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Hey Everyone! I've been reading these forums for many years, but decided to finally post my story:
I started losing my hair when I was 19 years old. I remember having bad dandruff, and an itchy scalp. I was waking-up in the morning and seeing hair on the pillow, and hair thinning. I am a diffused thinner. I did start using Nizorol, and that helped a little bit with the itching (but not so much with the hair loss).
A year after that, after someone noticing my hair was thinning, I went to the doctor and demanded he put me on Propecia. I had very good success with the drug. I had my on days and off days. But overall, it maintained my hair VERY well for 9 years. Yes, taking 1 pill of 1 mg a day for 9 years worked well.
I had some periods of sheds, and I still had hair falling out during a shower--but overall, the hair stayed fairly thick. To this day I have never had anyone comment on any thin hair. My hair has maintained and looks thick with no bald spots.
About a year ago I noticed my shedding was increasing, and my hair started to feel lighter and lighter. I upped the dosage to two pills (2 mg) of Propecia, but it didn't help.
After a year of continuing with hair loss, I saw my dermatologist and he put me on Dutasteride (generic version, so my insurance covers it). I started in March of 2017. I started with 1 mg a day (two pills) for a month, and now down to 1 pill (.5 mg) a day.
The shedding continued for the first 3.5 months. I noticed a slight increase in the shedding, but because I was already shedding so much over the year, it didn't feel like it was an incredible increase. I was definitely getting over 100 hairs in the shower, on the towel, and easily able to get hairs on my hairs when I put my fingers through it.
I feel the last 2 weeks the shedding has decreased substantially. I still have some hair loss, but not a massive amount.
I have lost a lot of the thickness over the last year, and am hoping to get it back after a longer period on dutasteride.
Other things I use:
-spironolactone Cream (S5 cream) - over the last month
-Nizorol twice a week (but I feel like it has lost effectiveness)
-Dutasteride .5 (every day, before I sleep)
-Minoxidil (over the last 3 years, twice a day, Kirkland brand)
-HairMax Laser (kinda a waste, maybe, but I just do it cause why not...)
SIDES?
-No real sides during my time on Propecia. A bit of a decline to the sex drive at first, but nothing major. I still ejaculated every day and was always horny.
-On dutasteride, the first 2 months I was EXTRA horny. My sex drive went down. Now, 4.5 months in, it has declined. Not incredibly low, but I still notice a difference. I am still able to ejaculate and orgasm, but a slight decrease in the amount of semen.
-On dutasteride, a little bit more fat retention, but I have just upped my cardio and it is helping a bit.
-A LITTLE bit of fogginess--Not an intense amount. But it could be due to the dutasteride?
FUTURE?
-I will continue with dutasteride. No issues with it, really. I just really hope it helps me, as Propecia did for many years. Anything I can do to see more hair regrowth? Anything I can do about the itch? I still have an itch and some flakiness...
Another thing I want to mention: I work out A LOT. About 2 hours a day. I lift weights and do cardio. I am in very good shape. I wonder: Is there a chance the increase in "free testosterone" may still be causing some hair loss? Any way to lower that? Does working out help lower that/use that "free testosterone" or does it just increase it more?
Thanks, and hope that covers everything. I don't want to post pics or anything, but maybe if you email me?
I started losing my hair when I was 19 years old. I remember having bad dandruff, and an itchy scalp. I was waking-up in the morning and seeing hair on the pillow, and hair thinning. I am a diffused thinner. I did start using Nizorol, and that helped a little bit with the itching (but not so much with the hair loss).
A year after that, after someone noticing my hair was thinning, I went to the doctor and demanded he put me on Propecia. I had very good success with the drug. I had my on days and off days. But overall, it maintained my hair VERY well for 9 years. Yes, taking 1 pill of 1 mg a day for 9 years worked well.
I had some periods of sheds, and I still had hair falling out during a shower--but overall, the hair stayed fairly thick. To this day I have never had anyone comment on any thin hair. My hair has maintained and looks thick with no bald spots.
About a year ago I noticed my shedding was increasing, and my hair started to feel lighter and lighter. I upped the dosage to two pills (2 mg) of Propecia, but it didn't help.
After a year of continuing with hair loss, I saw my dermatologist and he put me on Dutasteride (generic version, so my insurance covers it). I started in March of 2017. I started with 1 mg a day (two pills) for a month, and now down to 1 pill (.5 mg) a day.
The shedding continued for the first 3.5 months. I noticed a slight increase in the shedding, but because I was already shedding so much over the year, it didn't feel like it was an incredible increase. I was definitely getting over 100 hairs in the shower, on the towel, and easily able to get hairs on my hairs when I put my fingers through it.
I feel the last 2 weeks the shedding has decreased substantially. I still have some hair loss, but not a massive amount.
I have lost a lot of the thickness over the last year, and am hoping to get it back after a longer period on dutasteride.
Other things I use:
-spironolactone Cream (S5 cream) - over the last month
-Nizorol twice a week (but I feel like it has lost effectiveness)
-Dutasteride .5 (every day, before I sleep)
-Minoxidil (over the last 3 years, twice a day, Kirkland brand)
-HairMax Laser (kinda a waste, maybe, but I just do it cause why not...)
SIDES?
-No real sides during my time on Propecia. A bit of a decline to the sex drive at first, but nothing major. I still ejaculated every day and was always horny.
-On dutasteride, the first 2 months I was EXTRA horny. My sex drive went down. Now, 4.5 months in, it has declined. Not incredibly low, but I still notice a difference. I am still able to ejaculate and orgasm, but a slight decrease in the amount of semen.
-On dutasteride, a little bit more fat retention, but I have just upped my cardio and it is helping a bit.
-A LITTLE bit of fogginess--Not an intense amount. But it could be due to the dutasteride?
FUTURE?
-I will continue with dutasteride. No issues with it, really. I just really hope it helps me, as Propecia did for many years. Anything I can do to see more hair regrowth? Anything I can do about the itch? I still have an itch and some flakiness...
Another thing I want to mention: I work out A LOT. About 2 hours a day. I lift weights and do cardio. I am in very good shape. I wonder: Is there a chance the increase in "free testosterone" may still be causing some hair loss? Any way to lower that? Does working out help lower that/use that "free testosterone" or does it just increase it more?
Thanks, and hope that covers everything. I don't want to post pics or anything, but maybe if you email me?
