Is minoxidil even worth it?

[GreekMan]

My hair has been thinning since 2021 and my corners have receded significantly compared to back then. I've lost a ton of volume of hair and now I am debating about starting microneedling and minoxidil 5% along with my keto 2% shampoo. However I am afraid of the sides because last time I got it I feel like my pubertal gyno got worse and I also felt like I had no libido.
Thoughts?

 

[TheoRaven]

Minoxidil doesn't cause any of the sides you experienced so those are likely just psychosomatic/in your head. Or do you mean to say you were taking Finasteride?

 

[phxyz]

min doesn’t give sides. You need to take fin also if you want to keep your hair. Min just grows hair but does not keep it

 

[GreekMan]

Minoxidil doesn't cause any of the sides you experienced so those are likely just psychosomatic/in your head. Or do you mean to say you were taking Finasteride?

I mean if you google minoxidil side effects it literally has sexual dysfunction and no I am not talking about finasteride. Only case I am going to take finasteride is if I get a blood test for DHT and it's extremely high.

 

[GreekMan]

min doesn’t give sides. You need to take fin also if you want to keep your hair. Min just grows hair but does not keep it

Yeah I know minoxidil just buys you time but I dont want to take tranny pills

 

[phxyz]

Yeah I know minoxidil just buys you time but I dont want to take tranny pills

At least try to see if you get side effects and if you do stop taking it. It’s not that deep. It’s only 1/100 people

 

[GreekMan]

At least try to see if you get side effects and if you do stop taking it. It’s not that deep. It’s only 1/100 people

I have discussed this topic with various endocrinologists and considering the fact I have naturally high e2 they told me to not touch that stuff since after it builds up in the system it slowly ruins FSH production leading to secondary hypogonadism aka low test and gyno