I have been contemplating a hair transplant for about a year now. I've had two consultations -- 1 over the phone and 1 in person with Bosley (yes, I know that they aren't the most respected here).
Just recently (November 10, 2010), I began using Finasteride/Propecia. I was extremely reluctant to do so, as I've read the horror stories. However, after much contemplation, I decided that I would give it a go at a lower dose (.625mg -- I cut the 5mg tabs into 8) and monitor my behaviors closely.
Over the first month and a half, I recalled there being 2 days where I felt some extreme brain fog/cloud. I was at work and suddenly i couldn't do anything -- it felt almost like a semi-dream state, like I had just been woken up from a deep sleep and I was trying to figure out what was going on -- what was real and what wasn't...
After this happening twice, both during random occurrences, I continued to use finasteride. This decision was party due to the sides not lasting more than half a day, and the fact that I had started taking Ambien at the same time i started finasteride -- I was hesitant to quit if the sides were from another medicine altogether.
December 27th came and I felt clouded all day. I didn't know what was going on. December 28th was very similar. It was at this point that I decided to test what would happen if I didn't take finasteride for the next couple days... within a day and a half I was back to normal and feeling ALIVE.
...I stayed off finasteride for that whole next week, and just decided yesterday that I was going to give it a go again (was this a stupid decision?), as I have heard of people experiencing some sides at first, but then fighting through them and having good luck with the product.
----now that you know my drug history, let me say that I am 26 years old and started to see thinning on my hairline at about the age of 22. Thinning on the top of my dome has just popped up in the last year or so. Aside from finasteride and some special shampoos, I haven't tried anything.
So...back to the original question -- should I consider a hair transplant? Or perhaps the question: Is it crazy for me to consider a hair transplant at this point in the game?
Pics are below:
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Thanks.
Just recently (November 10, 2010), I began using Finasteride/Propecia. I was extremely reluctant to do so, as I've read the horror stories. However, after much contemplation, I decided that I would give it a go at a lower dose (.625mg -- I cut the 5mg tabs into 8) and monitor my behaviors closely.
Over the first month and a half, I recalled there being 2 days where I felt some extreme brain fog/cloud. I was at work and suddenly i couldn't do anything -- it felt almost like a semi-dream state, like I had just been woken up from a deep sleep and I was trying to figure out what was going on -- what was real and what wasn't...
After this happening twice, both during random occurrences, I continued to use finasteride. This decision was party due to the sides not lasting more than half a day, and the fact that I had started taking Ambien at the same time i started finasteride -- I was hesitant to quit if the sides were from another medicine altogether.
December 27th came and I felt clouded all day. I didn't know what was going on. December 28th was very similar. It was at this point that I decided to test what would happen if I didn't take finasteride for the next couple days... within a day and a half I was back to normal and feeling ALIVE.
...I stayed off finasteride for that whole next week, and just decided yesterday that I was going to give it a go again (was this a stupid decision?), as I have heard of people experiencing some sides at first, but then fighting through them and having good luck with the product.
----now that you know my drug history, let me say that I am 26 years old and started to see thinning on my hairline at about the age of 22. Thinning on the top of my dome has just popped up in the last year or so. Aside from finasteride and some special shampoos, I haven't tried anything.
So...back to the original question -- should I consider a hair transplant? Or perhaps the question: Is it crazy for me to consider a hair transplant at this point in the game?
Pics are below:
http://img829.imageshack.us/i/internets1p.png/
http://img441.imageshack.us/i/internets2.png/
http://img375.imageshack.us/i/internets3.png/
Thanks.
