18M, should i hop on oral finasteride or continue what im doing rn?

[rotter]

So Im a 18M, started balding around 2023, wasnt that bad and noticable.

then hair started falling out in december 2023 rapidly when I took a certain medicine, and it continued and continued until i had enough and decided to buzz my hair in june 2024. Thats when i also started minoxidil, but it didnt really have a big effect as I hoped. Buzzed my hair every 2 weeks to make it look like i wasnt balding, and did that until march 2025. thats when I decided to shave my head and start to grow my hair out, start microneedling, and started topical finasteride + minoxdil. This is me rn. Is it possible that finasteride will clutch up for me and grow more hair back in density, or should i hop on oral finasteride?

[Henryk]

Stick with it for at least a year, but oral fin could potentially help increase density by reducing DHT more effectively than topical. If you haven’t seen much from the topical fin, going oral might be worth a try, especially since you’re already using min and microneedling. Check out the Beginner’s Guide for more insights.