staunch's story

[staunch]

hey guys
ive been slowly thinning at the temples for the last 2 years, im guessing im a norwood 2 by now. its really started to bother me and ive decided to look into getting treatment. i visited ashley and martin and was 90% sure i was gona go ahead wit them. THATS UNTILL i found this forum. i always been a strong believer in "knowledge is power". now i have a clearer understanding of hair treatment ,i have decided in diving in and treating it myself. ive look at the 2 most popular drugs (min and finasteride) i am still tossing up which one to take.

A LIL ABOUT ME
as of march 29th ill be 24. for the last 2.5 years of my life i have been all about heavy training and healthy nutrition. im not a competitive bodybuilder of any sort. although i consider myself to live a bodybuilder lifestyle. im either bulking, cutting or mantaining my physique. i am constantly supplementing my diets with and array of vitamins.
-protein
-creatine
-nitric oxide (L-arginine)
- fish oil
- thermogenics
-natural test boosters

(i am not on any type of anabolics and never have been)

i am very into my body and the way i look (hence why im one these forums!).

i look forward to learning more from u guys and hopefully i will start treatment soon and keep u guys posted!

me so far
<<ok im just showing off here, hehe

 

[mrpink]

cool another newbie. i joined just a few hours ago.
I still dont know whats the best combi of treatments myself. thats why i startet my own topic today. just like you. Because I think its improtant to judge differently for each individual person and their specific pattern. thats why You should post some pics. not just to show us. its important to have a proof of progress in a few month.

Im on finasteride for about 3 weeks and I think im gonna buy some minoxil to get the hair growing back ive lost already but ill wait a bit for the others to answer some of my questions i wrote in my topic.
nevertheless its amazing how uninformed i used to be just 2 month ago. i really thought their is no way out of my mysery. Now im very optimistic and i think this is the first step towards first successes.

 

[Hans Gruber]

''ive look at the 2 most popular drugs (min and finasteride) i am still tossing up which one to take. ''

take both and add nizoral 2% shampoo into the mix

if you want to keep what ya got-propecia/finasteride
if you want regrowth-minoxidil

in order to have a real effect you have to take the finasteride or else ya will continue to lose hair

good luck

 

[roki]

your muscles look great
your hair on the other hair dosent but because you have a good body you should be able to buzz it and it will go good (so you should)
i would go with finasteride and minoxidil together if i was you
good luck and welcome

 

[HairLessGR]

Start both at once!
You look great and keeping your hair will suit your young age nicely.
When in Athens send me a message. There's something i have to show you...something nice.

 

[staunch]

my biggest fear is side effects wrecking my libido and testoserone levels. which would screw up my muscle mass and make it harder to lose bodyfat while cutting.

any help?

***
When in Athens send me a message. There's something i have to show you...something nice.
---wtf?---

 

[roki]

help is here
meds will make your t higher so there's nothing to worry about here
losss of libido might happen but it also might not ,so give it a try you can stop whenever and itll be back

HairLessGR is into you and he would like to show you his hairlessGR :lol:

 

[staunch]

help is here
meds will make your t higher so there's nothing to worry about here
losss of libido might happen but it also might not ,so give it a try you can stop whenever and itll be back

didnt u just contradict urself?
higher T levels would equate to higher libido
how can ur T levels go up and ur libido disapear at the same time?!

 

[roki]

because the meds make your dht(another androgen)lower
the important part is that the vast majority of people get no sides and if you do get them you just stop and they quickly go away so if youd feel like its not for you you just stop...

 

[staunch]

hmmm, well

ive been to this askapatient.com site thing and there this whole page the scrolls all the way down and ppl are complaining about b**ch tits! and shrunken doodles! that scares the crap outta me! im gona try fund the link later.

im seeing my Doctor on wednesday for the prescription for proscar
if i do get sides, at what point should i expect to see them?

 

[dietcola]

staunch, there are people with side effects but remember they all congregate to certain internet sites, which may look like alot of people, but when you consider how many people use finasteride...this is a very small percentage. the people having success aren't spending their time slandering the drug on the internet. as well, lots of people bad mouthing propecia are doing it because they feel the drug didn't work for them.

here's another one full of horror stories

http://www.propeciasideeffects.com/

i'm sure your doctor can reassure you, sides are rare.

in the first few weeks you could see slight testicle ache, loss or increase in libido, increase in acne on face and body, increase in shedding. these are just possibilities. i experiences slight nut ache, libido increase, then decrease, then increase, now stable, and some acne which is now clearing.

 

[cubeall]

@dietcola

now that it's stable, is your libido lower overall than it was before you started finasteride?

 

[Lorenzo_91]

My libido is higher for sure. Only side was oilier face for a month plus. That lets you know it's working on my book.

 

[mrpink]

does anyone of you guys have sides like really bad mood or depression. since im on it i experienced minutes of a really bad depression. i never had those in my life before. its like my joy of life is going down a roller coaster just for a few minutes. i just want to know if you guys had similar problems. otherwise something else is causing those moments.

 

[mickeyblueyes]

no side affects

well ive been taking propecia now for 4 years and ive never had any side affects but everyones diffrent i surrpose. was loosing hair rapidly before i started just wish i had started it ealier now would have held on to alot more. :cry: but have still got pretty much the same amount i had 3 years ago so going well.

 

[DammitLetMeIn]

Yo Staunch, waht does your cutting regime consist of?

 

[Harie]

Staunch - why are you going to your dr. to get a prescription for finasteride? Just order it online.

As for the b**ch tits...Since we're blocking the conversion of test to DHT, the only other avenue it has to convert to is estrogen. Also, since finasteride/dutasteride raises your test levels, your estrogen levels also increase to compensate. You can use an anti-E if you feel you're getting gyno...Or, Nolva if you want to go that route.

The people that are on finasteride and have anything go wrong are quick to blame the drug. Waaahh, my girlfriend left me...Damn finasteride side effects!

Shrinking dick? HAHA...How could increasing the production of test do anything except, maybe, increase the size of your testicles? If running a cycle of testosterone can shut down your test production, which causes testicles to shrink...how could increasing test levels cause shrinkage?

 

[antonio666]

your hairloss looks to be in the early stages and you still pull of a good head of hair,with luck on the meds you could have full recovery.