Hello everyone,
I need some help. I'm 23 years old and suffering from hair loss at my temples and frontal part of my head. Take a look at the pictures attached to see exactly whats going on.
Theres some obvious thinning there, more on my right than my left. I feel like its slowly progressing, and just like many of you have experienced or are experiencing, it's emotionally debilitating. So far the only two therapies I've been trying out are biotin and ketoconazole shampoo. I'm trying to be as conservative with my approach as I can but I recognize the window to stop the progression of hair loss, and possibly have new hair growth is getting narrower each day.
I have two questions:
I've been taking ketoconazole for a couple weeks now. I'm noticing im shedding with each application in the shower and it's noticable when I look in the mirror that my hairline thinned out a bit since I used it. I know with minoxidil people say that's a good sign the medication is working, but when I researched people with similar side affects taking ketoconazole, some say they never got that hair back. I want to know from your own experiences whether I should stick with it or give it up? I take it every 3 days and am contemplating just taking it once a week.
The other question I have is with regard to finasteride. The side affects scare me a bit but after spending a lot of time on these forums I think I'm going to try it, but my issue is how to obtain it. Theres no way I'm paying hundreds of dollars for that pill, so the only option for me is proscar and splitting it myself. I don't have any prostate issues, so I doubt a physician would write a script for me. Is there any other reliable way I can get it? If so, please list them because I've been searching online and a lot of these websites seem sketchy to me.
Thank you for your responses in advance, I really appreciate it
I need some help. I'm 23 years old and suffering from hair loss at my temples and frontal part of my head. Take a look at the pictures attached to see exactly whats going on.
Theres some obvious thinning there, more on my right than my left. I feel like its slowly progressing, and just like many of you have experienced or are experiencing, it's emotionally debilitating. So far the only two therapies I've been trying out are biotin and ketoconazole shampoo. I'm trying to be as conservative with my approach as I can but I recognize the window to stop the progression of hair loss, and possibly have new hair growth is getting narrower each day.
I have two questions:
I've been taking ketoconazole for a couple weeks now. I'm noticing im shedding with each application in the shower and it's noticable when I look in the mirror that my hairline thinned out a bit since I used it. I know with minoxidil people say that's a good sign the medication is working, but when I researched people with similar side affects taking ketoconazole, some say they never got that hair back. I want to know from your own experiences whether I should stick with it or give it up? I take it every 3 days and am contemplating just taking it once a week.
The other question I have is with regard to finasteride. The side affects scare me a bit but after spending a lot of time on these forums I think I'm going to try it, but my issue is how to obtain it. Theres no way I'm paying hundreds of dollars for that pill, so the only option for me is proscar and splitting it myself. I don't have any prostate issues, so I doubt a physician would write a script for me. Is there any other reliable way I can get it? If so, please list them because I've been searching online and a lot of these websites seem sketchy to me.
Thank you for your responses in advance, I really appreciate it
