My Take: The Impact Of One Year Of Finasteride

Guzam

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Hello my fellow beloved baldites and baldettes,

It's been a while since I've posted here; well, I'm now back with some news about my treatment which I hope everyone here who's reading will find good to read and to know about. A little bit of introduction: I've been using Finasteride 1mg every day for one year; I am now 22 years old and NW3v diffuse thinning on top. My genetic destiny with no treatment is NW6-7 by my 30th birthday at most. Definitely not desirable. My hair is quite hard to look at when waking up in the morning. Hair loss completely destroyed me from the inside since I've been 19. I developed OCD, BDD, depression-related self harm (cutting/stabbing) because of hair loss. Hair loss is a big deal for me and I definitely want to keep my hair because both I and society put a lot of importance on hair in men. This is a sad fact.

I am a mild responder to finasteride. I definitely saw improvement in hair quality, hair growth and hair lenght. The best result has been on the back, the worst on the temples, where I retain only a marginally better density from the one I started with. I have no side effects and have an active sex life, but I definitely fear sides every day. This is something I accepted and want to live with it as long as I can bear it on my shoulders. Fear is the price I have to pay and I'm willing to pay, because hair loss related depression was absolutely unbearable and completely fucked me up.

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In other words, I am less balding and on good days I only look mildly balding (I am a self proclaimed combover master). On the best days, now, I just have weird looking hair, which is almost a dream that came true.

What I most despise about all this sh*t is that people actually changed their attitude and their behaviour towards me. The more I got better hair thanks to the treatment, the more people were friendlier and actively looking to hang out with me. In the last six months, I've managed to almost regain the relationship I had with girls when I wasn't balding: I managed to get female friends again, something that I gave up on three years ago because most girls of my life gave up on me and disappeared as soon as I became visibly balding at 19 (not a coincidence). This sh*t is infuriating. Looks are definitely everything and I see the proof every f*****g day of my life.

My take: Hair is Life. With hair, life is definitely worth living. With balding hair, everythind is bleaker, more difficult, and life is definitely lonelier and harder to approach (except for 70+ yo men); not only because of the impact that hair loss has on the inside. It's mostly because hair loss makes a young man ugly; and an ugly young man is genetic trash and trated accordingly by his peers. This pure, unaldurated facts I learned the hard way.

Everyday when I pop the pill, I pray the Cure comes. Some day, we will all be delivered from this pain.

I love you all,

Guzam
 
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It's a brutal realisation, just how visually orientated humans are. Bizzare how it takes being on the receiving end of it to cement this realisation, as was the case when I'd had my hair buzzed whilst hammered, and was subsequently presented with dissapointed glares.

I probably deserve a bit of comeuppance in this regard mind, thinking back I've been a bit of a rotter. But I was unaware, blissfully so. I like how I'm much more conscientious now, that's one positive, but it's small consolation. Like you, I've been put through the psychological mill, and am not currently in a great place.

I just want to feel happy again, without relying on exogenous substances, alcohol in particular; one of the banes of my existence.

Keep fighting man.
 

shookwun

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NW3V?


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Dude you ARE a NW5 and that's being generous.

The wispy fluff that frames a NW4 is not your actual Norwood. Unless we are now counting weak bum fluff as terminal hair.

Blue outline is reality

Red, and green is cope
 

shookwun

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It's a brutal realisation, just how visually orientated humans are. Bizzare how it takes being on the receiving end of it to cement this realisation, as was the case when I'd had my hair buzzed whilst hammered, and was subsequently presented with dissapointed glares.

I probably deserve a bit of comeuppance in this regard mind, thinking back I've been a bit of a rotter. But I was unaware, blissfully so. I like how I'm much more conscientious now, that's one positive, but it's small consolation. Like you, I've been put through the psychological mill, and am not currently in a great place.

I just want to feel happy again, without relying on exogenous substances, alcohol in particular; one of the banes of my existence.

Keep fighting man.
Video games and weed my buddy.

Video games are the only real solution as far as escaping your mundane day-to-day activities.

After work, emmerse yourself in the land of an MMO / FPS

Currently I am glued to planet side two, which is a MMO/FPS sandbox where you have war against other factions in a massive war (1000 player maps)



Overwatch and Runescape inbetween.

peace be with you bro! Forget pussy man, grab that fedora from J.C pennies and live by your online pseudonym handle
 
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Haha cheers man. Unfortunately video games would feel like regression, and weed I find hard to process at the moment; it makes me dwell and ruminate on all my current shortcomings. Plus past embarrassments... Oh Lord...

With that said, I really really like the look of player unknown's battlegrounds, with realistic ballistic physics and forced area confinement that prevents camping. Maybe after Xmas an xbone price reduction will prove too tempting to resist.

Regarding hats, it's autumn now, thankfully I can seek refuge amongst my ever expanding selection of beanies:)
 

shookwun

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Haha cheers man. Unfortunately video games would feel like regression, and weed I find hard to process at the moment; it makes me dwell and ruminate on all my current shortcomings. Plus past embarrassments... Oh Lord...

With that said, I really really like the look of player unknown's battlegrounds, with realistic ballistic physics and forced area confinement that prevents camping. Maybe after Xmas an xbone price reduction will prove too tempting to resist.

Regarding hats, it's autumn now, thankfully I can seek refuge amongst my ever expanding selection of beanies:)
Regression. That is a strong word you present over the course of my recommendations.


I take it on a work and social stand point you are not particularly where you want to be, hence your beliefs of gaming leading to a short coming and simply holding you back from reality. But I understand where you are coming from, when you don't have everything in order and you are seeking luxury then it can seem like we are looking for a form of escape.

my suggestions are to step up your money game, and you simply wont care about anything inbetween. What is your profession?
 
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You're exactly right I'm far from where I want to be. Partly due to external circumstance currently out of my control, but mainly due to cowering from my issues. I don't think there's anything wrong with gaming/vices or any other form of escapism providing you're at ease with yourself; you're not using these tools to bury your head in the sand. But that's exactly what I have been doing, it's what trying to overcome as of now. I'm freelance graphic designer and artist, I'm far from well off but money isn't at the forefront of my mind anyway, though I'm sure that will change sooner rather than later.

I really do think if I could attain a solid nw2 again however, a lot of my problems would pale into insignificance. Hence why I've browsed these forums almost daily for years... Damn, what a waste Haha
 

shookwun

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these forums are of grave importance, and have helped many people.

I have known such users like @Exodus2011 and @WhitePolarBear for around five years, and It's been of great aid in my journey to be able to communicate and relate with others. While witnessing firsthand each person evolving, and gradually over coming obstacles in-between. This forum is of great importance to venting, and realizing that we are not alone, and this individual pain we feel can be expressed.



Have you considered a hair transplant @clowns on stilts? it's worth being in debt over. taking in consideration work is steady.
 
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Completely agree mate, I've been registered a couple of years now, been reading for years, a decade in fact. Many times at my lowest ebb I've found comfort in the comradery on these pages.

I have to say it's been interesting following fred's ascension to happiness, a true inspiration. Fascinating to read of exo's thc fueled life insights.

Financially, a hair transplant is not beyond the realm of possibility say in a year, but it's my cowardice towards finasteride that's holding me back. I think I need to just bite the bullet. I'm interested in RU but that one story of the guy getting heart failure was rather alarming. So gutted man, around this time last year I was really buzzing for brotzu; I could almost see the light. Bollocks :D
 

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Hello my fellow beloved baldites and baldettes,

It's been a while since I've posted here; well, I'm now back with some news about my treatment which I hope everyone here who's reading will find good to read and to know about. A little bit of introduction: I've been using Finasteride 1mg every day for one year; I am now 22 years old and NW3v diffuse thinning on top. My genetic destiny with no treatment is NW6-7 by my 30th birthday at most. Definitely not desirable. My hair is quite hard to look at when waking up in the morning. Hair loss completely destroyed me from the inside since I've been 19. I developed OCD, BDD, depression-related self harm (cutting/stabbing) because of hair loss. Hair loss is a big deal for me and I definitely want to keep my hair because both I and society put a lot of importance on hair in men. This is a sad fact.

I am a mild responder to finasteride. I definitely saw improvement in hair quality, hair growth and hair lenght. The best result has been on the back, the worst on the temples, where I retain only a marginally better density from the one I started with. I have no side effects and have an active sex life, but I definitely fear sides every day. This is something I accepted and want to live with it as long as I can bear it on my shoulders. Fear is the price I have to pay and I'm willing to pay, because hair loss related depression was absolutely unbearable and completely fucked me up.

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In other words, I am less balding and on good days I only look mildly balding (I am a self proclaimed combover master). On the best days, now, I just have weird looking hair, which is almost a dream that came true.

What I most despise about all this sh*t is that people actually changed their attitude and their behaviour towards me. The more I got better hair thanks to the treatment, the more people were friendlier and actively looking to hang out with me. In the last six months, I've managed to almost regain the relationship I had with girls when I wasn't balding: I managed to get female friends again, something that I gave up on three years ago because most girls of my life gave up on me and disappeared as soon as I became visibly balding at 19 (not a coincidence). This sh*t is infuriating. Looks are definitely everything and I see the proof every f*****g day of my life.

My take: Hair is Life. With hair, life is definitely worth living. With balding hair, everythind is bleaker, more difficult, and life is definitely lonelier and harder to approach (except for 70+ yo men); not only because of the impact that hair loss has on the inside. It's mostly because hair loss makes a young man ugly; and an ugly young man is genetic trash and trated accordingly by his peers. This pure, unaldurated facts I learned the hard way.

Everyday when I pop the pill, I pray the Cure comes. Some day, we will all be delivered from this pain.

I love you all,

Guzam
Welcome back.
 

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when all else fails, I have been practicing a form of way to my articulate my thoughts into becoming Chad. Reconstructing my thought patterns, behavioral responses and living in those foot steps.


Make your own reality.
 

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