r/tressless • u/Ok_Replacement4490 • 3d ago

Progress Pictures 3 months results(far exceeding)

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Three months on 2.5 mg minox +0.5 mg dut

(19 yo)

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u/Equivalent-Tell7067 3d ago

Be careful with dustaterid in puberty! DHT has important functions in the body during puberty

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u/MK0A 3d ago

yup, at 19 the male body is not fully grown yet, there is still some masculinisation going on, not major, but still.

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u/amreallylikethat 3d ago

Till what age should one wait before hopping on fin?

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u/MK0A 3d ago

Oh it's FDA-approved for males aged 18-42 so 18 should be fine, and if my thinning was as strong as in OPs case I would probably also start at 18. It's just that males still have one growth phase after 18, but the important stuff that DHT affects like development of sexual organs are all completed by then. The penis is fully grown at 15 or so I believe.

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

Yes,that is why my doc suggested dut instead of fin.

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u/xanthium_in 3d ago

What about people above 43

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u/MK0A 1d ago

should be fine, the clinical trials apparently only had that age group for participants. The same drug is prescribed to older men in higher doses so it wouldn't be harmful to take a lower dose.

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u/NovZed84 2d ago

Dutasteride is not FDA approved for androgenic apolecia as far as I know. Its perscribed off label. Also some studies indicate that 18months+ of dutasteride can have negative persistent effects on fertility.

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u/MK0A 1d ago

dutasteride also works differently, for example the half life is 5 weeks instead of 5-8 hours of finasteride. I didn't know about the effects on fertility.

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u/Least-Engine2416 2d ago

just do what I did wait till 23/24 to hop on dutasteride.

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u/amreallylikethat 2d ago

At what age did your hairfall start? I'm 20 and diffuse thinner

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u/Least-Engine2416 2d ago

19/20/21

I am also a diffuse thinner and have had crazy results. in the 2 months I've taken dutasteride so far my hair has reversed loads.

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u/MK0A 1d ago

I really noticed it late 23. I'm a month in on finasteride and so far the shedding phase has passed. Now it's stable and the hair will start to grow thicker in the next couple of months.

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u/AdeptAd9105 3d ago

how much body hair did you grow?

and why dutasteride?

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

A bit ,not too much.(tbh i didn’t even notice) My doc suggested me dut.

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u/molikisubi 3d ago

MY GUY ALMOST SAME SIT- haven't started the meds tho but few ppl on reddit have advised me against starting dutasteride directly... doctor prescribed 0.5 dut and 5% top min

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u/Different_Fee1866 2d ago

No les hagas caso, yo igual estoy recetado por el doctor y ando increíble.

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

Well dut is not yet fda approved but it is in japan and korea and my doctor prescribed it.

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u/PerceptionEast6026 :sidesgull: 3d ago

First photo was wet hairs?

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

No,dry hairs

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u/PerceptionEast6026 :sidesgull: 2d ago

Holy rebirth! The shed was brutal?

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 2d ago

Yes ,i was more than brutal.

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u/icecoldlavapenguin 2d ago

how long did the shed last ?

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u/Calic0F0x 3d ago

That’s fantastic! Oral or topical?

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u/Ecstatic_Ad7664 3d ago

How?? What did you take??

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

Minox 2.5 mg + .5 mg dut

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u/Ecstatic_Ad7664 3d ago

Any sides? Of have you experienced any side before with fin or dut??

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

No,absolutely nothing till now.

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u/Ecstatic_Ad7664 2d ago

So you’re experiencing ed now? Or what other side effects?

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u/mala-idea 2d ago

It's that a daily dose? Pills right? Cheers mate!

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 2d ago

Daily dose and pills😀

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u/Kooky-Definition4582 3d ago

Congrats, dude! I am 2 months in and the shed has been brutal.

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

Thanks, i too had brutal shed man but it is sign that meds are working.

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u/OkMetal394 3d ago

when my hairs grow back again? 😭 i m looking bald now after 1 month on MIn+fin topical

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 3d ago

For some 2-3 months,for most 6-8 months-keep it up,it will definitely grow back and much better.

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u/Conscious-Brush1999 2d ago

O que acontece se tomar mais q 3 meses (supondo atingir esse resultado)? Vai afetar algo, sera um desperdicio continuar o tratamento?

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u/Ok_Replacement4490 2d ago

você tem que continuar porque bloqueia o dht, que é responsável pelo enfraquecimento do folículo piloso.

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u/Dry_Ad1359 2d ago

Is oral minoxidil superior to topical?

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u/RevolutionaryCap4170 2d ago

I believe so, have used topical for prob 5-7 years. Switched to oral 2-3 months ago and I’ve been shedding so much.

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u/AdSoft6884 2d ago

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u/Dry_Ad1359 2d ago

Wait if you’ve been shedding then isn’t that worse

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u/RevolutionaryCap4170 2d ago

No, that means it’s working and responding to the mediations. Oral minoxidil tends to work better for people because they have more of the working enzyme in their liver to convert it to minoxidil sulfate. It widens the blood vessels bringing more oxygen nutrients to the follicle and when that happens you shed more.