4 years on finasteride and Minoxidil with great success. Ask me stuff! Progress Pictures 10/21/2022
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ummwhatsure: No it doesn't. I started losing my hair around 27/28.
This user has had great success with a combination of finasteride and Minoxidil, taking 1 milligram of finasteride per day and applying Minoxidil twice daily for 4 years, starting when they were 31. They experienced some shedding in the first two years, but now have thicker, fuller hair than before.
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