splash's story - (My hairloss experience)

[splash]

Hi I´m 26 Years old and started to notice some slight hair loss about 2 years ago....I olso have been thru a prety bad depression in this time after a split up...(you know, feeling awful, not having any self steem, sleeping and in at home all day...) and was on antidepresion drugs for about a year...could they of caused some hairloss? I read info on the trugs I took on the net and hairloss was not indicated as a side effect.

Lets get back on track...my hairloss...I have wanted to do something about it for about a year...but never got round to much...appart from visiting stupid dermatologists who just say its life and get on with your hairloss and dont want to prescribe any treatment...

I could notice it slowly getting worse and worse so

I started on 1mg of proscar dailiy about 25 days ago...and Have noticed some serious shedding...Its quite scary my hair has thined even more than it was usualy all over the top...By the way my father is 52 is totaly bald in the same area I´m thining!!!!!!!!!

I would apreciate some support, advice
By the whay what Norwood scale would I be? by the pics below?
Would you guys try the buzz look and hold out hopping it is a bad shedd?
You guys talk about other topical tratments no? minoxidil? I hait topicals...
Is there any tablets of this that do the same effect?

I like to style my hair by having a nice shower and bloe dry my hair ( it looks better than wet) and not starting rubbing chemicals into it

It´s got to the point i want to do all possible to make my hair look better and regain some self steem, asume my hairloss and know i´m trying to do all i can to help stop it...

Pics
Dry hair, combed forward camera in flash mode

Dry hair, combed forward camera in flash mode

Dry hair, combed forward camera NO FLASH mode

Dry hair, combed forward camera in flash mode

Wet hair, combed forward camera in flash mode

Wet hair, Spiked up to show shedding camera in flash mode. Aaaaahhhhh!!!!!!! Heeeelppppppppp

 

[IBM]

I think you're a Norwood 4.

 

[Aplunk1]

Hey man,

thanks for sharing with us. I'm APlunk.

Sorry to hear about your situation.

It's good that you're already on Propecia (finasteride).


Things you should definitely consider:

Rogaine (minoxidil)! -- If you simply research minoxidil, you'll find that it works MUCH better with finasteride. Using both will synergistically enhance the regrowth.

Tricomin, or other copper peptides - Again, do a little research.



You are an advanced Norwood 3-4, with a good chance to regrow crown, mid-scalp, and some front - IF you use the Big 3 for a while.

Chew over the pro's and con's of getting on the Big 3 for the next couple of days.


If you aren't satisfied with the results, then you might look into hair transplantation. There is only a handful of well-qualified, ethical surgeons who can bring excellent results.



Goodluck to you, my friend.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

 

[LookingGood!]

I would have to say that you thinning in a diffuse NW5-6 level. If your dad is totally bald like you say he has to be a 5-6 minimum.

Regardless, it doesnt matter 4,5 6etc! You have options.

try the big three first:

you are on one of them: proscar
minoxidil 5% (try the foam, it's not greasy)
Nizoral 1 or 2%

There are reports of shedding from Proscar in the beginning but it may also be advanced thinning also.

I would not even think of a hairtransplant at this time. Let's see where it goes and if you can stabilize it. You get a hair transplant now and the exisiting hair could fall out around it and you could look like a freak. Dont even think of it....yet!

Stay positive!

 

[kalbo]

My advice would be to buzz it with a one/zero guard all over. Not only would it look a lot better, but it would make applying minoxidil a lot easier... and btw, just don't worry about the negatives and get right on minoxidil. When you experience the regrowth, it would be well worth it.

 

[splash]

R u guys only giving opinions on the last photo?

That last photo is awful, the wet spiked hair and the flash do not help at all...my hair does not look like that on a daily basis...
That pic really freeks me out...



Things i hate about loosing hair
1- Swiming at the beach...my hair wet looks crap.
2- Jogging or doing excercise where your really sweat and your hair looks crap!
3- Looking at your hair loss in a mirror with a bright light or direct sunlight ahhhhh!!!!!

 

[dem]

Re: R u guys only giving opinions on the last photo?

That last photo is awful, the wet spiked hair and the flash do not help at all...my hair does not look like that on a daily basis...
That pic really freeks me out...



Things i hate about loosing hair
1- Swiming at the beach...my hair wet looks crap.
2- Jogging or doing excercise where your really sweat and your hair looks crap!
3- Looking at your hair loss in a mirror with a bright light or direct sunlight ahhhhh!!!!!

These are all concerns we all go through. I understand completely. Great move to get on proscar but also consider some other treatments as Aplunk has suggested. Good luck!

 

[Guest]

Doesn't look that bad to me. Norwood 3.5?

 

[Sighconot]

I started on 1mg of proscar dailiy about 25 days ago...and Have noticed some serious shedding...Its quite scary my hair has thined even more than it was usualy all over the top...

I feel you here dude. I started on propecia a little over a month ago and I swear my scalp is in worse shape right now.

 

[TheGlamorous]

I started on 1mg of proscar dailiy about 25 days ago...and Have noticed some serious shedding...Its quite scary my hair has thined even more than it was usualy all over the top...

I feel you here dude. I started on propecia a little over a month ago and I swear my scalp is in worse shape right now.

I started Propecia 2 months ago and my scalp is horrible now. It used to be super thick all over except at the front, and in 7 weeks it's thinned so much achk!

 

[splash]

So could some veteran proscar user give us some hope?

Did everyone that started on proscar experience a serious shed? after some weeks? did they fully recover that shed loss?or even improve their hair? In how long?
I´m worried that what i have lost is from male pattern baldness and not a proscar shedd

 

[LookingGood!]

Re: So could some veteran proscar user give us some hope?

Did everyone that started on proscar experience a serious shed? after some weeks? did they fully recover that shed loss?or even improve their hair? In how long?
I´m worried that what i have lost is from male pattern baldness and not a proscar shedd

I didnt exp the shedding. I started it on 8/1/99. Never missed a day since. The problem w/ the reported shedding is that no one has ever proven if it is from the Proscar or that their hairloss is in an advanced pattern. Do you see what I am saying? It's case by case but I have heard many stories also that the shedding halted after a few months or diminished. Remember hair does undergo different growth cycles. Add minoxidil 5% and Nizoral to ur regimen if you havent.