BitterBuffalo
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Hello all,
I have been a reader for some time but have not posted until now. I admire the honesty and courage of most people’s posts and have taken a lot away from this site.
Well I would like to take some time to tell you my story and post some pics.
I first started noticing slight hair loss and receding temples the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of college (19 years old). I will spare you the details but trust me when I say I can relate too many of you when you tell of extreme anxiety, depression, and questioning “why me?†esp when it does not run in my family.
I have always considered myself a good-looking guy and have been very conscience of my image, perhaps too much so on occasion. I would not consider myself vain but I have always been active/fit, I have many friends and enjoy going out to college bars to meet ppl… etc. I suffer from diffuse thinning and receding temples, not to mention a BIG head that does not look good shaved :shock: The 1st semester of my Jr. year I had lost my GF and was loosing my hair, It was still mostly undetectable to anyone but me, but I felt like things were out of control. I have always been a problem solver and this is something I could not fix. It ate away at me to no end, I found myself stopping in the bathroom several times a day to look in the mirror at my thinning hair.. It became a huge distraction and I had the lowest GPA of my life that semester… in danger of being separated if I repeated the same performance the following semester.
In the following year a met a wonderful girl, pulled myself together and finished grinding through school, however the black cloud of hair loss was never far from my mind. I graduated college last winter with a Mechanical Engineering degree and started a great job. I am happy to be done with hours of studying and finally making good money while enjoying the young upwardly mobile lifestyle. I have a wonderful family and an amazingly beautiful and smart girlfriend. I just bought my dream car, am looking at a condo, and investing and saving money. I feel I am accomplishing my goals and am exactly where I though I would be the month I turn 23.
To the outsider it may seem like I have everything going for me. I am very thankful for everything I have, and I have worked hard to get here. However, loosing my hair is not something I expected could happen to me at such a young age. I went through a very desperate stage where I tried various snake oils including Procerinn (sorry to say.) I used Rogaine on and off for two years but just couldn’t get used to the oily slick it left on my head.
I even spoke to a Dr about getting a hair transplant. I was advised to try propecia (Nov 1 2006) and I opted to also use the new Rogaine foam. So that is where I am today, 5+ months into the BIG 3. Months 1.5-3 (around Christmas) I felt my hair looked thicker and was more manageable. I remember going to a big Christmas party back home and not worrying about my hair. I have since begun about 3 weeks of intense shedding and I feel my scalp is becoming more and more visible. Not looking forward to the lake and swimming season. I hope things will change for the better but I know that I am doing everything in my power. I feel that propecia has been better than any anti anxiety/depressant for me. It is going to the root of my problem. I take some comfort in knowing I am doing the only thing I can, and try not to worry about things I can not change. I don’t see any positive results as of yet and am beginning to worry. Any comments would be appreciated. I will post pics again at 9 and 12 months, hoping to see some results and decreased shedding.
I am posting Pics from July 2006 (3-4 months prior to propecia) I feel my baseline was worse than this though. I am also posting April 2 (5 months on propecia)
If someone can tell me a quick and easy way to post my pics i would appreciate it and get them up ASAP
I have been a reader for some time but have not posted until now. I admire the honesty and courage of most people’s posts and have taken a lot away from this site.
Well I would like to take some time to tell you my story and post some pics.
I first started noticing slight hair loss and receding temples the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of college (19 years old). I will spare you the details but trust me when I say I can relate too many of you when you tell of extreme anxiety, depression, and questioning “why me?†esp when it does not run in my family.
I have always considered myself a good-looking guy and have been very conscience of my image, perhaps too much so on occasion. I would not consider myself vain but I have always been active/fit, I have many friends and enjoy going out to college bars to meet ppl… etc. I suffer from diffuse thinning and receding temples, not to mention a BIG head that does not look good shaved :shock: The 1st semester of my Jr. year I had lost my GF and was loosing my hair, It was still mostly undetectable to anyone but me, but I felt like things were out of control. I have always been a problem solver and this is something I could not fix. It ate away at me to no end, I found myself stopping in the bathroom several times a day to look in the mirror at my thinning hair.. It became a huge distraction and I had the lowest GPA of my life that semester… in danger of being separated if I repeated the same performance the following semester.
In the following year a met a wonderful girl, pulled myself together and finished grinding through school, however the black cloud of hair loss was never far from my mind. I graduated college last winter with a Mechanical Engineering degree and started a great job. I am happy to be done with hours of studying and finally making good money while enjoying the young upwardly mobile lifestyle. I have a wonderful family and an amazingly beautiful and smart girlfriend. I just bought my dream car, am looking at a condo, and investing and saving money. I feel I am accomplishing my goals and am exactly where I though I would be the month I turn 23.
To the outsider it may seem like I have everything going for me. I am very thankful for everything I have, and I have worked hard to get here. However, loosing my hair is not something I expected could happen to me at such a young age. I went through a very desperate stage where I tried various snake oils including Procerinn (sorry to say.) I used Rogaine on and off for two years but just couldn’t get used to the oily slick it left on my head.
I even spoke to a Dr about getting a hair transplant. I was advised to try propecia (Nov 1 2006) and I opted to also use the new Rogaine foam. So that is where I am today, 5+ months into the BIG 3. Months 1.5-3 (around Christmas) I felt my hair looked thicker and was more manageable. I remember going to a big Christmas party back home and not worrying about my hair. I have since begun about 3 weeks of intense shedding and I feel my scalp is becoming more and more visible. Not looking forward to the lake and swimming season. I hope things will change for the better but I know that I am doing everything in my power. I feel that propecia has been better than any anti anxiety/depressant for me. It is going to the root of my problem. I take some comfort in knowing I am doing the only thing I can, and try not to worry about things I can not change. I don’t see any positive results as of yet and am beginning to worry. Any comments would be appreciated. I will post pics again at 9 and 12 months, hoping to see some results and decreased shedding.
I am posting Pics from July 2006 (3-4 months prior to propecia) I feel my baseline was worse than this though. I am also posting April 2 (5 months on propecia)
If someone can tell me a quick and easy way to post my pics i would appreciate it and get them up ASAP
