EasyEd
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Well I've been coming to this site for roughly a year now. At first I didn't sign up and post anything but just kind of read up and did some research but when it was time to ask questions of my own, I signed up around October of 05.
About a year ago or so, I started to notice that my scalp was becoming somewhat visible under bright light. This had never been the case before so I was pretty concerned. I have always had a high hairline but never, ever had thin or thinning hair. My hair was always extremely thick and was one of my best physical attributes...so I panicked. Immediately, due to ignorance, I considered hair transplant but after researching for a while, I discovered the big 3 and realized that this was probably the way to go for a 24 year old like myself that is starting to thin. I was initially intimidated by finasteride and minoxidil so I went with just Nizoral, but there wasn't much happening. The shedding continued, some days worse than others, but I was definitely still losing my hair. About a month ago, I started using finasteride and have noticed some improvement. I have gone through some slight days of shedding but I am noticing that my hair is getting thicker and my scalp is becoming harder and harder to see under bright lights. This has been very instrumental for me in my road to battling hair loss.
I must say, however, the best thing that's happened through this process didn't involve any products at all...just pure honesty...
I have been living with my girlfriend (now fiance) for about 9 months. She is the best thing in my life and we're very serious about each other so I knew that if anyone could make me feel better about all of this, it would be her. Around December of 2005 I decided to tell her about my hair loss and how it was affecting me very, very much. She initially said "You're crazy, your hair looks fine, it looks the same as it always has...blah, blah, blah". I showed her in the shower how I was shedding and how it never happened so she began to understand that although it didn't look that bad to her, it was very stressful to me. It's especially stressful since she is very, very attractive which makes me feel as if I have to keep up with her or she might leave me for someone who's better looking. This couldn't be further from the truth, though. She has given me the utmost support through all of this. Her attitude all along has been "You look fine but if you want to treat it, go right ahead, but I'll be with you forever whether you're bald or not so it doesn't really matter to me."
Me knowing that she has this attitude has changed everything. When it's all said and done, we want to look good to impress girls (or guys, for some) so knowing that the one girl that I cared about impressing doesn't give a sh*t about how my hair looks has taken so much stress away. I will continue to fight the battle and if HM comes out and is affordable and guarantees me a natural, safe look of a full head of hair, then I'll do it because all in all, it does mean something to me to keep my hair. Until then, I'll keep using Nizoral a few times a week and taking Finpecia every day to see if I can at least hang on to what I've got for a few more years to come.
About a year ago or so, I started to notice that my scalp was becoming somewhat visible under bright light. This had never been the case before so I was pretty concerned. I have always had a high hairline but never, ever had thin or thinning hair. My hair was always extremely thick and was one of my best physical attributes...so I panicked. Immediately, due to ignorance, I considered hair transplant but after researching for a while, I discovered the big 3 and realized that this was probably the way to go for a 24 year old like myself that is starting to thin. I was initially intimidated by finasteride and minoxidil so I went with just Nizoral, but there wasn't much happening. The shedding continued, some days worse than others, but I was definitely still losing my hair. About a month ago, I started using finasteride and have noticed some improvement. I have gone through some slight days of shedding but I am noticing that my hair is getting thicker and my scalp is becoming harder and harder to see under bright lights. This has been very instrumental for me in my road to battling hair loss.
I must say, however, the best thing that's happened through this process didn't involve any products at all...just pure honesty...
I have been living with my girlfriend (now fiance) for about 9 months. She is the best thing in my life and we're very serious about each other so I knew that if anyone could make me feel better about all of this, it would be her. Around December of 2005 I decided to tell her about my hair loss and how it was affecting me very, very much. She initially said "You're crazy, your hair looks fine, it looks the same as it always has...blah, blah, blah". I showed her in the shower how I was shedding and how it never happened so she began to understand that although it didn't look that bad to her, it was very stressful to me. It's especially stressful since she is very, very attractive which makes me feel as if I have to keep up with her or she might leave me for someone who's better looking. This couldn't be further from the truth, though. She has given me the utmost support through all of this. Her attitude all along has been "You look fine but if you want to treat it, go right ahead, but I'll be with you forever whether you're bald or not so it doesn't really matter to me."
Me knowing that she has this attitude has changed everything. When it's all said and done, we want to look good to impress girls (or guys, for some) so knowing that the one girl that I cared about impressing doesn't give a sh*t about how my hair looks has taken so much stress away. I will continue to fight the battle and if HM comes out and is affordable and guarantees me a natural, safe look of a full head of hair, then I'll do it because all in all, it does mean something to me to keep my hair. Until then, I'll keep using Nizoral a few times a week and taking Finpecia every day to see if I can at least hang on to what I've got for a few more years to come.
