2 Month Update.
I am not posting pics because I am pretty sure they would look exactly the same as my baseline pictures. I have noticed in the last couple of days, if I shake my hands vigorously through my hair, a lot of hairs will fall out. This was never the case before. I have actually never seen any loose hairs fall out in the shower or left in the towel or any other time for that matter. I am hoping the finasteride is starting to knock out some of the weaklings to replace them with stronger specimens. The hairs that do fall out seem to be thin and weak looking strands.
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I am 27 years old. I have virtually no history of hair loss in my family and did not see this coming at all! I noticed some thinning in the crown of my hair that I foolishly attributed to the large headphones I wear all day that sit in that exact spot on my head. I continued to ignore the issue for around a year until recently when I have noticed thinning on the top of my head as well. I did not realize how rapidly my hair was falling out, but I have always had extremely thick hair, and I'd probably say 1/3 to 1/2 of my hair has fallen out from the crown and then right down the middle of the top of my head.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36894811@N04/3399093694/
I freaked out one day and I ordered a bottle of Minoxidil 15% topical solution that also has 5% Azelaic Acid which is a DHT inhibitor as well. I also bought some 1% Nizoral as it was all I could find in stores. Finally, I made a Dr. appt to get some Finasteride.
Once my initial panic attack was over, I had pretty much decided I didn't want to start right off with the Minoxidil. I started on 1.25mg of Finasteride daily on 03/18/09. I am using Nizoral 1% Shampoo every MWF.
I wanted to ride this out and see if I could just keep what I still have, but then my girlfriend just mentioned how my hair was looking really thin on top. It looks much thinner when it is wet and styled than when it is dry like the attached picture. Now I am considering starting the Minoxidil treatment as well to see if I can gain some thickness back that I once had.
Would it be a mistake to start off at 15% right away on the top of the head? Should I try 2% or 5% first?
The product I am considering usage of is on the website http://www.perfecthairsolutions.com and it is the 15% minoxidil + 5% Azelaic Acid.
I am not posting pics because I am pretty sure they would look exactly the same as my baseline pictures. I have noticed in the last couple of days, if I shake my hands vigorously through my hair, a lot of hairs will fall out. This was never the case before. I have actually never seen any loose hairs fall out in the shower or left in the towel or any other time for that matter. I am hoping the finasteride is starting to knock out some of the weaklings to replace them with stronger specimens. The hairs that do fall out seem to be thin and weak looking strands.
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I am 27 years old. I have virtually no history of hair loss in my family and did not see this coming at all! I noticed some thinning in the crown of my hair that I foolishly attributed to the large headphones I wear all day that sit in that exact spot on my head. I continued to ignore the issue for around a year until recently when I have noticed thinning on the top of my head as well. I did not realize how rapidly my hair was falling out, but I have always had extremely thick hair, and I'd probably say 1/3 to 1/2 of my hair has fallen out from the crown and then right down the middle of the top of my head.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36894811@N04/3399093694/
I freaked out one day and I ordered a bottle of Minoxidil 15% topical solution that also has 5% Azelaic Acid which is a DHT inhibitor as well. I also bought some 1% Nizoral as it was all I could find in stores. Finally, I made a Dr. appt to get some Finasteride.
Once my initial panic attack was over, I had pretty much decided I didn't want to start right off with the Minoxidil. I started on 1.25mg of Finasteride daily on 03/18/09. I am using Nizoral 1% Shampoo every MWF.
I wanted to ride this out and see if I could just keep what I still have, but then my girlfriend just mentioned how my hair was looking really thin on top. It looks much thinner when it is wet and styled than when it is dry like the attached picture. Now I am considering starting the Minoxidil treatment as well to see if I can gain some thickness back that I once had.
Would it be a mistake to start off at 15% right away on the top of the head? Should I try 2% or 5% first?
The product I am considering usage of is on the website http://www.perfecthairsolutions.com and it is the 15% minoxidil + 5% Azelaic Acid.
