StableButWorried
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I remember the morning like it was yesterday, I woke up to the bright sun on my face, threw the covers over my legs, and sat up to stare into my dresser mirror and noticed that my hairline didn't quite look its usual self. I stood up in disbelief of it at first and moved in for a closer inspection. Its amazing how I can pinpoint the exact moment I ever realized I may be losing my hair, and yet balding is a slow, gradual process(slow being relative, I dont think anyone goes to bed a nw1 and wakes up a nw7).
I was mortified to say the least, I immediately got on a cheap regimine with a product I orded called "provillus" which was complete and utter crap. After shrugging that off, I immediately got on 0.5mg dutasteride p/day and 15% minoxidil 1ml twice per day for a year and a half. I haven't been on any treatment since then and thats been 14 months now. To my amazement I haven't lost anymore and I'm still at around a Norwood 2.5 I'd say, and I've read alot of the other guys stories in here and in no way shape or form is my hairloss as extensive as some of the horror stories I've read, and I truly empathize with the "true" suffers of this god awful shitty mess that is male pattern baldness. Nevertheless, hairloss has taken over my life, I dont go a day without thinking about it and I'm not sure if I will maintain what I have for long and the thought of it getting any worse is just too much for me to even fathom.
My family history is somewhat favorable when it comes to male pattern baldness. My father was a nw3 with slight diffuse thinning throughout the vertex and crown when he passed away at 48. My dad's brother is still a nw1 at 60, and their father(my grandfather) still is a nw1 at 88. My mothers father was a nw2.5 with diffuse thinning when he passed away at 90 and all 6 of my mom's brothers were all nw1's and nw2's(mainly due to heavy indian blood). I hope that I'm as fortunate as them but.. the waiting game and the unknown is very troubling. :shakehead:
I was mortified to say the least, I immediately got on a cheap regimine with a product I orded called "provillus" which was complete and utter crap. After shrugging that off, I immediately got on 0.5mg dutasteride p/day and 15% minoxidil 1ml twice per day for a year and a half. I haven't been on any treatment since then and thats been 14 months now. To my amazement I haven't lost anymore and I'm still at around a Norwood 2.5 I'd say, and I've read alot of the other guys stories in here and in no way shape or form is my hairloss as extensive as some of the horror stories I've read, and I truly empathize with the "true" suffers of this god awful shitty mess that is male pattern baldness. Nevertheless, hairloss has taken over my life, I dont go a day without thinking about it and I'm not sure if I will maintain what I have for long and the thought of it getting any worse is just too much for me to even fathom.
My family history is somewhat favorable when it comes to male pattern baldness. My father was a nw3 with slight diffuse thinning throughout the vertex and crown when he passed away at 48. My dad's brother is still a nw1 at 60, and their father(my grandfather) still is a nw1 at 88. My mothers father was a nw2.5 with diffuse thinning when he passed away at 90 and all 6 of my mom's brothers were all nw1's and nw2's(mainly due to heavy indian blood). I hope that I'm as fortunate as them but.. the waiting game and the unknown is very troubling. :shakehead:
