I have been taking oral finasteride and topical minoxidil since december. My progress was great but ever since the end of May it has been falling off. It began by a receding hairline which came back but now all my hair density is gone. I do microneedling and use a tretinoin cream everyday to boost the minoxidil but my dermatologist told m to start only using minoxidil. I am afraid this will only worsen my situation because those two were what greatly increased my hair count. I am in desperate need of help and what to do as my hair is looking like shit. I am 19 and male.
you’re seeing shedding which can happen with these treatments and may signal they’re working. min and fin act by stimulating new growth and reducing DHT, respectively. sticking with the routine is key, but if the shedding feels extreme, consider if there’s a separate issue at play like stress or a pattern in hair loss not addressed by current treatments. the combination of topical treatments is beneficial, but sudden changes can affect results. sometimes photos can seem worse than actual, so track over time.
Thank you so much for the response but is hair thinning and new hair that is growing do to minoxidil being thin also part of shedding? The only stress I feel right now is do to the hairloss. Have you experienced this shedding and then regrowth?