Did 8 years of Finasteride stop my hair loss?

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[@jamest681]

I have been taking oral finasteride 1 mg every day for over 2 years now. Zero side effects.

[@tomsyme8282]

great vid! quickly becoming one of the most informative hair loss channels on youtube

[@TheHairChemist]

That means an awful lot to me, thank you for that.

[@BrayyT3]

Kevin Mann from hair cafe told me about you, great channel!, went from taking finasteride for 3 years and noticing progression dropping and started incorporating dutasteride once a week!, awesome and insightful channel

[@TheHairChemist]

Kevin Mann runs an incredible channel, he's hugely responsible for Finasteride awareness.

[@BrayyT3]

@@TheHairChemist any dutasteride videos coming out any time soon?

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@BrayyT3 Yes indeed. I'll do a video on my recent experience incorporating one cap weekly into my stack.

[@BrayyT3]

@@TheHairChemist awesome!! Just started that recently and definitely would love to see a video especially the way your videos are broken down! Awesome, will have notifications turned on!

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@BrayyT3will do, noted :)

[@aaqibashraf3262]

Thank you for all the knowledge. What does of finasteride do you take daily¿

[@cristoff3]

Loving this format. Keep it up my man

[@TheHairChemist]

Cheers cheers :)

[@pescadoquemado]

I very much enjoyed the new format! I look forward to a future video on dutasteride.

[@TheHairChemist]

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Bartholome3101]

Incredible experience. You deserve you hair!

[@TheHairChemist]

🙏

[@HairTransplantNetwork]

Awesome studio Killian 🙌🏼

[@TheHairChemist]

Thanks Melvin!! 🙂

[@frankyy5091]

Can I ask you as of 2024, what types of treatmens are you using and how many mg each?

[@litjellyfish]

I have been taking finasteride for 23 years now and I have had very little Hairloss. And the one I had have been when I was stupid and 3 times paused taking finasteride or when I did not take it consistently while I also stressed a lot. For me it seems that it still works well

[@KR-dp6cb]

23 years? That's insane, I am 24 currently suffering from mpb, at norwood 1

[@litjellyfish]

@@KR-dp6cb haha why is it insane? I mean it’s clearly a medicine you need to take until you either die or accept to loosing your hair. It’s not a one week quick fix. If was 26 when I started to take it and I now turned 50 (wow time flies) and I would say I kept most of it all. I had 3 periods when I stopped taking it and several periods of taking it so so. I bet if it had taken it more regularly I would have kept most of if not all my hair. Yeah also: after 4 years I switched to cut the 5mg finasteride pill into quarters and taking it Monday. Wednesday and Friday. Worked like a charm for me with no noticeable degrades. Costs me a nickel a day

[@litjellyfish]

@@KR-dp6cb if you are at NW 1 or well going towards NW2 at your age. Which seems really similar to myself. I would say that 0.5 or even 0.25 might save your hair until the end of the fun = life

[@KR-dp6cb]

Did u have any regrowth? at what dosage u started?

[@killernike4858]

Are you in Instagram ? I am having some doubts. Can you please share your user name

[@Merth667]

Why not switch to dutasteride 0.5mg every day?

[@USViper]

I had my hair transplant in April 2023. I received 3,500 grafts. I was a Norwood 2.5 at the time and 49 yrs old. I started on 1 mg a day... today, one year later my hair is considerably thicker. And my hairline looks fantastic. Best 10k I have ever spent.

[@TheHairChemist]

Oh yeah! Investment right

[@allegrostore6779]

3500 grafts for norwood 2.5?

[@USViper]

@@allegrostore6779 Thats what I wrote..

[@Zbyszek-xp2om]

How can I contact with you to ask you a few questions about balding?

[@TheHairChemist]

[e-mail] Cheers

[@JoshJones-lc9sz]

How much better is 1mg than 0.5 ?

[@anthonym9130]

Like the set up looking forward to more

[@TheHairChemist]

Cheers Anthony 👍

[@tiagorodrigo2211]

Hello Killian. For you, who are the best top 5 hair transplant surgeons in Europe? I want 5, so i can compare prices, results, etc. Thank you.

[@TheHairChemist]

To be very upfront, I can only speak for who does all my surgeries: Dr. Marwan Saifi. I represent him as both his patient and patient Coordinator.

[@tiagorodrigo2211]

I see. I saw a few years back some results from Dr Saifi, and seemed interesting results. Thank you.

[@tiagorodrigo2211]

@@TheHairChemist At the moment i have in my head till now 3 names: Feriduni, Bisanga ( Both Belgium ) and Bruno Ferreira ( Portugal)

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@tiagorodrigo2211 I personally admire the work of Dr. Feriduni, Dr. Couto, and Dr. Freitas in Europe. In America, I really like the work of Dr. Jerry Cooley - superb. I cannot however vouch, as I've not had surgery with any of these guys - I found my surgeon a long time ago. Just observing their work online anyways.

[@tiagorodrigo2211]

@@TheHairChemist I Will take a look on those surgeons, including Dr Saifi. Ty Killian

[@DavidBecket-jk3oo]

You take both finasteride and dutasteride? I thought I saw another video of yours where you said you didn't take Dutasteride because you didn't want to bring you DHT levels down that low.

[@TheHairChemist]

I used to take both yes, but not anymore. Highly effective but I think a step too far.

[@tiagorodrigo2211]

Hi Killian. This question its to a friend of mine. I didnt talked yet with him. But he is losing also hair. I remember as a kid him saying to me that he have " arrythmia ". I dont know if with time arrythmia can dissapear or if its a chronic thing, and i dont know if he still have it as and adult... I will not talk about OM to him, for his case of course. But on his case, can he use Topical Minoxidil, or better to him ( In case he decide to take medication ) to use only Finasteride?

[@a-man2530]

Love the new presentation

[@TheHairChemist]

Thanks old friend, appreciate that :)

[@dualscreengrant]

What is your opinion of Locklab? It's a combination pill with finasteride and oral minoxidil. Is it better, worse or the same as taking them as two separate pills?

[@TheHairChemist]

I see no issue with combining pills as all items are combined in the stomach anyway - both Finasteride and Minoxidil do not have to be taken on an empty stomach. The question is the manufacturer. I only opt for Pfizer with minoxidil and ether Accord or Merck for Finasteride.

[@dualscreengrant]

You're probably right about how some generic drugs aren't as good. I just wish that doctors and pharmacists would watch your videos because they are insistent that all brands with the same active ingredient are equally effective. One time, a pharmacist told me to use the generic version and see if it works. It's frustrating.

[@MusicJunkie37]

Is it fine to start with 0.5. or 1mg daily and then after say 2 months if I feel no side effects do 1.25mg instead? Why I'm asking is cause I already have two prescriptions from my GP that are the 1mg dose but I don't have a lot of money so buying the 5mg tablets would be more viable

[@TheHairChemist]

Many do this with great effect!

[@MusicJunkie37]

@@TheHairChemist Alright cool, also the brand I have is Accord, produced in Netherlands. Is that ok? is it a generic one? Cost me like nearly 30 euros for a 28 day supply (1mg)

[@TheHairChemist]

Absolutely, this is what I have used for nearly 10 years.

[@allegrostore6779]

Hello did you experienced regrowth on finasteride?

[@TheHairChemist]

I did indeed, in the crown.

[@riojr2853]

Do you take finasteride daily? And What’s the dose?

[@TheHairChemist]

I do, 1.25mg

[@ittiazahmad8483]

Ive been on finasteride for about 10 yeas. Then added dut once a week. Then twice a week (weekends) Was on that stack for about 3/4 years. Then added another 0.5 on a sat and on a wed. So its dut 1mg on sat, 0.5 sun and wed. While still on finasteride mon tue thurs and fri. Will be adding another 0.5 soon and so on until its dut 7 days a week.

[@pappuzk]

Hey Killian, i have also experienced something similar after being on fin for 5 years. Just started 2.5mg oral minoxidil 3 days ago hopefully it can bring back the thickness. Though my chest has been feeling uneasy and not as usual. Did you also experience a adaptive period with oral minoxidil?

[@TheHairChemist]

Oral Minoxidil I found gave an excellent boost. Indeed I did, after ~3 months the "adaptive period" was over, all side effects were transient. I will talk about my experience in the next video.

[@pappuzk]

Also I remember asking you about microneedling 2 years ago when u had your old videos up. You were against it but have you changed your opinion? I think doing it once a week really helps, and it should be effective even with oral minoxidil.

[@TheHairChemist]

@@pappuzk Tbh i've gone back and forward on that one. I don't like how it can cut/permeate the hair shafts. On the other hand, is there a case for it to aid donor healing post surgery via growth factor influx? I've done it post op and I think it helped, but i'm hesitant to mess with the donor area again. I think ultimately, it was a risky call on my behalf to derma roll it. Did you notice a significant difference?

[@pappuzk]

@@TheHairChemist I do 1.5mm microneedling weekly with a machine pen. Have been doing it for a year and noticed it increased the effectiveness of topical minoxidil, as before I didn't really get results( could be a non responder). My hair line has little vellus hairs that weren't there before and the overall thickness did increase . I am still gonna continue microneedling with oral minoxidil (hopefully they also work synergistically). You should read some anecdotal results on tressless if you are interested. Microneedling mono therapy is not a proven treatment but I read so many posts about it was the microneedling that really changed their hair.

[@Northdallasguy00]

I had very slight chest pain, two or three times for the first week or two. I started oral minoxidil, but it totally went away.

[@YohanMaximillian]

What Norwood pattern do you think you are potentially headed for based on where you have had loss/thinning, and how many years do you think you can delay that outcome? Good vid and glad to see the new setup.

[@TheHairChemist]

That's a great question with divergent answers. Without medication - Norwood 4. With medication - Norwood 2/3. It's difficult to ascertain an accurate guess tbh. The main thing is the mid-scalp & crown are better than before miniaturization started, all thanks to medication.

[@rexneedsoxygen7140]

@@TheHairChemist so you don't think you were headed for eventual Norwood 7, even though you started balding at 19? Just curious how do you figure out something like that, is it family history?

[@MR2perfectable]

Hey man, good to see you back! I had to stop fin because it shrank my prostate to the point where I had to go to the toilet so frequently :/ I’m 22 so I’m guessing my age played a role…

[@TheHairChemist]

Oh wow. Never had that issue on fin, was it immediate? Dutasteride on the other hand was a different kettle of fish... noticeable side effects for 2 months.

[@MR2perfectable]

@@TheHairChemist It was very gradual, that’s why I didn’t pair the two! It’s just so unfortunate, because I was getting really good results, but my health (mainly sleep) is so much more important. (I had to wake up a lot in the night to go the toilet). Im very happy for you btw man, your hair looks amazing!

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@MR2perfectableah damn I'm really sorry to hear that. It can really erode you at times right. It has been noted that finasteride taken 3 times weekly instead of daily reduces side effect occurrence and is worth discussing with a physician.

[@mohammadismat5490]

Hello dear , did you get any side effects from finasteride? I’m using minoxidil and i want to try finasteride but I’m afraid from its side effects especially the sexual side effects

[@TheHairChemist]

None at all :)

[@dharamwachher2811]

Can someome take oral minoxidile with topical application as well ?

[@TheHairChemist]

That would have to be discussed with the prescribing physician. To my knowledge, this is not standard practice.

[@dharamwachher2811]

@@TheHairChemist ok..thanks 👍

[@TheHairChemist]

@@dharamwachher2811 Any time my friend, the next video will look at oral minoxidil.

[@dharamwachher2811]

@@TheHairChemist thank you so much buddy 👍😊 you are very kind ...👍

[@Tanzu15]

That would be a nuclear stack. Last resort.

[@JJ1802]

Finasteride is the best what happened

[@eduardobadiagarcia1928]

Why not substitute dutasteride for finasteride every day?

[@TheHairChemist]

If it ain't broke don't fix it I suppose. I also experienced unpleasant side effects from one cap/week.

[@eduardobadiagarcia1928]

@@TheHairChemist what side effects? Have you discontinued dutasteride completely?

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@eduardobadiagarcia1928 I'll cover these in a video, oh no I continued and still take 1x0.5mg cap/week. They were transient.

[@TheMilkdrinker]

If your hairline recedes 1cm at the age of 15, does that mean it started shrinking many years prior, and just ran out of anagen cycles at 15? What about guys who's hairline seems perfectly fine at 14 and then recedes at 15? Did they suddenly go thru a dozen cycles in one year? Or did dht suddenly activate and just shrink them to death really quickly?

[@KR-dp6cb]

It's definitely not normal

[@JuanCarlosLTO]

The new studio looks great, just like your mane! I dropped finasteride almost 2 years ago and the loss has been creeping up 😑🤣. Oh well!

[@TheHairChemist]

It's insideous right. A life long commitment unfortunately. I'm glad you like the studio Juan, step up from before in our older days 😂

[@cristoff3]

Hi Juan. Just out of interest, why did you drop fin 2 years ago? Thanks!

[@JuanCarlosLTO]

@@cristoff3 I’m 50. I’ve had a good run with finasteride but I stopped because at the time I was dealing with health issues and I just prioritized. Will I ever go back? I don’t know. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cristoff3]

@@JuanCarlosLTO I see. Well, that makes total sense. May I be personal and ask what health issues, i.e. mental or physical? And were they related to the use of finasteride? Thanks Juan!

[@JuanCarlosLTO]

@@cristoff3 not related. It does work wonders but at this point in my life I want to limit what I put in my body and as I get older the more stuff I’m going to have to be taking so my hair is not the priority it once was not at the cost of taking more medication.

[@TheMilkdrinker]

Anagen phases are not a finite resource that's a myth

[@TheHairChemist]

Untrue. They are on a biological clock predetermined by stem cells.

[@TheMilkdrinker]

@@TheHairChemist how many lives do they have then?

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@TheMilkdrinkeron average 25. Though each phase is case dependent.

[@TheMilkdrinker]

@@TheHairChemist and dht shortens the cycle? So, suppose a man gets to his 23rd cycle, and then takes finasteride, and the miniaturised hair comes back much thicker. Will it suddenly die after 2 cycles? Does this tend to happen with diffuse thinners who make a huge comeback with finasteride? They gain a ton of hair, and then it suddenly dies after a few years?

[@TheHairChemist]

​@@TheMilkdrinkerThis is why Finasteride is less effective to ineffective in advanced Norwood cases. Their hair cycles are at the end of life. Starting Finasteride in early onset miniaturization is the only way to buy real time and results.

[@ryebread7905]

2.5mg dutasteride is the final resort

[@TheHairChemist]

I don't think I'll ever switch over fully to Dutasteride. I incorporate one 0.5mg cap weekly as of recent which has worked very well.

[@a1m598]

you should keep your hair a bit shorter mate. that giant poofed up thing on top doesnt match your face

[@TheHairChemist]

Nah, it's distinct.

[@ThinkingCap_]

I feel like yours is too low and looks unnatural. Maybe it is your hairstyle.

[@dallaslooksmaxxer3505]

It suits his facial-thirds. Remember: a good hairline can be low, high, flat, conservative, with or without temple points, it all depends whether it properly frames the face

[@OhgodImtoosexy]

The kingpin is Dutasteride.

[@TheHairChemist]

Untrue. This is not a balanced approach and comes with more propensity for trade-off than Finasteride.