7mo of min 2.5mg, started fin 1mg yesterday. Both oral, both daily Progress Pictures 10/22/2024
A user shared their 7-month progress using oral minoxidil (2.5mg) and recently started finasteride (1mg) daily, reporting significant hair improvement without side effects. They noticed thicker beard growth and some hair thickening at the crown, with no shedding phase yet.
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6 / 1000+ resultscommunity ~5 months topical minoxidil + oral finasteride results (swipe images). Slacked with minoxidil this past month, trying to wean off anyways. My last update because I’m hopping off fin and switching to RU in a few weeks (nothing to do with fin efficacy, just experimenting).
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Khalidsh1: Ok. I will upload one soon
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