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Hey guys, first off let me start off by saying thanks so much to everyone who uses this site and provides information to guys like me-I didnt have a clue when i stumbled upon this site.
Im gonna be as detailed as i can because I know my extra info could make someones day a little better, as this site has done for me several times:
Background- 20 year old caucasian (just cause ive seen guys discussing a correlation between certain races and response to treatments etc.), pretty active especially in the summer as i play junior A lacrosse in Canada. Diet is alright not great but not horrible, try to do as well as i can but the university student life can make that hard. Probably smoke a bit too much dope in the off season haha and cigarettes the odd time when i used to drink, but ive pretty much cut that out. started noticing my hair loss at the start of this past summer, but some of the trolls on these online forums scared me from starting this regimen until about 3 months ago. Im receded at the temples pretty far and had some diffuse thinning around the crown area.
Current regimen (about 5 days away from month 3):
-Regenepure about 4-5 times a week
-finasteride (firide) .75 mg a day
-minoxidil 2% (canada eh haha) ONCE a morning after shower *i only put it on my hairline*
-folligen hair cream about 1-2 a week, yet again only on my hairline
-other notables: been drinkin a lot of green tea lately, just for overall general health. also been taking some astaxanthine, a really cool and powerful antioxidant that you guys should look into just for health benefits, cant say whether its had any effect on my hair.
PICs: all the pics of my hairline has been when the hair has been WET and vulnerable, combed up to show my loss. The other ones have been closer to how i would brush/style my hair when facing down. Keep in mind that im just approaching three months so the results wont be anything too crazy, but i think theres something goin on up there haha.
FINASTERIDE (new guys pay attention) : Okay now let me address this. I understand that some guys get side effects, im not an idiot but I just wanna say this drug is bashed too hard on these online forums. I have had absolutely no side effects whatsoever, and i started on 1.25 but toned it down to .75 just cause i wanted to save on my 5mg pills i cut up. I aslo know several friends who use this drug, one for years, and have not experienced a single thing. Reason for the heavy online bashing, its called the "non-response bias" in statistical terms. For those who arent familiar heres an example.. your a used car salesmen, and you sell 10 guys cars in one day but unfortunately one of the cars you sold was had an unforseen mechanical error... now whos more likely to come back to your dealership the next day to comment, the guys who had no problems just to say "thanks a lot" or the one guy whos car broke down... Im assuming the 90% of the guys who do have a good experience with finas. dont return to these forums to praise the drug that gave them their hair back, but you can sure as hell bet 99% percent of the guys who HAVE bad experiences are gonna come back and bash it, heck even make a website bashing it haha.. anyways sorry for the rant guys.
My controversial addition; now i say controversial cause ive seen some guys get fired up in these forums over the topic of masturbation and whether or not ceasing to partake in said event will help your hair loss/regrowth. I personally have not completely abstained from it but i have greatly cut down on masturbating and although i cant pin any results i may see on this cause im on the 3, I do believe that there may be something behind it, and i think it should be more openly discussed and not as criticized on these forums.
Anyways, I hope i didn't miss posting any info for you guys and if you have any questions or comments about this would love to hear them.
**Also, by no means am I saying ive had great results, I just wanna share my two cents with the website that has done a hell of a lot for young guys like me.
Im gonna be as detailed as i can because I know my extra info could make someones day a little better, as this site has done for me several times:
Background- 20 year old caucasian (just cause ive seen guys discussing a correlation between certain races and response to treatments etc.), pretty active especially in the summer as i play junior A lacrosse in Canada. Diet is alright not great but not horrible, try to do as well as i can but the university student life can make that hard. Probably smoke a bit too much dope in the off season haha and cigarettes the odd time when i used to drink, but ive pretty much cut that out. started noticing my hair loss at the start of this past summer, but some of the trolls on these online forums scared me from starting this regimen until about 3 months ago. Im receded at the temples pretty far and had some diffuse thinning around the crown area.
Current regimen (about 5 days away from month 3):
-Regenepure about 4-5 times a week
-finasteride (firide) .75 mg a day
-minoxidil 2% (canada eh haha) ONCE a morning after shower *i only put it on my hairline*
-folligen hair cream about 1-2 a week, yet again only on my hairline
-other notables: been drinkin a lot of green tea lately, just for overall general health. also been taking some astaxanthine, a really cool and powerful antioxidant that you guys should look into just for health benefits, cant say whether its had any effect on my hair.
PICs: all the pics of my hairline has been when the hair has been WET and vulnerable, combed up to show my loss. The other ones have been closer to how i would brush/style my hair when facing down. Keep in mind that im just approaching three months so the results wont be anything too crazy, but i think theres something goin on up there haha.
FINASTERIDE (new guys pay attention) : Okay now let me address this. I understand that some guys get side effects, im not an idiot but I just wanna say this drug is bashed too hard on these online forums. I have had absolutely no side effects whatsoever, and i started on 1.25 but toned it down to .75 just cause i wanted to save on my 5mg pills i cut up. I aslo know several friends who use this drug, one for years, and have not experienced a single thing. Reason for the heavy online bashing, its called the "non-response bias" in statistical terms. For those who arent familiar heres an example.. your a used car salesmen, and you sell 10 guys cars in one day but unfortunately one of the cars you sold was had an unforseen mechanical error... now whos more likely to come back to your dealership the next day to comment, the guys who had no problems just to say "thanks a lot" or the one guy whos car broke down... Im assuming the 90% of the guys who do have a good experience with finas. dont return to these forums to praise the drug that gave them their hair back, but you can sure as hell bet 99% percent of the guys who HAVE bad experiences are gonna come back and bash it, heck even make a website bashing it haha.. anyways sorry for the rant guys.
My controversial addition; now i say controversial cause ive seen some guys get fired up in these forums over the topic of masturbation and whether or not ceasing to partake in said event will help your hair loss/regrowth. I personally have not completely abstained from it but i have greatly cut down on masturbating and although i cant pin any results i may see on this cause im on the 3, I do believe that there may be something behind it, and i think it should be more openly discussed and not as criticized on these forums.
Anyways, I hope i didn't miss posting any info for you guys and if you have any questions or comments about this would love to hear them.
**Also, by no means am I saying ive had great results, I just wanna share my two cents with the website that has done a hell of a lot for young guys like me.