Am i thinning or balding ? fin or dur?

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23 male

I've been taking reta for about 2 months and I've noticed my hair is thinning more than it was, lost about 25 pounds, so I know some of the hairloss is from losing weight, I was thinking about hoping on finasteride, and using topical minoxidil. Also, what's the diff between topical / pill ? what's more effective?

Let me know what to do

(it shows way less once i put curl cream on my hair and style it)
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very early stages of balding which IS thinning, fix asap
 
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23 male

I've been taking reta for about 2 months and I've noticed my hair is thinning more than it was, lost about 25 pounds, so I know some of the hairloss is from losing weight, I was thinking about hoping on finasteride, and using topical minoxidil. Also, what's the diff between topical / pill ? what's more effective?

Let me know what to do

(it shows way less once i put curl cream on my hair and style it)
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23 male

I've been taking reta for about 2 months and I've noticed my hair is thinning more than it was, lost about 25 pounds, so I know some of the hairloss is from losing weight, I was thinking about hoping on finasteride, and using topical minoxidil. Also, what's the diff between topical / pill ? what's more effective?

Let me know what to do

(it shows way less once i put curl cream on my hair and style it)
View attachment 4532945
The literature on topical vs oral min states there's no significant difference. A lot of clinicians state their clients see better results on oral. However , oral can effect your heart as it was initially made to be a vasodilator. Continue taking 1 mg finasteride daily , and the you can either use the topical or oral min in a addition , both will help.
 
The literature on topical vs oral min states there's no significant difference. A lot of clinicians state their clients see better results on oral. However , oral can effect your heart as it was initially made to be a vasodilator. Continue taking 1 mg finasteride daily , and the you can either use the topical or oral min in a addition , both will help.
thanks, i did start topical min and gonna keep doing fin
 
23 male

I've been taking reta for about 2 months and I've noticed my hair is thinning more than it was, lost about 25 pounds, so I know some of the hairloss is from losing weight, I was thinking about hoping on finasteride, and using topical minoxidil. Also, what's the diff between topical / pill ? what's more effective?

Let me know what to do

(it shows way less once i put curl cream on my hair and style it)
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Slightly possibly.
 
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