Hello sir, i am Vinod N (age: 24) from Bangalore... I have been experiencing hair loss past few years. I started taking my hair treatment from Cutis hospital in Bangalore itself. i finished first coarse, didnt experience ny side effects. now i have got new medication from same doctor which includes tablets like Finabald, Alobicol, tarryshine shampoo and Mintop forte solution 5%. I heard some people giving negative reviews abt above mention tablets especially Finbald which is associated with Sex and sexual activities dis functioning. I am now afraid to take this medicines. Kindly help me with ur suggestions and guidelines... Thank you Vinod N
Hello, Thank you for posting on Chat Doctor. I appreciate your concern regarding hair fall. Hair fall is usually ascribed to multiple factors like diet and nutrition, hormones, stress, cosmetic products etc. From your description, it seems you might be having Male pattern hair loss or An Chat Doctor.  If I were your dermatologist/trichologist, I would like to take through history including family history, history of recent major trauma/illness/stress/medications etc., and recommend some basic investigations like CBC, blood sugar, Thyroid function test. I would suggest you a course of oral tablets containing biotin and other essential vitamins and minerals for minimum 3-6 months. Also, would put you on solution containing 10% minoxidil once a day and a hair serum containing peptides for hair growth at night.(Q era etc.). Finasteride (Final) can be used in selected patients after thorough counselling and checking your liver function. Finasteride, inhibits metabolism of testosterone at hair root level. It sometime leads to embarrassing side effects like impotency, decrease in semen volume but which are totally reversible on stopping the 