Making a second post because no one replied to the first one.
24 year old here, been on finasteride for 6 months consistently every single day since January. 1mg. Also using Big 3 shampoo 2x a week and Art Natural's Argan Oil shampoo the other days. Gotta be careful with shampoos because I have eczema and dry skin. And I'm taking a biotin supplement. I drink a lot of water and eat relatively healthy. Physically active 5 days a week.
Baldness isn't too bad in my family, but thinning definitely is there. However, my hair loss was not very aggressive prior to treatment. I was only a Norwood 2.5. Most of the men in my family didn't even thin until their 40s, so this doesn't make much sense.
Tried Minoxidil on my hairline for about a month and gave up because I got sick of how messy it was.
Fast forward to July 2019, I am now a norwood 3 with a significantly thinner crown.
I've gotten my DHT levels checked and they're very low. Reference range is 15-45 and mine came out at 10. I'm not getting any of the sexual sides or oily skin, but I've never had acne or oily skin in my life. My libido is also pretty normal.
My hairline seems to slowly recede each month and I have pics to prove it. Between months 5 and 6 the temples got bigger and hairs continued to fall out easily. I'm still losing 25-30 hairs in the shower every time.
I will also note that I was on prednisone for my eczema for a couple of weeks, hairline took a hit, but I'm off that now.
I don't want to hear the 3 common responses please:
1) You might be worse off without Finasteride, not everyone gets regrowth
2) WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH YOUR HORMONES YOU WILL RUIN YOUR PENIS FOR LIFE.
3) Shedding is a good sign
If anyone has advice or insight for me other than this please share. I will upload pics as soon as I can.
I also have a prescription for dutasteride just in case, money is not an issue here.
24 year old here, been on finasteride for 6 months consistently every single day since January. 1mg. Also using Big 3 shampoo 2x a week and Art Natural's Argan Oil shampoo the other days. Gotta be careful with shampoos because I have eczema and dry skin. And I'm taking a biotin supplement. I drink a lot of water and eat relatively healthy. Physically active 5 days a week.
Baldness isn't too bad in my family, but thinning definitely is there. However, my hair loss was not very aggressive prior to treatment. I was only a Norwood 2.5. Most of the men in my family didn't even thin until their 40s, so this doesn't make much sense.
Tried Minoxidil on my hairline for about a month and gave up because I got sick of how messy it was.
Fast forward to July 2019, I am now a norwood 3 with a significantly thinner crown.
I've gotten my DHT levels checked and they're very low. Reference range is 15-45 and mine came out at 10. I'm not getting any of the sexual sides or oily skin, but I've never had acne or oily skin in my life. My libido is also pretty normal.
My hairline seems to slowly recede each month and I have pics to prove it. Between months 5 and 6 the temples got bigger and hairs continued to fall out easily. I'm still losing 25-30 hairs in the shower every time.
I will also note that I was on prednisone for my eczema for a couple of weeks, hairline took a hit, but I'm off that now.
I don't want to hear the 3 common responses please:
1) You might be worse off without Finasteride, not everyone gets regrowth
2) WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH YOUR HORMONES YOU WILL RUIN YOUR PENIS FOR LIFE.
3) Shedding is a good sign
If anyone has advice or insight for me other than this please share. I will upload pics as soon as I can.
I also have a prescription for dutasteride just in case, money is not an issue here.
