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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 24 Aug 2019 13:52 #320600

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Hey guys I'm not in a position to spend money on much of anything until I get my engineering degree in a year and a half. I wouldn't quite describe by hair as norwood 3 in the front yet but it is receding, getting quite thin on the crown, and generally getting thin. I know a year and a half isn't a ton of time to wait to employ standard methods but I wanted to protect my hair while I can. It's been a pretty steady march of loss the last 5 years. A lot of you guys have said good things about the laser therapy to promote blood flow. I've also read that you can massage your scalp with a brush a few times a day to promote blood flow. Does anyone have any experience with that or have any other recommendations to sustain my hair for cheap?
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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 24 Aug 2019 16:01 #320606

I pay $9 every 4 months for finasteride.

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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 24 Aug 2019 18:10 #320610

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How do you take it? In the GLL guide he has it at about $1 per day after taking a half a dose every other day.
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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 24 Aug 2019 19:39 #320612

It’s 30 tablets of generic 5mg finasteride, cut into fourths, so 1.25mg daily. You might have to shop around. I get mine from Walmart.

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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 25 Aug 2019 18:07 #320649

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I would definitely try topical minoxidil before finasteride. Finasteride should be a last resort as it interferes with your androgens.

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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 25 Aug 2019 20:30 #320654

Win Big wrote: I would definitely try topical minoxidil before finasteride. Finasteride should be a last resort as it interferes with your androgens.


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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 26 Aug 2019 00:48 #320657

Look, I’m just sharing what has worked for me. It’s ultimately your decision and you should do your own research and talk with your doctor before considering a new medication.

That said, I did my own due diligence beforehand and decided that the panic being spread around the net was misleading and not supported by the data. Anecdotally, I’ve been on the drug for 5 years now with zero side effects. I’m very happy with my decision considering that it completely halted my hair loss with literally zero downsides.

Minoxidil actually gave me awful dryness and flakiness on my scalp so I eventually gave that up.

Just my 2 cents.
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I assume you're describing a progression as in try one then the next after waiting a period of time. If so how long should I wait to see the effectiveness?
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Protecting Hair on the Cheap 08 Oct 2019 20:07 #322241

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But how do you get the prescription for the 5mg tablets, seeing it's for prostate... Doubt a dr. would give me that prescription. Was paying $30 a month, but just got it down to $20. Very interested in this... that would be a huge savings. Thanks!

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Just ask your doctor to give you the Rx for bigger pills that you can divide to save money. You can also look into say a 3-month single prescription, could be cheaper than 1 month at a time.

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But isn't it classified as proscar, which is only for prostate issues... Didn't think they'd up the dose. Guess I'll keep paying the $20 a month, because currently don't have a dr.

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