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Completely ancedotal, but I've taken minoxidil and finasteride for a little over a year. I took a break from minoxidil only for a few months and found my hair grew considerably slower than when I was on both. I think this makes sense given what minoxidil is supposed to do, which is not "save the hair" but, as I understand it, accelerate the hair growth cycle

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Works fine if you use it prior to going bald. I started in my early 20's and my hair is the same as when I started. It also works on beards.

True, I started as I began thinning and luckily caught it early enough. It hasn't solved the pre-existing thinning completely, but it's prevented any further loss and resurrected enough follicles that were on the verge of death that if you were to look at me on the street, you wouldn't say I'm thinning/balding.

The problem with doing anything after "full" balding has progressed is that the follicles have just completely died off, which is way more difficult to solve than preserving or stimulating existing growth

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