Is ru58841 worth trying?

[stashthecash]

I'm trying to avoid a Transplant at all costs. ive tried almost everything on the market except for this should I even bother or not I just want a little bit more coverage of hair that's thin in the crown area

[TheGman]

Finasteride should be your first line of attack. I'm wondering if adding RU to fin is a good idea personally.

 

If you are after regrowth minoxidil is also a must!

[Dr Blake Bloxham]

Stash,

 

Remember that RU58841 has not yet been reviewed and proven safe and effective for the treatment of hair loss. However, many have purchased it, created their own vehicles to help it absorb into the scalp, and used it with varying degrees of success. The most common complaint I've heard about RU is that many individuals who experienced side effects with systemic anti-androgens (IE finasteride) experienced sides with RU as well.

[MJ1990]

I'm 26 and Ive been on propecia for going on 8 months trying to regain thickness in the crown , I'm gonna post my hair guys if there's any advice you could give me I'm all ears

[Bill - Seemiller]

i actually haven't heard about RU58841 in quite a while now. But in my opinion, your best line of defense against the progression of pattern baldness is finasteride/Propecia. You may also want to couple it with Rogaine/minoxidil which gives you an even better chance to stop hair loss from progressing. Just keep in mind that no non-surgical hair loss remedy has been proven to grow hair in completely bald areas. Only hair transplant surgery can do that.

 

I do agree however, that if you still have a significant amount of hair that it may be best for you to use nonsurgical treatments for now and then only later if you feel you need it consider hair transplantation. For me, surgical hair restoration was the best decision I've ever made but I was also pretty bald by the time I had surgery.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

[mahhong]

What Dr. Bloxham said. I've heard varying degrees of success but I've also heard that some men get the same sides as finasteride. It works in a different way but it still essentially does the same thing and it very likely still goes systemic, so the rest of the body may be affected the same way.

 

Add to that the hassle of having to buy it and create your own vehicle to apply it, and it just seems like a lot of hassle without a lot of clinical study to back it up. That's not to say it doesn't work, but how well it works, or what is the best dose/vehicle to use is still without proper study, not to mention any real knowledge about long-term safety (no reason to suspect it's particularly unsafe, but it's all conjecture either way).

 

I think finasteride, minoxidil and transplants are still the three best options, with maybe some good adjuncts like Nizoral etc. Personally I don't think I'd trust purchasing and creating my own anti-androgen!

[Djlazerblue]

I'm a Norwood 3 and have stayed there for years and from fin and minox, if I stay 3 all my life I'll be a happy man, what people don't realise with a transplant is they are buying into a long term thing, unless u have 40k in the bank forget it

[Swooping]

I have tried it for a pretty long period of time. Worked well at maintaining my hair and thickening. It's not approved though so use at your own risk.

 

Finasteride should be the first treatment everyone should look at.