I’m really scared because I was diagnosed with alopecia earlier this year and has a ringworm last year (the picture with the bald spot is where the ringworm used to be, no hair regrowth ever since, that was exactly 1 year ago too). I’ve been on oral finasteride 1mg for roughly a year now to the month and I’m extremely scared I’m going to become noticeably bald on my left side. I just had two extremely bad sheds in the last two washes (although I didn’t detangle my hair for several days prior to both washes, but this was bad though regardless) and I’m literally crying right now because I don’t want to lose my fucking hair, I’ve been growing it out since 2018 and my hair is fucking precious to me. I already have enough going on in my life as it is with trying to get clean off drugs, moving to a new city, and getting a remote accommodation for my job.

I’m literally at my mental breaking point. I have held off on minoxidil for a LONG time and now I’m regretting now having tackled this more aggressively from the beginning. Would that help and possibly regrow that bald spot I have from the ringworm? Would it be better for me to switch to dutasteride or is this a shedding period?

Finasteride literally SAVED my hair, after only a few days of being on it, my hair stopped falling out rapidly and I began to feel regrowth again, but I’m wondering if dutasteride might be a better long term option. I haven’t had any side effects from fin, so I doubt dutasteride will give me any either. But idk, I’m just scared. Can you guys offer me some counsel, please…