DuCharme
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Posting something here has been a long, long time coming and I hope this is the place for it. I THINK I see success here, but The Hairloss Road has been so long and filled with so many promising paths that led nowhere that I can't be sure I'm not deluding myself--so you guys tell me!
Problem and caveat: when I finally started 'real' treatments (May/June 2007) I was so despondent that I thought the odds of needing good before pictures were slim and none. So I didn't take any. So I'll have to make do with whatever I have on my old hard disk that at least show the top fairly well. I tried to match the rather odd camera angles.
These pictures were taken June 25th, 2006. I had just buzzed my hair to 1/2 inch and took a round of photos to show a friend up state. Same room, same overhead light, same time of day, same brand of camera (Kodak) as today's (but my newer Kodak is 5.0 megapixals instead of the 3.0 used in the 2006 pictures.
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Today's pictures: first summer buzz since 2006. Again a 1/2 inch.
What do you think? Imagination?
Regimin: (consistent since April, 2008--I know I said June 2007 for 'starting' but that's another story)
Rogaine Foam (AM)
Generic liquid minoxidil (Equate, PM) with spironolactone dissolved in
Nizoral 1% (EOD since late May)
Nizoral 2% cream (AM) when I remember it (maybe three times a week)
Occasional Retin-A
Only internal is Prozac (which may actually have some effect by boosting 3Alpha-HSD to balance DHT, but that's speculation; I had to quit finasteride after three months because of serious depression from lack of allopregnanolone--made by 5-AR and 3Alpha, so if you are naturally llacking 3alpha somewhat, as my depressive family would indicate...gotta go).
Problem and caveat: when I finally started 'real' treatments (May/June 2007) I was so despondent that I thought the odds of needing good before pictures were slim and none. So I didn't take any. So I'll have to make do with whatever I have on my old hard disk that at least show the top fairly well. I tried to match the rather odd camera angles.
These pictures were taken June 25th, 2006. I had just buzzed my hair to 1/2 inch and took a round of photos to show a friend up state. Same room, same overhead light, same time of day, same brand of camera (Kodak) as today's (but my newer Kodak is 5.0 megapixals instead of the 3.0 used in the 2006 pictures.
* * *
Today's pictures: first summer buzz since 2006. Again a 1/2 inch.
What do you think? Imagination?
Regimin: (consistent since April, 2008--I know I said June 2007 for 'starting' but that's another story)
Rogaine Foam (AM)
Generic liquid minoxidil (Equate, PM) with spironolactone dissolved in
Nizoral 1% (EOD since late May)
Nizoral 2% cream (AM) when I remember it (maybe three times a week)
Occasional Retin-A
Only internal is Prozac (which may actually have some effect by boosting 3Alpha-HSD to balance DHT, but that's speculation; I had to quit finasteride after three months because of serious depression from lack of allopregnanolone--made by 5-AR and 3Alpha, so if you are naturally llacking 3alpha somewhat, as my depressive family would indicate...gotta go).
