26 years old, not sure if I’m losing it yet.

[Catagen]

I also feel shedding can't really tell you if your balding hence, people tend to shed 100 hairs a day apparently, i am nowhere near that mark in terms of shedding. What norwood would I be ?

Shedding is a great way to tell if you are balding and if you are not using any hair loss treatment or have not had any extreme stress or massive weight loss recently. For example if you shed over 200 hundred hairs per day or even 100 without messing with your hair much its pretty alarming. The 100-150 number comes from the duration of the anagen faze and the amount of hairs there are on the head and that differs from people to people. As I said you will know if you start shedding a greater amount of hair than before its impossible to miss.

 

[infamousrodi]

Shedding is a great way to tell if you are balding and if you are not using any hair loss treatment or have not had any extreme stress or massive weight loss recently. For example if you shed over 200 hundred hairs per day or even 100 without messing with your hair much its pretty alarming. The 100-150 number comes from the duration of the anagen faze and the amount of hairs there are on the head and that differs from people to people. As I said you will know if you start shedding a greater amount of hair than before its impossible to miss.

ok forgot to mention this, lately all the hairs i've been shedding have a white bulb on them or a white covering around them. What does this signify?

 

[Catagen]

ok forgot to mention this, lately all the hairs i've been shedding have a white bulb on them or a white covering around them. What does this signify?

Didnt you read my post, that means those are telogen hairs which entered a resting faze recently. Every hair you shed should have a white bulb. If there is white covering them its skin cells. Unless you are shedding over 200 a day and you arent even shedding 100 means you probably wont see a difference in your hair at least in the next year or so if you really are balding but you probably aint just take pictures every few months You shed like 3-5 in the shower which is nothing. Some people shed hundreds of hairs in the shower when they are balding.

 

[infamousrodi]

Didnt you read my post, that means those are telogen hairs which entered a resting faze recently. Every hair you shed should have a white bulb. If there is white covering them its skin cells. Unless you are shedding over 200 a day and you arent even shedding 100 means you probably wont see a difference in your hair at least in the next year or so if you really are balding but you probably aint just take pictures every few months You shed like 3-5 in the shower which is nothing. Some people shed hundreds of hairs in the shower when they are balding.

ok just read it again. I’m not shedding that much hair right now unless I purposely run my hand through it multiple times. I’ll just watch for increased shedding. Does anyone else here on the forum have any more suggestions on my hair?

 

[infamousrodi]

Update: took some pics today how does my hair look in these? Could my hair be going through a seasonal change? I am visually only shedding up to 15-20 hairs a day max, including 2-4 in the shower I also shampoo my hair daily. I feel like I'm going crazy!

 

[infamousrodi]

Update: took some pics today how does my hair look in these? Could my hair be going through a seasonal change? I am visually only shedding up to 15-20 hairs a day max, including 2-4 in the shower I also shampoo my hair daily. I feel like I'm going crazy!

Bump
Anyone? Does this looks worse?

 

[Catagen]

Your right temple might be receding.

 

[infamousrodi]

Your right temple might be receding.

Your right temple might be receding.

Does it look like male pattern baldness?

 

[Selb]

I think you’re getting into a cycle we’ve seen a few times on this forum. You constantly post pics and ask for opinions. I don’t think posting and asking more is going to change anything and you shouldn’t put yourself through unnecessary suffering.

IMO, your hair is great for a 26 year old. But if you really want to start medication like finasteride, that’s your choice.

 

[Norwoody]

I agree with Selb.

The hair cycle takes time, so you really should try to take a break about thinking so much about your hair for a little while. As the saying goes, "time will tell". It is good that you've become aware so that you can establish a plan of action; that being said, if you are indeed starting a pattern of loss, it's not like it's going to be unrecoverable after a few months. You've obviously got plenty of quality and your hair isn't going to all fall out in a matter of weeks or even months.

 

[infamousrodi]

I agree with Selb.

The hair cycle takes time, so you really should try to take a break about thinking so much about your hair for a little while. As the saying goes, "time will tell". It is good that you've become aware so that you can establish a plan of action; that being said, if you are indeed starting a pattern of loss, it's not like it's going to be unrecoverable after a few months. You've obviously got plenty of quality and your hair isn't going to all fall out in a matter of weeks or even months.

I’m sorry I dont mean to be annoying and constantly posting. Is it possible that my hair is just shedding seasonally or some sort of telogen effluvium? I don’t think I have Telogen Effluvium I since I only shed visually about 20-25 hairs a day. Could the accutane still be inducing some sort of permanent effect? I also suspect hard water as well but I’m not sure that alone can cigar hair loss.

 

[Norwoody]

I’m sorry I dont mean to be annoying and constantly posting. Is it possible that my hair is just shedding seasonally or some sort of telogen effluvium? I don’t think I have Telogen Effluvium I since I only shed visually about 20-25 hairs a day. Could the accutane still be inducing some sort of permanent effect? I also suspect hard water as well but I’m not sure that alone can cigar hair loss.

Hey you're not being annoying. I totally remember how it can be when I first became hair-conscious. All of that is possible. I know the anxiety that it can bring, but the next step in actually figuring this all out isn't going to be solved by speculation in a matter of a couple weeks. You could go see a derm. If not, then it's simply going to take time. Try your best not to look at it or take pics for about 2 months and post an update then. At that point then things should be a bit more clear.

 

[infamousrodi]

Hey you're not being annoying. I totally remember how it can be when I first became hair-conscious. All of that is possible. I know the anxiety that it can bring, but the next step in actually figuring this all out isn't going to be solved by speculation in a matter of a couple weeks. You could go see a derm. If not, then it's simply going to take time. Try your best not to look at it or take pics for about 2 months and post an update then. At that point then things should be a bit more clear.

What should I looks for in two months? Only one side of my hairline looks weird. Should I look older overall thickness? I’m suspicious hard water has thinned my hair but im not sure. I started having hair problems as soon as I moved into a new house

 

[infamousrodi]

Hey you're not being annoying. I totally remember how it can be when I first became hair-conscious. All of that is possible. I know the anxiety that it can bring, but the next step in actually figuring this all out isn't going to be solved by speculation in a matter of a couple weeks. You could go see a derm. If not, then it's simply going to take time. Try your best not to look at it or take pics for about 2 months and post an update then. At that point then things should be a bit more clear.

Hey norwoody, I wanted to share a pic from last year and one from today, do you see any difference? First one is one year ago, second one is today. Third one is frontal area of hairline I took of today I’m scared it looks thin?. How do the first two compare do you think? Any changes?

 

[Norwoody]

It looks like you lost a slight amount of density.

 

[infamousrodi]

It looks like you lost a slight amount of density.

Could the decrease in density be stress induced? I don’t notice any recession.

 

[infamousrodi]

I’m very paranoid on losing my hair. Today I shed a bit in the shower but it was probably from me running my fingers through my hair throughout the whole day yesterday. I am thinking on pulling the trigger on finasteride via keeps.com. Before I jump on this medication I want to post a few more pics of today just to get a final judgement on whether I should jump on treatment. Last pics I will post for a while. What do you guys think? Also can anyone tell me if keeps finasteride is a good one to take? What should i expect from taking finasteride, im worried it will make my hair worse.

 

[Ourkes]

I’m very paranoid on losing my hair. Today I shed a bit in the shower but it was probably from me running my fingers through my hair throughout the whole day yesterday. I am thinking on pulling the trigger on finasteride via keeps.com. Before I jump on this medication I want to post a few more pics of today just to get a final judgement on whether I should jump on treatment. Last pics I will post for a while. What do you guys think? Also can anyone tell me if keeps finasteride is a good one to take? What should i expect from taking finasteride, im worried it will make my hair worse.

You are examining and obsessing over your hair to the point that you’re going to make yourself ill.

I’m not quite sure what it is you’re seeing but from the photos you have posted, I cannot see anything that looks like classic male pattern baldness.

I have been there myself due to BDD / OCD and it is an awful cycle. You lose the ability to be rational and objective.

If, and it really is a massive ‘if’ you are losing any hair, you are already past the age of aggressive male pattern baldness / reaching a high norwood level. This means there are many things you can do to save your hair.

However, your hairline looks to be ‘maturing’ mildly, which is perfectly norm at your age.

Your hair still looks great. For peace of mind you should really see a dermatologist who specialises in hair loss. It was a game changer for me, as they were able to examine my hair density with a scientific devise and confirmed no medication was needed.

Before committing to any medication or treatment, see a professional. You may be surprised what they tell you!

 

[infamousrodi]

Sorry it’s just lately I’ve been noticing more shedding, not an alarming amount and also I have become self conscious of my hairline. Should I be worried of these small hairs though on my left side of my temple region? Is it also normal to see scalp through hair like this?

 

[infamousrodi]

Having a doctor look at my hair via pics to see if I can get approved for finasteride currently. Do you guys think I’d be a good candidate? Is it to soon to get on it based on these pics? What Norwood ?