YOU NEED TO WAIT FOR FIN TO SHOW RESULTS!! 2 years on fin (18-20)
As the title says above, I am a 20 year old male who started losing his hair in hs(started noticing around age 16). I started topical minoxidil at 17, had regrowth, but started losing ground so I added fin. I have shed a substantial amount the whole time I have been on treatment until the last few months. I believe my hair has stabilized with some regrowth. I count maybe 3-8 hairs lost throughout the day regardless of wash days, styling, brushing, etc. I am here to say that as I am a week away from my 2 year anniversary of finasteride that you do not need to freak out if you are a year+ into treatment and are still shedding and or below baseline. These meds can take a long time to show visible results if ever and are so much better at maintaining what you have. I don’t have the perfect hairline but I have more hair than any of my other male family members had at this age(father was a Norwood 3 and same with uncle)
Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll be happy to answer in comments. Pics are before->after with the first 2 being before