BadHairDecade
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I've been lurking here for a while and thought it was time to post my personal experience so far. I've had diffuse hair loss for about 8-9 years now. I still have most of my hair. It started in the front and over the last couple of years I've deleoped a diffuse bald spot in the back. I decided to try Rogaine 5% after noticing that my hair loss was all of a sudden starting to get worse. Every time I took a shower there was a big clump of hair in the drain. More than usual. I took the rogaine for a month before starting Propecia and Nizoral. My hairloss continued for about a month then one day it almost completely stopped(about a week after starting propecia). This continued for about a week...there was almost no hair in the drain after a shower. Then as quickly as it stopped it started again. Depressing but I kept with it. I just started month #3 on Propecial and over the last two weeks my hair loss has slowed up again. I just got out of the shower and there was barely any hair in the drain. I hoping things are starting to take effect. What's really neat is there seems to be a few tiny hairs starting to come in on my "hairline". These hairs aren't really noticeable yet. They're very thin and barely have any color to them.
Side effects:
the only side effects I've encountered is watery ejaculate and my sex drive has actually increased. Can't get enough. I've read about a few people experiencing this increase in sex drive and have to say I'm glad I'm one of them. I've also noticed the slightest bit of dandruff but it's not bad at all I'm guessing that's thanks to the Nizoral.
List of hair products I've tried:
well lets start with shampoos. I've found a shampoo that really makes my hair feel thicker it's called Diametress by Nexus....I also use Neutrogena Anti-Residue Formula once a week(really cleans your head). My favorite conditioner is Nioxin Scalp Therapy. Their Shampoo is really good too. I know that they have no effect on hair growth but they really make my hair feel clean and the conditioner washes out easily. I also use Nizoral shampoo about twice a week sometimes more. I've tried the Infusium 23 shampoo and conditioner that a few people here like but honestly I don't like um. The shampoo is like a cream and is kind of hard to wash out same goes for the conditioner.
TO ALL TOPPIK USERS OR POTENTIAL USERS.
Yes I actually bought into this stuff and i actually thought it helped a little bit until I decided to take a couple mirrors in a room where the sun shines in to see what it looked like under natural light. OMG it's very noticeable so I stopped. Thank god I only used it for a couple of days. It looked like MDF saw dust in my hair. If it sounds to good to be true it usually is.
So there ya go that's all my honest info up to date. Oh forgot one thing I also take L-lysine not sure if it helps but I've never read a post to where it may actually make things worse like Saw Palmetto. I've taken my before pictures and I'll probably take some more at the six month mark. I'm not getting my hopes up however. My real goal is one year. Please feel free to ask me any questions.
C-ya,
BHD
Side effects:
the only side effects I've encountered is watery ejaculate and my sex drive has actually increased. Can't get enough. I've read about a few people experiencing this increase in sex drive and have to say I'm glad I'm one of them. I've also noticed the slightest bit of dandruff but it's not bad at all I'm guessing that's thanks to the Nizoral.
List of hair products I've tried:
well lets start with shampoos. I've found a shampoo that really makes my hair feel thicker it's called Diametress by Nexus....I also use Neutrogena Anti-Residue Formula once a week(really cleans your head). My favorite conditioner is Nioxin Scalp Therapy. Their Shampoo is really good too. I know that they have no effect on hair growth but they really make my hair feel clean and the conditioner washes out easily. I also use Nizoral shampoo about twice a week sometimes more. I've tried the Infusium 23 shampoo and conditioner that a few people here like but honestly I don't like um. The shampoo is like a cream and is kind of hard to wash out same goes for the conditioner.
TO ALL TOPPIK USERS OR POTENTIAL USERS.
Yes I actually bought into this stuff and i actually thought it helped a little bit until I decided to take a couple mirrors in a room where the sun shines in to see what it looked like under natural light. OMG it's very noticeable so I stopped. Thank god I only used it for a couple of days. It looked like MDF saw dust in my hair. If it sounds to good to be true it usually is.
So there ya go that's all my honest info up to date. Oh forgot one thing I also take L-lysine not sure if it helps but I've never read a post to where it may actually make things worse like Saw Palmetto. I've taken my before pictures and I'll probably take some more at the six month mark. I'm not getting my hopes up however. My real goal is one year. Please feel free to ask me any questions.
C-ya,
BHD
