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Ok, I thought I would add my two cents here.
Basically I noticed I had hair loss about 3 years ago when I met a mate after a long time, and the first thing he said to me was ' You're going Bald!!', I denied it, and said it only looks that way because its long.. and I left it at that.
About a year later, I changed jobs and met alot of new people, occasionally I got asked my age, I told them I was only 22, they said '.. I could have sworn you were at least 27, maybe its because of you receeding hairline..', I then often got comments from the hair dresser about how thin it was on top, it didnt really bother me too much, but I thought I may as well try and see if I can stop this!
I chatted to a hair dresser, and they basically said its all about scalp health, and being gentle with your hair, so I followed this practice for about 6 months, not being frisky on my hair and making sure I kept my scalp clean.. but this really didnt help much at all.
So I thought I would tackle it on my own, and use my nerdy ways to find a solution, and here I am
I basically started minoxidil straight away in October 2005 as I had already lost too much hair, and also Nizoral 1%, I knew this was only helping hair re-growth, and I needed to attack in other ways.
So I started spironolactone 5% in Mid November 2005, and upgraded to Nizoral 2% for an extra kick, I also use a combination of different thickening shampoos which seem to be great.
So thats about it up until now, I am pretty happy with how its all going so far, my hair is alot thicker on top, and I have considerable regrowth.
I think I'll hold out this regimen for a while, and see how it goes.. Im reluctant to use propecia, but will look at some other treatments like Copper Peptides, and maybe MSM.. will see how it all goes.
You can see progress pics here in my gallery - http://www.hairlosshelp.com/websites/exstatic/
Feel free to drop a message if ya want to chat
Basically I noticed I had hair loss about 3 years ago when I met a mate after a long time, and the first thing he said to me was ' You're going Bald!!', I denied it, and said it only looks that way because its long.. and I left it at that.
About a year later, I changed jobs and met alot of new people, occasionally I got asked my age, I told them I was only 22, they said '.. I could have sworn you were at least 27, maybe its because of you receeding hairline..', I then often got comments from the hair dresser about how thin it was on top, it didnt really bother me too much, but I thought I may as well try and see if I can stop this!
I chatted to a hair dresser, and they basically said its all about scalp health, and being gentle with your hair, so I followed this practice for about 6 months, not being frisky on my hair and making sure I kept my scalp clean.. but this really didnt help much at all.
So I thought I would tackle it on my own, and use my nerdy ways to find a solution, and here I am
I basically started minoxidil straight away in October 2005 as I had already lost too much hair, and also Nizoral 1%, I knew this was only helping hair re-growth, and I needed to attack in other ways.
So I started spironolactone 5% in Mid November 2005, and upgraded to Nizoral 2% for an extra kick, I also use a combination of different thickening shampoos which seem to be great.
So thats about it up until now, I am pretty happy with how its all going so far, my hair is alot thicker on top, and I have considerable regrowth.
I think I'll hold out this regimen for a while, and see how it goes.. Im reluctant to use propecia, but will look at some other treatments like Copper Peptides, and maybe MSM.. will see how it all goes.
You can see progress pics here in my gallery - http://www.hairlosshelp.com/websites/exstatic/
Feel free to drop a message if ya want to chat
