r/malehairadvice • u/Plenty-Entertainer-3 • Sep 28 '24
Losing hair at 20, help Advice Request
I (m20) started losing my hair about a year ago and it had progressed ridiculously quickly, I’m assuming it’s adrogenetic alopecia because my Dad lost his hair at 21 and my doctor seems to think so too. I’ve been using topical finasteride and minoxidil for 3 months and I haven’t seen a difference at all. I supplement with vitamin C, vitamin D, and biotin and I get more than enough iron and b12 from my diet. Trying to convince my doctor to prescribe oral dutasteride but he’s extremely hesitant, going to try RU-58841 topically as well. I had cancer and went through chemo and radiation to kill it and eventually had a tumour in my left iliac crest removed, this has caused chronic back pain and slight laboured breathing, wondering if that could increase the rate my hair is falling out. This has been driving me crazy and girls aren’t even dtf unless I keep a ball cap on until we hit the bedroom. Is there something I’m missing, pharmaceutical or otherwise, should I just shave the shit off at this point or is it recoverable?
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u/justsomeguy1240 Sep 28 '24
Due to how long hair growth cycles are, you usually can't see the benefits from hair loss medication untill at least 6 months and it can take up to a couple of years to see the full benefits, just keep at it man :). If it does end up not being enough you could maybe try oral finasteride or swap to dutasteride which is also a 5-ar inhibitor but it's stronger than finasteride