• Tempus Fugit@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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.

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      3 months ago

      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.

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        3 months ago

        Not only that, but maintenance is cheap, easy, and quick. No more waiting around for a haircut, having to go to the barber, or tipping. A razor costs like $0.05 and it takes like 5 minutes to shave. You don’t have to fret about expensive meds or haircare products. It’s really the best. I know how hard and imasculating hair loss can be for a man, but once you clear that hurdle it’s smooth sailing. Plus some women really like the bald look.

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          3 months ago

          People always say this but, even putting aesthetics aside, I’d choose a full head of hair any day.

          You talk about the speed of shaving but don’t say you have to do it every day or it looks like shiiiit. I used to go 2-3 months between haircuts and they cost $20+tip

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            3 months ago

            No matter how you slice the pie it’s still way cheaper and easier to shave every other day than it is to deal with a barber. Sure if I didn’t lose my hair I’d want it, but I’m not going to fight genetics and nature. Vanity is pathetic and way more cringe than embracing the inevitable.

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              It’s definitely cheaper but it being easier is debatable. It takes wayyyy more effort to shave 90 times than to make a stop after work to sit for 20 minutes.

              And I made it pretty clear I wasn’t talking about vanity. I just don’t love having to put a sharp blade to my head first thing every morning for it to not look like a crackhead.

  • iopq@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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

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    3 months ago

    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.

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    3 months ago

    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.

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      3 months ago

      Correct, it’s blocking dht which enables your hair follicles to grow hair. If the Minoxidil grew the hair it would just fall out again ✨

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    3 months ago

    We’ve got wars and bad economy everywhere in what is quickly becoming a full on dystopia but we have a pill that can give you your boner back and now another pill that will give you your hair back. You can then pretend you are an “alpha” again and do more wars and cheat the masses out of more money. Pharmacy is a miracle! /s

  • patruelis@lemmy.world
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    Yep, take a pill that goes in your stomach, absorbed through the intestines, into your blood stream, liver, etc, to grow hair on your head.

    Bullshit.

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      3 months ago

      Oh look, an amateur pharmacologist.

      This is why we grind aspirins into our forehead to relieve a headache.

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      3 months ago

      Yes, take a pill that goes to your stomach, absorbed by your intestines, into your bloodstream, liver, etc. to decrease your acne (isotretinoin)

      … to stop asthma (salbutamol)

      etc.