ihatepropecia
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Hi guys, I just created an account to share my experience and hopefully give you all some insight. I started losing hair at age 22. At that time I looked exactly how I wanted to look. I had a great body and a great head of hair, both of which I was very proud of. When I became aware of my hairloss, I immediately panicked. I spent a large amount of my time researching the best methods to treat it. I ended up seeing a dermatologist who prescribed propecia and recommended I use rogaine as well. I started immediately, and with amazing results. With the combination of the 2 after a couple months, I had zero indication of hair loss. I felt great about my hair but the effects began and thus beginning my downward spiral into years of depression. The first thing I noticed was that I could feel my pulse throughout my body. A pretty awkward feeling to be so aware of your heartbeat all the time but still worth it I thought. Then the head rushes started to kick in. They got progressively worse and were especially bad when I tried to go to sleep. The more tired I was, the harder the headrush would hit me, awakening me each time. It was next to impossible to get to sleep but I thought perhaps that would dissipate with time. I also started to develop breast tissue, a very under represented side effect of propecia. It was a very mild case so I dealt with it. Keeping my youthful appearance was first and foremost to me. The final straw came in a supermarket. I experienced what felt like a bolt of electricity through my brain. I immediately got very very dizzy and my head hurt in that same spot. My girlfriend took me to the ER where I waited in fright for the results of my catscan. It was NOT a stroke. They didnt know what had happened. Good news! This is when I cut my ties with my hairloss drugs. But for the next 4 MONTHS, I experienced vision problems. Movie screens were blurry and the lights of night driving made my head hurt in the same spot where I thought I had a stroke. I was also EXTREMELY sensitive to florescent lights. I saw soooo many drs. Neurologists, optomotrists, etc... By this time my manboobs were a little worse but they started to decrease overtime. I was very lean so the tissue was very noticeable to me. It didnt completely resolve itself though. So there I was, back to losing hair and manboobs to boot. Depression set in hard. But as I lost more and more hair, I realized that the shape of my head was actually pretty damn good. This was lucky for me cuz I dunno what I would've done if I had yet another thing I didn't like about myself. I cut my hair shorter and shorter as time dictated. I really think the ugliest part of hair loss is the contrast between your scalp and the hair that remains. It just screams to the world that youre going bald. But the shorter it is, the less noticeable it is. I urge you guys to change with your hair and not to fight it. Dont jump the gun and bic it right away either. Everyone loses hair at a diff pace. Im 29 years old now and still am not bald after 7 years without hair loss treatments, just very thin on top but I keep it very short now.
Also, I had surgery to fix my disgusting manboobs. So relieved and Im back to feeling good about myself FINALLY. A lot of guys do develop some breast tissue but not all guys notice it. I only noticed because I was extremely lean at the time. But TRUST ME, you dont want moobs! It feels so gross and its mentally draining as well. My side effects may not be in the majority but you WILL experience some kind of effects. Rogaine is like putting poison on your head and propecia changes your entire body's chemical composition. Going bald is nothing to feel sorry for yourself about. I really do love my new look. It would be nice to have more hair but no girl worth a damn would write you off for something like that if you looked presentable and had confidence. Ive dated many smoking hot girls since having noticeable hairloss and my standards are high. A lot of whom, like dudes with short hair or shaved heads anyway. It looks quite a bit more badass than a combover or desperately clinging to what you have left while sulking about it with your moobs. Im lucky to get out of this with nothing more than a couple little scars on my nipples. Its simply not worth it. I hope this helped some of you with your decision. I can relate to the desire to keep your hair. I wouldve done anything to keep it. Just remember that everything has its price.
Also, I had surgery to fix my disgusting manboobs. So relieved and Im back to feeling good about myself FINALLY. A lot of guys do develop some breast tissue but not all guys notice it. I only noticed because I was extremely lean at the time. But TRUST ME, you dont want moobs! It feels so gross and its mentally draining as well. My side effects may not be in the majority but you WILL experience some kind of effects. Rogaine is like putting poison on your head and propecia changes your entire body's chemical composition. Going bald is nothing to feel sorry for yourself about. I really do love my new look. It would be nice to have more hair but no girl worth a damn would write you off for something like that if you looked presentable and had confidence. Ive dated many smoking hot girls since having noticeable hairloss and my standards are high. A lot of whom, like dudes with short hair or shaved heads anyway. It looks quite a bit more badass than a combover or desperately clinging to what you have left while sulking about it with your moobs. Im lucky to get out of this with nothing more than a couple little scars on my nipples. Its simply not worth it. I hope this helped some of you with your decision. I can relate to the desire to keep your hair. I wouldve done anything to keep it. Just remember that everything has its price.