My Topical Finasteride Update (14 Months)

[@letsgethair]

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[@Mister_NO.]

Thanks bro, good info! By the way how do you split it properly after crushing it, do you just eyeball a 10th, or..? And how do you consume it, just swallow the powder with some water?

[@letsgethair]

⁠@@Mister_NO. I have been using a mg sensitive scale for years. At this moment I just eyeball 1/10

[@Mister_NO.]

@@letsgethair I see. Thanks for taking time to answer my question, much appreciated!

[@josephsaba.]

How to book with you ?

[@letsgethair]

@@josephsaba. Hey. Just follow the link above and it will lead you to the payment page and then you will be able to choose an available slot in my calendar and fill out a quick form before we speak.

[@kc8563]

Your hair looks great & thank you for your honesty it helps a lot of people

[@raab6044]

I stopped my shedding and thickened crown and mid scalp over one year period with - 1ml of 0.025% topical finasteride in 50/50 solution of non PG solvent and Stemoxydine as well as 5% minoxidil foam once per day - Nizoral shampoo 2x per week - micro needling 2x per month - collagen and vitamin D3 daily - low carb diet This protocol has worked for me with zero side effects. Everyone is different so finding what works takes trial and error. I would only increase finasteride if shedding returned

[@iamnoone78647]

Whats the base of the fin topical you mix in?

[@raab6044]

@@iamnoone78647 50% Stemoxydine and 50% Non propylene glycol solvent (ethanol, glycerin, emulsifiers)

[@gerarlddiponse8005]

@@iamnoone78647 stemoxydine

[@lexi6081]

How did you find 0.025% topical?

[@raab6044]

@@iamnoone78647 non PG solvent from Minoxidilmax

[@Gidrah]

I found that my hair thinning was due to a vitiman D deficiency from working night shift. Got my levels tested and on 5000 UI of D3 and have noticed a lot of new growth in just a month and a half. Way more than the year I was on topical fin.

[@letsgethair]

Definitely possible. This normally shows up as diffuse thinning without the usual patterned hair loss progression.

[@Poupipoupi-bw2bl]

​@@letsgethairHello. Which Norwood were you before your first hair transplant ?

[@dragosxtc1901]

Post the numbers, what was your level of vitamin D before, and after.

[@Gidrah]

@@dragosxtc1901 I cant say what it is now since I haven't had recent bloodtests but I was at 26ml before I got on supplements. Anything under 30ml is considered Vitiman D deficient. Its a slow and steady recovery but this last haircut I went short to check my progress and noticed it looks fuller. I have lots of small white hairs where I originally thought it was receding.

[@logoutandrew4569]

right, but that's not gonna cause male pattern baldness, that might just cause hair thinning due to a vitamin deficiency. That's going to be diffuse and not in the typical Norwood pattern.

[@ETin6666]

The only concentration approved for topical finasteride is 0.1% in India. It is usually sold combined with 5% minoxidil solution. The recommended dosage is 1ml, which equates to 1mg of finasteride.

[@allwyndsouza707]

I use 3%minoxidil with 0.01 finastride My stack include 2.5mg minoxidil oral with 0.5mg finastride every other day about to be a year this September crown and temples seems to be recovering but mid scalp seems to be the same somehow Would really be happy to use just a topical finastride solution without minoxidil but that's is not available in india sad but true

[@Michel-Graillier-fanclub]

Finasteride does nothing for the temples, similarly to Minoxidil , both are only effective for the crown and back areas

[@iambryn2012]

@@Michel-Graillier-fanclubthis is wrong

[@reviews.de.aparelhos]

@@Michel-Graillier-fanclub wrong

[@victormatos7385]

This video helped me a lot as well. Same situation. Once I stopped topical and went oral with foam, dramatic improvement

[@YashSalve-q6f]

Stopped oral fin. Coz of side effects, i was not able to hold my willy hard. After discontinuing for 2-3weeks i started to see the change and got back to normal. Then I switched to topical fin and after a month i am noticing side effects coming. Ill have to experiment for a month and of the side effects sustain ill just stay on minoxidil and hope for the best. Whats the use of head full of hair if you cant smash that kitty cat. 🙂

[@mightybro439]

Yea , better be like johnny sins , bald but buffed , why not

[@Pain-jw3uu]

Take fin every other day. Maybe your body reacts to the drug more so taking it every other day might lower the side effects and keep the hair level same as taking it everyday

[@zwartepeat3552]

Did you check your test levels

[@Mustia]

what was the dosage of the topical finasteride?

[@reviews.de.aparelhos]

getting sides from topical finasteride is almost impossible ...that shit is in your head

[@charleshernandez5788]

What about the black box warning about possible aggressive prostate cancer in the future? Also when you do a PSA test what ever the number you have you must double it if your taking Finasteride.

[@Serrymm2]

I have been on oral finesterdie for 1 year and few months now with minoxdile happy results 1 mg tablet I started taking everyday for 5 months now am only taking 3-4 times per week no side effects good hair density

[@super_heroes]

any side effects? I'm starting to take oral finasteride 1.1 mg and oral minoxidil 3mg daily through hims chews

[@mouadaz9110]

@@super_heroes1 mg is too much lower your doses 0.5 is more than enough

[@JauwadHussain-un6kh]

i went on Topical Finasteride for 8 months and lost almost previous 1 years progress. now i am back on dutasteride for last 2 months and my hair finally starting to grow longer again. i would Topical Finasteride for slow baldness progression like when you are 35y+

[@DC-wo2yb]

Bravo on the hair regrowth. That is amazing. I would always try cutting the dose in half if you get sides from fin, or even less than that. Switching to dut or taking dut in addition to fin is also an option when losing ground.

[@wasteman3259]

I think topical only works well in higher concentrations at 1mg or over. At a low dose the solution may not be 100% absorbed due to sebum and hair in the way

[@happyrobot6396]

studies show otherwise. a .3% solution is considered very strong, and with only 10-15% of finasteride being absorbed systemically, this dose still lowers serum DHT by 60-90%, similar to oral 1mg.

[@wasteman3259]

@@happyrobot6396so I’m correct then…?

[@abeesohussain8389]

@@happyrobot6396 0.025% solution is minimum dose for effective results but don't expect regrowth, more for maintenance

[@MikeB-zi6ln]

​@@happyrobot6396the might as well take oral with that much serum hit

[@bigsleepy3211]

They did a phase 3 clinical trial comparing 0.25% topical finasteride at 1ml daily to 1mg oral. Topical finasteride reduced 33% of serum dht while the oral one reduced it by 55%​@@happyrobot6396

[@Robkyle277]

oral is hands down the gold standard for hair loss and nothing beats it beside dutasteride

[@pierremoulin4758]

to be honest i'm not even sure duta would beat it, since studies observed a reduction of 50% in the scalp, which is pretty much what you should get with topical Fin at 0,025%. The game changer here being the serum DHT being nuked by 90% with oral duta, and 20 something % with topical fin. feels like a no brainer on paper.

[@MikeB-zi6ln]

Yea everyone saying oral. Is standard never mention the higher rusk of sides 😊

[@SteveJonesOwnsDSP]

Well at least you tried -- it's always a balance of efficacy vs. side effects. I have no SE from oral fin so I'm not gonna mess around and try topical. It makes sense that topical would be less effective since with a spray, you don't know if you got: 1) full coverage, or 2) effective dose. Add in the factor that it might cost more, and it makes little sense to go topical, unless it's your only option due to serious side effects. BTW dude, I noticed you always look like a big dude when in the gym (or that one shirtless pic), but in these regular videos, you look normal size. You maintaining or plan to bulk some more? Fellow gym-goer

[@om336]

I have been using topical fin ever since my hair transplant in 2023. I started at 0.025% had no sides so i increased to 0.05% may increase to 0.075% at some point but will not exceed 0.1%. Its very easy to dilute the commercially available 0.3% fin with minoxidil using only Kirkland minoxidil. For example 30 ml of 0.3% fin + min with 60ml 5% minoxidil gives a concentration of 0.1% fin and 5% min. 10 ml of that mixed with another 10ml of 5% min will make 0.05%.

[@fatalradius]

Oral is the best imo. What I do is take it 3 months, 3x a week 1mg. Then I take a 2 week break just to get rid of the residual Finasteride.

[@onepunchbud1472]

Just started with 3x 1mg a week too. My balls ache a bit so far. Do you have any sides so far and how long are you doing that? Think this approach should minimise the risk...

[@iambryn2012]

@@onepunchbud1472still using it?

[@RiadhChandarli]

I believe finasteride from the crushed pills aren't completely dissolved in the solution, even if you crush them very fine some finasteride particles stays trapped inside the bulking agent, personally i increase concentration by 25~30% (just an arbitrary number) as a compensation.

[@serovxmn]

I also think that you have to shake the bottle well every time you use it, I'm considering this myself as I'm planning to make the solution at home, but I'm going to use an electric crusher/mixer to crush the pills into fine powder

[@logoutandrew4569]

I take half a pill four days a week, and somebody who started losing their hair in their mid 30s, it has worked perfectly.

[@Ben-lm4dq]

​@@bennym.4707I use Fynzur as well. 1 spray burst is 0.05ml of Liquid and this equals 0.114mg of Finasteride. So spraying 4 times would give you around 0.45mg of finasteride and 0.2ml of liquid.

[@Omar-ol9bf]

Mate did you get side effects. I'm scared of the serious ones

[@bennym.4707]

@@Omar-ol9bf i just started taking half a pill (0.5mg) a day like 2 weeks ago Ill let you know aswell if you want and if i dont forget :)

[@davidomeara4704]

Matt, Love the channel. You said that you were trying to minimize side effects. Mainly mental ones. What mental sides did you get? Any info is much appreciated.

[@letsgethair]

You can check some of my Finasteride related updates titled “stopping Finasteride for 99 days”

[@waynewilkie420]

What happens as men age for the body to start breaking down testosterone and therefore increasing DHT? When men are young (late teens to 20s) they have the most testosterone they'll ever have but almost no one goes bald at this stage of their life.

[@johnnyweissmuller5838]

It doesnt increase with age, it gets stuck in tissue over time and tissue gets inflammed and traps more dht. It can also increase iftestosterone cant balance estrogene and other hormones, then dht tries to balance by having more dht in bloodstream

[@olawaleaileru9495]

I’m 21 and going bald now lol, that’s why I’m watching this vid

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

5:38 0.025% Finasteride is 10 times lower than the standard topical dosage of 2.275mg/ml or 0.2275% (based on popular Caretopic brand sold in Italy, they are usually more conservative with dosages). I bet that's why you didn't see results.

[@salugi5986]

The study showed similar results to oral at 6 months

[@pierremoulin4758]

2.27 mg per day is nut though. It's like putting a pill of 2.27 mg on your head, your serum dht will get nuked same as oral, would rather go for oral in that case. Scalp dht is vastly reduced at 0,025% with a very limited reduction in serum DHT (20%)

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

@@pierremoulin4758 2.27 mg topical is not the same as a pill. a lot of it is wasted until it gets to the liver...

[@HiguainPipa]

150uL per dose, It's OK

[@serovxmn]

@@pierremoulin4758 I'm assuming that they used men with shaved heads on those studies where they proved 0.025% works effectively... for normal guys that are keeping their hair on their heads, the absorption of that 0.025% will probably be even split into another half because of the hair

[@tommuller849]

Can you elaborate on the manufacturer and formulation of the solution

[@Jim-oc3sp]

I tried to go back and watch some of your older videos and it looks like you switched a few times from oral to topical. Just curious as to why you didn't stick with one or the other and continue to lower the dose until one worked for you

[@charliekelly735]

This guy could be lying. Hmm.

[@msaidely]

Stopped finasteride due to side effects. currently happy with minoxidil and derma rolling + coconut oil + DHT blocker (updated)

[@pagenotfound-]

just try 0.5 everyday

[@DC-wo2yb]

minox doesn't address the cause of the hairloss

[@msaidely]

@@pagenotfound- tried 0.5 and even .25 every other day

[@msaidely]

@@DC-wo2yb use alternative DHT blocker

[@MadJego]

What's this "dht blocker"? That's very generic.

[@giuliorulla]

I did 0.025% with a solution that already include 5% of minoxidil for like 8 months after I had transplant. So far I’m doing great. After seeing this video I’m thinking to increase to 0.05% or maybe even 0.1%. Any suggestions?

[@bennym.4707]

Hey man, do you know anything about topical finasteride? I got 0.11 mg fynzur 2,275 mg/ml and i was wondering if one spray equals 0.1 mg or what that means? Couldnt find anything it just says 1-4 sprays a day

[@tripleeyeemoji]

0.025% is quite low. I’m on 0.25% and it appears to be working quite well.

[@marcaston924]

Have you tried oral Fin before? Did you move to topical because of side effects? I’m keen to try topical fin to avoid side effects. Thanks

[@risenphoenix4893]

Personally after 2 years of oral fin 3 times a week was way more effective at .25mg over .1 % topical fin I had the same experience I went backwards after a year and switched back to oral. I feel topical is trash just my experience.

[@tommuller849]

I think the varying results are to a big part due to the carrier formulation and stabillity of the solution

[@wasteman3259]

What is ur regiment now? 0.25mg oral 3x per week?

[@risenphoenix4893]

@@wasteman3259 Yeah sometimes I do .5 weeks im really inconsistent but ive had the enzyme blocked for 3 years and my hair is stable on this. I also do oral min 2.5mg daily and topical 5% as many nights as I remember to hairline only.

[@risenphoenix4893]

@@tommuller849 Yeah I had mine compounded and it gave me worse sexual sides and worse hair so after 7 months I went back and its much better.

[@jimandrews8768]

0.25mg 3 times per week?

[@rotteclaw234]

strange how we always hear to give finasteride 6 months to show results. but for you going back to oral it gave insane results after 3 to 4 months (as you claim). maybe the picture are not in the same lighting?

[@maicocentofanti8067]

The main question is: "where to buy Topical Fin?". At the moment I'm buying from the same clinic where I got my transplant here in Ireland but for 3 bottles with 5%Minoxidil and 0.25%Fin I'm paying €250. It's an actual robbery

[@PeterBellUK]

I got mine from an online pharmacy called Oxford

[@maicocentofanti8067]

@@PeterBellUK thanks a million man, I see now it's out of stock but I'll keep an eye on it. Hope they deliver in Ireland though. Thanks again

[@gideonros2705]

I got mine from Serbia. I live in Slovenia. The solution was 0.025% and 5% minoxidil in a 50mil bottle which is very generous for 23€ plus postage 3€. If your in EU your probably going to pay import tax which in this case was 10€. The solution is prepared by a licensed pharmacist. You can also contact them in English and they can personalise your percentage solution. The company is Hemia cosmetics. I just ordered my first bottle and can’t comment on the quality or anything else. I’m I satisfied with the affordable option. I want to try this topical solution for 12 months to see what are the benefits and what are the side effects, hopefully none.

[@greuss2105]

@@gideonros2705 hows the solution, effective?any sides?

[@serovxmn]

why not make it yourself at home ? by mixing crushed fin pills into a topical minox solution ?

[@stevejhkhfda]

why not increase the topical strength? You started on the lowest dose...IMO its better to increase topical whilst testing serum DHT. Many people say topical Dutasteride has less side effects also...

[@ZuckerbergDaReptilian]

I just dissolve my 5mg fin into vodka or similar liquor and dose with a dropper. I make it so I have 1mg per ml, so 50mg into a 50ml amount of vodka. Fin is stable even in water for up to 90 days so I have no concerns with it degrading.

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

That's gonna dry out your scalp like crazy

[@ZuckerbergDaReptilian]

@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD I should've specified this is for oral use. Don't remember why I wrote this, but I vaguely remember this guy saying something about microdosing oral fin. Anyway, this is my method for microdosing. Can do half a ml if you want .5mg of fin, a quarter ml for .25mg of fin...etc

[@bennybenny7382]

Hi I want to save my hairline, but unfortunately fell into the dark rabbit hole of all the stories online and now feel bad trying it.... My question is can I take things very slowly to mitigate side effects for example.... starting with saw palmetto, then changing to topical fin, then eventually changing to 0.5mg every other day, to changing to 0.5mg everyday etc...... to slowly see if my body responds well. Also are there any long term effects of this drug? like could you develop something nasty 20 years from now taking it

[@charliekelly735]

The shape of your sperm can change permanently and your sperm count will decrease during the period of time while on the drug. They found that the penis size of mice get smaller when they use the drug for periods of time but take that with a grain of salt because mice are different than humans. Definitely start slow and get sperm tests every other week before increasing the dose if you're concern.

[@jonathanmicday1620]

@@charliekelly735lol what are you talking about😂😂😂😂 you made my day

[@serovxmn]

@@charliekelly735 aren't those effects associated with oral (not topical) fin ? (never heard of the sperm shape changing)

[@edbredin6406]

Thanks for that information I've been using finasteride for the past 8 months. Its doing a good job holding my hair together. Cos before it I was loosing it One of my friends got a hair transplant in Turkey 9 months back. He hadn't enough follicles so they took some out of his beard. And it's all curly now. Way outta place with his back hair

[@wateo1782]

Just wanted to comment about my experience: I have tried finasteride for the first time in February this year, I've been using it crushed with minoxidil, equivalent to 0.25mg per day (3 tablets of 5mg dissolved in 60ml of minoxidil). Before finasteride I was on saw palmetto supplements, and my hair was slowly getting worse, so I've decided to switch to finasteride. Over the past 5 months, my hair got worse than the base point when I started. I thought to myself that the dosage was too low, so I've decided to bump it up to applying it twice per day, thus making it like 0.5mg per day, applied topically. So far it's been around 3 weeks, and I can say that my hair did get thicker a bit. I have 0 side effects so far. I will continue applying it like this until December, when hopefully I'll get my hair transplant. Then after seeing the results of this current dosage for that period, I will consult with the doctor to stay on it, or possibly bump it even higher, equivalent to 1mg per day,.

[@neometalx9]

Are you only using it topically or do you also take the oral form of finasterida?

[@wateo1782]

@@neometalx9 Only topically.

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

​@wateo1782 it's been 2 months since you posted your comment, how's it going so far? Have you noticed any difference, both good or bad?

[@wateo1782]

@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD Increasing the dosage did help. I'm also currently off creatine for 3 weeks, so that might be helping too.

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

@@wateo1782 are you now at .5mg per dose, 2X a day?

[@ronydagan]

Thank you so much for this video. Are you switching now to 0.5 mg oral fin. every other day or everyday? I didn’t understand what are the dosage of your last 4 month.

[@letsgethair]

Every day this time

[@Phils1306]

Hey guys, Was on topical fin and min for 2 months but had to stop minoxidil. Been on just topical fin 0.075 for further 3 months. Hair looking worse than before. Recommend waiting a full year before reevaluation?? Thanks

[@ForzaTerra89]

Did you not consider increasing your topical dosage before going back to the tablet?

[@letsgethair]

No I did not want to lose time and hair. Wanted to come back to something that I know will work for me, regain hair and try to increase my topical dosage later on.

[@FML_YE]

can you do a video on how you crush finastride and ingest the powder?

[@Jacob-nu4nd]

Snort

[@richardarca8630]

Are u still using minoxidil?

[@Al-hk6yi]

going trough all your videos except transplant ones and so far thank you for everything

[@gutiguerra4042]

what topical finasteride are you using?

[@morrison2207]

Do you think 1mg a day can give you more hair count than your actual dosage of 0,5 mg/day? There are doctors on the internet that recommend 0.5 and others who say 0.5 can't work and they don't know much cases that reached goals with that dose. Im very confused now.

[@logoutandrew4569]

Just FYI, I do .5 mg four days a week and it works perfect, very little side effects

[@bereal4239]

Hey when you take a break from finasteride how long you don't take it?

[@kh-wg9bt]

I have mild hairloss..diffuse frontal thinning. I made a minox finasteride solution around 0.2mg per day. Only after my finasteride ran out and i decided to see how minox alone was working did i realise finasteride was helping 100%. I'm still happy with my hairline but it's thinner at the temples so i need to aggressively get that back before it becomes a deadzone. Going to make a low strength topical but also use 0.25mg per day orally for a few months. See how i feel. Then if regain enough with no sides i might drop the topical to see if it regresses.

[@Nadavgu]

Except from having a picture of your hair, did you notice more hair shedding in the area of using topical fin, how much hairs did you count on each day?

[@dandelgado11]

Ahoi Matt - Have considered that the mental 'Side effects' you mention were just the mental downs we all have in Life? (like the doctor you once interviewed said about the sider effects, that they are no actual side effects, but more the normal downs of our mental state in Libido in life, plus the mental tension 'expecting' side effects?

[@Michel-Graillier-fanclub]

I broke my forearm needed surgery plate and 6 screws, my hair shed tons. Trying to recover it with meds

[@giuliorulla]

Where did your order the finasteride from Bulgaria?

[@emap18]

Better 5mg crashed into 1/10 ED or 1mg cut in 1/2 EOD? Change something as far as DHT swing? Thanks 🙏

[@minasa0386]

Hey, Can please show us how you can take 10% of the oral finasteride?

[@serhatturan9174]

Nice video again! So you are using now oral and topical minox right?

[@letsgethair]

exactly!

[@ОльгаФролова-ж1щ]

Thank you! could you please tell me that finasteride 5mg tablets manufacturer does not matter? Do they all have the same composition? I just don’t have the opportunity to order finasteride like yours, but there are others

[@countyjay7651]

0.025% should be equivalent to 0.25mg of finasteride in whole bottle, consider 0.2% which is around 2 mg finasteride in whole bottle

[@SUN-jb6ih]

my is 0.1% on whole bottle with minoxidil 5%. I have realy good results and not side effects during 3 years.

[@Obez45]

less than 30% of topical fin is actually absorbed the rest evaporates away or just stays on the scalp.

[@SalomonEspinosa70]

@@Obez45 I used about 8 tabs of 1mg in a 60 ml bottle of minox, is that ok/sufficient?

[@serovxmn]

@@SalomonEspinosa70 sounds like a very low dose imo... you can make the standard concentration of 0.1%topical fin by crushing 60mg fin into 60ml topical minox, if you want a lower dose, you could use 30mg fin into 60ml minox = 0.05% concentration for example

[@khabirnooristani9159]

There will be always side effects with oral and topical ones, right?

[@reviews.de.aparelhos]

nope

[@nickj4281]

Been on Dut for 1 year no side effects thanks to Aetherx. While on dut I had skin irritation after 1 week then used Aetherx product, haven’t had virtually any side effects since then

[@michaels999]

Amazing comeback from the oral I don’t think the topical was strong enough for you, your hair looks much thicker on the oral

[@kevinwilson7318]

*Is it possible for Norwood 6 to get a hair transplant if they have a good donor area?* I’m asking because I’m 24 and already a Norwood 2. I want to get a hair transplant in the future but I DO NOT want to take finasteride. The risk of side effects and PFS isn’t personally worth it to me. The worst case of androgenetic alopecia in my family was my maternal grandfather who was eventually a Norwood 6 by age 60. So worst case scenario I could get there too and I’m just hoping 2 hair transplants could give me decent coverage for that.

[@YaBetterCallBabu07]

how soon after applying topical finasteride did you shower or sweat? while i’m no expert, i think these factors matters when using topicals. Instead of PG, I use a version with glycerin which absorbs more slowly. so i use it after waking up & wash before bed. this maximizes time on scalp & washing before bed eliminates worry about the solution transferring to my pillow/face/partner. i’m happy with my results & am thinking of testing going from 0.025 to 0.015.

[@coreygold8538]

I thought you switched to topical dutasteride due to side effects from finasteride?

[@bunnysingh6341]

Very informative video😊

[@user-kx7gk3ii9z]

I tried 45ml purified water +10ml proprolyn glycol +10ml ethanol alcohol 99%+0.5 finstride but i still have symptoms

[@rheguy6238]

I have hims at 0.3 %. But would like to dilute it to 0.025%. I keep reading to take out 5 ml from minox bottle and then add 5 ml of the hims with fin. Is that right?

[@gosukelee5]

I actually do both topical and tablets for tablets I have 5mg but I cut it in half to get 2.5mg and take it once every 5 days if you were to calculate that how much mg that is in a week. easy 2.5mg÷5=0.5mg×7 =3.5mg so that's me for tablets as for topical solution basically the 1ml 0.025% (1ml 0.25mg) or sometimes 0.033% (0.33mg) and inbetween. I use that twice morning and night so thats 2ml = 0.5mg or 0.66 daily so basically in a week 2ml 0.5 or 0.66 topical x7 =3.5mg or 4.62mg + the tablet 3.5mg I'm hitting the hims/keeps standard of 7mg a week (8.12 for the 0.66mg) but better because Im covering both inside and out on my scalp this could be a good solution but takes a lot of calculating. But worked out for me. And by the way I also take 2.5 minoxidil tablets daily as part of the routine

[@user-vh2us8co6b]

Similar experience to me. Was on oral finasteride on and off for 1.5 years but stopped due to sides. Went on a 0.05% topical finasteride and have been on that for 2 years but I have lost ground and my hair is a lot thinner. I’ve added in oral minoxidil and I’m now considering topical/oral dutasteride but starting to run out of options !

[@elishaa2273]

exosomes worked well for me

[@MagicPushen]

I guess the dosage 0,05 is to low. The recommended dosage is 0,3 per day. Also its better with minoxidil and microneedling.

[@risi1761]

I take oral 0.5 dut and 1mg fin & oral 2x 2.5mg minoxidil. Still losing ground... Any ideas what could help?

[@Lo60mk]

Ru58841

[@TheGrimConspiracy]

Diffuse thinning

[@Nicholas-i8t]

Is the oral Finasteride enough or do I have to take minoxidi. ?

[@letsgethair]

stick to Finasteride only for the first year at least!

[@matthewgonzalez5019]

Is the brand of finasteride that I’m taking important I asked because I was taking the namebrand. I felt like I had better results. I also live in Texas by the way.

[@omimanss1750]

Switch to 0,5 dut, less side effects than fin 1.0

[@rudy0033]

Is 0.1% topical finasteride equivalent to 1mg finasteride tablets?

[@letsgethair]

yes on paper. but in reality 1mg oral is more effective

[@edpone8600]

One question for you guys with bad hair genetics. Is it so important that you have to take these drugs for the rest of your life to keep your hair? Slightly less libido NOW, but what about when you are 50? I am fortunate that in my 50's, I have an awesome hairline, due to members of my family on both sides who kept their hair until their old age and death. My hairline has remained unchanged since I was young. I am Asian too.

[@gideonros2705]

It’s individual. I’m in my forties and my sex life is nothing to speak off. Retaining my hairline and feeling confident is more important. I’m also single. Probably people in relationships, who have more libido, will have other priorities.

[@akshayvadagave4845]

can we have rotational therapy like 6 months oral and 6 months topical forever to reduce side effects?

[@passengerslover92]

does your hair have white bulb when it's shed?

[@elmarlion]

Hi Matt. Why don’t you try 0,25 mg oral fin daily? I switched from 0,5 to 0,25 and didn’t feel any difference.

[@letsgethair]

I tried it in the past and didn’t see much of a difference regarding side effects. That’s why I am rather sticking to 0.5mg which is closer to the therapeutic dose of 1mg. I tried taking 0.5mg 4-5x a week and that worked also for me.

[@jimandrews8768]

​@@letsgethair but how much reduction of libido is it? And is it ED stuff too? My concern is also for my fertility

[@Swagful777]

I got absolutelly nuked by 0,5g fin tablet, i still have some problems year after stopping, i got 0,25 topical concentration from my doctor, now am not even sure if to try it :-/

[@henrikg7661]

I got sides from 0,25mg, now I'm down to 0,1mg a day

[@Swagful777]

@@henrikg7661 i was thinking going for 0,25 eod or topical as last resort , but year after quitting i still have some problems, gotta resolve those first , 0,1 ed can be good idea too

[@kaisersoze851]

Are you 100% sure it is caused by fin? And what are the sides? Scary that even 0.5mg would give sides that last a year, puts me off of even trying my chances with it. Health over hair.

[@Swagful777]

@@kaisersoze851i felt the same on 1mg and 0,5 Honestly, lost morning woods, lost energy, didnt feel my orgasms at all ( that made me stop it)

[@Swagful777]

@@kaisersoze851idk dude, maybe its all the stress from it , but overall libido energy problems, the shittiest part was not feeling my orgasms, my next step was topical but am not sure after seeying this video :-D but am like 10 months of it… and i feel its up and down , prior to taking fin i had no problems ever, also am no unhealthy fat guy am 30 yo gymgoer

[@stelios3ostelios306]

Bro maybe 0,025 it is a very low dose . I think the right dose is 0,25 . That’s 10 times higher . Once you said that 0,25 is equal to 2,5 mg oral . I dont think this is correct

[@swayp5715]

My tropical finasteride is 0.1% but the presenter advised me it was too high a few years ago.

[@stelios3ostelios306]

@@swayp5715 i think that topical 0,25 mg/ml is equivalent of 0,25 mg orally plus we dont really know how much of it can be absorbed by the skin also some of it goes to hair not to the skin. For finasteride i have seen studies that show 0,25 fin is the best dosage cause it hasnt any side effects at all..but you need to have in your mind that fin’s absorption is much easier than duta cause of the molecular size difference But

[@letsgethair]

0.25=2.5mg - that was correct. 0.025 is definitely a low dose but on paper it was supposed to work. I’m not saying it didn’t work but it was certainly inferior compared to even micro dosing oral f.

[@stelios3ostelios306]

@@letsgethair hey mat !! Let me ask you smth. Minoxidil5% with duta 0,25 or lower as you suggest does it works? What yr personal opinion-experience?

[@stelios3ostelios306]

Topical solution(foam)*

[@PST101]

People who don't use oral fin: ' I tried it. It gave me side effects, so I stopped. People who do use oral fin: 'I've been using it for months. No side effects.... other than loss of libido' 😂😂😂

[@elmarlion]

I’ve been using it for 3 years and I don’t have any problems with libido

[@Yiahi65]

Castration drug

[@shidoin5398]

I've been taking dutasteride for 20 years with no problems. I switched from topical minoxidil to oral. I started low at 2.5 mg and worked my way up to 10 mg. No problems

[@swayp5715]

Wow that's a lot of oral minoxidil and maybe I will up mine as well.

[@marquis38]

Waouu 10 mg thats a lot!

[@bartbollen8166]

Same here

[@shidoin5398]

@marquis38 for high blood pressure, they prescribe around 40 mg

[@rolife_]

What about the results tho?

[@luckylarry88]

I take something like .5 mg worth of topical a day and eod I take .25mg of oral fin. Works good for me.

[@0xChalla]

Why 1mg finasteride more expensive than 5mg

[@loopydoopi]

Topical finasteride for me worked, but only on a 10% minoxidil 0.1 concentrate of fin, this is with derma stamping too. I don’t experience any sides either

[@jackics6540]

Matt - I use topical fin at 1%, do you think it's too high? And why eventually?

[@letsgethair]

It is a liposomal gel solution right? In such a case it is common to use a higher concentration because it doesn’t absorb as rapidly unlike the hydroalcoholic or trichosol bases. I suggest people to try liposomal if they can but you need prescription, it is more expensive and I hated using it in diffuse thinning or if you have thick hair. If you plan on using it on a small localised area, then it is worth a try.

[@jackics6540]

@@letsgethair No, it's actually a liquid solution, hydroalcoholic.. so would you consider 1% too high in this case? But could you please explain why, since I don't totally get it. 1% would be 10 milligrams per ml, as an equivalent. So roughtly 10x the amount of a daily Propecia pill I guess. But since this is topical so going less in the blood stream, wouldn't 10x justified, compared to pill form?..

[@serovxmn]

@@jackics6540 do you have an update ? I'm currnetly only using topical minox, and I'm planning on crushing 12 pills of 5mg fin into 60ml minox to get the 0.1% topical fin concentration... planning on using it maybe 4-5 days per week...

[@maxbeja768]

Hi I’m usingn minoxidil for 6 month which one is the best to use

[@letsgethair]

You mean which brand?

[@maxbeja768]

Yes to thinknest my haire

[@channel55andaboxoftissues16]

​@@maxbeja768try petrol

[@serovxmn]

@@maxbeja768 probably any one you can find at a pharmacy. it's generic drug that's mass produced all around the world

[@Jeff_Hayes]

Will taking dutasteride at 18 mess me up sir. Further growth etc

[@wasteman3259]

Probably yes

[@BirdNerdNation]

Do you think different Oral Fin brands have different stronger or weaker side effects?

[@vasiliybutenko4810]

100 percent side effect differ among brands . Im 4 years on fin .

[@BirdNerdNation]

@@vasiliybutenko4810 Damn how did you find the best for you?

[@haidarchiekhkhalid5403]

Hi, one question please, when you were on topical Finasteride, did you experience any sexual side effects? or it started when you switch to oral ?.. thank you

[@ManMischi]

why not try dutasteride mesotheraphy?

[@AureIius]

It does not work mate

[@thesloveniaboy123]

What do u think about topical fin 0.1% every other day?

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

Even that is too low. The standard topical dosage is 2.275mg/ml or 0.2275% (based on popular Caretopic brand sold in Italy, they are usually more conservative with the dosages).

[@jimandrews8768]

​@@zbridgjpxupzmwhat is the equivalent dose orally? And what systemic DHT reduction is that topical dose supposed to cause?

[@serovxmn]

@@zbridgjpxupzm you wrote the same comment under another comment... im sorry but you sound confusing...

[@serovxmn]

@@jimandrews8768 studies have shown for best topical fin result the concentration should vary between 0.1% and 0.3% ... if you're gonna buy brand topical fin and not make it yourslef at home then you'll usually find them between 0.1% and 0.3% likely never below or above

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

@@serovxmn mkay

[@j-uk2189]

How do you apply the topical finasteride? Before the shower? And leave it there for a while?

[@marquis38]

before going to bed. It needs at least 6 hours to soak in.

[@coder8515]

Probably topical finastride of 0.025% can be effective just for hair loss prevention

[@dadoslav1]

Where to get it in EU?

[@coder8515]

@@dadoslav1 In Italy you can ask a local pharmacy with a lab to create it. Medical prescription is required.

[@wasteman3259]

How? His hair got worse

[@carlos20111989]

i always used oral finast , this always give me side effects, so now i'll try topical finast. Tbh i rather do another transplant in next years then feel like im feeling. its horrible u dont do a good fuck in the girl. thats make me feel died.

[@zsoltshepherd9738]

Thank You!!

[@infinityredDot]

So im about to switch from finasteride to dutasteride. My brother got better results using Dutasteride instead of using finasteride. What u think about dutasteride?

[@danielrose3434]

@infinityred You might be OK for a year or 2 but after that it hit me bad, side effects of Duasteride are low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, no interest in sex even if you did you couldn't perform, slight depression, you could see women walking around naked or in skimpy Bikinis and it wouldn't interest you, it's like you become emotionally numb also. Some say no problems! On here but they're a lucky few in the minority or on an extremely low dose. I take it for my prostate otherwise I'd dump it in the bin.

[@daybyday-v6n]

Yes mate I am changing from being on fin to dut after using fin for 30 years so hope this helps. Based on the medical research dutasteride has less side effects than fin and works much better. I am in transition (titrating from fin to dut) and no issues. Looking forward to more growth. I also take a natural aromatase inhibitor - high strength grape see extract. Lowering DHT more is not the issue that causes sides but the extra testosterone can convert to estrogen and throw out your testostetone to estrogen ratios temporarily which can cause sexual sides. The aromatase inhibitor will help balance yout T To E ratios. Only issue with Dut us half life is 5 weeks so if you do have sides it can take some time for them to go away. In the medical research only about 1% had sexual sides. I would also look at adding sublingual minoxidil to further assist as sublingual bypasses the liver and has less sides than oral. From my experience everything else is pretty much B.S.

[@rick23ro]

The indian doctor was right, topical solution is not efficient. I used topical ditasteride and lost ground even further, then switched to oral finasteride 1 mg every other day and finally got improvements and no serious side effects. So from my experience, and as seen is this video, topical fin or dut is not efficient, you just lose precious time and hair that never gets back.

[@letsgethair]

Topical Finasteride works but I would need a higher concentration. 0.025 could work on a smaller localised area. Topical dutasteride is a bit different because it’s heavy molecular weight restricts it from being properly absorbed topically (unless you utilise micro needling)

[@Poupipoupi-bw2bl]

​@@letsgethairIf topical finasteride works why you didn't stay on it and increased the dosage to 0.25% ?

[@jimandrews8768]

​@@letsgethairwhat systemic DHT reduction could be expected of 0.05 once per day do you think? And how are you so sure topical fin works? One Spanish surgeon told me he didn't believe in it at all.

[@jimandrews8768]

Exactly what I didn't want to hear today. The exact opposite. Libido and fertility versus hair/confidence. Horrific choice

[@wasteman3259]

Opinion on 0.25mg oral fin daily?

[@letsgethair]

I tried it in the past. Was able to maintain my hair. Using 0.5mg now just to get closer to the therapeutic dose, and might do 0.25mg again if I feel any sides for prolong periods of time. 0.25 definitely works but for some guys it might be too little

[@wasteman3259]

@@letsgethair I’m using it myself due to getting sides on a higher dose. But I also use RU alongside it It could be a good video idea? Swap to 0.25 and see if you lose hair or not

[@muborizmirzoshoev4127]

Bro how many times per week are you washing your hair? Thanks

[@letsgethair]

3 times on average

[@adidkjf]

How on Earth is it possible that his hair got so much thicker just in few month just by changing to oral again? Thats absolutely sick, congrats for the gains.. Im having my first hair transplant this october, right now im 38 and im balding very slowly since im 20. I still have good hair density, im like a mix betweent norwood 2 and 3 but with a thinning crown.. My crown is the weakest spot, i have relatively good temples still for my age... Im Using for like 1 year now topical minox and Microneedling device and i made pretty good gains. My hair got visibly thicker and i had time where i did not lose a single hair over days. right now it seems like i have some kind of shedding, i dont know.. with that being said, i will hop soon on finasteride after my transplant. i wanted to take the topical one but after this video, im a bit unsure. My problem with oral is the impact of the liver maybe... taking meds on a regular base for the rest of your life is probably never a good thing...

[@shuhelahmed4433]

Why not oral dutasteride?

[@shidoin5398]

Why are you deleting comments 😐

[@letsgethair]

??

[@sstrom1893]

where did you buy tropical finasterid

[@someguycalledcerberus9805]

He was buying Essengen-6+ from Minoxidilmax.

[@wasteman3259]

Is that a new cocktail ?

[@gutiguerra4042]

@@someguycalledcerberus9805ive heard it doesnt work. what do u think?

[@letsgethair]

pharmacy Darwin. Belgium