Chester716's Story - (24/finasteride and minoxidil started on Sep8 2009)

[Chester716]

kirkland.

 

[litcII]

- 1mg propecia is fine. it may not look like a lot but it's a good amount
- 1.5-2ml of rogaine is fine too. people with longer hair usually have to use more than just 1ml.
- sheds happen. could be good, could be bad, no one can really tell ya.
- keep us updated. you shouldn't be able to see any progress until about the 6 month mark IF you're lucky. 12+ months is usually the benchmark. some people in the success stories forum report seeing success after 24+ months.

Don't sheds usually happen around 2-3 months after starting finasteride? Does anyone think that since he's having a shed this early, maybe he should stop? (because of Telogen Effluvium, or hyper-andro-something)?

 

[Chester716]

meh.. im not gonna fluctuate ...am taking a pill a night......hard to gauge if go off then go back on etc.. just gonna leave it but opinions are welcome.. just bit concerning to see so much hair fall out in front of me... never seen that before... ive read a bit about sheds,, some dont get them at all?

im losing my hair if i dont take anything.. so.... its not like i have anything to lose.. yes i could cling to thin hair til mid 30 prolli... so another 11ish years.. but... if its just gonna keep thinning.. im not interested... rather just shave it now... the minoxidil is a real pain in the *** in the morning.. ppl say to shave ur head.. but dont u take minoxidil forever.. if am gonna shave my head.. well why am i taking anything then?

so far its not noticeable to the eye.. just when i feel it its thinner allll over.... cept the far back (and it could be bak too its jsut thicker there right now)......im not imagining either... im DEFINITELY losing 10 times more hair then i used to........ *shrugs*

hopefully things get better.....ive never been tested for any hyper whatever. but my friends have sugegested something like that before.. cuz like i can eat the worst junk food all day long and never gain weight etc... but ya i donno if it relates....will keep this updated as time goes on.. just about a month mark now.

 

[SE-freak]

if am gonna shave my head.. well why am i taking anything then?

Have you seen a nw1/2 shaved head? It's nothing like a nw6 shaved head.

Scar tissue vs. stubble: 0-1

 

[Chester716]

Here's some new pics at 2 months.

1 - 1.25 mg finasteride
3ml minoxidil daily (or when im not too drunk and can do it)


wet and dry pics... i included one from the side. can see my hairline a bit.. hasnt really changed since i was 10 .... still hasnt...

stil no sides...

 

[Chester716]

Here are some more dry ones..

 

[raj47]

age 23 ,next may 24....


hard to see when it at wet condition........

 

[zephyr31]

Its important not to stress over your hair too much when your taking these medications. You will more than likely shed, but normally its weak hair being replaced.

Remember it can take a year to see any results, sometimes results are just keeping what u had.

good luck.

 

[Chester716]

Ok..

well

1. im not stressing over my hair at all. i havent since i got that test..

2. donno why the guy two posts ago posted pics of himself in my thread..maybe comparison? i donno


anyways,,,,,

so its been like 80 something days... ive now gone on a steady diet of 1-1.5 mg of finasteride daily... dpeending on the pill size i chopped up with a chainsaw...

minoxidil i do like once every other day....... its a hassle andis messy but i still use it off n on.. daily.....i know consistency is key but. its tough..

anyways... finasteride im religious with.......so... i also decided to bite the bullet and buzz my hair.. its been three weeks since buzzing my hair..... i was worrid cuz when u buzz ur hair.. its easy to spot thinning portions.......


but there isnt any really.. looks better than before..(fullness-wise) .. i dont like the buzzed look but ive gotten a lot of compliments.... anyways... this thread is about me tracking my own progress... and sharing with whoever wants to watch.... so... i know results arent supposed to happen til a year or something . but its been three months and i swear my crown looked a LOT worse than this....... ...

side note... ive been STRESSED a lot at work........ so i know that doesnt help...

but still no side effects of the meds... i didnt expect any since most sides are sexual and i have a really high sex drive as it is... and its been the same...the girls i date have only made comments on my hair.. anyways... thats the update.. heres some pics..

 

[Chester716]

just a few more

 

[thebump98]

um yea your hair looks MUCH better that length , good choice .

 

[rotsen182]

great results in only few months
keep it up

 

[jimjams]

Hello mate, looks to me like you are making an improvement. Having it shorted looks better but it looks like you have more coverage, maybe that is because the hair is flatter now??

Anyway, it seems like you are regrowing and quickly.

Keep us posted

 

[jay1987]

Dude,

Hair looks much better now compared to when you started finasteride. well done.

How do you feel about it now?

Where did you get the genetic hair test done?

cheers.

 

[Chester716]

Hey... Ya my hair actually feels much better now too and I'm gettin lotsa comments. Also cuza the much shorter cut. Hair is stronger to unfortunately makes my cowlicks terrible to deal with ! But I'm gonna let it grow out a bit n see how it looks n feels longer.

I got m hair loss test done at a hair loss clinic in Burlington Ontario . Bout 40 mins fr me. Got my prescription for finasteride there to. Need presc for it here. Doctor just called it in for me. Very easy

 

[raj47]

:woot:

Beatiful

i love your hair more than you

 

[Loolapalooza]

Hey there mate,

You said you first got a genetic hair loss test done?

What the hell is that? Been informing myself of male pattern baldness in the last months and never heard of it.

Who performs it? What kind of technician? What kind of clinic?How much did you payed?

I am super interested in that.

Thanks!

 

[BodyDysmorphic]

Hey there mate,

You said you first got a genetic hair loss test done?

What the hell is that? Been informing myself of male pattern baldness in the last months and never heard of it.

Who performs it? What kind of technician? What kind of clinic?How much did you payed?

I am super interested in that.

Thanks!

i believe he may have got

the (hairDX) test

http://www.hairdx.com/

you can find all the info you want there

 

[Chester716]

Hey there mate,

You said you first got a genetic hair loss test done?

What the hell is that? Been informing myself of male pattern baldness in the last months and never heard of it.

Who performs it? What kind of technician? What kind of clinic?How much did you payed?

I am super interested in that.

Thanks!

i believe he may have got

the (hairDX) test

http://www.hairdx.com/

you can find all the info you want there

yep... thats right.
I believe i paid around 300 - 400 for it.. Canadian dollars.
There are locations on their site where you can go. hopefully one is near you.
They just swab your cheek a few times with qtips and send it away for testing.. you get results in 3-4 weeks.

 

[Loolapalooza]

ok

Thanks to all