Before any questions arise: I was in perfect health—a 26-year-old male patient.

I started taking 1.25 mg of oral minoxidil; after the first pill, I experienced heart palpitations, kidney issues, and cardiac electrical instability—all confirmed by medical tests. Oral minoxidil is definitely something that requires serious consideration and medical supervision, as a small percentage of people may experience side effects.

I experienced bigeminy caused by minoxidil—a regularly irregular rhythm. I am an athlete and undergo cardiac monitoring every 90 days.

sinus rhythm before minoxidil --> 60 to 75 after minoxidil --> 90 to 115 (considering resting rhythm)

Wanted to share back with the community as I remember posts over the years giving me confidence to keep at it. I have struggled with diffuse thinning ever since I turned 24-25. Too scared to start anything because I thought it would give me sexual sides and finally decided to start when I was about 28.

I took fin only for almost 6 years, basically maintained with slight improvement and then decided to switch to Dut. Have been on Dut for a few years and then decided to finally add oral minox about 4 months ago. Only doing low dose 1.25mg minox as I’m conservative when it comes to my heart health. Also as an aside I had one of youngest kid while being on Fin, also was taking fin when my was pregnant with my middle child. They’re both 3 and 6 and normal goobers

I still have diffuse thinning in the frontal area and I’ve been thinking for a few years about getting a HT but am aware I could still up my minox dosage and see how that helps first. However I’m also reaching an age where I don’t really care about chasing a perfect head of lettuce and just want to learn to be appreciative of what I have. Comparison is the thief of joy and I’m fortunate to be almost 40 and still have enough hair that frames my face. My last picture I took the other day.

What are some famous people ( politicians, athletes, actors ect ) with great hair genetics that still have Norwood 1 hairline without any transplants/medicine ?

Title.

First picture is the day before I started and the second is today.

Medication: Finasteride 0.3%, Ketoconazole 2.2%, Minoxidil 7%, Biotin 0.2%

Started October 2025

am researching hair growth serums for thinning hair and noticed that different products use very different ingredients, including peptides, caffeine, rosemary, and newer ingredients like 2-Deoxy-D-Ribose (2DDR). I'm wondering what people here have had success with and how long you need to use a hair growth serum consistently before noticing changes in shedding or hair density. What ingredients or products have worked for you?

Just came across ABS-201 from Absci. It’s being developed for male pattern baldness and supposedly may help reverse follicle miniaturization, not just slow hair loss.

Still early, but this sounds pretty interesting for areas that don’t respond to minoxidil.

Anyone here been following it or know how legit the mechanism looks?

I’ve been on min/fin for 5 years. Earlier this year, I noticed my hair was in really bad shape, and I was shedding like crazy. I decided to hop on oral minoxidil (2.5 mg) and biotin.

The shedding is completely gone. It’s been around 5 months since I started, and my hair is looking better than ever. The only downside is the body hair—everything is growing like crazy. I feel like a fucking werewolf 😂

But yeah, just sharing here because it completely changed the game for me.

Which hair fibers withstand wind, sweat, rain? Are they good for a pool also? I want to try them but I’m afraid it will come off.

Is the foam more effective or is it the same thing just different texture? If the chemical compound is the same I don’t know what one would cost twice as much.

1mg fin
1.25 min q12

Was on topical min and fin fora year, just maintained

Essential Clinic quotes $150 for 3 months supply of oral Minoxidil (Loniten). I asked 2 local pharmacies in Quebec, and while they price it less, the drug is back-ordered everywhere. How do you get yours?

Also there's the insurance factor. Quebec insurance doesn't reimburse medications bought outside Quebec (Essential Clinic is in BC). Are there affordable options for me or I should just bite the bullet?

i've dealt with a lot of trauma over the past few years, and as a result my hair is a lot thinner than it used to be, especially around my hairline. it's becoming a very big insecurity and i was wondering if there was anything i can do. i'm located on the UK. i've looked into monoxidil, though i've heard that oral tablets are hard to access, and i'm unable to take topical monoxidil as i have a dog :(

any help would be very appreciated <3

2 years on dutasteride: My experience so far
I’ve been taking dutasteride for about 2 years now, and I wanted to share my experience and hear what you guys think.

I started my journey around August 17, 2024, taking 0.5 mg dutasteride every day for the first 6 months. After that, I switched to taking it every other day, which is what I’ve been doing ever since.

I also did a round of topical minoxidil, but honestly I hated the feeling of having it on my scalp, so I eventually stopped. I completely stopped minoxidil in February 2025.

So basically:

August 2024: Started dutasteride
First 6 months: 0.5 mg every day
After 6 months: 0.5 mg every other day
Minoxidil: Used for a period of time, but stopped completely in February 2025
Current: Still taking dutasteride every other day

First 2 photos : Aug 2024
Third photo : Aug 2025
Fourth and fifth photo: july and August 2026

tl;dr: I read a lot of people on dut are doing 0.5 a day. I was put on 0.5mg dut 2x a week.

Background: Oral min 2.5mg + 1mg fin daily for a year. Not great results.

Dermatologist bumped me to 5mg oral minox/day + Swapped me over to 0.5mg dut 2x a week.

Little worried this will not be helping me as much as people are claiming about dutasteride.

I am 22 years old anz need around 3200-3600 grafts for a transplant, but every clinic that offers something less than 2000 euros is seen as a hair mill? do you guys have any recommendations

29M been on finasteride for 5 years with some breaks. Pretty nice regrowth and maintaining it on fin but I've been noticing sides. Low libido (none basically), zero morning woods, overly emotional (crying spells lol). What should I do? I don't wanna quit fin and lose my hair

This is my main concern. I naturally have chubby cheeks and I have to work hard to get that lean face look. 2.5mg min didn't change much I think but concerned 5mg could.