Hello, I am 51 year old I've been using for almost half a year a Topical compound lotion that has 6% minoxidil and 0.05% finasteride. I use it twice a day - 1 mg each time. In total it's like 1mg of Fin per day. One of the HT doctors suggest me to add oral daily 0.5 mg finasteride as well. I want to know please if its ok to combine oral and topical finasteride or it can make side effects and mess up my Hormones? Thank you.
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There is a chance the lotion might reduce the absorption of minoxidil.We advise our patients to apply minoxidil on a clean, dry scalp and leave it in place for at least four hours.
I understand your concern but it is impossible to tell from the description you gave here. I would normally use a HAIRCHECK instrument to measure your hair bulk before you started finasteride and after to see just what is happening