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3 hours ago, cr1mson said:

Hi ,I have taken rogaine foam over the last 10 year and it worked alot in the first few years. Since then I just use it as it helps style my hair, I doubt its helping tho. Do you think oral minoxidil might help me?

you can try it and see yourself.

in my opinion it will definitely help you.

3 minutes ago, Ajamilo said:

Nicee it looks really good. When did you noticed change?

I'm on my 3 month with 5 mg

around the end of 3rd month.

1 hour ago, Curious25 said:

Very well done! Did you go straight onto 5mg? 

No. For the first 40 days i took 2.5 mg.

6 minutes ago, Curious25 said:

Incredible. 

Just oral minoxidil, or are you taking finasteride/dutasteride as well? 

i’m on finasteride for alomost 2 n half years. All the regrowth is because of oral minoxidil.

No sides at all.

In india it’s easily available with or without prescription.

yes i shedded a lot for 2 months and i still shed hair but relatively less.

3 hours ago, LaserCaps said:

It is evident - whatever you are doing, it's working.  But let's address the Minoxidil issue.  People tend to expect.  If I do something, I expect to get something in return.  When people do not "see," results, frustration kicks in and they stop the med all together not understanding that the med is not intended to grow anything.  It is to help you retain what you have so you don't get worse.

It is a fact that there is synergy when modalities are combined.  Given your results, I would encourage you to add Minoxidil.  Take photos so you can keep tabs on what's happening.  Give it a good year.  People tend to forget what they looked like originally and are very surprised by the results months afterwards.  

Good job.

Thank you for your advice but i already stated that i tried the topical minoxidil for 3 years but it didn’t work for me. It din not regrow or maintain any hair. I switched to oral minoxidil and i’m seeing good results. It’s very effective and convenient. Why would i add topical if i’ve already tried it and it didn’t work for me and not convinient at all!?

Yes i used topical for almost 3 years but it didn’t work for me.

I quit it immediately after starting oral minoxidil.

37 minutes ago, Russ said:

Thanks for the response. I’m thinking about starting oral minoxidil at 1.25 and then going from there. Do you think I’ll see a difference from that dose? I think @Melvin- Moderator might have said it’s equivalent or better than 5%foam

Start where you and your body feels comfortable and increase the dose with time to at least 2.5mg.

Just don’t overthink things because when your mind starts to play with your body your chance of getting side increases dramatically.

Try to take the pill and forget about it and reassess after every few weeks.

18 minutes ago, TorontoMan said:

Insane results so far, how do you take the 5mg? 2.5 mg am & pm, or 5mg at once?

5mg in the morning.

5 hours ago, Russ said:

Did you everywhere else improve overall or just the crown? Did you see a difference between 2.5mg Vs 5mg?

I would say that it improved the hair quality everywhere but the most noticeable difference for me is crown because it was thinning the most. My mid scalp also got better.

In short every hair looks far better than before.

I can’t tell the difference between 2.5mg and 5mg because i only took 2.5 for a short period of time and then upped the dose because the data shows 5mg is the best dose for regrowth.

And i shedded a lot for 2 months and i still shed miniaturised hair when i wash my head but it’s far less than before.

Thank you @ciaus. I believe it will still improve because it’s early days and there is a lot of time for improvement.

Thank you.

I’ll update my progress here monthly.

Hey @Gatsby I’m sorry i don’t have anymore photos.

In my opinion i thought these are clear and high quality photos and you can see the visible difference in just 3 months.

What do you think about my result so far?

First 40 days on 2.5 mg and then  50 days on 5 mg.

I’m also taking finasteride 1mg daily from last 3 years.

No sides except more body hair which is not a problem for me or most of guys. You’ll feel some heart palpitations for the first few days but don’t quit because after that it subsides.

Everyone should give it a try because oral minoxidil at 5mg is the best drug for regrowing your hair and relatively safe. There is a lot of fearmongering about this drug and try it yourself and then judge it.

Ty again.

But first i’ll give oral minoxidil a year and hope it works.

And if it doesn’t then i’ll contact both the clinics and discuss with them.

Ty @JC71 for your valuable advice.

I’m from india.

One thing that comes to my mind that it’s not completely bald and have some hair and a transplant can cause permanent shock loss to the existing hair.

Do you think oral minoxidil can thicken it up? I’ve just started oral minoxidil 5mg 3 months ago.

I’m concerned only about crown. Rest is okay okay.

I’m from india so i’m thinking of going to eugenix.

I like their hairlines but not sure about crown.

I’m already on oral finasteride 1mg daily  for 2 years and oral minoxidil 5mg daily for 3 months. I think my crown improved a little bit since starting oral minoxidil.

How many grafts you guys think i’ll require for a decent coverage if i opt for a transplant but before that i’ll give oral minoxidil a year to see the full results of it.

No sides from finasteride or minoxidil.

It looks worse in photos according to my family and friends and decent in reality and also depends on lighting and angles.

These photos are in very harsh angle(birds eye view) and bathroom lighting.

Any advise will ne valuable. Ty.