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Hi guys, I'm new in here. I've been reading this forum for a couple of weeks now and finally decided that I should start posting. So here we go.
I'm a 23 year (24 this November) old male from Finland. I first started losing my hair at around 2003-2004, I'm not 100% sure since I never ever thought I was really losing it (denial, I know). I have sported long hair since 2003, and kept it tied in the back (ponytail) since early 2005 so it was really hard to notice the hair loss. I decided to go for a short hair in early May 2006. And that's when it hit me: I'm going f*****g bald! Only one of my like 10 uncles is bald, and he started balding at his 30's so I thought I'd be safe. How f*****g wrong was I!
I'm a diffuse thinner, which sucks... I'd rather be a receder, since they look normal much longer. Last month I decided to attack male pattern baldness by starting finasteride 1.25 mg daily (5 mg cut into 1/4, skip every 5th day). Now, after a month on finasteride I have decided that it's just not enough. I just ordered me a 4 month package of Kirkland minoxidil 5% and can't wait to get the delivery and start using that sh*t. I still have some healthy hair everywhere but too much of those weird, thinning miniature hairs that basically make my hair look sh*t. I have a strip of miniaturised hair down the center of my head + some further thinning on vertex. My hairline is still pretty much intact.
The weird thing is that I'm not really shedding, I lose about 30 hairs when shampooing and around 10-30 during the day. I almost never have hair on my pillow (well, this morning there was ONE).
In conclusion, the hair loss has made my life a living f*****g hell. I'm a passive, frightened shell of my former self. I'm wearing a cap every time I go out (I never wore one before). I play soccer a lot so my friends have seen my hair many times, but no one has commented anything yet. I just hope the big 3 does some wonders for me and I can start enjoying life again. Well, I guess that's about it... I keep updating my situation.
Thanks for reading and sorry about my english.
EDIT: Pictures (with flash):
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The first 2 pics are f*****g horrible... my hair is all clumped because of AM minoxidil usage and wearing a cap at work. Also, I do have miniature hairs everywhere so the areas where the scalp is shining are not slick bald, hehe. The last picture is for you guys to judge if a shaved head could look okish on me?
EDIT: More pics (without flash):
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg128.imagevenue.com%2Floc574%2Fth_20705_Spa50084_574lo.jpg&hash=6860e67f5e891b28457cd54ce26d4057)
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg134.imagevenue.com%2Floc582%2Fth_20711_Spa50089_582lo.jpg&hash=1088bf674bf4b2385ade2d2ef10ce53a)
You can see the tiny miniaturized hair in these pics... I'm not quite as bald as the first set of images made me out to be.
I'm a 23 year (24 this November) old male from Finland. I first started losing my hair at around 2003-2004, I'm not 100% sure since I never ever thought I was really losing it (denial, I know). I have sported long hair since 2003, and kept it tied in the back (ponytail) since early 2005 so it was really hard to notice the hair loss. I decided to go for a short hair in early May 2006. And that's when it hit me: I'm going f*****g bald! Only one of my like 10 uncles is bald, and he started balding at his 30's so I thought I'd be safe. How f*****g wrong was I!
I'm a diffuse thinner, which sucks... I'd rather be a receder, since they look normal much longer. Last month I decided to attack male pattern baldness by starting finasteride 1.25 mg daily (5 mg cut into 1/4, skip every 5th day). Now, after a month on finasteride I have decided that it's just not enough. I just ordered me a 4 month package of Kirkland minoxidil 5% and can't wait to get the delivery and start using that sh*t. I still have some healthy hair everywhere but too much of those weird, thinning miniature hairs that basically make my hair look sh*t. I have a strip of miniaturised hair down the center of my head + some further thinning on vertex. My hairline is still pretty much intact.
The weird thing is that I'm not really shedding, I lose about 30 hairs when shampooing and around 10-30 during the day. I almost never have hair on my pillow (well, this morning there was ONE).
In conclusion, the hair loss has made my life a living f*****g hell. I'm a passive, frightened shell of my former self. I'm wearing a cap every time I go out (I never wore one before). I play soccer a lot so my friends have seen my hair many times, but no one has commented anything yet. I just hope the big 3 does some wonders for me and I can start enjoying life again. Well, I guess that's about it... I keep updating my situation.
Thanks for reading and sorry about my english.
EDIT: Pictures (with flash):
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg7.imagevenue.com%2Floc378%2Fth_61263_Spa500333_378lo.jpg&hash=7ec074a67c24e18f70ccb614def34154)
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg150.imagevenue.com%2Floc552%2Fth_61269_Spa500344_552lo.jpg&hash=639a3ea7cfd448b449fd8709e6936f1f)
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg158.imagevenue.com%2Floc444%2Fth_61275_Spa500377_444lo.jpg&hash=fa3f01894e7e0eff4df138f5992f1506)
The first 2 pics are f*****g horrible... my hair is all clumped because of AM minoxidil usage and wearing a cap at work. Also, I do have miniature hairs everywhere so the areas where the scalp is shining are not slick bald, hehe. The last picture is for you guys to judge if a shaved head could look okish on me?
EDIT: More pics (without flash):
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg128.imagevenue.com%2Floc574%2Fth_20705_Spa50084_574lo.jpg&hash=6860e67f5e891b28457cd54ce26d4057)
![](/interact/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg134.imagevenue.com%2Floc582%2Fth_20711_Spa50089_582lo.jpg&hash=1088bf674bf4b2385ade2d2ef10ce53a)
You can see the tiny miniaturized hair in these pics... I'm not quite as bald as the first set of images made me out to be.