Hi guys,
I am a 25 year old guy from the Netherlands. Had very thick, wavy hair at least till i was 23. Never noticed any hairloss whatsoever. Didn't even think about it once, since my only direct male point of reference (my father) is in his late fifties and still has a decent head of hair, only quite recently thinning a bit on the crown.
Something like two years ago my that time girlfriend bluntly told me i was starting to thin on top. I didn't panick or anything, couldn't see it myself and my hairline was totally intact yet. But the next summer i was in Southern America and i got quite badly burned on the scalp, something that had never happened to me before. Also i noticed an increase in shedding of hair while showering, a new phenomenon to me as well. I blamed it on the malaria pills i was taking.
My denial phase ended the next fall, when i took a little mirror which showed that the back of my parting was getting rapidly broader. I freaked out and to tell the truth, i still haven't come to terms with the idea of balding yet.
Wasn't until July 2004 when i started to do something to fight it. Started with propecia and nizoral 1%.
Results so far have been very mixed, to put it mildly.
My scalp sometimes gets very irritated (or inflammated), also a novelty for me. There are days that nizoral soothes it, but on the other hand, my dandruff has even grown worse.
Propecia has taken me into a rollercoaster ride. After almost nine months i've had several sheddings, some of them due to the change of seasons i suppose. Overall my hairloss hasn't decreased though: still losing a solid 50+ almost every time i shampoo.
The diffused thinning on top seems to have worsened a little, and Androgenetic Alopecia slowly stretches it claws to the frontal part of the vertex (which is quite good, still). On the other hand, the most vulnerable spots on top appear to thicken up a tiny bit, although i am not sure of this - no good pics available.
One thing is for sure: within nine months i have moved from a Norwood 1 to an early Norwood 2. Yes, the temples have responded very violently to finasteride. Or maybe they were just doomed to retreat, in spite of any treatment.
Sides on finasteride: heavy feeling on the chest during the first week, which quickly went away. After seven weeks a sudden drop in libido. This lasted for two weeks, and (coincidentally?) vanished at the very moment i started with a handfull of pumpkin seeds every day. I would even describe my current libido as a bit higher than normal.
If finasteride succeeds in halting my hair loss right at this stage for several years, i'll be happy. I intend to hold on to it at least for one and a half year before deciding what to do afterwards.
I am a 25 year old guy from the Netherlands. Had very thick, wavy hair at least till i was 23. Never noticed any hairloss whatsoever. Didn't even think about it once, since my only direct male point of reference (my father) is in his late fifties and still has a decent head of hair, only quite recently thinning a bit on the crown.
Something like two years ago my that time girlfriend bluntly told me i was starting to thin on top. I didn't panick or anything, couldn't see it myself and my hairline was totally intact yet. But the next summer i was in Southern America and i got quite badly burned on the scalp, something that had never happened to me before. Also i noticed an increase in shedding of hair while showering, a new phenomenon to me as well. I blamed it on the malaria pills i was taking.
My denial phase ended the next fall, when i took a little mirror which showed that the back of my parting was getting rapidly broader. I freaked out and to tell the truth, i still haven't come to terms with the idea of balding yet.
Wasn't until July 2004 when i started to do something to fight it. Started with propecia and nizoral 1%.
Results so far have been very mixed, to put it mildly.
My scalp sometimes gets very irritated (or inflammated), also a novelty for me. There are days that nizoral soothes it, but on the other hand, my dandruff has even grown worse.
Propecia has taken me into a rollercoaster ride. After almost nine months i've had several sheddings, some of them due to the change of seasons i suppose. Overall my hairloss hasn't decreased though: still losing a solid 50+ almost every time i shampoo.
The diffused thinning on top seems to have worsened a little, and Androgenetic Alopecia slowly stretches it claws to the frontal part of the vertex (which is quite good, still). On the other hand, the most vulnerable spots on top appear to thicken up a tiny bit, although i am not sure of this - no good pics available.
One thing is for sure: within nine months i have moved from a Norwood 1 to an early Norwood 2. Yes, the temples have responded very violently to finasteride. Or maybe they were just doomed to retreat, in spite of any treatment.
Sides on finasteride: heavy feeling on the chest during the first week, which quickly went away. After seven weeks a sudden drop in libido. This lasted for two weeks, and (coincidentally?) vanished at the very moment i started with a handfull of pumpkin seeds every day. I would even describe my current libido as a bit higher than normal.
If finasteride succeeds in halting my hair loss right at this stage for several years, i'll be happy. I intend to hold on to it at least for one and a half year before deciding what to do afterwards.
