Hi everyone. I am new to the forum as I have joined a few days ago. First of all, I would like to know what Hair loss category I fall into? My front, top and crown photos can be viewed. I am 42 now. According to my HT doc, I am NW 3A-5A. My hair loss has been really slow over the years but in the last year or so, I started seeing loss to an extent where I can call myself (Balding). That was the time when I started looking into my options. After quite a bit of research, I finally made my decision to get an HT in the front, and start using Rogaine for the top and crown. As of now, its been almost 3 months since my FUT and have been using Rogaine and FIN since I would say early to mid of may 2015. My journey has been a roller coaster so far with FIN. After using it for a month, I experienced the main side effect it has. I freaked out to be honest as I never experienced anything like this my entire life. I immediately stopped it but continued with Rogaine. At my suture removal day 2 weeks after my HT, I discussed my issue with my HT Doc. He said its always better to use FIN with rogaine for best results and suggested I give it a try after being off it for a little while. He said he has seen many people that re-started it after a break and were side effect free. I also discussed this with my family Doc and he suggested to stay off it as my sex life is more important than hair. I decided to take my HT doc advice and re-started it after about 3 weeks or so to see what happens. To my surprise, I was side effect free. I felt so happy that I will finally be on my way to a full head of hair. I was ok for about 2 months or so or may be more when just yesterday I experienced the same side effect again. I felt really bad and am really frustrated now and would like to get some opinions as to what should my approach be at this point? I have been reading people’s experience with FIN and am confused. Can the side effects be permanent also? This is what scares me the most. Some people suggested reducing the dosage. Others say to completely stop it. I am planning to keep using Rogaine though. Will it give me any benefit or will I be just wasting my time and money if I use it without FIN? Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance everyone.