3 Months on Finasteride with Side Effects - Should I Switch to Dutasteride?

I’ve been on Fin since late June. Three months in and I’m not seeing any particular improvement. I totally realize that I’m not gonna be rocking a full head of hair in that amount of time. But I would have thought at bare minimum the amount of hair shedding would have subsided by now. I shed hair at all hours of the day. Wake up in morning, hairs. Shower, hairs. Take off baseball cap, hairs. Working at my desk, hairs. I untangle hairs from my glasses and ears multiple times a day. I vacuum so much hair in my house you’d think I had a dog living with me. And this shedding didn’t start with the Fin, it’s been a consistent thing for 2+ years. The lack of progress plus the fact that I’m feeling the side effects of Fin (no morning wood, soft erections, lack of sex drive, testicles feel…I don’t know…tender/sore?) is making me consider giving up and trying something else.

I’m wondering if I should stick with it a little longer or talk to doc about switch to Dut instead.

I’m not really consistently applying topical min (it’s like a few times a week - I hate using the stuff, makes my hair feel greasy, even the foam). Current status is below (wet hair)

Expect results in 1 to 2 years, you will shed from it and you also shed because you don’t use min consistently