Hairloss at a young age is a prison

[Baldingat188]

The younger hairloss starts, the worse. Hairloss has severely impacted the quality of my life but not for the reasons you might think. When I noticed I was going bald at 18 I became very panicked. In fact for about 2 years straight I developed ocd from constantly taking pictures of my diffuse thinning hair and could not stop thinking about it. I am not someone who can pull of the bald look at all. I know everyone says that, but for me it would be really rough.

due to the tremendous burden hairloss was having on me, I decided the risks of finesteride was worth it. I have now been taking finasteride for 4+ years and I have had “ the best possible scenario”. In fact, my hairloss hasn’t progressed at all in those 4 years. Great right? Except the impact of hairloss goes far beyond that. Being on finasteride sucks to be honest. I never know if anything I’m feeling I should attribute to finasteride or if it’s just my mind. But still, I have almost no sex drive, pretty bad Ed ( can’t maintain erection), no morning wood. Recently I feel I may be developing gyno because I have breast pain. Yet I cannot make myself stop taking finasteride. I feel locked in for life because going bald sounds worse. Yet I hate feeling like I am recking my body. In the eyes of society I would be “vain” so any damage I do to myself I am at fault for. But I can’t accept going bald and being treated like trash by the general public ( yes I really would be that ugly if I go bald).

 

[Templah]

I made the opposite choice. Now I might be an Incel but not only because of my hair, it sure made it worse for me tho.
But at least I don't have to worry about a bunch of health complications that might happen to you eventually. My hair has barely changed once I reached Nw3 like 2-3 years ago so overall I'm rather glad that I never took finasteride. Creating a bunch of problems to temporary solve one just doesn't seem worth to me. Can't denie that I'm treated like trash by society but a hair piece or transplant in the future might help.

 

[Baldingat188]

I made the opposite choice. Now I might be an Incel but not only because of my hair, it sure made it worse for me tho.
But at least I don't have to worry about a bunch of health complications that might happen to you eventually. My hair has barely changed once I reached Nw3 like 2-3 years ago so overall I'm rather glad that I never took finasteride. Creating a bunch of problems to temporary solve one just doesn't seem worth to me. Can't denie that I'm treated like trash by society but a hair piece or transplant in the future might help.

yea I mean it’s a tough choice. My thinking is if I’m not gonna be getting laid anyways my erection function matters less than my hair ( since I still have to talk/ interact with society). If I thought I could pull off the bald look at all, I would not be taking finasteride. I would go from about a 6 to a 2 facially. Doesn’t help being short either.

 

[Pls_NW-1]

I can relate. Balding in teens is fucked up lol.

Started with the age of 14. @_@ And I want to die.

 

[iCloud]

Yes, it sucks big time to be losing hair in your teens, when your peers are in bloom and you yourself are already decaying.

But in your case, I would stop finasteride and look for alternative treatments.

 

[1919]

The younger hairloss starts, the worse. Hairloss has severely impacted the quality of my life but not for the reasons you might think. When I noticed I was going bald at 18 I became very panicked. In fact for about 2 years straight I developed ocd from constantly taking pictures of my diffuse thinning hair and could not stop thinking about it. I am not someone who can pull of the bald look at all. I know everyone says that, but for me it would be really rough.

due to the tremendous burden hairloss was having on me, I decided the risks of finesteride was worth it. I have now been taking finasteride for 4+ years and I have had “ the best possible scenario”. In fact, my hairloss hasn’t progressed at all in those 4 years. Great right? Except the impact of hairloss goes far beyond that. Being on finasteride sucks to be honest. I never know if anything I’m feeling I should attribute to finasteride or if it’s just my mind. But still, I have almost no sex drive, pretty bad Ed ( can’t maintain erection), no morning wood. Recently I feel I may be developing gyno because I have breast pain. Yet I cannot make myself stop taking finasteride. I feel locked in for life because going bald sounds worse. Yet I hate feeling like I am recking my body. In the eyes of society I would be “vain” so any damage I do to myself I am at fault for. But I can’t accept going bald and being treated like trash by the general public ( yes I really would be that ugly if I go bald).

Clearly, oral finasteride is not the treatment for you. Why not go for topical finasteride? The safety profile is much better.

 

[Templah]

I can relate. Balding in teens is fucked up lol.

Started with the age of 14. @_@ And I want to die.

I started at 12, I'm short too

 

[Paqua]

Clearly, oral finasteride is not the treatment for you. Why not go for topical finasteride? The safety profile is much better.

Isn't the concensus that topical finasteride will build up in your system just as oral does, it just takes longer?

So how would it be any safer in the long run?

 

[Pls_NW-1]

I started at 12, I'm short too

Don't.

Are you serious!? Brooo

 

[Pls_NW-1]

I would try an Aromatase Inhibitor if you experience estrogenic side effects. Tho this may accelerate your hair loss...

T gel may help.

But I would consider these options only if you got a strong AA in your regimen, so your hair is protected from Androgens, which you elevate with the use of the stated drugs before.

 

[Baldingat188]

Yes, it sucks big time to be losing hair in your teens, when your peers are in bloom and you yourself are already decaying.

But in your case, I would stop finasteride and look for alternative treatments.

What else do I even have? I’m destined for nw7 if I stop. I would gladly stop if I had anything else but I don’t want to be to embrassed to even go into public.. or be a hat prisoner for life.

 

[Pls_NW-1]

What else do I even have? I’m destined for nw7 if I stop. I would gladly stop if I had anything else but I don’t want to be to embrassed to even go into public.. or be a hat prisoner for life.

Hair systems buddy till the cure comes (never) out lol

 

[Baldingat188]

Hair systems buddy till the cure comes (never) out lol

Hair systems sound kinda like hell tbh. I don’t even care about dating/ getting laid but I want to look normal enough to function in public. If I go full NW7 it would probably hurt for job interviews and everything inbetween. Wish I could just be an average looking guy with average height without having to take finasteride and constantly be second guessing myself.

 

[Pls_NW-1]

Hair systems sound kinda like hell tbh. I don’t even care about dating/ getting laid but I want to look normal enough to function in public. If I go full NW7 it would probably hurt for job interviews and everything inbetween. Wish I could just be an average looking guy with average height without having to take finasteride and constantly be second guessing myself.

Very true. Its either meds and sides or system and no sides. I personally prefer the first. Lol

 

[Templah]

Don't.

Are you serious!? Brooo

Ye, My hairloss is slow but I started early so I'm already nw3

 

[Exodus2011]

did your hair loss even ever happen? lol you're a major BDD case. i literally never saw not one bit of hair loss on any of your pictures.

 

[Baldingat188]

did your hair loss even ever happen? lol you're a major BDD case. i literally never saw not one bit of hair loss on any of your pictures.

No it didn’t thanks to finasteride. I was ( and still am) early stage diffuse thinning. I am pretty sure if I quit finasteride my hair will go to crap. NW7 pattern ( thinning on sides) and strong genetic predisposition for young age severe hairloss.

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

You guys obsess and obsess and you like to let everyone else know about every single quibble with finasteride. Now I would never say this, but others might say either take the stuff or don't but don't keep trying to ruin it for everyone else and don't continue with the endless chatter about "woe, is me. I am bald but I won't risk taking finasteride" Life is about risk/reward. I would do virtually anything not to be bald and I have and it has all been rewarding but I largely stopped going to Tressless because virtually every single post is a version of this one about finasteride and minoxidil and "oh, no! You mean I have to take it for life?" Sigh. For those too disinclined to take on any risk at all:

"Live, dammit, live! Every precious moment as if this were the last year of your life. Because in many ways, it is!"

 

[JaneyElizabeth]

yea I mean it’s a tough choice. My thinking is if I’m not gonna be getting laid anyways my erection function matters less than my hair ( since I still have to talk/ interact with society). If I thought I could pull off the bald look at all, I would not be taking finasteride. I would go from about a 6 to a 2 facially. Doesn’t help being short either.

I will give you a list of sites that sell v**** without a prescription. I mean who cares how you get it up as long as you do and cialis lasts for days so you can be spontaneous if you don't have the 45 minutes to wait for v**** to come on.

 

[Templah]

You guys obsess and obsess and you like to let everyone else know about every single quibble with finasteride. Now I would never say this, but others might say either take the stuff or don't but don't keep trying to ruin it for everyone else and don't continue with the endless chatter about "woe, is me. I am bald but I won't risk taking finasteride" Life is about risk/reward. I would do virtually anything not to be bald and I have and it has all been rewarding but I largely stopped going to Tressless because virtually every single post is a version of this one about finasteride and minoxidil and "oh, no! You mean I have to take it for life?" Sigh. For those too disinclined to take on any risk at all:

"Live, dammit, live! Every precious moment as if this were the last year of your life. Because in many ways, it is!"

I have no clue what you are complaining about