It's Like I'm Getting Better And Worse At The Same Time.

[Goldee Lox]

I've had high temples pretty much forever, but my hair has decent thickness and styling ability.. Unless it gets cut too short. I'm in my late 20's now, but my hair is still basically the same as it was in my late teens. May have receded a bit more, but pretty much the same.. I've heard remarks growing up on a few occasions that I was going to "go bald", but never too much. Usually they happened on bad hair days or when I had a terrible haircut from people that have some deep seeded disdain towards me.

I started a regimen of finasteride and minoxidil in April. Low dose finasteride. I'm taking .5mg every 3rd day and using minoxidil liquid at night only. My hair has been slowly improving on this regimen. I can definitely tell that it's better than before and seems to get a little better all the time.

The thing that's bothering me is, ever since I've felt my hair is improving, especially in the last month or so I'm catching more slights about my hair or appearance in general from some friends and coworkers. It's not all in my head as some people would suggest. I don't get it.. It almost makes me think that I'm getting worse somehow and am delusional about improvements that I think are apparent.

This thread is probably pointless, I guess I'm just having a peculiar day.

 

[whatevr]

One of the things that can happen simultaneously especially on finasteride & Min is that Min can give a strong boost to the parts of your hair where the hairs are still not so much damaged so for example, the front central forelock. That can get quite a bit thicker fairly quickly, which makes the weak temple hairs (which are harder to rejuvenate) stand out more in a negative way.

On top of that if you fail to maintain on Finasteride then Minoxidil can simultaneously be boosting some hairs but the others are still dying off. That is an explanation for getting better and worse at the same time.

In my case before I started minoxidil my temples back then had more coverage but my overall hair was very thin and crappy. After minoxidil the hair all over my head got thicker but due to lack of maintenance my temples are more receded now (note that I'm not saying minoxidil killed them).

 

[Goldee Lox]

Ya, that's not what this thread is really about.. My hair has just improved overall.. By better I mean I feel my look has improved, by worse I mean I feel I'm catching more flak than ever before.

It seems like several people are trying to get me to question myself more.

 

[Goldee Lox]

I should have probably made a better thread title :/

 

[Roberto_72]

I should have probably made a better thread title :/

Like how?

However, a similar thing happened to me in the past. I had better hair and got those slights. I think some people may do it to spite you, because they are jealous you are returning to look decently.

 

[whatevr]

Ya, that's not what this thread is really about.. My hair has just improved overall.. By better I mean I feel my look has improved, by worse I mean I feel I'm catching more flak than ever before.

It seems like several people are trying to get me to question myself more.

Well I gave you a reason why people might be on your case - perhaps your hair is thicker overall but your temples are more receded so it's more noticeable?

 

[Goldee Lox]

I don't think so.. My temples seem to be in a better or at least the same state as before. I've been obsessed with my hair since early childhood. I would know if they were worse off. Most of the people that have said things to me in a negative connotation are in fact balding guys. Guys with worse hair than myself, but not always.