youngguy_uk
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hey guys, time for an update
well, just realised something. i get my finasteride in the propecia blister packs - packs of 28. so, im not really "9" months down the line, just over 8
always nice to know youve got a bit more time!!
anyway, background, 18, diffuse thinner, lost a fair bit on top. tiny bit of recession.
well as some of you know i went through a shed at 2 or 3 weeks, not too bad though, then regrowth at about month 3. then, shedding about month 5 1/2 - 7.
im glad to say that the top part of the head has thickened up quite a lot!! i didnt think it could happen. really, im on finasteride and nizoral alone, im 18, my hairloss struck SO quickly, i lost about 30% density in just 4 MONTHS or so. i really didnt think i had any hope. finasteride is saving the top of my head.
as for the crown, well it started shedding about month 5 1/2. was pretty worried, because i didnt have a problem here really when it started. if you can remember, only about 1 month ago i posted here really concerned about my crown. well im happy to say its filled in quite a lot!! not much of an issue any more.
i really cant stress how hard it is to notice results, even if theyre good like most of mine have been in the last month. hair growth happens so gradually, even if its just over the course of a month. loss on the other hand, well, we all know about that
my only one real problem area at the moment is the hairline. not recession - finasteride has really held down my recession. i think ive receded a tiny bit since i started - maybe like 2mm? anyway, its held the hairline in shape. but i *think* the hairline may have thinned over the last 1 month. but, this is after it had thickened up, 2 months ago (for the first time during the course of my regimen), so im hoping its a shed/seasonal shedding, and will come back.
at the moment, i can say im really happy with how finasteride has worked for me so far. hope i dont jinx myself by saying this. anyway, for all you newbies, or people who are well into their regimens, dont lose hope. im only 18. my hairloss became properly noticeable at 17, and started a bit before then. i waited 4 months on some crappy snakeoil before starting finasteride. in these 4 months, i lost SO much hair. my hairloss was really aggressive, and at only 17. who says all people who start losing young or lose really aggressively are destined to be a chrome dome in no time? if you told me id have as much hair now as i do now, when i started treatments, id never have believed you.
anyway, not saying my hair now is a miracle. only a month ago i was getting really down about it. i think about 8 or 9 months of your regimen, maybe you get use to the ups and downs, emotionally. but just ride it out guys. stick with finasteride for a year and then if need be, add minoxidil, if need not be, savie it for later.
cant thank propecia and this site enough. not entirely satisfied with the hairline at the moment, but it has seen improvement a month or so ago. apart from that, im very happy - everything that lost at some point has thickened up a bit at this stage. hope this continues, and that this post is helpful to others. keep fighting the bastard that is hairloss!!!
well, just realised something. i get my finasteride in the propecia blister packs - packs of 28. so, im not really "9" months down the line, just over 8
always nice to know youve got a bit more time!! anyway, background, 18, diffuse thinner, lost a fair bit on top. tiny bit of recession.
well as some of you know i went through a shed at 2 or 3 weeks, not too bad though, then regrowth at about month 3. then, shedding about month 5 1/2 - 7.
im glad to say that the top part of the head has thickened up quite a lot!! i didnt think it could happen. really, im on finasteride and nizoral alone, im 18, my hairloss struck SO quickly, i lost about 30% density in just 4 MONTHS or so. i really didnt think i had any hope. finasteride is saving the top of my head.
as for the crown, well it started shedding about month 5 1/2. was pretty worried, because i didnt have a problem here really when it started. if you can remember, only about 1 month ago i posted here really concerned about my crown. well im happy to say its filled in quite a lot!! not much of an issue any more.
i really cant stress how hard it is to notice results, even if theyre good like most of mine have been in the last month. hair growth happens so gradually, even if its just over the course of a month. loss on the other hand, well, we all know about that
my only one real problem area at the moment is the hairline. not recession - finasteride has really held down my recession. i think ive receded a tiny bit since i started - maybe like 2mm? anyway, its held the hairline in shape. but i *think* the hairline may have thinned over the last 1 month. but, this is after it had thickened up, 2 months ago (for the first time during the course of my regimen), so im hoping its a shed/seasonal shedding, and will come back.
at the moment, i can say im really happy with how finasteride has worked for me so far. hope i dont jinx myself by saying this. anyway, for all you newbies, or people who are well into their regimens, dont lose hope. im only 18. my hairloss became properly noticeable at 17, and started a bit before then. i waited 4 months on some crappy snakeoil before starting finasteride. in these 4 months, i lost SO much hair. my hairloss was really aggressive, and at only 17. who says all people who start losing young or lose really aggressively are destined to be a chrome dome in no time? if you told me id have as much hair now as i do now, when i started treatments, id never have believed you.
anyway, not saying my hair now is a miracle. only a month ago i was getting really down about it. i think about 8 or 9 months of your regimen, maybe you get use to the ups and downs, emotionally. but just ride it out guys. stick with finasteride for a year and then if need be, add minoxidil, if need not be, savie it for later.
cant thank propecia and this site enough. not entirely satisfied with the hairline at the moment, but it has seen improvement a month or so ago. apart from that, im very happy - everything that lost at some point has thickened up a bit at this stage. hope this continues, and that this post is helpful to others. keep fighting the bastard that is hairloss!!!
