its been two months since i began accepting my fate

[ssjpotato]

I'm 22, started taking finasteride august 2014 for receding hairline/crown thinning. Immediately began noticing sides but I rode it out for about four months. Didn't get better. Went to a Doctor, ran some tests and turned out I have a fvcked up liver and too much iron in my blood, unfortunately i can't fix the liver problem and he said that basically my liver can't handle long term medication like anti-depressants or in my case, finasteride.

So in january i stopped taking finasteride and two months later I still can't deal with it very well. I've been focusing on work, hobbies - everything. Still can't get my mind off it. I fvcking fantazise about an unrealistic scenarios where a cure comes out tomorrow and I can have my hairline back. My recession and thinning got so bad i started buzzing with a #1. maybe i'll start working out and see what happpens Idk. I'm just ranting, sorry I have nobody to rant to about this ****.

 

[hellouser]

maybe i'll start working out and see what happpens Idk.

If you didnt need to work out before, why do you need to work out now?

 

[doublebatman]

I'm 22, started taking finasteride august 2014 for receding hairline/crown thinning. Immediately began noticing sides but I rode it out for about four months. Didn't get better. Went to a Doctor, ran some tests and turned out I have a fvcked up liver and too much iron in my blood, unfortunately i can't fix the liver problem and he said that basically my liver can't handle long term medication like anti-depressants or in my case, finasteride.

So in january i stopped taking finasteride and two months later I still can't deal with it very well. I've been focusing on work, hobbies - everything. Still can't get my mind off it. I fvcking fantazise about an unrealistic scenarios where a cure comes out tomorrow and I can have my hairline back. My recession and thinning got so bad i started buzzing with a #1. maybe i'll start working out and see what happpens Idk. I'm just ranting, sorry I have nobody to rant to about this ****.

You're in a crappy situation. Have you looked into topicals?

For what its worth I didn't think you looked bad with your head shaved close.

 

[Wolf Pack]

It's ok bro to let it out. I remember advising you at the time. The key is to acknowledge that work, hobbies are only short term coping methods. Long term you need hair or to really learn to live with it, that will be hard. But people do accept bad things and 'deal' with it - think of a bereavement.

Anyway I'd look into topicals due to the liver issue. Try RU and minoxidil. Clearly you want this badly, give it a shot? Also can save up for a transplant. Density may not be great and you may keep losing hair due to lack of an established anti androgen: but you will have some coverage.

All the best!

 

[ssjpotato]

If you didnt need to work out before, why do you need to work out now?

Sorry, I meant I'll start working out as another way to get my mind away from everything. Should have made that clearer.

 

[SayifDoit]

You still have hair transplant option? Would minoxidil be bad then?

 

[Agustin Araujo]

Hey ssjpotato,

Talk to a member here by the username of 'CaptainForehead'. He's slick bald in a Norwood 6 pattern, and is incredibly knowledgableable on teaching others at how to cope with hair loss. I have found his posts to be helpful.

Please at least understand that there is life after hair loss.

 

[MrBald]

I'm 22, started taking finasteride august 2014 for receding hairline/crown thinning. Immediately began noticing sides but I rode it out for about four months. Didn't get better. Went to a Doctor, ran some tests and turned out I have a fvcked up liver and too much iron in my blood, unfortunately i can't fix the liver problem and he said that basically my liver can't handle long term medication like anti-depressants or in my case, finasteride.

So in january i stopped taking finasteride and two months later I still can't deal with it very well. I've been focusing on work, hobbies - everything. Still can't get my mind off it. I fvcking fantazise about an unrealistic scenarios where a cure comes out tomorrow and I can have my hairline back. My recession and thinning got so bad i started buzzing with a #1. maybe i'll start working out and see what happpens Idk. I'm just ranting, sorry I have nobody to rant to about this ****.

Hang in there man. I can't cope with this baldness **** either.. Its hell, but I hope that with time we can learn to handle this ****.