Goingat20's Story

[Goingat20]

Hi Guys, have been reading everyones experiences and thought i'd post mine. I am 20 have been lossing my hair dramatically since around 18. Started propecia since i was 18 for 1.5 years with no result. I stopped it since my brother is 24 and has been using it for 4 years with little results( hence i didnt think it would work for me). I have been on dutasteride every other day since, but for the last month i have been taking it daily. My hair loss has slowed down, but i dont think it has actucally stopped. My hairline is crepping up so i added minoxidil 5 %. I have also been using the laser comb for around 7 month now, i can say it has made my hair thicker. I am using it every other day. Overall, its too early to say if dutasteride is going to work. I have had no side effects, im continuing to grow muscle wise and things are going well. I'll keep you guys updated.
Also i have a question (which seems silly).
should i shampoo daily, in other words i shampoo with nixoral monday and thrusday. Should i use another shampoo on monday, tuesday, wednesday, friday and saturday?

Also my thinning is worst in the front. Can i do anything else to thicken it up, its getting me, its become noticable and im always wearing a cap at uni. Does anyone suggest a multivitamin.. etc?

Also i have taken a blood test last week to seem my DHT levels, what is the normal level which i should be hopping for when i get me results.

Cheers Guys

 

[HairlossTalk]

Hi Guys

Welcome to HairlossTalk!

, have been reading everyones experiences and thought i'd post mine. I am 20 have been lossing my hair dramatically since around 18. Started propecia since i was 18 for 1.5 years with no result. I stopped it since my brother is 24 and has been using it for 4 years with little results( hence i didnt think it would work for me). I have been on dutasteride every other day since, but for the last month i have been taking it daily. My hair loss has slowed down, but i dont think it has actucally stopped. My hairline is crepping up so i added minoxidil 5 %. I have also been using the laser comb for around 7 month now, i can say it has made my hair thicker. I am using it every other day. Overall, its too early to say if dutasteride is going to work. I have had no side effects, im continuing to grow muscle wise and things are going well. I'll keep you guys updated.

Sounds like you made some good decisions. Rogaine was the thing to add. I would have added it to the Propecia, but ... dutasteride is also an option.

should i shampoo daily, in other words i shampoo with nixoral monday and thrusday. Should i use another shampoo on monday, tuesday, wednesday, friday and saturday?

Ideally you'll use Nizoral once every 3 days. That means the days will alternate from week to week. Monday (Tuesday,Wednesday) Thursday (Friday, Saturday) Sunday (Monday, Tuesday) Wednesday (Thursday, Friday) Saturday .... etc. On your off days, yes, shampoo. Use anything that is moisturizing and possibly something that heals damaged hair. Nizoral can do a number on your hair drying it out. Use a conditioner as well. This should keep things in balance. But yes you want to wash daily to get your rogaine off the scalp and gently cleanse your scalp skin to help keep it calm.

Also my thinning is worst in the front. Can i do anything else to thicken it up, its getting me, its become noticable and im always wearing a cap at uni. Does anyone suggest a multivitamin.. etc?

Multivitamins wont help with this. They can help make existing hair more healthy and strong (versus brittle and breaking). But your condition is androgenetic alopecia ... which is andro=hormonal genetic = genetic predisposition. Now keep in mind - I would recommend Propecia 1mg daily and Rogaine 5% for your situation. I can't give you any claims about Dutasteride. Some guys shed like wild on it. It just depends. Propecia has a good 10 years of hair loss studies behind it now that we can point to, so I have a lot more assurance with it. Dutasteride has some great results in studies too, but they are preliminary and not widely tested by many different companies, researchers, etc, like Propecia. Either way, a potent DHT inhibitor and rogaine 5% up front are your absolute best bet. The last thing you wanna do is change up your regimen right now. Pick something and stick to it for a minimum of another 12 months. I dont care if it doesn't seem to be working. Stick with it! I dont care if you shed like crazy. Stick with it. Rogaine can and does cause shedding and dutasteride may as well .... If you were on Propecia id say stick with it!

Also i have taken a blood test last week to seem my DHT levels, what is the normal level which i should be hopping for when i get me results.

The only value for DHT tests are for people who have not started Propecia or Dutasteride and want to see, just for fun, how much their levels decrease after they go on it with a followup test. There really is no value in such a test otherwise. We can't say "X DHT level = more hair loss, more severe hair loss, less severe hair loss, etc etc etc". Really doesn't mean much. Most of the time people get an Estrogen test prior to taking Propecia so they can watch their estrogen levels. Thats the real issue if and when side effects come into play. Comparing an estrogen test BEFORE going on a DHT inhibtor to a followup test while on a DHT inhibitor and experiencing side effects can help the person determine whether they should discontinue treatment, becuase E levels are too high.

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[Petchsky]

Also you can use Toppik or any other number of concealers which are good at thickening up your hair. I sometimes use Toppik and when you have this in you won't even be paranoid about people looking at your head thinking your balding. You can buy it on this site or use a search engine to hunt down the cheapest.

Laters

 

[Goingat20]

Thanks guys, thats really helped and cleared up a lot for me.
HairLossTalk.com, you've got me thinking of returning to propecia, yet when i look at my brother, it hasnt stopped his hair loss, it may have certainly slowed it down but not stopped it. What is interesting, im balding in the same pattern he is, we are thinning up the front more than the vertex. Thats why i wanted to take something different which could stop me from becomming where he is at. Me and him might just not be in that 83%.

I will get some pics up soon so you'se can judge my state.
Any suggestions for a good shampoo which i could use on the off days. I am using nioxin cleanser at the moment.

Also, the 'salesman' from shley and martin tolled me i shouldnt wash my hair everyday because i will be wiping away the protein or something like that which our hair makes, and we need it...

One more thing do i have to wash my hair each time i use rogain so i can reaplly... Also ive been using a product from HLCC 'MAKE MINOXIDIL WORK BETTER' they claim you can use it once a day when you add this..

Thanks again


Thanks again

 

[Goingat20]

Update
Ok my hair seems to be getting worse, first propecia didnt work and now dutasteride doesnt seem to be working. I will stick to dutasteride until the end of the year. Any one suggest another approach i could look into?
Hope everyones hairs getting better!