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Hey everyone, I’m new looking into SMP and was wondering on who is the best in Canada? And even if there is someone in Calgary that anyone would recommend. I’d never just go and do a procedure like this without doing tons of research, so any help on this would be amazing! Thanks!

Oh ya, I too have zero interest in a topical minoxidil but it was mentioned on this thread that you can get oral minoxidil instead which I think is worth a shot as well. I wonder if anyone out there has heard of any success of going off finasteride or dutasteride for a certain amount of time and then going back on it to “reset” the efficacy of the drugs in your system?

My advice would be to stay on the avodart for atleast a year before deciding to switch back to propecia. Dutasteride (avodart) has been awesome for me over the years but like you, it seems Mother Nature has caught up to me and now it isn’t quite working as well as I’m used to. I’ve since been slowly doubling my dose of avodart and going to see how that goes. I’m also planning on taking oral minoxidil as well but haven’t started yet. It sucks but not all dudes have awesome hair into their 40’s. I have very realistic thoughts on how I’d like my hair to look as I grow older. I’m quite certain an fue surgery is in my near future. Just as long as I have a mature hairline and say had some minor thinning in my crown I’d be quite happy. I do think you may as well stay the course on dutasteride as from what I understand it’s from the same realm as propecia (finesteride). It’s just basically much stronger. Minoxidil is different and u could add that. Just my thoughts. I have heard of people going off the drug for a certain amount of time and then back on it as a “reset” to it. But I haven’t done much research into it to take that leap.

So Melvin, if I was to add anything to my dutasteride, do you feel adding minoxidil is my best possible route? Also how many mg of minoxidil should I start with? Thanks

I’m just wondering what are people’s thoughts on adding minoxidil to dutasteride? It’s my understanding that dutasteride is the strongest and most effective hair loss medication out there, so I’m wondering what effect would adding minoxidil really have if any? I noticed after 13 years of being on dutasteride that the efficacy was starting to wear off and have now doubled my dose to see if this bumps it back up again. I was going to add minoxidil but have been questioning what the point would be since I’m already on the strongest med out there. Just some thoughts and insight would be nice. Cheers ?

I just began looking back into all this recently as I had no issues with hair loss once on avodart/dutasteride for 13. So I don’t know what spiro is or what it does. I’ve been reading and seeing the combo of dutasteride and minoxidil somewhat common in my situation where efficacy starts being an issue in this forum. Just curious as to what spiro is? This is amazing info! Thank you so much! This forum was an absolute life saver for me 15 years ago when I began my journey. It’s amazing to still see it going strong and for any newbies out there... you’ve come to the right place.

So here’s the plan... I’ll up my dosage of dutasteride from .5 mg to 1 mg. And just to be safe I’ll start taking the oral minoxidil that jjsrader has suggested. So I’m guessing I’ll start out with the 5 mg oral minoxidil and take it from there. May have to play around with this a bit.

I am being told by my surgeon to up my dose of dutasteride from .5 mg to 1 mg. Makes sense to me!

Oral minoxidil? That would be amazing! Do I need a script and where to buy? Also, what’s spiro? Thanks again guys! Such awesome help!

Ya that’s what I’m doing. I’ve gotten back on avodart and gonna see if it makes a difference. Only issue is it being 4 times the price of generic and my benefits are just horrible at the moment. I’ll have to sift through the forum here to see if I can find it for cheaper online somewhere. I’m wondering if there’s anything else I should add to stopping my hair loss along with the avodart? I’m only interested in proven combatants to hair loss of course. Thanks for the awesome replies and solid info! Again, I would highly recommend avodart for anyone wanting to halt their hair loss. My brother is on it with amazing results as well.

I have always taken the normal dose of one pill a day (.5 mg).

Hey everyone, I’ve been on dutasteride for 13 years now. Avodart for 10 and generic dutasteride for the 3 or so years it’s had the generic available. And I’ve had unreal results! I have also experienced no side effects. I would highly recommend anyone to atleast try it for 6 months. It’s been a total life saver for me! I have noticed however that the efficacy of it has seemed to not be working as well as I’m used to and I’m noticing my hairline has gone back recently within the last 3 months. I’m wondering what people thought of this. Is this normal that dutasteride effects would wear off over time? I’ve been told by a very reputable source that I’ve noticed it not working as well because I switched from avodart to generic. Would this make sense? Any and all help would be awesome as I’d love to keep what I have. As well, I am only on generic dutasteride to stop my hair loss and nothing else. Is there something else I should add that’s been proven to help? Thanks everyone and look forward to hearing from others experience.

Hey guys, could use some insight here. I'm looking into having PRP injections done to minimize my strip scar. Has anyone had this done or have seen or heard any feedback on it?

I am looking into getting PRP injections done to diminish my strip scar before I get FUE to cover it up. I have heard that PRP can help to get rid of scars and am wondering how much success people have had with having it done on strip scars? Could really use some help here as I'm just in the beginning stages of my research. Thanks everyone!

Can anyone else weigh in on this topic?