RaginDemon
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Your crown did fill in a great deal...keep it up for a yr and that thin spot should be getting smaller and smaller.
Mbehr22's Story - (** New UPDATE - 1/28/07 - 5.5 Months **)
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mbehr22
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RaginDemon said:
well i think im hitting my first real shed with dutasteride
i threw a bunch (BUNCH!) of hairs when i initially took propecia about 2 years ago, then the shed either stabilized or i had a very light, continuous shed from that point on ...
now i have been on dutasteride for 1.3 years (-ish) and while my crown has seen some regrowth, it seems my overall density has become balanced but in a bad way ... i used to be thin in the back and had more density up front ... but now (and mybe its just my skewed/scared perception) it seems im thin overall on the top. my girl says it hasnt gotten any worse. i think im starting to shed as i feel hairs fall all the time now. they land on my neck and shoulders contstantly - reminding me of whats happening to my scalp.
should i fret over this shed or should i be happy that my hair is 'restarting' and will only come back thicker after this passes?
BTW, i have added American Crew copper peptide scalp spray and their copper peptide shampoo ... and i still us nizoral a few times/week
no minoxidil just yet
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PS - should i try oral spironolactone? what will that do for me since im a diffuse thinner?
i recently (march) went through some traumantic stuff with the fam ... and over the last few months ive noticed A LOT of hairs falling out onto my laptop, paperwork, shoulders, you name it
i have also hit the gym to deal witht he stress ... my body fat is down to 5% and i have added about 15lbs of lean muscle to my frame ... but i have always been active and in very good shape ... so
could my workout be helping my dht attack my hair?
could it the emotional rollercoatser of the last 4+ months?
and what would oral spironolactone do? is msm a viable option? i knownothing about them
as alwwyays, i really appreciate the feedback
THANKS!!!
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stjimmy
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mbehr22 said:Heres my background...
pics with updates posted at bottom of this post ...
Im 29, so Im not sure if thats 'early' to lose your hair, but a few months back I went to my girlfriend's stylist to get my hair cut .... thats where it started.
During the cut she told me "I wouldnt take it any shorter in the back since you are getting so thin back there" ... it caught me off guard, but it wasnt that big of a shock, since I have a DOUBLE CROWN in the back ...
I have had a double crown/double swirl back there for as long as i can remember. even in grade school (7th is as early as i can remember) during golf team matches, I would frequently get sunburn on my crown/scalp/area where my hair parted funny in the back ... it was not big deal.
So... after my haircut I mention the stylist's remark to my girlfriend (of 5 months), who then tells me that I do, indeed, have a little "spot" back there .... thats when I freak out. I had no idea that there was a "spot" to be seen, other than my cowlick/swirl that I have always had ...
Another thing that made the thought of losing my hair that much more of a blindside is the fact that there is very little male pattern baldness in my fam .... Dad is a little thin up front, but hes in his late 50s. Dads, dad = full head of hair. Moms dad = full head of hair. Dads, dads, dad (my Greatgranddad passed away my Sr year of HS) and even he had hair in his 90s ... My moms brother is almost 60 and is thinning. Other than that, all of my other aunts, uncles, great uncles, etc ... no balding. we have a very big fam, so the vast minority fall in the "thinning" category.
So now that Im aware of "it" I need yall's help.
I immediately made an appt with my GP, who referred me to a Dermatologist, who was very nice, but seemed to push the Propecia regiment - his stance seemed to be that 1mg Propecia/day was the only way to go. He even said that Rogaine was too much of a hassle - applying it 2x day wasnt practical in his point of view ...
So now what do I do?
Im shedding like crazy -especially from the back. I dont have a real shedding baseline since Im just becoming aware of this problem, however it seems that the shedding is A LOT ... my pillow is COVERED with hair every moring.
Running my hands through my hair usually yields a lot of very fine, shorter hairs (i dont know if that means they are immature hairs or'young' hairs that are falling out)
I have always had very fine, "baby" hair (as mom would say) .... but the hairs im losing are very thin.
Also, my scalp, at the crown, hurts - it aches. I cant figure out if thats in my mind, or if there is actual pain there ... all i know is that i feel a general "aching" of the scalp on the crown.... whatever that means.
NOTE: my GP tested my thyroid upon my initial consult, just to rule out any poss thyroid disorders. He told me my blood tests were "clean" - no thyroid disorder that he could tell
The shower drain will have a ton of hair in it one day ... the next, nothing.
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Heres what I want to know :
What do I do?
Is finasteride enough?
What does "dutasteride" do that "finasteride" doesnt? (should i switch?)
Is 1mg/day enough? (I am almost done with month 1 of my Propecia Rx ...)
Why does it take 6+months of propecia to show results?
Could sunburn to my crown/scalp as a kid cause a loss of hair now?
How does my genetic/fam history come into play?
If I dont have dandruff (never have), why is Nizoral an option?
Should I try the Retin-A + Rogain combo?
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All help is greatly appreciated.
Please reply in full terms if you can... I havent deciphered all of the shorthand/abbreviations yet.. LOL
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just getting started
1.5 month update
These are all photos of my current status ... as stated above, I have been on finasteride for not even a month @ 1mg per day
All help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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New update:
This past Nov - Pics @ 2.5 months on Propecia
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UPDATE
its been 5 months and 2 weeks on 1mg of propecia/day
i use nizoral about 2-3 times/week
im really leaning towards adding rogaine... im thinking about hitting the top - everywhere from crown to temples to hairline - with 5% minoxidil 2xday and see how that works
my concern initially was the massive shed i had during weeks 2-4. bad initial shed. covered my pillows. now im debating if the temples/hairline is receding. i freaked last week b/c i thought the hairline was in reverse, but now im debating if i am actually regaining some real estate up front. maybe the forward growth is making my hairline look 'jagged' and so uneven.
now... these pics are going to look funny since they are wet. the originals are dry. i will post dry pics in a few minutes.
WET...
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DRY...
heres my dry pics at 5 months...
this probably gives a better comparison to the originals since the originals were taken when my hair was dry also ...
i think the crown may look a little improved.
my biggest concern is my front hairline right now
any feedback appreciated
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wow .. maybe its working...
larger:
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
to be honest i think your hairline looks perfect the only problem is the crown, i do not see any receding hairline/