My daily/weekly routine: Finasteride + Minoxidil + Biotin + Ketoconazole (2% strength cream) + a mixture of oils (mint + rosemary + lavender + jojoba as a carrier) + dermarolling/microneedling for good measure.
You may think this is excessive, but let me tell you this: With this setup, I went from being an average nearly 40-year-old balding man with an M-shaped hairline, to being a shoulder-length curly maned Adonis (sans muscles) with hair that dances in the wind, in just 6 months.
Before, no one used to give me a second glance; especially women. Now I get attention (OK, it's mostly compliments and questions about my hair, but it's still attention!) from women all the time. I sometimes catch balding men staring at my hair with pitiful expressions on their faces from being reminded of what they once had. Occasionally I get catcalled by men who don't realize I'm a dude. And whenever I step on the train, all eyes are on me.
I feel exactly like what Galadriel said she'd become if Frodo gave her the ring.
Before you lie down and die, AKA buzzcut + growing a beard + hitting the gym, I think you owe it to yourself to try my routine for at least a year or two to see how much you can regain.
