT is good for making us men (body hair, facial hair, muscles, genitals) but it absolutely sucks for hair on our scalp. Its nature's cruelest joke for taking away a man's youthful appearance lol

Bro I was literally just thinking that exact same thought!

Anti 5 alpha gang

Lmfao, preach brother

because hair loss is not a disease, its a condition. So there is no hurry in researchers to find a cure.

Nishant Arora surely making bank off the treatment is motivation enough

@@desigangdude so what ?! it ruined many males life

We are waiting for Dr. Tsuji’s hair clone. It said on the news that in 5 years we will have a cure. Do wish there will be cure in the foreseeable future . Oh my god

sarah yuan there will never be a cure for hair loss, pharmaceutical companies make billions off hair treatment alone... why would they stop that by finding a cure? It’s all a business

It’s sugar

good luck bro

Update

Update?

@@iReppoGames Update: At start of treatment my temples were receding and my crown was thinning. After 3 months: I have gotten hair back on the temples. A lot actually, but they are very light so far. I had none left at that spot before treatment. Very good results here. Top of my head(the crown) I don't see noticable changes unfortunately. I've heard from friends it looks thicker but I can't confirm since I accidentally removed my before pictures. If it's thicker it's not by much in my opinion. I'm going to continue treatment and post results in another 3 months. By that time I should notice the results more clearly. I've had no noticable negative side effects.

@@CabbageYe That is amazing to hear. I stated low dose fin like 3 weeks ago, and I want to see how much maintenance/regrowth I get on fin before considering min. Currently no side effects either, like you.

Hey, ive tried them both, stemoxydine is cool, it works, but has a very mild effecto on growth. Alfatradiol im not sure, ive only been using it for about a month, and im not sure, but i think it started me to cause shedding, wich might be a positive i guess (like a sign that it is working), i mix it with finasteride (0.25%), so if my shedding doesnt stop ill up my finasteride dosing. In my opinion both are good addons but not very good on their own, they likely wont stop hairloss alone.

No

What steroid cream works for scalp inflammation?

Djsnoop123 betnovate is effective . It comes in liquid or cream form

Djsnoop123 it’s better to address it from the root cause. Because steroid creams and keto shampoos can be effective maybe in the short term but when you adjust your lifestyle you start seeing more effective results for the long term

DevilStyle11 I’m currently on finistride only. I use to experiment with Ru and minixidal. What else should I do?

Djsnoop123 stay on finasteride, and if you feel your scalp is itchy and inflamed or you have dandruff , you need to address those underlying issues.

Does it stop the process immediately when u take it or will it still go until the 3-6 month period, also when in the shedding phase does the shedded amount get restored or will it remain like that for ever. Thanks btw very helpful comment .

How much do you take per week of fin? These doctors say to start at 3mg a week and if thats effective no need to do the recommended 7 mg a week, as it only gives a higher chance of side effects. So if you're doing 7 mg a week, I'd cut to 3 mg and see if you have any improvement, as I dont think it will make u lose any hair from decreasing the dosage.

​@@noahlaferriere5515 I usually take 1mg/day for 15 years. But lately, I have tried 3 times a week. Hopefully it will make a difference after a while. Thanks for the reply btw. Don't notice any difference really. During summer I usually stop completely for 1 month. Then I notice a difference in interest in women quite a lot. Unfortunately Even more difference in hair loss. I start losing a lot after a couple of weeks actually.

@@chrisgranstrom6513 Well I'm glad to hear that you've lowered to 3mg a week, as there seems to be almost no advantage to taking more than that. I'd say if you keep doing the 3mg/week and dont notice any hear loss/progress loss with the 3mg week, maybe even go down to 2mg a week and see if thats still effective (maybe that will start to make the difference, as far as how you feel)

Its probably your age. As you age, your libido drops. I have the same experience. I would only worry if you notice a massive drop suddenly.

1mg dosage?

@@mananmakkar8276 yep

@@whatreally9 been on fin 8mg/week and zero sides so far, that is 3 months yet + minoxi + prp and l see a shit tons of new hairs,well maybe because l was not that bald its just thinning but still, stopped hairloss as well,but my front scalp is still visible a little

Same thing here for 7 months great stabilization with little bit improvement but really really mild decreasing libido sometimes (not to the point where I can't get erection)

@Atul Kumar Verma doesnt matter at all, anytime u can skip a day here and there doesn't matter. U can even skip a month every 6mknths or so finasteride stays in the system

he said it stops hair loss, it doesn't grow it back

@@snowpuddle9622 Yes but that's missleading, in most cases after 1 or 2 years it stops hair fall for 90% of people but even more then 60% witness increase in density. That's because those hair that are miniaturizing but not under their 50% original volume will benefict from fina resulting in a ticker and denser hair

@Suprathatis oh god 😂😂😂

Omar Bass yes, because I started minoxidil 2 weeks before Finasteride

Pablo you don't think that is too much to take finasteride with Topical Dutasteride from a side effect perspective? Why don't you just take topical Finasteride with oral?

Joe d because the lotion has already the 2 components Minoxidil + Dutasteride. And yeah, I thought it was too much so that’s why I decided to take only 4mg per week instead of 7. So far so good.

@@pablopalacios6634 do you think you would have had the same results if you just take the oral & no Topical dutasteride?

Joe d that’s not possible to say, probably a little bit less of results. I don’t know, plus I’m only on my 2nd month so yeah, let’s wait a little bit more.

some ppl take antiinflammatories like perilla extract and also dont overwash hair. other than that, its anyones guess.

0.5-1.0 is generally ok for males. If you start struggling with side effects you can always reduce the dosage.

Yes dr please

Anti inflammatories, anti oxidants, and increased circulation

Some ppl claim anti dandruff shampoo. Add in perilla extract, wheatgrass on empty stomach, good diets, cut gluten, milk or any common allergens. Be careful with rolling. I’m still trying to figure it out

@@NBTCTennis yes wheatgrass and no oily food, no fast food help for inflamation

@@santoshkumari7094 im on wheatgrass and perilla with msm seems to be helping im on minox and fin too.. still too early to tell.

@@NBTCTennis yes but in some cases Minox give dandruff

I’m almost done my fifth month. Doing it 0.25mg topically each day and also Minox and microneedling etc. Can’t wait for results to start 👍

did you notice regrowth and hair thickening?

How much did you take?

Bro. I'm on the 7,5 month and I'm still shedding and my hairline is receding. Any hope?

@@cazzorel4973 You should add Minoxidil

Following...

How does your dr check to see if you don’t have dht build up without doing blood work?

If monotherapy is not effective maybe you need to add more things to your regimen and if you still continue to lose ground then throw the kitchen sink at it. Finasteride is not getting rid of all androgens in your system and it also causes your testosterone levels to increase so you need a topical anti-androgen to take care of the remaining androgens in your scalp like CB-03-01 or RU58841. That is all you can't do as far as prevention goes. As for stimulation you can also add to your regimen minoxidil, dermarolling and a low level laser hat.

You need hair supplements too to promote hair growth such as: biotin, fish oil, collagen, vitamin d3, pumpkin seed oil, ginko biloba, zinc,. Maybe you are nutrient deficient.

Check out Kevin Mann youtube channel

Two years later how is it going now are you still having hair with fina and minoxidil 😅 me too i'm Norwood 3diffuse thinning balding i'm 26 years old i'm so depressed because of that

Hello, So by the second year mark I realized minoxidil/microneedling was a pain in the ass plus the minoxidil was causing me to have dark undereye circles. I fell off with my minoxidil routine but kept with the finasteride. That being said I lost all my minoxidil gains however it still wasn't as bad as baseline. I got a transplant a year ago, which was around 2.5 years after I started finasteride. It looks way better now than it ever did. The gains you get from a hair transplant are incomparable to anything you can gain with meds.

That is correct

Deadass?

@@ramithemami6878 Yep, and i saw the results already coming when i wasn't even on month 5.

@@dieSPLASHfritzler how many times a week do you take Finasteride?

@@josephs6093 Everyday 1 mg.

@@dieSPLASHfritzler Did you ever try taking it oraly 3x a week or 4x a week only?

Yes you can.

No, for some people it's more like 15 years instead of 3. If you are 30, it means you will start looking bald at 40-45 instead of 32-33. Huge difference.

If u can take care of ur inflammation u should be fine like perfectly fine ketoconozel shampoo and finasteride. Will help u retain ur hair

The lowering of the dose is ideal for reducing the side effects and attempting to have as little fin in your body whilst maintaining its affect on reducing your hairloss which is different for every person. If your not really noticing any side effects then continue as you are to watch the results. If you do notice side effects, then you should consider reducing your amount, but remember that could reduce its effect. The only way to know is to monitor the benefits you are getting at your current dose. If you looking thin then add LLLT and Minoxidil too, they complimemt fin and can make the hair recovery even better. However its not necessary right now if you are getting great results from fin alone. Just have to be patient. Proper results are measured in months not weeks. For measuring results and hairloss, I picked a light in my house and stand under it at night time (so lighting will be consistant) and take pictures every 3 months. Try to pick a consistant hair style for the shots too like a middle parting and maybe after showering but when the hair is dry, that way to won't have different amounts of greese/oil on your head changing the picture comparison.

Hello mate . Did you re grow any hair ?

Updates Jacob?

Working out increases Testosterone levels, so indirectly yes, it helps with hair loss to some extent.

Best to monitor your own hair loss with pictures every 3 months and judge what you are happy with. There is no point waiting till your 30 to start if you have little hair left. Work on the assumption that min, fin and lllt will allow you to keep most of what you have and then slowly continue to thin 10 years later. With hair transplants as an option to fill any unacceptable areas. That is atleast what I am doing.

Same concerne with me bro. What was you first symptom tho?

douglas cmc I have noticed fairly worrying hair shedding. I’ve have always noticed a slight recession at the temples for a few years but I think that’s my hairline. My hair isn’t as thick as it was so I’m hoping it’s not too severe. Are you also NW1?

@@Schlimaazl same shedding is terrible. Worst is when i shower and shampoo how about u? Do u notice ur hairfalling constantly? Im probably the same situation as u. But my advice is best to seek professional consultation

@@Schlimaazl i think im a NW2 now. If u are NW 1 thats means u dont have MPB. But u look up what NW Scale really look like

Do you have dandruff?

losing your hair is not the end of the world, maybe in 10-20 years there will be way to get all of them back

I've been on it for about 3 months and I have not seen any improvements. Am I worried or demotivated? Not at all. Doctors have repeatedly said that things can get worse (shedding) in those first 3 to 6 months and that in many cases some people see improvements after the first 6 months and even after 1 year. Patience is the key here. Just keep doing your part and continue taking your medication. Give it at least one year and then you can start to worry if you haven't noticed any improvement after that. That is my humble advise.

@@darconpthank you so much, it means a lot to me, and yes i won't stop taking medications until i get to see improvements least for a year, thanks for your inspiring reply

@@mohammadimami4507 Good to hear that. I'd also like to remind you that Finasteride's job is to stop your hair loss progression. Many report seeing regrowth after taking fin but that's just a huge plus for lucky people. As long as fin stops or drastically slows our hair loss, that's a big win for us. That's where Minoxidil comes handy to help with hair regrowth stimulus and in most cases also takes same time as fin to show results. Hope it makes sense.

dosage?

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Did you find any answer

@@normalchristiano2276 no not yet :/

@@joshtap I'm thinking about splitting 5mg into 8 tbh

@@joshtap Are you meant to take it every other day as opposed to every day? I am considering FInasteride

@@Als374 if you listen to what they recommend they say to take it Monday Wednesday Friday. However, most GP's recommend 1 mg per day.

His hair is the same

Yes

Yes, most people in the 10 year study still haven’t had hairloss progression, really disappointed with this video.

I've actually seen regrowth but I'm pretty young and caught the loss early. I'm 25 if that helps you at all

@@SpudEater jumping in at 23 cause of some hairline and general thinning hopefully I join you 😅

@@LJ-tq1xg Any updates on that?

@@IamQuoz I’m 25 and 7 months in. Haven’t noticed anything at all. Still lose about 20 hairs every time I shower

Im 25 I've beeen taking fin for 14 months now. Im not sure about "regrowth" to be honest but the greatest improvement I saw was the existing hair where the miniaturization was reversed. Before, alot of my hair especially at anterior was thin and whispy and you could see the scalp. After even just a few months I noticed how much thicker the hair strands were getting and it began to fill in. My hair prior to finasteride was like a light brown and now Its VERY dark brown due to the hair shaft thickening and people were asking me if ive dyed my hair darker lol. I really dont think I grew any new hair, but the improvements have been staggering and it also did completely halt my hair loss.

@Atul Kumar Verma I take it every morning

how long have you been taking it for and what kind of body type do you have and diet?

@@shahzodmashrabi9085 A few months shy of 2 years now. I’m just over 6ft but quite slim. Diet is mixed tbh - I eat relatively healthy and cook proper well balanced meal but not overly strict with it and I can under eat if I’ve had a busy day.

@@15rich26 what kind of hairloss do you have? diffuse hairloss or pattern? and was it aggressive or normal

@@shahzodmashrabi9085 Was pattern hair loss. My two main issues was the two corners of my hair line had began to go really far back and that my fringe had become so thin it looked like there was almost nothing there. Looking back it had gradually got worse since from the age of 18 but really started to speed up dramatically when I was I turned 21 to the point I began thinking about the idea of shaving my head - which is when I decide I’d try finasteride

Nope.

@@hammadzafar8029 why shouldn’t he be worried?

I’ve seen multiple men reporting this on hair loss forums. Maybe check with your doctor to reduce the dosage a little bit.

Did the pain stopped... I also had mild aching in my right testicle for 1 week but it stopped on its own

this guy is full of shit I can't find a single studie saying fin loses its effectiveness

This guy never say finasteride lose effectiveness ,he just said that there maybe something else such as inflammation that cause hair loss so we need find out what are the causes ,at the same time based on what i know that some people androgen receptor will get more sensitive to dht by time so as we know finasteride only block around 60-70%dht and the remaining dht still can cause damage to follicles

Any updates?

BS

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That's not from fin, it doesn't do anything to your heart, don't stop the treatment if you want to save your hair. Talk to a doctor who's a specialist in fin.

@@Deathkill06 In the official booklet it says heart palpitations are possible side effects and doctors should be consulted if you have them, so that's not true.

I'm definitely not discrediting you, but just out of curiosity, were you stressing about Finasteride and the possible side effects? Because alot of people do when they start taking it and it can cause a great deal of anxiety for some. Which can lead to heart palpitations.

no! not safe for females

Nooo

Can they take? Yes. Is it safe for women? Nothing says it isn’t. The reason why it’s not approved is because women can conceive and what they take impacts a possible fetus. If the fetus is male, deformities can happen if you are on Finasteride as it can impact his development. Nonetheless you can take it while you are not wanting to conceive and then enter a remission period of a couple of months if you want to start a family. My doctor prescribed this to me and I’ve had no side effects. I’d probably say that it’s safer for women than men since there is no prostrate to mess up. In comparison to corticosteroids and the few other drugs females have access to is one of those with the least side effects. For efficacy I cannot speak as my treatment is not over yet but 80% of women seem to report improvement after 6-8 months of treatment on 2.5-5 my daily (lower dosages that men take seem to only provide very mild improvement).

50 hair is Good. Your hair loss is stable for now.

Dutasteride is more effective than finisteride

What is the dosage u take?

you need to always take it... you can't stop?

Bro don't take finasteride.. fast satisfaction result. After that when you stop taking finasteride your hair loss start rapidly. See my comment

It allows you to mature during puberty. In adulthood not so much, just enlarges your prostate and damages your hair. Hence why the VAST Majority of men can suppress it without side effects.

@@Vishwanath94.95 Goodluck going bald m8

@@mutchytheman9607 iv heard this but was skeptical thats really all it does , it sounds like a no brainer to lower it but it makes you wonder people who suffer from depression anxiety low libido etc that DHT is not playing a role in this in that case lowering would make things even worse?

@@Vishwanath94.95 I'm not worried about losing my hair after stopping as I'd be taking this treatment for years and years which would take me to middle age where I can imagine hair at that point is not my concern

How you doin body? Started any treatment?

Any updates or side effects?

Prob didn’t work for you. Minoxidil does cause shedding. Best is hair transplant

@@alanlancer008 hair transplant is not your final solution. I did mine about 7 months ago, still losing my hair everyday.

​@@Mamun-vt2lehow is it now

@Unknown It's widely reported that this can happen and is normal and reflects the new hair comming through underneath. So if your experiencing that, don't panic!

kajal krishnatreya what Kyle said!

bro same here, do I have to hop on them for the rest of my life?

​@@ashutoshraghav6813bro you are using minoxidil any problem in scalp or other like scalp itching scalp redness scalp irritation etc please tell because I want to use this that's why I want to clear all the things

Ha ha!!

Thank you.

@@TheHairLossShow sir, is it safe to consume finastride over 6 months ?

Most of the time doctors recommend you take FIn after getting a hair transplant .

From the information that i gather if you get a hair transplant you should take finasteride for it to block the dht, if you don't it's more than probable that the hair will thin out again because your not dealing with the underlying cause wich is the hormones.

I am in the same phase.. My hair is shedding alot due to fin.is that normal?? I am really worried.. It's my third month on fin.

@@AhmedMohammed-qi8no so what end up happening, because I'm going through the same thing?

@@chucktaylor9494 totally fine now, no shedding and more thicker hair and there is small hair is growing in my front area, no side effects until now and i am sill take 0.5 gm daily

@@AhmedMohammed-qi8no ok congratulations dude

If you're fat and a high estrogen individual without the drug then I'd say it's more likely.

I just started taking it 3 days ago

@@Abs003 good .For me it looks like it is working now.

What is the present situation

@@karimullasyed5053 started getting better but the side effect (being not horny at all) stays

@@zurik55 did the hair you lost when you started finastride grow back?

Yes, dramatically cleared my skin

Kropinak 💯 I’m on TRT from a Dr and also Finasteride for the past 7 months. Reduced acne on my back, hair growth on my body and slightly improved my crown area. I’m going to keep with it at 1mg daily for a year then reduce to 1mg three times a week. I will end up having a hair transplant I’m 50 now.

ChristopherAnthony That’s great! How quickly after taking fin did you see a difference? I started a few days ago and I’m hoping it will clear my skin.

Steve James Sounds great!

I am a woman and I initially experienced breakouts but I believe they were from supplements and corticosteroids that I took alongside it. Now that those are almost gone and I mostly take Finasteride I haven’t had acne as severe as before. Really minor acne.

I had hair loss from having Celiac Disease that went untreated and undiagnosed for 57 yrs. Finally went to a Functional Medicine Practitioner and got a DNA Test that proved I had Celiac Disease. Stopped eating grains and stopped the malnutrition from the gluten that was blocking my receptors from up taking vitamins and minerals. I suggest going to IFM.org. and finding one who's local. Best wishes!

@@lavellnutrition thanks mate... thanks alot

Hello Shivam, I’m not a doctor but I’ve also been struggling with hair loss. I think if you are losing hair in all of those places you likely suffer from Alopecia Areata Universalis. Check to see a doctor, especially a dermatologist or a trichologist if you are looking to stop it and possibly try to reverse it. They are likely to prescribe you Finasteride, corticosteroids or some other form or treatment.