Oily scalp turned white. I've been on Minoxidil for 5 months and Finasteride for 2.5 (Photo)

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3 month after the use of minoxidil I have oily scalp on front head (shine in light ) then I started taking finasteride, after 15 days my oil scalp area turn to white. I m on minoxidil since 5 month and on finasteride since 2.5 but on any improvement in hair fall. I m going to bald any hope for me :(

Robert Nettles, MD · Answer

Minoxidil affects everyone differently. 
While minoxidil works fine for the select 
few, the problem with the medicine is that it does not actually stop 
hair loss. Instead, DHT will continue is binding to the hair shaft which
 will eventually overtake any additional growth caused by the Minoxidil 
and die, perhaps just slightly later than it would have without the 
medicine.
As for the side effects, the alcohol base 
required to support the active ingredients also cause irritation of the 
scalp and severe reactions for many people. The fact is that it does not
 work for everyone, and even if it does, not for long and not without 
side effects.Propecia (also known as Finasteride) 
affects everyone differently because is not customized to the 
individual. Like millions of Big Pharma medications out there, the exact
 same dose of Propecia/Finasteride is given to people who have different
 heights, weights and biochemistry. This means that men who want to stop
 hair loss for good can take the recommended dose of Propecia every day,
 and experience nasty side effects for no good reason! While for other's
 their dose may be insufficient to even reduceDHT by the 60% it is rated at.
Also, even if you do not receive any side effectsFinasteride only works for a short
period of time.  It works for just a few hours a day (its half-life is 6 hours).Finasteride
 does a poor job of
actually blocking DHT production. Propecia only blocks 1 out of 3 types 
of DHT receptors. That means hair loss is
STILL taking place while you are using the medication.  This combined 
with the short half life means that Propecia is about 60% effective at 
stopping DHT from thinning your hair.Any
 medicine that actually can make changes inside your body, are required 
under the FDA to be available by prescription only. This therefore means
 that it is not possible for anything that does not require a 
prescription to cure or prevent hair loss or regrow thinning hair. Thus,
 a personalized medicine will be the best choice because instead of a 
"one size fits all" approach, you will be taking something which is truly catered to your body's needs.
The treatment is out there. Good luck on your search.

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