Shaved my head, and it's STILL hard to stay positive.

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Here's an update....I had to shave my head again because my hairline is unevenly receding. A month ago this wasn't an issue....I swear my hair loss is happening so f**king fast. For those of you that said it wasn't that bad...I think these photos put that notion to rest. I turned 25 last weekend...in my social circle I'm the only one in my age range who has any remote signs of hairloss and it depresses the hell out of me.

I also tried finasteride again. I began chewing .25mg (1/4th of a 1mg name brand Propecia tab) nightly before I went to sleep. I did that on my birthday, then the last two days I began swallowing the .25mg piece of pill with water before I go to sleep. Every day I feel bloated, have minor breast pains, swelling of my breasts, sleep issues (waking up constantly and being kicked awake at random times) and I feel emotionally flat. No sexual side effects, but all of the other ones are just beginning to get to me pretty bad.

For those of you that have followed this story, I tried finasteride about a year ago and had severe side effects that I thought would end up ruining my life. Seriously, it was the scariest thing I have ever dealt with in my life.

What do I do?! I hate myself. I just wish it would stop.
 

I.D WALKER

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Yeah I don't believe the window of opportunity is very big for finasteride. Getting to it earlier generally produces better outcome. No point in waiting once you can understand reasonable expectations.
 

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For an agressive hair loss, an agressive regime! Add Min, nizoral and topical spironolactone and you'll be doing everything you can. (I'm under the impression that people with dark hair respond better to Min). Hold on to it 3 years because we may have a cure by 2018. Try not to think about finasteride side effects. I don't know what other advice to give. Wish you the best of luck!
 

thedarkcolor

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For an agressive hair loss, an agressive regime! Add Min, nizoral and topical spironolactone and you'll be doing everything you can. (I'm under the impression that people with dark hair respond better to Min). Hold on to it 3 years because we may have a cure by 2018. Try not to think about finasteride side effects. I don't know what other advice to give. Wish you the best of luck!

I've been taking .25mg of finasteride nightly for the last week or so. Sides are just now hitting me...I had a really bad experience with finasteride about a year ago.

I've used Nizoral shampoo for the last 6 years, only things I'm not doing are minoxidil and topical spironolactone.

Thanks for the well wishes.
 

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Breast pains/swelling of breasts is the beginning of gyno dude. If you think hairloss is bad, wait til you start growing boobs. finasteride can cause this and unfortunately it looks like you may be one of the unlucky ones to have that side effect. I would monitor the situation carefully.

I would recommend getting on minoxidil definitely, I understand it's better for diffuse thinners like yourself. I'm surprised you haven't used it before? Maybe think about a "cutting edge" treatment like RU or a PGD2 inhibitor like OC if you're desperate.
 

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I shaved my head again because the temples were thinning out and receding further than before and the hairstyle pictured in the beginning of this thread didn't work anymore. I hate this disease. I can't even use finasteride because it gives me side effects. At 18 I never knew I'd be this depressed and think about my lack of hair on a daily basis. Anyone else having trouble?
 

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Are you still having the burning itch in your thinning areas? I have it 24/7 and it makes life miserable. Even worse than the hairloss itself for me.
 

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Are you still having the burning itch in your thinning areas? I have it 24/7 and it makes life miserable. Even worse than the hairloss itself for me.

I have the burn as well. It sucks, but not as much as hair loss for me. I'd take the pain x2 if I could keep a full head
 

thedarkcolor

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Are you still having the burning itch in your thinning areas? I have it 24/7 and it makes life miserable. Even worse than the hairloss itself for me.

Oh my god...the burning itch yesterday was absolutely unbearable. I have it 24/7 too and I absolutely hate it.
 

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the only way to get rid of that itch is ralaxing your scalp with massage ...it will take 1 to 3 days and completly go...do it nowwww.
 

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the only way to get rid of that itch is ralaxing your scalp with massage ...it will take 1 to 3 days and completly go...do it nowwww.

I'm actually considering getting a proper scalp massage and/or scalp acupuncture just to see if it relieves the symptoms even temporarily. Mine isn't so much an itch more like chronic pain. Of course I imagine the reason it is chronic is because it is constantly stimulated by DHT setting off the inflammation. So any treatment or medication I use will need to be constantly applied everyday to counter the inflammation that is being constantly stimulated by DHT.
 

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at least you guys look better with a shaved head than I would. I've always had this noticeable dent in the back of my head so shaving, even a light trim is not an option.
 

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I really think that, in these forums especially, shaving one's head is deglamorized to a point of ridiculousness. It really isn't that bad. Currently, I haven't shaved. I'm still fighting it for a year or two. But when I get to NW3 or 3.5, it's all going to go; and, frankly, I'm not that upset about it. Yeah, I'd rather have my hair, and it's disappointing to lose it, especially this young, but if there's nothing that can be done just accept it and move on. Be thankful that you're still healthy. I see plenty of bald guys around, even young ones, and none of them look too upset; most of them actually seem happy and -- dare I say it -- normal. But seriously, plenty of people live with much worse problems than hair loss. Once you get out of college you can still easily attract women. Hit the gym. Get a tan. Read a book. Make some money. Dwelling on it and living is depression is what makes it seem so bad. You'll be okay.
 

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Most are normal but it's undeniable that the quality of their life in all aspects is that much lower of a privledged. Of course they can passively go through the motions but it will.always feel like your drifting by. I'm about the quality of life not accepting defeat and wallowing in self pity despite acting like 'I don't care bro, shave it'.

why settle for defeat and wave the white flag. Options are available.
 

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Exactly zircon. He will be in for a rude awakening when he enters the realm of true baldness.

"What?! You mean that hitting the gym, tanning (and increasing my skin cancer risk), and making money doesn't frame my face with hair?! Damn."

Stop talking non sense dude. Just look at any top sexy men ranking, it's filled with bald muscular tanned guys. It's exactly what women want!
 

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Maybe not my best sarcasm. I just started getting a cold, I can barely sit in my office. Can't wait to go home and sleep.
 

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Exactly zircon. He will be in for a rude awakening when he enters the realm of true baldness.

"What?! You mean that hitting the gym, tanning (and increasing my skin cancer risk), and making money doesn't frame my face with hair?! Damn."

No need for the negativity, man. And I didn't imply tanning. More like going outside and doing something interesting. And no, all those things certainly won't frame your face with hair, but that's exactly the point. There is more to life and attractiveness than hair. You can be okay without it.

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Stop talking non sense dude. Just look at any top sexy men ranking, it's filled with bald muscular tanned guys. It's exactly what women want!

You've gotta ignore stuff like that. Most of those people are picture-perfect movie stars and celebrities, which we would never be like anyways. How many of you have arms or chests or abs or a jawline like the guys in those lists? Very few, I imagine.

Furthermore, how many women do you see in the "top sexy ranking" that don't have perfect skin (no acne or stretch marks), teeth, and bodies? Probably none, or close to none. But we still find everyday women who don't have those things attractive. Another example, most of those women probably have either huge boobs or slim, toned bodies. But I personally would get with a girl who has neither of those things - if she has plenty of other attractive qualities, which she easily could.

Hollywood's standards of beauty tarnish both men and women's image of themselves. Yes, movie stars have hair. But, then again, they also have perfect smiles, teeth, and muscles. Real-world men don't look like movie stars. And real-world women are okay with that.

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It's like a cliché bingo:

- "I'll just shave it off when the time comes." (currently NW2-2.5, I assume)
- "I see plenty of bald guys that do well."
- "Hit the gym and get a tan."
- "Baldness is no biggie with women, you just need to keep your chin up and smile."

All based on no evidence at all other than your motivated reasoning. Wow.

What evidence do you based your negativity off of other than pessimistic reasoning? You might say your own experience, but you probably haven't seriously tried to go out and live life without moping around and feeling sorry for yourself, which will totally alienate you socially regardless of your hair or lack of it.

And it is not based off no evidence. My best friend since elementary school's dad was totally bald at 22. And he is one of the happiest, most outgoing people I know. And he's not extremely rich or successful either, yet he has a good family, attractive wife, and lively social life. Impossible!

And I actually make a point of talking to most of the bald guys I know or meet, at the gym or around, since I seem to be heading that way myself. Most of them unequivocally say the sooner you shave it the better off you are. Moping and feeling bad for yourself is what makes it seem bad.

Don't get me wrong, it sucks. Having hair will always be better than having no hair. But life goes on. It could be plenty worse. Reading this site and spending too much time thinking about it just blows it way out of proportion. If I ever decide to shave, I'm never looking back and never logging onto this site again. C'est la vie.
 

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Optimize hormone levels which means get your weight down. Get your body fat levels in the 10% or 9% range. Get estrogen levels down. Androgens frame the face. Whenever I take DHT derived steroids my face and jaw line is tighter and I am harder all around. Higher estrogen levels can cause water retention also known as moon face. This will make the frame of your face look worse. DHT decreases estrogens levels which many you know already. My personal preference if ever one day my hair got bad enough to shave it. I would do this:

Shave head bald
Take steroids (hair loss would no longer be an issue) and get body fat level very low
Get a tan and tattoos
Drive a fast or nice looking car and maximize appearance and style (jewelry, fashion, skin care, whiten teeth etc.)
If you have a good job and make a lot of money that's also a plus

There are plenty of bald guys that do that and can still pick up girls and are happy...
 
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