/balding/ and /finasteride/ general.Sticky: http://tuxbell.com/index.php/BaldingReminder that if you can clearly see your scalp when your hair is wet, your hair is thinning, lots of small new hairs sprouting around the hairline or crown is a sign of recession.Holy trinity:Tabs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FinasterideLotion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinoxidilShampoo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KetoconazoleFinasteride is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor that prevents free T from being converted to DHT, a byproduct of testosterone that serves no purpose after puberty but to choke out your hair follicles and make them thin out and die in a few short years, this is called androgenic alopecia.Fin mostly prevents your hair from getting any worse, mild regrowth is expected, though some people see a significant recovery on fin alone. Can be taken orally or topically.5ar inhibitors are not dosage dependent, taking as little as as 0.2mg fin can reduce DHT by 68% while 5mg reduces by 72%. 0.5mg dut blocks up to 95% but its more expensive and harder to get prescribed.Fin has been used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia for 30+ years, it's very well studied and is tolerated well in almost all men, however, there's a 1-2% risk of erectile issues in controlled studies.These can be avoided by reducing dosage, spacing out dosage, or stopping the drug. The half life of fin is about 8 hours, adverse effects that persist after ceasing fin are not real and have no basis in reality.Refer to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481923/ before responding to PFS trolls.(continued on next post)
Minoxidil (liquid and tabs) is a vasodialator that opens potassium channels and widens blood vessels bringing nutrients to your hair follicles, stimulating them into thickening, accelerating growth and elongating the growth phase. Min is taken with fin to restore your hair to it's original hairline, thickness and vigor when hair loss is caught early enough, (pre-NW2). Can be taken orally or topically.Topical min does not work in 1/3 of men because they lack the required enzymes in their scalp, all men have this enzyme in their liver so the oral route is a good fallback.The FDA formulation for 5% liquid minoxidil is food safe (vape juice, ethanol and water) and can be safely taken orally if oral min tabs are expensive or rarely prescribed where you live. As a general rule, ~4 drops (0.1ml) = 5mg minoxidil.There's a 1-2% risk of fluid retention with higher oral dosages, start with the lowest dosage possible and work your way up when you're sure it's well tolerated.Ketoconazole is an anti-androgen and antifungal that inhibits DHT on the scalp and used to treat fungal infections of the scalp that may be making your hair loss worse such as seborrheic dermatitis, a condition where you exhibit severe greasy, flaky large dandruff flakes with dried yellow crystals (blood plasma) embedded in the scalp. Some people may only have traction alopecia (hair loss from scratching or friction), but it will not cure androgenic alopecia alone. Can only be taken topically.Do not use spirolactone. Spirolactone is a diuretic which, in large doses, inhibits testosterone and, by extension, DHT.It is regularly prescribed as an anti-androgen for male to female HRT, and thus, comes with an astronomically higher risk of sexual side effects in men including ED, gynecomastia, and can cause potassium toxicity.
Reminder that there's no point of going on finasteride now that it's about to become an illegal substance in January 2025. You'll just cause pointless shedding.
>>18319752This guy is on gear anyway so I don't think he's banning any hormone related shit. He's going after seed oils and all that shit nerds are angry nowadays
What's the cheapest way to get fin legitimately?Is it using amazon's one medical tele service for a single online consult, asking for a fin prescription and then filling it through amazon pharmacy?
>>18319742>virgin fin cope>chad cult leader embrace
>>18319762He's probably on fin too, however you feel about going tastefully bald, it's not gonna stay that way unless you take fin at the point where you don't want it to go any further.
>>18319762Why do low tier men think video games are real life?
Did fin affect your sleep at any way?I got sleep apnea like symptoms so i had to drop it 2 years ago.
>>18319771>it's not gonna stay that waythat's the beauty of life>>18319773the actors are
>>18319790You can enjoy the beauty of balding for yourself lil bro
>>18319787stop being a fatass
>>18319787>Losing hair is one of life's beauties>Losing teeth is one of life's beauties>Losing things is beautifulSounds to me like life is shit desu desu
>>18319760That would be a prescription through a GP. A lot of telehealth services have a built in pharmacy (which you pay for) and are very reluctant to allow a script to get transferred
defeating the slaphead curse!
>>18319818reluctant?They're required to do it by law.
>>18319840No not always. The doctor can refuse to write a new prescription if there is some sort of clause stating the partnered pharmacy must be used, as a way to prevent fraudulent refills. Depends on your country but you certainly can be locked into the telehealth system. I'm in Canada and such a clause prevented me doing it. I got a bunch of discounts though before they finally refused to renew my script
>>18319856maybe it's a US thing, but I still got my prescription transfered from keeps after they renewed it but refused to give me any more discounts.
>>18319859I'm sure they tried everything to make sure you didn't transfer it though. That's basically what happened to me for a year until they just refused to renew it when I made it clear I wanted it transferred to costco
>>18319862And with my GP I literally just call him once a year and my prescription is renewed without any fees or holding my perceptions hostage. Infinitely better IMO
>>18319862I actually did transfer to Costco and they called me up saying they weren't gonna touch it because it didn't come from a real in person doctor (according to them), but they would let it get transfered out.Amazon doesn't seem to care which is what I use now.I actually used the transfer to Costco thing to get a 75% discount for 4 refills in a row till they canceled my account.
>>18319876how do I get into pressing my own pills?
>>18319876Not on Bobby's watch. Get rekt, law breaker.
>>18319752This needs to be done. If God intended for you to go bald then you shouldn't fight it, it's unhealthy.
>>18319907>B-b-but god intented!Take the L, slaphead.
>>18319907What if god wanted me to find finasteride to cure my baldness but the demonic boomer politician is doing the devil's work by banning it nationwide?
Where did RFK say he's banning fin?
>>18319877I just make a solution in oil or alcohol each week and keep the rest of the powder dry, no need to take it in pill format.>>18319905It's legal in my country :)Sorry to hear that muttistan makes it illegal to be self-sufficient xoxo
>>18319968he didnt but the wispy haired balding antifincuck is desperately trying to create propaganda
>>18319997Wtf is wrong with that niggas head?
>>18320019bro has too many thoughts
>>18319742okay i gotta address the elephant in the room first...what a weird fucking picture for a balding thread, lol. that doll looks like it's staring directly into my soul
is it normal to see scalp visible with a buzz cut under harsh lighting?
>>18320037KEK
>>18320079It can be. Show a pic.
>>18319997
I am shaved head chud but with a beard ive been growing for a solid year and change. I just think without a hat on I look REALLY fucking stupid because I do. Man it sucks getting old because you just become uglier and uglier. Life in the big city.
>>18319997legit looks like his head got smushed
