Hey everyone,
I am new to this forum and I hope this post fits this subforum. Let me get right to the point: I am freaking out about losing my hair. My hair loss started about a year ago, not only in a slow graduate process but also in sudden, large loss of hair.
This really freaks me out. I am 27, and due to all kinds of crazy stuff (e.g. mandatory army service in my country) this is really the first time I am able to grow my hair, and it feels so bad that all of a sudden I can't.
In the past year, I tried minoxidil 5% but it doesn't really seem to work (photos attached. I may not have been so strict and probably missed days, but I did apply it regularly for a while). I also have Crohn's disease, which sometimes causes hair loss, but I am not sure what my hair loss looks like (seems like it is male pattern baldness and not because of the Crohn's). I have also bought topical finasteride from the internet, but the sexual side effects really freak me out (I know that there are fewer side effects compared to oral finasteride, but this is still affecting hormones...)
I have an appointment with a dermatologist, but it is only in a month, and I am not sure if that's too far (I guess one month is not that bad, but, as I said before, I am freaking out about it).
I am here for your advice. I know it's almost impossible to predict what will happen, but looking at the photos here, what do you think my options are? any chance a higher dosage of minoxidil would help? should I worry about the appointment being in a month?
Any advice, help, or support will be much appreciated!
I am new to this forum and I hope this post fits this subforum. Let me get right to the point: I am freaking out about losing my hair. My hair loss started about a year ago, not only in a slow graduate process but also in sudden, large loss of hair.
This really freaks me out. I am 27, and due to all kinds of crazy stuff (e.g. mandatory army service in my country) this is really the first time I am able to grow my hair, and it feels so bad that all of a sudden I can't.
In the past year, I tried minoxidil 5% but it doesn't really seem to work (photos attached. I may not have been so strict and probably missed days, but I did apply it regularly for a while). I also have Crohn's disease, which sometimes causes hair loss, but I am not sure what my hair loss looks like (seems like it is male pattern baldness and not because of the Crohn's). I have also bought topical finasteride from the internet, but the sexual side effects really freak me out (I know that there are fewer side effects compared to oral finasteride, but this is still affecting hormones...)
I have an appointment with a dermatologist, but it is only in a month, and I am not sure if that's too far (I guess one month is not that bad, but, as I said before, I am freaking out about it).
I am here for your advice. I know it's almost impossible to predict what will happen, but looking at the photos here, what do you think my options are? any chance a higher dosage of minoxidil would help? should I worry about the appointment being in a month?
Any advice, help, or support will be much appreciated!
