This is it.
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haunted-ballroom
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decro435 said:
Can I join you in the car? Irelands f#cking economy has me screwed
SE-freak
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Dec,
No disrespect to the pain you are going through, I just wanted to add that counting hairs shed is not the way of evaluating your hairloss image. I shed many hairs daily before and after starting treatments. When hair is relatively long it gets even more scary. I learnt after many days of agonizing over the hairs on my books while studying and the hairs on my hand after applying gel that I would have to protect myself from the emotional impact of shedding by moving to a more objective means of monitoring my hair status.
Try taking photos. A hair disaster can scale down to proportion and be a minor shed/recession, or basically an unaltered hair image.
I see you experienced finasteride sides. Have you tried smaller doses of finasteride? Have you tried minoxidil yet?
I see that you include a number of dietary supplements in your regimen, I doubt they could play a role other than being a daily burden and reminder of hairloss.
No disrespect to the pain you are going through, I just wanted to add that counting hairs shed is not the way of evaluating your hairloss image. I shed many hairs daily before and after starting treatments. When hair is relatively long it gets even more scary. I learnt after many days of agonizing over the hairs on my books while studying and the hairs on my hand after applying gel that I would have to protect myself from the emotional impact of shedding by moving to a more objective means of monitoring my hair status.
Try taking photos. A hair disaster can scale down to proportion and be a minor shed/recession, or basically an unaltered hair image.
I see you experienced finasteride sides. Have you tried smaller doses of finasteride? Have you tried minoxidil yet?
I see that you include a number of dietary supplements in your regimen, I doubt they could play a role other than being a daily burden and reminder of hairloss.
this was your hair under a year ago
just how much worse is it now? because back then it looks like you have no male pattern baldness whatsoever.
i hope to god you're not another one of those whiny drama queens.
48 hairs that's it? when i was 16 i went from nw1 to nw2 in LITERALLY 2 months, its probably rare to have that happen.
5 years later im a nw3.
just how much worse is it now? because back then it looks like you have no male pattern baldness whatsoever.
i hope to god you're not another one of those whiny drama queens.
48 hairs that's it? when i was 16 i went from nw1 to nw2 in LITERALLY 2 months, its probably rare to have that happen.
5 years later im a nw3.
s.a.f
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SE-freak said:
Exactly, I cant be bothered to even try and count the number of times I've said this.
Wait until you're actually bald, you'll be wishing you could see some shed hairs in the sink.
Who's gonna bet with me that Decro and Seabacks hairloss is noticible only to them. :roll:
the beggining stages are really tough, because thats when the realization sets in. Then once you're past the initial shock, the middle stages are easier to cope with (as long as you dont go nw1-nw7 in 2 years). Then i imagine the late stages are the hardest
s.a.f
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I'd say all stages are the same, NW2's wish they were NW1's, NW3's wish they were 2's, NW4's wish they were still 3's ..... ect, ect and thats how it goes.
And every stage you go through you realise that the previous one was'nt as bad as you thought.
If you cant cope with being NW2 then you'll be fucked when you're NW4/5/6.
And every stage you go through you realise that the previous one was'nt as bad as you thought.
If you cant cope with being NW2 then you'll be fucked when you're NW4/5/6.
SE-freak
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barcafan said:this was your hair under a year ago
just how much worse is it now? because back then it looks like you have no male pattern baldness whatsoever.
i hope to god you're not another one of those whiny drama queens.
48 hairs that's it? when i was 16 i went from nw1 to nw2 in LITERALLY 2 months, its probably rare to have that happen.
5 years later im a nw3.
Indeed you have great hair in these photos. Take some pics and let's evaluate if you are in trouble or simply overreacting.
uncomfortable man
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Just as long as Decro never told me to get over being bald then I don't have a problem. If he did at any time (can't remember) then I have no sympathy for him. These kids think they can tell someone with an nw5 how to feel and then when they loose their hair then suddenly it is a crisis and all of their own advice goes right out the fuckin window. How hypocritical :shakehead:
Nashville Hairline
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Alarm bells should ring for us every time a NW1 with minimal thinning first posts on here..those guys seem to be the most insecure and therefore hardest hit by hair loss
With that said, having read decro's posts this last while I understand his loss is pretty aggressive so who knows where it is now. Maybe it is "bad".
But hang in there decro, there are so many reasons to live and have a great life that have nothing to do with the hair on your head.
And remember the treatments are moving on and on and improving all the time and with sites like this ideas and information are easier to find more than ever. You are still young and there is time to find some treatments that will work.
With that said, having read decro's posts this last while I understand his loss is pretty aggressive so who knows where it is now. Maybe it is "bad".
But hang in there decro, there are so many reasons to live and have a great life that have nothing to do with the hair on your head.
And remember the treatments are moving on and on and improving all the time and with sites like this ideas and information are easier to find more than ever. You are still young and there is time to find some treatments that will work.
I hate these type of threads with no pics. I wish I had the hair that alot of these people complain about having. I had to start buzzing with a no guard at 21 cause it got too noticeable, how do you think I feel at 27? I bet it isn't as bad decro. I know how you feel but maybe you're seeing something that isn't there. Keep in there buddy.
haunted-ballroom
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h82bebald said:
Even if he is seeing something that isnt there, what difference does it make? This is not directed at you h82bebald, but nobody really has the right to tell someone whether their suicidal feelings are justified or not.
toocoolforhair
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Going bald shouldn't stop you from achieveing any of your goals. Unless your goals are to be a model or conquer Hollywood. I seriously suggest buzzing your hair short so you can realise it's not that big of a deal. The bald(ing) guys on this forum who say it's the end of the world have low self-esteem. Low self-esteem can ruin your life, but baldness can't.
uncomfortable man
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It can if you had low self esteem to begin with...