triplethreat
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Hi guys
Im new to this forum although i have been reading over the past few years.
Ill start with my story. Like my father i had pretty thick hair through growing up. It was coarse in texture and had a bit of a wave to it. When i hit about 19 i started to notice something. It was the start. It wasnt noticing hair fall it was noticing a general weakness to my hair and that it had lost that 'thick feeling'. When puting hair gel in I noticed it fell flat more and didn't have the thickness and bounce it use to have. Anyways didnt think too much on it and went on with things. Then i started to notice later the hair all over my pillow and on the shower floor....WOW didnt expect this. Ignored it for a while but hair fall got worse and just went on and on. So damn...started to realise after alot of reading that i must be losing hair due to male pattern baldness. Went through the usual denial of it being Telogen Effluvium and stress etc etc. You guys know the score. Anyways so i have lost hair for years now...relentlessly. And at 21 i thought to myself ill be pretty bald in 5yrs going by the amount i lose on a daily basis. At 22 i tried few scam meds...stopped after finding this place. At about 23 i was on minoxidil for about 2 months. worked well but stopped after that due to laziness. Shortly after this time i was starting to receed in my temples and it wasnt just general thinning like before. Started finasteride at 23 aswell and used it for about 5months and hair was doing great. hair fall was down in number and hair was feeling pretty good again. then through laziness to buy more finasteride i ended up off it to now. Hair started getting worse its been in terms of it falling out in shower and gelling it etc. So at 25 im back on it now (day 4) and hopefully stabilizing soon again. My hair loss hasnt been that dramatic compared to some. Though the amount i have lost every day for 5years i cant believe i have what i have now. honestly for past 5 years i would shower...dry my hair.. and shake the towel before drying my body.. maybe 100 hairs when i did that. Been like that for years...everyday. That was my ritual and still is after showering!! :woot: At the moment i can hide my hairloss with styling and to this day no one has ever commented on my hair. Id say im a nw2 with thinning aswell.
At moment im using 1.25mg fincar a day, nizoral 3 times a week and i dissolved some fincar into a leave in conditioner and use that at night on my scalp about 3 times a week.
In terms of health i am stressed alot...smoke and i eat bad
balding in family
dad - THICK nw1 at 55 ( no grey either!)
maternal grandad - nw4 as far back as i can remember
paternal grandad - nw4 from about 50 as i have been told
2 paternal uncles - nw2 with thinnish crown (age 50) & nw5 (age 40)
hairloss timeline
19 - noticed limp hair
20 - hair fall (pillow, shower, hands through hair)
20 - 25 -- Continued hair fall and start of temple going back
25 - Presently - on Fincar nizoral & conditoner with finasteride
feel free to comment and chime in!!!
thanks
pics.......
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Im new to this forum although i have been reading over the past few years.
Ill start with my story. Like my father i had pretty thick hair through growing up. It was coarse in texture and had a bit of a wave to it. When i hit about 19 i started to notice something. It was the start. It wasnt noticing hair fall it was noticing a general weakness to my hair and that it had lost that 'thick feeling'. When puting hair gel in I noticed it fell flat more and didn't have the thickness and bounce it use to have. Anyways didnt think too much on it and went on with things. Then i started to notice later the hair all over my pillow and on the shower floor....WOW didnt expect this. Ignored it for a while but hair fall got worse and just went on and on. So damn...started to realise after alot of reading that i must be losing hair due to male pattern baldness. Went through the usual denial of it being Telogen Effluvium and stress etc etc. You guys know the score. Anyways so i have lost hair for years now...relentlessly. And at 21 i thought to myself ill be pretty bald in 5yrs going by the amount i lose on a daily basis. At 22 i tried few scam meds...stopped after finding this place. At about 23 i was on minoxidil for about 2 months. worked well but stopped after that due to laziness. Shortly after this time i was starting to receed in my temples and it wasnt just general thinning like before. Started finasteride at 23 aswell and used it for about 5months and hair was doing great. hair fall was down in number and hair was feeling pretty good again. then through laziness to buy more finasteride i ended up off it to now. Hair started getting worse its been in terms of it falling out in shower and gelling it etc. So at 25 im back on it now (day 4) and hopefully stabilizing soon again. My hair loss hasnt been that dramatic compared to some. Though the amount i have lost every day for 5years i cant believe i have what i have now. honestly for past 5 years i would shower...dry my hair.. and shake the towel before drying my body.. maybe 100 hairs when i did that. Been like that for years...everyday. That was my ritual and still is after showering!! :woot: At the moment i can hide my hairloss with styling and to this day no one has ever commented on my hair. Id say im a nw2 with thinning aswell.
At moment im using 1.25mg fincar a day, nizoral 3 times a week and i dissolved some fincar into a leave in conditioner and use that at night on my scalp about 3 times a week.
In terms of health i am stressed alot...smoke and i eat bad
balding in family
dad - THICK nw1 at 55 ( no grey either!)
maternal grandad - nw4 as far back as i can remember
paternal grandad - nw4 from about 50 as i have been told
2 paternal uncles - nw2 with thinnish crown (age 50) & nw5 (age 40)
hairloss timeline
19 - noticed limp hair
20 - hair fall (pillow, shower, hands through hair)
20 - 25 -- Continued hair fall and start of temple going back
25 - Presently - on Fincar nizoral & conditoner with finasteride
feel free to comment and chime in!!!
thanks
pics.......
BASELINE 1
BASELINE 2
BASELINE 3
BASELINE STYLED
