Why do I feel like minoxidil only made me lose hair and not gain any

Well i've been applying minoxidil on my scalp for 3 months now and I've gone through the shedding phase, but I've not yet seen any improvements with the hair. It just feels like I lost those hair in the shedding phase and that's it. I can't go on for finasteride for another 3-4 months so im quite sad about it. But did anybody else go though the same which I'm going through? I'm just looking for positives so that I don't just give up, I've already lost hair at my temples and now my hair in the crown is thinning and it's just hurting my mental health. Also, do you recommend I should start with micro-needling, if yes which needle size do you think is the best to start with via /r/tressless https://ift.tt/2Gk7Mng