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I remember when I was about 8 I asked my dad (who had the typical cul de sac bald on top thing going, and was a general practitioner) why he didn't use any of the hair growth pills. He told me that he would "rather have a dick that worked and no hair, than a full head of hair and a limp dick".
I still kinda wish he just told me "there are side effects", I was fucking 8.
They're called testosterone blockers.
I'm gonna be so fucking hairy.
Seriously, though, pro-tip, I got my last 3-month batch of the regular Minoxidil at Ollie's in the US for $8. YMMV. But $8 is a steal.
I look forward to hearing how this will fuck you up 20 years down the road. Just bite the bullet, grow a pair, and let that hair go. You'll thank yourself down the road. Note, that I'm referring to men specifically.
It's harder for us girls. I've got a hat with a wig sewn in so I have that going for me which is nice.
Minodixil has already shown dangerous side effects, or so I read somewhere (but IIRC it was a reputable source, I just don't have a link to prove it, sorry).
Seriously. My hairline receded when I was 17. Accepting what is is a much better way to live your life. Especially if you're white and you just don't want to go bald cause "then you'll be old". Everyone gets old. Accepting the balding sooner makes it harder to tell what your age is going forward. Like Patrick Stewart.
I don't get why being white matters here.
In black communities, hair care is community building. By going bald, you lose or limit access to the community created in the barber's chair. White people don't have this, so losing your hair is just about vanity, not a loss or reduction of identity.
that is basically a low dose hypertension drug lol and also coincidentally exactly how minoxicidil spray was discovered when they realized some hypertension drugs resulted in hair growth. seems like it reached a full circle.
I’m on oral minox, finn, and estrogen. My hair regrowth is ridiculous.
There have been reports of water forming around the heart due to oral minoxidil. It needs to be tested that the oral extended release version is safe. The problem is only a small percentage might have this potentially lethal side effect, so it needs to be tested very throughly