Hi,
22. Working. Struggling.
The story goes very cliche mode.
Started noticing something 'wrong' with my hair after the First year of college - or we can say that's when i started paying heed to my hair. Used the word 'wrong' ,as have still not been able to figure out whether it's hair loss or just thinning or what. Haven't had a very 'blessed' density since birth which includes quite a large forehead but still things went downhill since my scalp started getting visible at some areas. Not amongst those to become extreme paranoid and all, but yeah it started pinching when some of my friends commented. And it has been growing ever since, posing problem for me to style my hair differently now.
Past Regimen
Sadly, have a balding pattern on both sides of the family, paternal and maternal. My sister had been facing thinning and on Doctor's recommendation she underwent some meds for roughly 2 years, without seeing any results so she very skeptic about all this, and as a result discouraging me to spend money on it. Talking about past regimen, my first consultation around 1 year ago gave the result as : unhealthy scalp, hair thinning, receding hairline. Yet i din't decide to start on medication, primarily money being the reason. Instead i resorted to some lotion treatments by some local 'hakeem' (suggested by my friend who had seen very good results), which sort of din't give no results, but i had to stop them as they were acidic+painful, and it all wasn't medically legal ,to term it. My scalp was quite red, and then finally after some 6 months or so, which i consider as a transition period, I have decided to go all up for the Big 3, after actively reading forums and seeing extreme good results on people like Zeroheat, Peapoddy etc. Moreover, i have received the assessment reports from online consultations from 2-3 docs as well(i was seeking knowledge on hair transplants), and have received a common reply stating that am young for it, and instead should consider medications(Big 3 were suggested by them).
So have pinged a few senior members on this forum , and they have been extremely helpful to advise as per their knowledge, but have been getting mixed reviews. So, would definitely feel obliged to get advice from all the people viewing this thread and kind enough to impart their knowledge on the same.
Current Regimen
* Finasteride 1mg (by Cipla) everyday since July First Week, before going to bed
* Nizral 2% shampoo(by J&J) 2-3x per week, since End Of June
Future Regimen
-->http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Mino...1437218817&sr=8-1&keywords=minoxidil+kirkland
-->http://www.amazon.com/Rogaine-Men-H...sim_194_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GGRGSA2K1X0RJ51N051
-->http://www.amazon.com/Natrol-Maximu...sim_194_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=06Y084HPVZWYBD77M10P
Gallery
Below are the pics taken some 6 months back roughly around when i had stopped the lotion treatment.
22. Working. Struggling.
The story goes very cliche mode.
Started noticing something 'wrong' with my hair after the First year of college - or we can say that's when i started paying heed to my hair. Used the word 'wrong' ,as have still not been able to figure out whether it's hair loss or just thinning or what. Haven't had a very 'blessed' density since birth which includes quite a large forehead but still things went downhill since my scalp started getting visible at some areas. Not amongst those to become extreme paranoid and all, but yeah it started pinching when some of my friends commented. And it has been growing ever since, posing problem for me to style my hair differently now.
Past Regimen
Sadly, have a balding pattern on both sides of the family, paternal and maternal. My sister had been facing thinning and on Doctor's recommendation she underwent some meds for roughly 2 years, without seeing any results so she very skeptic about all this, and as a result discouraging me to spend money on it. Talking about past regimen, my first consultation around 1 year ago gave the result as : unhealthy scalp, hair thinning, receding hairline. Yet i din't decide to start on medication, primarily money being the reason. Instead i resorted to some lotion treatments by some local 'hakeem' (suggested by my friend who had seen very good results), which sort of din't give no results, but i had to stop them as they were acidic+painful, and it all wasn't medically legal ,to term it. My scalp was quite red, and then finally after some 6 months or so, which i consider as a transition period, I have decided to go all up for the Big 3, after actively reading forums and seeing extreme good results on people like Zeroheat, Peapoddy etc. Moreover, i have received the assessment reports from online consultations from 2-3 docs as well(i was seeking knowledge on hair transplants), and have received a common reply stating that am young for it, and instead should consider medications(Big 3 were suggested by them).
So have pinged a few senior members on this forum , and they have been extremely helpful to advise as per their knowledge, but have been getting mixed reviews. So, would definitely feel obliged to get advice from all the people viewing this thread and kind enough to impart their knowledge on the same.
Current Regimen
* Finasteride 1mg (by Cipla) everyday since July First Week, before going to bed
* Nizral 2% shampoo(by J&J) 2-3x per week, since End Of June
Future Regimen
-->http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Mino...1437218817&sr=8-1&keywords=minoxidil+kirkland
-->http://www.amazon.com/Rogaine-Men-H...sim_194_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GGRGSA2K1X0RJ51N051
-->http://www.amazon.com/Natrol-Maximu...sim_194_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=06Y084HPVZWYBD77M10P
Gallery
Below are the pics taken some 6 months back roughly around when i had stopped the lotion treatment.
