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Re: 4 Months on Propecia+Min (Pics)
I'm not imagining it.
I guess I am a testament to the fact that catching it early is important. And that you shouldn't hesitate to jump in on finasteride and such. The worst that could happen is that you lose more hair over the 6 months ( Which is inevitable anyways ).
I hate seeing scare threads about people losing all their hair on finasteride, or people saying that finasteride gave them permanent side effects. It is crap. And all it is doing is making people second guess themselves, when they should AT LEAST try it for 6 months.
I am sorry if this thread makes anyone feel bad, that wasn't my intended goal.
I'm not imagining it.
I guess I am a testament to the fact that catching it early is important. And that you shouldn't hesitate to jump in on finasteride and such. The worst that could happen is that you lose more hair over the 6 months ( Which is inevitable anyways ).
I hate seeing scare threads about people losing all their hair on finasteride, or people saying that finasteride gave them permanent side effects. It is crap. And all it is doing is making people second guess themselves, when they should AT LEAST try it for 6 months.
I am sorry if this thread makes anyone feel bad, that wasn't my intended goal.
Thickandthin
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Re: 4 Months on Propecia+Min (Pics)
Dude, your hair looks great. I can completely relate to your situation....my hair is very similar. I'm still wearing it in a similar way as you were in your first two pictures but it's getting harder and harder to pull off as the temples are going so I have gaps on the sides (like you did).
Looks like it all filled in nicely though. You've given me the motivation to bite the bullet and get back on finasteride. All the other success stories were of people who had lost significant hair so I wasn't sure if it would work for me - but seeing your pictures gives me hope! Keep us updated man.
Dude, your hair looks great. I can completely relate to your situation....my hair is very similar. I'm still wearing it in a similar way as you were in your first two pictures but it's getting harder and harder to pull off as the temples are going so I have gaps on the sides (like you did).
Looks like it all filled in nicely though. You've given me the motivation to bite the bullet and get back on finasteride. All the other success stories were of people who had lost significant hair so I wasn't sure if it would work for me - but seeing your pictures gives me hope! Keep us updated man.
Re: 4 Months on Propecia+Min (Pics)
My best advice is to take pictures every 3 months. It always surprises me the difference because just looking in the mirror I don't feel much has changed. When I first started taking it and then quit, I thought it wasn't working and I was wasting my time, but after about 3 months of shedding after I quit, I knew it was the finasteride holding it on.
There was about a month before I started the minoxidil while on the finasteride that I definitely was noticing about half as many hairs in the shower. So like finasteride is supposed to do, the semi-terminal hairs are able to grow longer and thicker because of the longer anagen phase. Really I am not sure if the minoxidil is doing anything, but I will stick with it.
My best advice is to take pictures every 3 months. It always surprises me the difference because just looking in the mirror I don't feel much has changed. When I first started taking it and then quit, I thought it wasn't working and I was wasting my time, but after about 3 months of shedding after I quit, I knew it was the finasteride holding it on.
There was about a month before I started the minoxidil while on the finasteride that I definitely was noticing about half as many hairs in the shower. So like finasteride is supposed to do, the semi-terminal hairs are able to grow longer and thicker because of the longer anagen phase. Really I am not sure if the minoxidil is doing anything, but I will stick with it.
Thickandthin
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Re: 4 Months on Propecia+Min (Pics)
What's wrong?
Show us a pic dude!
What's wrong?
Show us a pic dude!
Thickandthin
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Re: 4 Months on Propecia+Min (Pics) Update Nov
Possibly a minoxidil shed? Looks like you maybe lost 20 hairs in the hairline - still looks considerably better than baseline, so I wouldn't worry about it.
Possibly a minoxidil shed? Looks like you maybe lost 20 hairs in the hairline - still looks considerably better than baseline, so I wouldn't worry about it.