Well I'll be 22 years old in a couple of months. I had always had very thick hair up to my 18th birthday. I first noticed hair loss after ending my
Accutane (isotretinoin) treatment. I remember having a lot of scalp itch when out in the sun, I would go into the bathroom and brush my hair
and I would see a lot of hair fall. Hair loss wasn't a issue for me as I had a lot of hair and didn't put importance to it.
I first remember my hairline receding a bit during freshman year of college (18 years old) From what I remember,
I always had an uneven hairline, one side was higher than the other. Now the hairline was becoming even.
I thought I was just reaching my mature hairline. Then a semester later I noticed some thinning in the vertex but it was only noticeable when
my hair was wet so I ignored it.
Then at 19 I noticed a small part of my hairline (middle of hairline) start to thin. It was just that area. Though it wasn't noticeable with spiky hair.
At this point my hair was still very thick but maybe lost a bit of fullness, not much imo.
Things started getting ugly when I turned 20. I started to Notice thinning on my left (temporal angle)? I think thats the name to it. So now i was thinning Vertex,
Left temporals and a bit and the hairline. So I started styling my hair in a combover way and one couldn't tell I was thinning. Then again
I still had very thick hair everywhere else on the scalp.
Then at 21 years old, my vertex thinning became very noticeable. Now my Left and right temporals began to thin and I noticed severe thinning of
my temple peaks/temporal points.
I panicked and got on Finasteride. I've been on Finasteride for almost 3 months now and I've been shedding a lot for the past 2 months. The shedding has
been so bad that my hair looks very thin. I'll be getting a buzz cut tomorrow cause I can't stand how thin it looks. Hair looks worse than before starting.
Ive been on Minoxidil for about 1.5 years but I haven't been very constant with my application until these past 4-5 months.
So far I've seen no improvements except for my Temple Peaks/temporal points. They have recovered some but are still weak compared to the
rest of my hair on the sides. I believe Minoxidil is responsible for it.
What I have noticed since starting Finasteride is my facial hair thickening up some. Ive always had patchy cheeks and wispy mustache. Now
it looks much darker and getting new growth. Some vellus hair here and there.
MY REGIMEN TODAY:
Finasteride 1.25mg every day
Minoxidil foam 5% 2x a day Every Day
Nizoral 1 % and Ketoconazole 2% shampoo I bought in Mexico. I alternate between them each week. M W F
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This photo was the first week I started finasteride. you can see my weak temple peak comported to the hair on my sides. Today, they're a bit better.
The shedding is killing me though.
Accutane (isotretinoin) treatment. I remember having a lot of scalp itch when out in the sun, I would go into the bathroom and brush my hair
and I would see a lot of hair fall. Hair loss wasn't a issue for me as I had a lot of hair and didn't put importance to it.
I first remember my hairline receding a bit during freshman year of college (18 years old) From what I remember,
I always had an uneven hairline, one side was higher than the other. Now the hairline was becoming even.
I thought I was just reaching my mature hairline. Then a semester later I noticed some thinning in the vertex but it was only noticeable when
my hair was wet so I ignored it.
Then at 19 I noticed a small part of my hairline (middle of hairline) start to thin. It was just that area. Though it wasn't noticeable with spiky hair.
At this point my hair was still very thick but maybe lost a bit of fullness, not much imo.
Things started getting ugly when I turned 20. I started to Notice thinning on my left (temporal angle)? I think thats the name to it. So now i was thinning Vertex,
Left temporals and a bit and the hairline. So I started styling my hair in a combover way and one couldn't tell I was thinning. Then again
I still had very thick hair everywhere else on the scalp.
Then at 21 years old, my vertex thinning became very noticeable. Now my Left and right temporals began to thin and I noticed severe thinning of
my temple peaks/temporal points.
I panicked and got on Finasteride. I've been on Finasteride for almost 3 months now and I've been shedding a lot for the past 2 months. The shedding has
been so bad that my hair looks very thin. I'll be getting a buzz cut tomorrow cause I can't stand how thin it looks. Hair looks worse than before starting.
Ive been on Minoxidil for about 1.5 years but I haven't been very constant with my application until these past 4-5 months.
So far I've seen no improvements except for my Temple Peaks/temporal points. They have recovered some but are still weak compared to the
rest of my hair on the sides. I believe Minoxidil is responsible for it.
What I have noticed since starting Finasteride is my facial hair thickening up some. Ive always had patchy cheeks and wispy mustache. Now
it looks much darker and getting new growth. Some vellus hair here and there.
MY REGIMEN TODAY:
Finasteride 1.25mg every day
Minoxidil foam 5% 2x a day Every Day
Nizoral 1 % and Ketoconazole 2% shampoo I bought in Mexico. I alternate between them each week. M W F
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This photo was the first week I started finasteride. you can see my weak temple peak comported to the hair on my sides. Today, they're a bit better.
The shedding is killing me though.
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