My Story

[help411]

Hello,

Awhile ago I posted for encouragement with starting propecia. Since augst Ihave been on propecia. My hair and scalp was very bad. I was losing strands of hair daily. My scalp was very dry and the dandruf was flaking liek you would not believe. Almost immediately since taking Propecia my scalp has been fine. I still shed hair daily but it is nowhere liek it was and I thnk i am not losing any more than I am growing. So I was able to freeze time but hair is not growing. I am not thinking of adding something or should I wait until the one year point before I add another product? Adivce on what to do would help. I am an NW5A. My hair is like comped over to try and hide my baldness. It still looks kinda pathetic though. I am 24 almost 25 and I should hve a full head of hair but do not I was at first very depressed about it. Still am a little. But lately I joined intrest groups form a website called meetup.com I made so many friends but it's focus is not dating. While the new circle of friends help keep me happy the other half is missing. Hopefully I will find someone who can look passed the NW5A. At least I made new friends. And also I know I can always count on everyone here. What you all think I should do now?

 

[Guest]

hey bro, being a NW5A you can basically give up hope on propecia doing much for you besides maintenance. But that's fine, maintenance is good. YOu don't want to go to NW6 or NW7 if you can help it.

Add Nizoral shampoo twice a week. 15 bucks at your local supermarket. 1 teaspoon, leave in your hair for 5 minutes, rinse. $40 bucks a year. Great shampoo. Part of the Big 3 regimen on here along with finasteride and minoxidil(rogaine).

SPeaking of minoxidil, it's the active ingredient in rogaine in case you don't know. The terms are used synonymously on here. I'd definitely add rogaine since you're NW5 and will be able to regrow more from minoxidil than from propecia. There are plenty of generic brands out there. Wal-Mart sells a good generic brand for about $90 a year.

You can also consider switching to Avodart from Propecia if you want. It gives 50% more regrowth on average. Yeah, if I were you I'd start on Avodart 0.5 mg once per day, minoxidil twice a day, and Nizoral twice a week. You can also consider adding Nano shampoo, available from lef.org or http://www.drproctor.com. It's a bit expensive but it gives minoxidil-like regrowth properties.

Other things to consider are copper peptides like Tricomin and Folligen which can keep your scalp healthy and aid in regrowth.

One thing I must tell you though, and it's a pessimistic thing to say but I have to. If you are already a NW5A at age 24 then you likely have SUPER aggressive male pattern baldness and will likely reach NW7 someday, even on meds. SO, i wouldn't even consider a hair transplant for at least a decade.

 

[Skaff]

I think the best thing you can do right now is drop the comb-over. I promise you it ain't fooling nobody and the chicks don't dig it.

Honestly, I think if I was in your position I'd just cut my hair short and drop the meds. Then maybe consider a transplant somewhere down the line. Sorry to ask this question, but why did you wait so long to treat it?

Anyway, there's no doubt you'll find a girl who isn't bothered by you hair. If you don't let it bother you then they won't care either...difficult to do but I think that is the key. An important part of this is ditching the comb over...It just screams insecurity.

Goodluck!

 

[Guest]

I agree with the above poster. Doing a combover at NW5A guarantees that everyone will be looking at your hair. I'd buzz your head honestly. Try buzzing it to 1/8th inch to start out and consider going all th way to stubble.

 

[techprof]

dont stop the treatments.
stay on finasteride or dutasteride for life.
get onto rogaine foam, tricomin/proxiphen-N and use nizoral shampoo.
If you are into treatments and you have not gone worse in 2 - 3 years,
then get a hair transplant.

(That is what I did)