Jokerman
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Hey guys,
I'm 23 and first noticed some thinning on the crown when I was 19 or 20. Last August I decided to start on propecia after I began getting comments about my hair loss. Sorry I don't have any pics, but I can tell you that when I started my regimen I had only slight hair loss on one of my temples, but the crown had thinned to the point where the density seemed to be about half as thick as it once was and you could see through pretty much the whole crown. At the time I seemed to be losing around 30 hairs in the shower.
I started on 1mg of propecia daily while shampooing with Nizoral 3 times a week since the beginning of August. After about 5 months I had a dramatic decrease in the amount of hair I was losing in the shower - only one or two hairs on my hands after shampooing. Shedding 5 hairs has become quite rare while some days it appears that I'm not shedding any hair at all!
During the first five months on finasteride/nizoral I did not notice an increase in shedding, but my slight hair loss on that one temple thinned out quite a bit as did my other temple and I developed a mature hairline in the front. My sides appeared a little bit thinner as well. I didn't notice any changes in the crown other than it looking equally shitty.
Now after 8 months and a brand new hair cut I've noticed that the crown has indeed begun to thicken up. Nothing drastic, but there is a difference and I'm not imagining it. Even without styling my hair, it looks a lot fuller as does the rest of my hair including the sides. The front seems to have stabilized at a mature hairline.
I know it's early, but it appears that I'm already having some major success! I will keep on updating in the future, hopefully with some pics.
Now for the question that I know a lot of people are interested in...
... any side effects?
Yes. After a month on propecia I developed a nasty canker sore inside my lip that despite medication did not heal for well over a month. I've read that canker sores can be indicative of hormonal changes, so I'm fairly certain that the propecia was the culprit. Luckily the damn thing finally went anyway.
During the first few months I did have some sexual sides; watery semen, decrease in ejaculate, and the occasional period of super low libido. I rode it out and luckily the sides all went away right around the time I stopped shedding.
The nizoral dried my hair out a bit, but I beat that by shampooing with Nioxin before applying the nizoral and using the Nioxin conditioner afterward. I use Nioxin shampoo and conditioner on my nizoral off days as well and it works really well as a thickening shampoo aside from preventing the dryness.
And for those who are interested, the only male in my family who had hair loss before he was in his 50's was my maternal grandfather who lost most of his hair by the time he was in his mid 30's. And yes, the temple that had the slight hair loss was on the side that I used to part my hair on since I was just a kid.
Thanks for reading. I hope this provides some encouragement for those on propecia or for those thinking about it. I will continue to provide updates.
unk:
I'm 23 and first noticed some thinning on the crown when I was 19 or 20. Last August I decided to start on propecia after I began getting comments about my hair loss. Sorry I don't have any pics, but I can tell you that when I started my regimen I had only slight hair loss on one of my temples, but the crown had thinned to the point where the density seemed to be about half as thick as it once was and you could see through pretty much the whole crown. At the time I seemed to be losing around 30 hairs in the shower.
I started on 1mg of propecia daily while shampooing with Nizoral 3 times a week since the beginning of August. After about 5 months I had a dramatic decrease in the amount of hair I was losing in the shower - only one or two hairs on my hands after shampooing. Shedding 5 hairs has become quite rare while some days it appears that I'm not shedding any hair at all!
During the first five months on finasteride/nizoral I did not notice an increase in shedding, but my slight hair loss on that one temple thinned out quite a bit as did my other temple and I developed a mature hairline in the front. My sides appeared a little bit thinner as well. I didn't notice any changes in the crown other than it looking equally shitty.
Now after 8 months and a brand new hair cut I've noticed that the crown has indeed begun to thicken up. Nothing drastic, but there is a difference and I'm not imagining it. Even without styling my hair, it looks a lot fuller as does the rest of my hair including the sides. The front seems to have stabilized at a mature hairline.
I know it's early, but it appears that I'm already having some major success! I will keep on updating in the future, hopefully with some pics.
Now for the question that I know a lot of people are interested in...
... any side effects?
Yes. After a month on propecia I developed a nasty canker sore inside my lip that despite medication did not heal for well over a month. I've read that canker sores can be indicative of hormonal changes, so I'm fairly certain that the propecia was the culprit. Luckily the damn thing finally went anyway.
During the first few months I did have some sexual sides; watery semen, decrease in ejaculate, and the occasional period of super low libido. I rode it out and luckily the sides all went away right around the time I stopped shedding.
The nizoral dried my hair out a bit, but I beat that by shampooing with Nioxin before applying the nizoral and using the Nioxin conditioner afterward. I use Nioxin shampoo and conditioner on my nizoral off days as well and it works really well as a thickening shampoo aside from preventing the dryness.
And for those who are interested, the only male in my family who had hair loss before he was in his 50's was my maternal grandfather who lost most of his hair by the time he was in his mid 30's. And yes, the temple that had the slight hair loss was on the side that I used to part my hair on since I was just a kid.
Thanks for reading. I hope this provides some encouragement for those on propecia or for those thinking about it. I will continue to provide updates.
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