On 7/15/2025 at 6:26 PM, t0oL1 said:

except the effects of Minoxidil wane when you cease treatment.

Obviously when one stops a therapy, the therapy stops... 🙄

5 hours ago, unicorn said:

Obviously when one stops a therapy, the therapy stops... 🙄

Yet many of the reported side effects supposedly stay...

6 hours ago, floridarob said:

Yet many of the reported side effects supposedly stay...

Ahh, I was thinking about Finasteride 🥺

15 hours ago, floridarob said:

Ahh, I was thinking about Finasteride 🥺

Yes, unlike topical minoxidil, which really has no side-effects, finasteride, as a testosterone-blocker (blocks conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, where the hair follicles have receptors), has some I'd consider nasty, namely decreased sex drive and decreased cum volume. However, once the medication is stopped, these side-effects should go away, since finasteride doesn't destroy the testicles or otherwise alter testosterone production. It merely blocks testosterone conversion to its active form. 

 

A non-medication alternative for hair growth that's actually been approved by the FDA and shows clinical success, there's the Hairmax Ultima 12:

 

Too many poor Amazon reviews, plus the price tag and will take longer than the 30 day return policy to see if it does anything......🚫

10 hours ago, floridarob said:

Too many poor Amazon reviews, plus the price tag and will take longer than the 30 day return policy to see if it does anything......🚫

Like all medical treatments, not everyone will be a success story. FDA approval simply means it works significantly better than a placebo treatment, not that it works for everyone who tries it. Of course, it might be wise to try topical minoxidil first, since 3-4 months of minoxidil is less expensive. I personally put minoxidil in the back of my head, to minimize the thinning there, but it does leave the area in which I apply the minoxidil looking a little moist. I've been thinking of trying the HairMax.

2 hours ago, unicorn said:

I've been thinking of trying the HairMax.

Let us know how it goes.... I use Minoxidil topical and also the pill.

11 hours ago, floridarob said:

Let us know how it goes.... I use Minoxidil topical and also the pill.

Back in the old days, when finasteride 1 mg was branded, we used to prescribe the 5 mg pill and have the patient cut them into quarters to save the big $$ (5 mg became generic before 1 mg). But it's generic now, so no need these days. 

On Toppik regarding sugar, from what I can gather it would be easier and more effective to acquire a young adult sugarbaby sitting on one’s face regularly and obscuring where hairlines begin and end.