Success For diffuse thinner

rickywatts

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Hey guys, Just thought id come back after neglecting these boards for a while to share the success story. I rememberd a few people complaining and rightly so that those who have success never come back and tell their story. So i'm back to do that.

Basically people were saying i was going bald from i was 17. Last year when i was 22 i was at my lowest point, diffuse thinning was really bad all over, i mean the whole top of my head was visable in daytime. So i started shaving my head with a 2 and stoped going out in day. Felt better in nightclubs because the dark hit it and i still had a good hairline.

But even if i met a girl that night, i would refuse to meet up with her in the daytime i even worried she might see me. All my friends made jokes about it. I remember one time on holiday 3 years ago they discovered if they pulled my hair a bit a handfull would come out in their hand, so i had to put up with that for two weeks. But last year it sped up and became really bad.

But enough of the sob story. Basically, i started on just finpecia from inhousepharmacy once a day, for a few months, this didn't do anything alone. I was worried about minoxodil, about becoming (dependant) on it. However im glad i decided to use it.

I've been on it for about a year and my hair has constantly got thicker and thicker. I have no pics of my hair right now as my camera is broke but i promise to take some and upload them. Basically now, my hair has full coverage and can even use wax without it looking thin and scalp showing. Even full sunlight now doesn't even show my scalp which is something im really happy about.

When wet before my hair was non existant, now even if i dunk my head underwater and look at it, there is still some scalp showing but very little. I just want to thank everyone on here, because honestly its only because of the amazing advise on here that i was able to turn it around. I realise that id be probably completely bald if i wouldnt have found this place. So again thanks.

Also i have to say my "routine" isnt that hard at all. In the morning i take a finpecia when i wake up and at night i use 2 of those 0.8ml squirt tube things worth of generic minoxodil before bed and let it dry in.

Thats it, and its worked for me. I have by baseline pics in my post history under hairloss diary or something like that. if you want to have a look at my starting point.

Thanks.
 

hhj1247

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I'm diffuse and have been experiencing some pretty good success. If you're not to self conscious, post some pics. Success threads (ones with pics especially) really urged me to bite the bullet and go through the big three.

Anyway congrats :bravo: ! I hope all your buddies now go bald around you!! :woot:
 

Thickandthin

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Have your friends said anything?

I always imagine it must be nice to go from obvious balding to none at all, especially if your friends have been teasing you about it.
 

hhj1247

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Thickandthin said:
Have your friends said anything?

I always imagine it must be nice to go from obvious balding to none at all, especially if your friends have been teasing you about it.

I think it's inevitable that friends, family, and co-workers say something at least once. For me, one group of my friends have actually been pretty mature about it. I have gotten a comment a or two here, which still hurt like crazy, but nothing bad. My other friends were complete assholes about it. I cherish the day I see one of them go bald.
 

rickywatts

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Hey guys thanks for replying. I will try and get pics, usually i use my phone but the flash wont work and i cant find the lead to connect to the pc.

Around the crown i am still a little light, but i dont even really care about it. I have a full head of hair as far as im concerned. I've had some great responses.

Firstly, some of them are from family and good friends who never mentioned i was going bald, others were from the ones who used to make fun of me.

My cousin, who never mentioned i was going bald, just said one day "has your hair got darker?" i said no, its just got thicker and she goes "yea i know, i didnt want to say but it has got way thicker" and she asked me about how i did it etc.

One of my friends went away to australia when i started the treatment and just came back recently and couldnt believe it.

My family all comment its got thicker.

People in work haven't said anything, but they never mentioned i was going bald. Actually one guy who had left and came back for a night out said

"You actually have hair now!"

My one friend who used to tease me the most, now receded so bad over the last year that he actually shaves his hair all off with a mac 3.
 

rickywatts

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Also to clarify, yea i only use minoxidil once a day at night after i get out of the bath. I'm not sure if i used it in the morning aswell would i have better results but im happy with my success and i dont want greasy hair going to work so im just staying as is.

The only thing is ive started going grey - im only in my early 20's - i have the worst genetics ever :dunno:
 

richlocks

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I really think there is a correlation with greying and finasteride usage.. i also got a few greys when i was 19 and was using it.. i stopped usage till i was about 23, and sure enough greys started increasing with the finasteride usage.
 

subb

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hi,

im also a diffuse thinner, recently started to take finasteride. now i'm also on rogaine foam.

when you started to take minoxidil, how long did it take before you saw results.
and did you experience a sheding?


thank you , hope to follow your road to succes :)
 
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