Minoxadil 5% wv topical only? Experienced sides on 1mg fin and ~0.25mg fin. Solutions from here

Hey all, 27(m) still have a full head of hair but recession and thinning is definitely coming. Volume has not been thick as it used to and i am thinning on the sides. I’ve tried 1mg fin daily for around 3 weeks maybe 3-4 months ago but stopped due to sexual sides. Low libido and penile sensation drastically decreased. I then gave it another shot at cutting the pills in quarter and trying 0.25mg eod and started to lose penile sensation again. I switched over to just topical minoxadil for about 2 weeks now and haven’t experienced any sides so far. I’m aware any minoxadil gains will essentially vanish without a DHT blocker but the sides I encountered on fin were a dealbreaker. Has anyone tried the switch to topical fin or an alternative to fin to address this?

Has anyone tried the switch to topical fin or an alternative to fin to address this?

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