u/RuleLoose1524

EDIT -- I originally took Proscar. It was a blue pill that I cut into five pieces. Later on I move to .5 Avodart every other day. Sorry for the confusion. I'm old and this was a while ago! LOL

The first five pictures are from about 14 years ago, when I was 50. I talked to my primary care doctor and convinced her to prescribe Avodart (dutasteride) for my hair loss. I would cut the standard dose (used for prostate issues) pills into five small pieces and take one each day. At the same time, I ordered a 15% minoxidil formula from an online doctor (you can look him up). The fifth picture was taken about eight months into the treatment -- amazing.

I continued this treatment for about six years, but eventually got tired of taking oral Avodart. I didn't really experience any sexual side effects, but I lost a lot of body hair and became concerned about the long term use of dutasteride. I eventually stopped taking the pills and continued using 5% minoxidil. (the 15% minoxidil became unavailable due to FDA regulations.)

Fast forward -- the last two pictures are current, and I'm now 64. Last week, I started using topical dutasteride from an online provider. Their topical uses a stronger concentration (0.5%) of dutasteride than most of the other topical products, and since I already knew I responded well to oral dutasteride with tolerable side effects, I decided it was worth trying.

Fingers crossed this time around.

The first five pictures are from about 14 years ago, when I was 50. I talked to my primary care doctor and convinced her to prescribe Avodart (dutasteride) for my hair loss. I would take one pill every other day. At the same time, I ordered a 15% minoxidil formula from an online doctor (you can look him up). The fifth picture was taken about eight months into the treatment -- amazing.

I continued this treatment for about six years, but eventually got tired of taking oral Avodart. I didn't really experience any sexual side effects, but I lost a lot of body hair and became concerned about the long term use of dutasteride. I eventually stopped taking the pills and continued using 5% minoxidil. (the 15% minoxidil became unavailable due to FDA regulations.)

Fast forward -- the last two pictures are current, and I'm now 64. Last week, I started using topical dutasteride from an online provider. Their topical uses a stronger concentration (0.5%) of dutasteride than most of the other topical products, and since I already knew I responded well to oral dutasteride with tolerable side effects, I decided it was worth trying.

Fingers crossed this time around.

EDIT -- I originally took Proscar. It was a blue pill that I cut into five pieces. Later on I move to .5 Avodart every other day. Sorry for the confusion. I'm old and this was a while ago! LOL

The first five pictures are from about 14 years ago, when I was 50. I talked to my primary care doctor and convinced her to prescribe Avodart (dutasteride) for my hair loss. I would cut the standard dose (used for prostate issues) pills into five small pieces and take one each day. At the same time, I ordered a 15% minoxidil formula from an online doctor (you can look him up). The fifth picture was taken about eight months into the treatment -- amazing.

I continued this treatment for about six years, but eventually got tired of taking oral Avodart. I didn't really experience any sexual side effects, but I lost a lot of body hair and became concerned about the long term use of dutasteride. I eventually stopped taking the pills and continued using 5% minoxidil. (15% because unavailable due to FDA regulations.)

Fast forward -- the last two pictures are current, and I'm now 64. Last week, I started using topical dutasteride from an online provider. Their topical uses a stronger concentration (0.5%) of dutasteride than most of the other topical products, and since I already knew I responded well to oral dutasteride with tolerable side effects, I decided it was worth trying.

Fingers crossed this time around.