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Ok. So Finasteride has destroyed my hair
The story :
I experienced crown hairloss in November 2018.
I have genetically a very strong, thick and low hairline. But my crown was destined to be fcked.
so i went to a dermatologist and she prescribed finasteride. I started from first week of December 2018 and stayed on it till end of April. 0 side effects.
here’s the crazy regrowth it gave me in just 5 months, i almost forgot that i had hairloss. (note that i am under bright lights in both pics) :
https://ibb.co/sFgBDLQ
Then my mother’s dermatologist scared her of the sexual side effects of the drug and she took me off of it. So i tapered off of it in next 15-16 days. (Foolish me for not making my own research)
4 months off of it and i experienced loss again and as soon as i noticed i panicked and jumped back on it in last week of August 2019.
This time from my 3rd dose of Finasteride... my hair became lifeless and massive... i mean a huuuge shed started all over my head including sides (not much from back). I looked it up and thought it is the finasteride shed that many others are going though or have gone through.
Success stories backed my persistence and i foolishly kept on taking it cuz i refused to believe that a drug supposed to save your hair can destroy it.
shed stopped progressing after 2 months in which i lost 40-50% of my hair. I didn’t recover and then another shed came in 5th month.
The shed came with some symptoms as well :
-Itchy/tingly scalp
-increased body hair growth
-i also experienced prostate sensations/pain 3-4 times in the first 3 months.
I always had oily skin so i dunno if that increased. No Acne though.
searching it up, Reflex Hyperandrogenicity scared the piss out of me. But i guess thats what i have.
I went to a renowned endocrinologist here after 5 months on finasteride and he asked me for some blood tests after a 1 month course of the vitamins he has prescribed. But he asked me to drop finasteride first.
i tapered off finasteride and now it has been 18 days that im off of it and taking his vitamins. My blood tests are due in first week of March
Im still shedding and scalp is still itchy and tingly (although it has reduced somewhat now since i am off of it)
I desperately need suggestions on what should i do ?
plz don’t ask me to post my pics. I can’t bear the pain it causes me. I don’t even look in the mirror.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT !!!
I have started PRP sessions 3 days ago.
Im also gonna place an order for RU58841 and Rogaine (minoxidil) soon. I am also thinking of adding nizoral after Regenepure DR has not done much good.
what else can i do guys plz help me !!!!
Ok. So Finasteride has destroyed my hair
The story :
I experienced crown hairloss in November 2018.
I have genetically a very strong, thick and low hairline. But my crown was destined to be fcked.
so i went to a dermatologist and she prescribed finasteride. I started from first week of December 2018 and stayed on it till end of April. 0 side effects.
here’s the crazy regrowth it gave me in just 5 months, i almost forgot that i had hairloss. (note that i am under bright lights in both pics) :
https://ibb.co/sFgBDLQ
Then my mother’s dermatologist scared her of the sexual side effects of the drug and she took me off of it. So i tapered off of it in next 15-16 days. (Foolish me for not making my own research)
4 months off of it and i experienced loss again and as soon as i noticed i panicked and jumped back on it in last week of August 2019.
This time from my 3rd dose of Finasteride... my hair became lifeless and massive... i mean a huuuge shed started all over my head including sides (not much from back). I looked it up and thought it is the finasteride shed that many others are going though or have gone through.
Success stories backed my persistence and i foolishly kept on taking it cuz i refused to believe that a drug supposed to save your hair can destroy it.
shed stopped progressing after 2 months in which i lost 40-50% of my hair. I didn’t recover and then another shed came in 5th month.
The shed came with some symptoms as well :
-Itchy/tingly scalp
-increased body hair growth
-i also experienced prostate sensations/pain 3-4 times in the first 3 months.
I always had oily skin so i dunno if that increased. No Acne though.
searching it up, Reflex Hyperandrogenicity scared the piss out of me. But i guess thats what i have.
I went to a renowned endocrinologist here after 5 months on finasteride and he asked me for some blood tests after a 1 month course of the vitamins he has prescribed. But he asked me to drop finasteride first.
i tapered off finasteride and now it has been 18 days that im off of it and taking his vitamins. My blood tests are due in first week of March
Im still shedding and scalp is still itchy and tingly (although it has reduced somewhat now since i am off of it)
I desperately need suggestions on what should i do ?
plz don’t ask me to post my pics. I can’t bear the pain it causes me. I don’t even look in the mirror.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT !!!
I have started PRP sessions 3 days ago.
Im also gonna place an order for RU58841 and Rogaine (minoxidil) soon. I am also thinking of adding nizoral after Regenepure DR has not done much good.
what else can i do guys plz help me !!!!
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