Jafreese

Any updates on this? I too received a reply from a gmail address...

Are you on topical dutasteride then? How do you find it?

Hey @PizzaWolf thanks for your reply. What are those experimental compounds with low rates of absorption? Topical finasteride?

I haven't - is it as effective as finasteride that is orally admitted? Do brandings matter?

Am I too young for a HT? And is Dr Reddy still closed to new patients?

Hi folks, I'm new to this forum, so I hope I won't bore you with any previously answered questions. I'm 25. I started shedding 2 years ago with patches of my scalp starting to really show about 15 months ago. I decided to go to Belgravia Centre here in the UK for a treatment course. I was initially prescribed finasteride 1mg + minoxidil 5% w/ localised DHT blockers. I did however stop taking fin after one tablet (I know!) because I started displaying some AWFUL side effects and asked for it to be taken out of my course completely, let alone some horrid stories I've read up about fin. Knowing that being on min will only be half the efficacy of if I were to take both, I still went ahead with it - I apply it twice a day, once in the the morning and then again in the evening. My hair eventually stopped shedding so badly and actually had regrowth at 3-4 months in. This however didn't last long before another shedding cycle which lasted until now. My hair is now visibly patchy and this has made me think that HT is probably the next and logical resort to turn to. Now, my grief is that following my initial consultation one HT doc here in the UK (Dr Arshad) so far and I was advised to 'try finasteride first, perhaps at a lower dosage than previously tried', because I'm young, and my native hairs may well fall out in 5, 10 years. So taking meds will help stabilise the overall loss. Nonetheless, I was told I'm (at this stage) a 'good candidate' and that a HT will give me my desired result (good donor etc.). Probably worth saying also I have diffusive thinning and will require some 2500 grafts, which I know isn't the best kind of pattern to tamper with given the large surface area and potential shock losses nearby? I think I'm quite adamant that I don't want to take any fin, probably ever in my life - that one time I took it, I felt absolutely terrible. And if that means more HT ops in the future, I would think I have no problem with that. Just managing expectations and all that. Can anyone help me out here? 🥶