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I'm 22 and lost a lot of hair so my hair loss is much more aggressive compared to someone who is thinning in their 30s.

Perhaps that was bad wording. I wouldn't say that fin has stopped working but its lost its effectiveness for me. Without fin I would probably be even worse. I want to take dut once or twice a week with fin but there aren't any studies on this sort of dosage so I'm not sure if I risk doing further damage to my hair by doing this.

Finasteride stopped working for me so I was switched to dutasteride. However, dutasteride gives me side effects so I'm wondering if I could use it at a lower dose in conjunction with finasteride, say DUT 1x week and FIN 6x week, or DUT 2x week and FIN 5x week. Has anyone used dutasteride like this, instead of taking it everyday? Is it effective and worth doing? Thanks

I get a shortness of breath with low dose oral minoxidil. Feels like I need to take deeper breaths and this is more apparent when working and doing more physical activity. Is this something that other people experience? Will it likely go away as I continue to use it and my body adjusts?

Yeah its extremely disappointing. I am completely screwed now. I used 0.45mg for 3 days and had a shortness of breath.

Do you think I should try the 2% minoxidil once a day?

Thanks Rahal. I did consult with a dermatologist and was given dutasteride and oral minoxidil. I cannot tolerate the side effects of minoxidil so I've dropped both the topical minoxidil and won't take the oral one. I'll just take dutasteride. However, it seems like I won't be able to do anything with my type of hair loss. I asked my dermatologist about DUPA but I don't think he was too familiar with DUPA as he just said it was thinning. I have been on finasteride since 2019 and I still ended up like this.

Thanks I'll look into that. Would dermarolling provide similar regrowth benefits as minoxidil?

Thanks for the response. Yeah I can't really tolerate minoxidil but at the same time I'm desperate to get some of my hair back. If I'm not on minoxidil then I don't have anything to stimulate hair growth. My dermatologist put me on dutasteride as the photos clearly show that finasteride no longer works for me.

In a really bad place at the moment. My hair loss is horrific and its much worse than what I thought a few years back. I thought I had normal MPB but I have a feeling its also retrograde alopecia and DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia), not sure if any experts on here can help based on the photos? In January of 2019 I started finasteride due to some thin spots in my hair that were not very obvious but you could tell that they were there. I feel like it stabilized my hair loss. Then in August of 2020, I started using topical foam minoxidil to see if I could get growth on these thin spots. I used it for about a year and I don't think I got any results and I felt like my hair loss was still regressing. Starting minoxidil was a mistake as I got side effects from it (puffy eyes, dark circles, puffy face and fatigue but I still persisted using it for about a year). By 2022 I was just on finasteride and I was slowly losing ground throughout the year. By Christmas of 2022 I decided to go back on topical minoxidil for some thin spots near the front of my scalp (I know this was stupid as I had a bad experience last time). Since restarting it I have lost a significant amount of density and my front area of the scalp and the hairline is thinner than ever. As of June 2023, I was prescribed dutasteride and told to take it every day 0.5mg and drop finasteride. I was also given a very low dose of oral 0.45mg sublingual minoxidil and I used it for 3 days but I had a shortness of breath (anyone else experience this)? So basically, I can only use dutasteride now unless I force myself to use minoxidil and deal with the side effects when I'm not sure if it is doing more harm than good for me. I really just want to stop using minoxidil but I know that by stopping it completely I will never ever get the shed hairs back. Does anyone have any advice to offer? It seems I've lost the battle against hair loss and I probably would never be able to get a hair transplant because of how bad it is at age 22. I'm not sure if its even worth using dutasteride because of how bad it is, when I can't use a growth stimulant like minoxidil. I really don't want to give up but I feel like I have to just cut everything off now. I would appreciate any replies. The psychological torture of this is unreal and involves having a crying episode in the car every single day.

In a really bad place at the moment. My hair loss is horrific and its much worse than what I thought a few years back. I thought I had normal MPB but I have a feeling its also retrograde alopecia and DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia), not sure if any experts on here can help based on the photos? In January of 2019 I started finasteride due to some thin spots in my hair that were not very obvious but you could tell that they were there. I feel like it stabilized my hair loss. Then in August of 2020, I started using topical foam minoxidil to see if I could get growth on these thin spots. I used it for about a year and I don't think I got any results and I felt like my hair loss was still regressing. Starting minoxidil was a mistake as I got side effects from it (puffy eyes, dark circles, puffy face and fatigue but I still persisted using it for about a year). By 2022 I was just on finasteride and I was slowly losing ground throughout the year. By Christmas of 2022 I decided to go back on topical minoxidil for some thin spots near the front of my scalp (I know this was stupid as I had a bad experience last time). Since restarting it I have lost a significant amount of density and my front area of the scalp and the hairline is thinner than ever. As of June 2023, I was prescribed dutasteride and told to take it every day 0.5mg and drop finasteride. I was also given a very low dose of oral 0.45mg sublingual minoxidil and I used it for 3 days but I had a shortness of breath (anyone else experience this)? So basically, I can only use dutasteride now unless I force myself to use minoxidil and deal with the side effects when I'm not sure if it is doing more harm than good for me. I really just want to stop using minoxidil but I know that by stopping it completely I will never ever get the shed hairs back. Does anyone have any advice to offer? It seems I've lost the battle against hair loss and I probably would never be able to get a hair transplant because of how bad it is at age 22. I'm not sure if its even worth using dutasteride because of how bad it is, when I can't use a growth stimulant like minoxidil. I really don't want to give up but I feel like I have to just cut everything off now. I would appreciate any replies. The psychological torture of this is unreal and involves having a crying episode in the car every single day.

Only just started but unfortunately even in the past, the foam minoxidil gave me a bunch of side effects including fatigue, puffy face and dark circles. Currently experiencing a shortness of breath with this very low dose sublingual minoxidil. Wondering if you experienced the same when you first started using it? I'm probably going to have to drop the minoxidil which is extremely disappointing and just go on dutasteride.

Really happy for you and the results you have gotten. I was also prescribed 0.5mg dutasteride everyday but 0.45mg sublingual minoxidil at sinclair dermatology. I was just wondering, did things get significantly worse before they got better, or did you just improve as time went on? Also, would you have any idea which of the two meds was getting you the regrowth (between the dutasteride and the minoxidil)? Thanks