This podcast series is so helpful. Thank you guys for doing this.

44 years old. Noticed slight thinning. I started on finesteride 2 years ago. Not lost any hair since. In fact it looks better. Plus I've had zero side effects.

Kings 👑 are back.

Nudson has hit the nail on the head here. When he says, baldness is like blood pressure… you can’t cure it… you can only manage it

Excellent content DRs.

Thank you for this video. I found a video that claimed I could grow hair using the juice of a red onion. I tried it because I wanted to see if I could avoid shedding after quitting Finasteride and/or Minoxidil. Without me asking, my barber noted that my hair was growing again and my grey hair regained its color. Another video claimed rosemary oil was superior to onion juice. I got better results from the onion, but I didn't stimulate blood flow to my scalp when using rosemary oil, which could be a factor. Whichever method you use, I wish you good fortune.

Here is my story: I got severe side effect (muscle pain all over my body) just a few hours after taking the first pill of 1mg fin. But i persisted on the same dose (1mg daily) to see if i could get any results or my body could adjust. Surprisingly, after a month, i had seen great results where new hair popped out from the complete bald spots on my crown, but my body only got worse with pains everywhere. I convinced myself to endure the side effect bc of the unbelievable outcomes up to the 3rd month. Then i found out the customized dose which is 3mg per week. I switched to that and the side effect got a little bit better but still didnt go away. After 6 months of taking the drug, my joints became weak and i guess i have arthritis, pains were still there. So i decided to quit it. Now after 2 months not taking fin, my body gets much better (still minor side effect notice) but my hair starts falling like crazy. This really stresses me out. Seems like i am a great responder to fin both in results and side effect. Honestly, over the past 8 months with finas (6 on and 2 off), my body has never been "normal" as it used to be. I did gain my confidence back when going out but at the cost of my health. I am now trying other less strong ways like natural dht blockers or topical fin (I can only get 0.1% topical fin and it seems a bit too high concentration so I made myself 0.01% topical one to see how my body reacts, maybe i will increase the concentration in the future). Hopefully they can work for me without side effects. If you are taking the drug and see good results without side effect, you are blessed. Anyone who experiences the same with me or any advice? :(

Hi Doctors, good video as always. Just to add a little bit and this is for people reading comments. Some time ago the Doctors made a video about Finasteride immunity, that after 5years research showed that the drug was ~59% effective, which means that you need to take the drug long term but you WILL eventually start losing/thinning, however you will have much more than if you were to completely stop.

After delivery, I observed my hairfall but I remained calm. I acted to to control it. I chose a wellness-focused strategy. I prioritized my nutrition, eating nutrient-rich foods, specially those high in Protein, Biotin. I exercised daily and practiced meditation for stress management. I avoided styles that pull on my hair and quit using heated hair tools to minimise hair damage. I also started using LittleExtrra Coconion hair oil and shampoo along with a neem wood comb. The result was hair fall control and the return of my confidence.

Thankyou for wery useful and honest information.

Hi doctor can you please clarify , does this drug causes cancer ? Prostrate in particular !!! Some posts in KZfaq showed that, I was just worried Caz I was taking it for almost 5 years now I stopped it , thought of retaking it as doctor suggested me , but now I’m scared ! Can you please help me with this question

Hi doctor! I am using minoxidil 5% without alcohol 1ml once 24hrs at night and for almost 7 months. I see hair shedding (around 20 hairs everytime) even now as soon as I apply minoxidil on scalp. I also see the new hairs growing but I believe it is growing very slow. Do I have to apply twice a day to stop this hairfall and grow faster? I do not take any supplements and apply oil three times a week.

I am in propecia for over 2 months, and I do not observe decent results yet. As a matter of fact, I am continuously shedding resulting to thinning. I am losing hope that is why I am searching for an inspirational and authentic message for someone who also uses this drug to keep me go through this process.

Could you guys please do a video on Fluridil? Really interested to hear your thoughts on it.

I was taking Finasteride for 9 month (10/10/2022) , great result , no sexual side effects but after 5th month of using fin getting breast sides . when I notice my breast pain and white dot (nipple discharge) front of my nipple I instantly off fin and consult my endocrinologist . he diagnose my breast through ultrasound and found nothing in my breast . My T level , TSH, Prolactin all normal but estrogen little bit higher than normal so he told me maintain your diet , don't worry your high estrogen fixed into the several month . I am still on finasteride. I stop fin for 3 month and start again now my breast pain completely gone but still nipple discharge I think it's due hormonal imbalance .

Hey Guys ... another great video, as usual. Please respond with your professional opinions on "low dose minoxidil pills" and "nanoxidil tablets." Thanking you in advance for your anticipated reply.

I have post-finasteride syndrome now because these guys made me feel like fin was safe

33 year old here. I've started finasteride 4 years ago with the hair transplant I got near my hairline, to help my newly planted grafts. I've actually ended up seeing a lot of improvement in my crown area where I received no hair transplant. I still shed a lot but there's also a lot of regrowth. I have not seen any side effects from finasteride, not including fertility which is not something I am currently monitoring.

I'm 79 and I have been taking finasteride for several years for an enlarged prostate. 5mg was prescribed but I cut the pills in half and took 2.5mg daily. It reduced the size of my prostate to some extent, from 270 cc to 190 cc which reduced the urinary symptoms enough that I could urinate when needed. My hair has continually slowly gotten thinner. Whether it kept hair from falling out is questionable to me. I'm considering surgery to hopefully eliminate the urinary and defecation issues (the enlarged prostate is causing me to go back and wipe my butt many times after defecating.)with the enlarged prostate and to get off finasteride. The finasteride definitely caused some lowering of libido, some erectile dysfunction, and dried up the ejaculate.

I started finasteride two years and a half ago, i'm 26 years old and i started noticing receding hairline on my temples back when i was 19 it was a pretty slow receding but i could notice that my forehead was getting backwards. I follow you guys since i took the decision to take the pill 2 years ago, your channel is very informative!. Regarding my experience, i first noticed a little of testicule pain at the first month of taking the pill but then it went away and no big shedding on the first months, then my hair fall stopped around the 8-9 month and obviously i couldn't regrowth my temples but i have a good thick hair and no signs of alopecia in my crown area. my hair looks healthy and strong and i can cover my temples pretty well. Pls note i did use minoxidil for only the first two months but i noticed a lot of dandruff and oily hair due to the alochol incipient and i stopped using it. I take 1/4 of the pill every day. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ❤️

Very informative...

What are your thoughts on using beard hair as donor hair for the scalp? Do you do so in your clinical practice? Also, you guys talk a lot about having FUT first and then FUE if needed. What are your thoughts on doing an FUE first and then FUT?

its nature. wow got it short and simple! thanks

if the halflife is 1 month and u said u can take 1 or 2 months off, whats the point of taking it daily or multiple times a week?

Hello Docs, thanks for your valuable advices and clarification, i Have a question in our country we can only find 5 mg finasteride, and i get 1 medecin per week is that effecient . thank you Docs.

Have you guys talked about oxygen therapy yet ? The results seem promising but i dont quite understand the science behind it.

I’ve taken it for near 25 years after first hearing about it in New York in 1997 or 1998. Had kids during this period without issue. Only noticeable side was sleep-related which was resolved by reducing the dose.

Hi docs, I am using Minoxidil 5% and finasteride tablets 1 mg thrice a week. Can I stop this after one year and then switch to RCP for long term which claims to have less side effects and more sustainability?

I have one question. If I start treatment with finasteride it is highly likely to help to stop hair loss. But after using certain period of time, if I stop taking the bill, the balding again starts?

I was taking Finasteride for 4 years. For the first 2.5 years it stopped/slowed my hair loss to a snails pace. The following 1.5 years my hair was ever so slightly noticeably thinning again. So I stopped taking Finasteride and I started taking Dutasteride 0.5mg daily instead. Just over 2 years and counting taking Dutasteride, and it has made significant improvements with my hair. I'm 33 and I've been thinning slowly since my early twenties. I'm Norwood 2.

As a non-expert, I find Dr. Knudsen's estimate for how quickly you lose hair after stopping fin pretty intriguing! My very first reaction is how can blocking 5ar be the primary method of slowing hairloss if someone after 20 years of blocking dht goes to their genetic baseline after 6 months of quitting fin? Surely it would have serious implications for the actual mechanism of hairloss and imply that a lot of hairloss boils down to age-related follicle sensitivity to androgens as opposed to androgen follicle sensitivity?

Can you do a video on finasteride effect on the liver? Particular liver enzymes ALT? This is something that a lot of people don’t reside is raised as you have to have a specific enzyme blood test

Started fin at 22 after doing PEDs lost a ton of hair 😂 Now almost 25 and my hair looks better than it did when I was 21. I recommend it if you want to stop. But I’m also on minoxidil since July of last year. Both have been great. 👍

I always regret not getting on finestride earlier

Sir, does finasteride affects beard density and growth?

What about DHT blockers found on Amazon that claim to be 100% natural? What about Saw Palmetto?

If you stop finasteride when your body is not producing so much testosterone anymore (as we get older, testosterone production decreases) would it be still true that you would loose all the benefits in 6 months? Would the baseline condition be better than if we stopped Finasteride at a younger age?

I have not felt depressed on Fin ever

I think I am mostly bald now on top of my head. I got on Finasteride a year or two ago. I couldn't tell that it was helping and so I stopped. I've been back on it now for a few months. I've really lost most of my hair. I have some Kirkland minoxidil coming tommorow. I've been using Rosemary oil for a couple of weeks on my scalp. First I used olive oil as a carrier oil and then I bought some pumpkin seed oil. I also have some pumpkin seed capsules. I am taking zine, Vit B, Biotin, Saw Palmetto, D3, tamuric, vit C, etc. I'm going to try dermarolling. When Knudsen says it is game over at a point does that mean dermarolling will accomplish nothing? Doesn't the dermarolling regenerate the scalp? Are the hair folicles, or whatever, lost forever? If they are dead and the hair is dead then how could dermarolling work? I've seen a bald guy getting his hair back, maybe not "great" hair, but he was very bald and got some hair back. I have very full hair everywhere but on top of my head. This is a very depressing topic, lots of dread, maybe a cortisol creating topic.

I have stage 1 or approx stage 2 baldness. Age 26. I am prescribed Minixidil 5% + 0.1% F topical solution 1ml twice a day. And oral 2.5mg minoxidil tablet and 1mg Finasteride tablet once. So my question do I have to use Oral Monoxidil tablet ? or only topical is enough.

Hi Doctors. I have a question. Given DHT is important for beard growth, will taking finasteride inhibit beard growth because of the lower DHT levels?

Can you reduce your dosage of fauna to maintain a holding pattern after a few years…. Or is the half a day, or one every two days the only option.. ta

If you stop finesteride for a month or so. Once you go back on it will you have to go through shedding again ?

Tks very much for your videos and expert opinion. I have recently gone on TRT programme with positive results and been scripted Finasteride 1mg a day as a matter of precaution (eg I have full hair but starting to see some minor hair loss ATM). Any chance of doing a video taking this medication with TRT and how this works or how they effect each other? I'm hearing so many different versions and I really trust you guys. Dave from WA

But is shedding bad if you have mpb because there's a chance or even high chance that the hairs won't grow back?

Greetings doctors, What is your opinion on scalp massages?

If you can't maintain the benefit once finasteride is stopped then is there a point in using it if you respond well to minoxidil?

Hello doctor i ask again , i have a question today i went to lab to test my hormones my (SHBG ,estradiol ,LH ,prolactin were very normal and my Testosterone was 3.3 ng/ ml and free T was 0.242 nmol/L ) but my ( FSH was 1.22 which is low ) and i am worried about my FSH , could Finasteride and dutesteride make FSH low ? ive been using Fin And Dutesteride for almost 2 years daily

Best show on hair care.

I know this is not the right video for this comment but it’s the most recent. I have currently been using finasteride for 3 months and some change haven’t noticed any change in my hairline since. However, I am only a Norwood 2.5 so shedding and recession are already minimal to begin with. I haven’t had any problems with it. The question that I had was I take it the same time every day about 70% of the time. The other days I don’t skip it just take it late cause i am unable sometimes. I know everywhere it says take at the same time everyday. But How much of an effect does that really have on the drugs effectiveness. Any other guys here in the same boat?

Hi doctor I m 43 year old male I was on finastride 0.5mg from last 3 years. While on finastride I was sexually Gud but after stop taking I m having sexual side effects I mean less sex drive. Should I start taking 0.5mg again. And again it’s been 3 months I don’t take finastride

Very clear cut. Great doctors

When we hit gym our testosterone increases at that time do doctors increase the dose of finasteride or will they maintain the same dose as before ??

That changes everything

It’s insane that’s it 2022 and we haven’t figured this crap out yet

I was 23 when I noticed my temples were getting thinner, got on finasteride and have been on it for 15 months. I am 24 almost 25 and my hair has maintained perfectly, very few side effects. Hopefully it stays close to how it is right now for a while.

I became a Norwood II around age 25, however I've had no significant progression in my hair loss for the last 12 years. I just got on finasteride. My question is, if I stop finasteride will I go back to the same stabilized hair loss I've had for decades, or will there be a rebound effect and my hair lost will be worse than my hair was when it stabilized?

I’m 30 years old with “ethnic hair”, I used expired hair bleach multiple times at 18 years old (a family members was going to cosmetology school and left the bleach around) I got a hair transplant 2 months ago and despite am using finasteride do not believe I need it… my donor area was amazing and the results already look good I think in the case of hair loss solely from chemical damage, one does not benefit from finasteride in the same way that someone naturally balding would. In the case of chemical damage, the hair follicle was destroyed not from DHT but from environmental factors.

Okay, so to confirm, you can be off of it for 1 or 2 months without losing hair? I want to see how the side effects would be if I stopped it, would that work?

I'm 54 and only have very slight receding hairline! I've been on fanasteride for 2 and a half years and it's been brilliant! Good regrowth. But how long should I come off fanasteride in order to have psa test for a prostate check? Great video by the way.

What about PRP and mesotherapy instead of medications?

Do you guys do virtual consultation?

So, basically when someone asks "are you on steroids?" You say, "No Im on minoxidil & finasteride", right? No return, unless we decide to face baldness boldly. Correct? 😑

Hello i just got a gyno surgery is taking finastride can make the gyno come back ?

so if I start talking Finasteride can i start again and will the results be the same as wen i first start taking it ?

23rd august, took my first dose. Will try to update after 3 months if i find my comment again.

I've been using Finasteride (Proscar) for 10 months and my hair is still falling like crazy and some spots are starting to appear😢😢😢

I was on finasteride for 14 Months didn’t stop my hair loss completely I added Dutasteride and my hair within 3 months is like day with night ( for better of course )

Any source for that 50% miniaturization/point of no return claim?? I only heard about that on these videos. And ive seen near bald people recover on dut + ru back to original thickness.

Can u make a video on redensyl?? Heard it's better than minoxidil

Hello Dr. Vikram , I’m Umesh and I’m 53 years old , I have ckd , my creatinine is1.70 and stable for last 2 years as I’ve made some lifestyle changes, I’m also bald, my question is that can I take finasteride and if yes then Wat doses a week will be suitable . Thanks in advance

What if use both minoxidil and fanastride and stop one.

Took Finasteride for 8 years. Mild side effects almost unnoticeable but still were there. Now i'm off it and feel much better and more normal. Taking any chemical long term is not good.

I've been taking finasteride for 6.5 years, and I'm only 27. I still remember the day 6.5 years ago when I looked into the mirror and just so much of my hair wasn't there anymore, I knew that it won't be a long time until it gets much worse unless I do something, took a long time to find balance in terms of the dosage, but still, I am very grateful to this medicine for giving me the chance to keep my self-confidence. I also remember that 6.5 years ago I asked a doctor at the pharmacy for advice and she told me not to take this medicine but because I saw no other hope and I didn't listen. Sometimes I wish more people knew about this because many people somehow don't start to do the research when it happens to them, they just accept their fate and maybe over time they can regain their confidence...I am just so sorry that millions of men have to go through this. However, I am proud of this community who, some years ago, took the time and effort to sit down and research on the internet/YT and came to the same conclusion as we did, that finasteride helps, and in most cases, it was not too late to start taking this medicine.

Hey guys, I’m 25 and I started taking finasteride about 2 months ago and the results have been great. But I have noticed that I have started to get some hormonal acne which I never had when I was going through puberty. Do you have any advice for me?

How about using prp/prf as soon as you stop finasteride in order to keep the gains?

How long till you think there will be a cure.

I started taking finastride in 2020. I took it for 2 years and seen some mad improvements on my hair. I haven’t taken it now for about a year and my hair is starting to thin a little again, is there much point in me going back on the drug?

When stopping it do you still get side effects ?

Thank you for being back with these informative videos, very much appreciated!! However, I have a question: I have been a Norwood 2.5 since I was 16-17 years old but it didn't progress further for over 6 years. I am 23 today and recently discovered Finasteride which I am now taking on a regular basis. Is there a chance that my hair loss had "stabilised" before I started taking Finasteride? My father was a Norwood 2 until the age of 45 after which he slowly became a Norwood 5. Am I likely to follow the same pattern?

I upped Finasteride from 1.25 to 2.5 about 4 years ago and didn’t really notice too much benefit. Anyway about 5 months ago I reduced it back to 1.25 and lately I’m seeing so much shedding! Should I go back up or wait for it to level out?

I have been on it a couple of weeks and I am experiencing some itching and hives. Is this a mild allergic response and can I push through to develop insensitivity?

Instead of stopping it what if you lower the dose?

I feel that the graph that they drew and the dramatic 6 month escalation of loss to be a bit alarmist- unless it is highly aggressive MPB. If you blocked 5AR for 10 years between 30 and 40, by the time you are 40, it is reasonable to suppose the body's production of DHT will not be the same as it was at 20 or 25 or 30 or 35. The lower rate of DHT production, even though higher than where the person was whilst on Finasteride, along with the amount of hair present just makes that- respectfully- absurd to me. So suppose someone starts Finasteride at 30 whilst at Norwood 2, he comes off at 40, his Free test levels are lower than at 30, but now hes going to jump in 6 months to Norwood 7?

Is there any scene of up regulation of DHT receptors ?

One question what if you miss a week of taking finasteride? I am still waiting on my prescription to come through the mail.

could you do a video on hair loss due to folliculitis?

I have problems with depression. I did even before Finasteride. I find that Ashwagandha improves the baseline of my mood, but with it increasing testosterone levels, I’m worried that it’s counteracting the Fin. Is that true? Does Fin also have interactions with Tadalafil?

Hello Doctors and thanks for the info. One question: how likely is to experience side effects on finasteride after taking it for 20 years without sides at all? Thanks

My story. I was on fin 1year and 2 month then it made my hair more dense and i think i got a hairs back. Then i stopped it slowly 0.5mg to zero for approximately one month and because resupply. Then i started again 0.5mg up to 1mg but at january until this day i lot so much hair and shedding also now. Im askin if it is possible to get it back nearly how it was or did dht make permanent damage for that time period. Hair quality changed and loss a lot.

I m an unlucky,an unfortunate guy who is on finestride and minoxidil since last 3 years but from last 4 months i m facing aggressive form of hair fall Now i have started dutesteide once a week as well along with finestride 1 mg everyday It has been 2 months still hair loss not reducing I m completely clueless what to do

No mention about risk of tumors?

What if I’m destined to never experience balding or thinning but still take finasteride as a preventative measure in fear that I will (like most) lose hair at some point, then I stop after 5 years of taking it, in this unrealistic scenario would I notice any difference in my hair once i stop taking finasteride after being on it for 5 years??

Can someone giv answer if use finastrde for one year and it worked can i leave rogaine ?

Why is my prostate still getting bigger when im taking finasteride. 12 months ago it was 63.1 grams, now it’s 74 grams

Dr can you please talk about reflex hyperandrogenicity.

What about the Dutastrid?

I regret stopping. Starting again

Guys, tell us about the fallout on finasteride.

Hello Gentlemen, I am taking Finasteride 1mg three times a week. Would increasing the dose to 1mg on alternate days be of benefit?.