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No idea! That was the other guy who said take it at night. Maybe because that way it metabolizes while you're asleep and you sleep right through any possible downsides when it's at it's freshest? No clue.

I've been taking finasteride and minoxidil both since I was 21 and I am now 39. I've never had any of the purported side effects, but I've also consistently kept a low level of body fat and done regular weightlifting and keep a clean diet with supplements to round out my amino profile. Lower libido is common as we age if we aren't taking steps to keep ourselves fit and healthy. This is not to say that the OP is mistaken; I have no doubt that if he observed a sharp decline and knows that the finasteride is the only new factor to consider, that he is accurate in his assessment. I can't say with any certainty, given I've been both on finasteride and training regularly for decades, but I feel like if finasteride was having any effect on my libido that my health regimen is either entirely negating it or it just wasn't happening to me in the first place. Or maybe I started on it so young that my body learned to handle it? Not a humblebrag, but none of the romantic partners I've had in my life have ever matched my libido levels. I remember hearing about how fin was causing lowered libido years ago and joking to myself that it would be nice to be less randy all the damn time.

Don't forget the Titan, Mike O'Hearn, but he is, of course, "natty."

Late to this discussion but wanted to say I'm in alignment with @champybaby here. I'm of the opinion that getting back to "Work" helped with my healing and regrowth each time as it's known that exercise increases growth hormone production, which in turn aids in healing and regrowth, as well as helps regulate our overall hormonal balance for optimal recovery. I take a daily regimen including amino acids, proteins, collagen, and superfoods. I also lift daily and use my rower and take long walks every day. I am about 40 days out since my most recent surgery and seeing decent coverage already. I began doing light exercise again at exactly the four week mark, but resumed my supplement regimen the day after surgery.

@home1212 that's the irony of it, right? I spend several several thousand dollars on surgeries and prescriptions and then people tell me, "I liked your shaved head!" Haha

@home1212 Thanks! It's one of those things you never have any idea until you try it, haha. You may discover you have a weird head shape or an unknown birthmark.

@Melvin-Moderator I am quarantining myself post-my most recent FUE and working for home, also I type fast and I just never sleep it seems, haha. I'm also accustomed to being patient and thorough from a background in mentoring, training and teaching.

After my first two FUEs I have had it shaved all the way down most of the time for different film and tv roles. I play a lot of military/police type roles. No one's ever remarked on it. Having my hair long is something I wasn't able to try until quarantine started since no one was making me shave my head for roles anymore.Here's some photo and video of me with shaved head and post-FUE:

@WildBlueberry He did not specify an estimation of remaining donor supply or ideas about future treatments, though he did offhandedly remark during my recent surgery last month that he wanted to "leave something for later" and that's why we didn't go for more than the 1500-1800. I think from that I can infer he believes there's more that I could work with if I so desired once we see the results of this surgery in a year. And thanks! I drink a lot of water and eat my veggies ; ) I legitimately feel like I'm looking and feeling better now than in my college days even aside from just the hair aspect, but that's the thing with youth, right? As to other treatments, as indicated above I'm on daily oral Minoxidil (5mg daily) and Finasteride (1mg daily). Outside of that, I on my own and not based on any suggestion from any doctor do the following. Please note I'm not a doctor or an expert, this is just what I subject myself to daily and it's all over the counter stuff: - Daily Multivitamin - Daily Fish Oil (standard RDA) - Daily Calcium Plus D (standard RDA) - Daily 2 Grams Glutamin - Daily 4.8 Grams Beta-Alinine - Daily 114mg or about that Arginine - Daily 20 Grams Collagen Peptides - Daily Biotin and Zinc - Twice Daily Vegan Protein Shake with Amino Mix and Superfood Mix added - Nightly 850mg GABA - Nightly 5mg Melatonin - Once or twice a week Manuka Honey facial and on any scars for 20 minutes It looks like a LOT on paper, I realize, but really I just wake up, walk to the kitchen, and take most of this all at once with my morning shake. Once you get in the routine it becomes second nature. Also note none of the above, aside from obviously the finasteride and minxodil, did I start doing specifically for my hair. Most of this is about optimizing health/fitness and growth hormone production, which may have indirectly helped with how well my FUEs have healed over the years. I also manage this without being an exhorbitantly wealthy person. I'd estimate my supplement spending monthly is around $250ish. I get things either at Target, off Amazon, or from my buddy's GNC.

@RandoBrando517 yes, been on Fin for a very very long time and no issues with side effects. I started it before my first surgery but I honestly can't say it was doing much or not. I've kept taking it though just because the cost was negligible and I didn't want to chance it was playing a bigger role than I could tell.

I've definitely had thin hair most of my life, by my assessment. It was always limp and straight and only with a lot of manipulation did I ever feel confident with it. I hated wind, I hated the rain, I wouldn't get in pools at friends' houses because I didn't want people to see how my hair looked when it wasn't carefully coiffed and curated. Except at the back; the lower back of my hair was always pretty good. Everything else, man, even the slightest extra backlight or headlight made it disappear. Oh! Edited to add: I've always had hair that gets oily fast, too. Like I just produce crazy scalp oil somehow. If it's of any interest, my mother is half Native American on her father's side and half European/White on her mother's side. My dad was just white, white, white all the way down and VERY bald. My brother still has extremely dense, black hair to this day even though he's been in and out of prison and on drugs most of his life. Meanwhile I've never even sipped alcohol, always took my vitamins, ate right, and exercised my whole life but somehow I am the one who had genetically bad hair and teeth and lost my hair young.

There's definitely hope, friend. I'm excited to see how it looks once I grow it back out after this most recent surgery!

@Melvin-Moderator No, friend's channel, it's just one of several that I appear on from time to time. My own channel is https://www.youtube.com/user/thelostanimals/videos but it's been a VERY long time since I updated anything there.

@RandoBrando517 Oh and I forgot your total grafts question. When I took the photos with long hair I had probably gotten a little shy of 4000 total? But that was with some massive time in between. About ten years between sessions. (First session maybe around 1200-1500 with Dr. Wasserbauer, I don't remember, and the more recent 2500 session with Dr. Diep in 2019.) I also just got back from a second session with Dr. Diep, for my third FUE, and I'm coming up on the end of my second week of recovery.

@RandoBrando517 I'll do you one better, here's some video: (Just keep in mind I don't consider this my best work, just a quick cameo part I did as a favor for a friend ) (Timestamp should start it at 9:21 if it didn't embed properly)