mbehr22
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Just wanted to share that *knock on wood* i am starting to see the back look better and now the front seems to be coming down some, even though in my opinion im still a little thinner (overall) than when i began finasteride about a year ago...
i took finasteride for ~9 months ... initial shed @ wk 2 and lasted for 2 wks
no regrowth IMO
scrapped that idea and began dutasteride .5mg/day and have been on that for abour 3 months+1 wk
so, the dutasteride caused a slow steady shed that made me constantly flake off hairs, but no real 'boom' of loss
about 3 wks ago - maybe a month - i started to notice one or two new haris in my temples - specifically the left side.
then the widows peak began to appear to look better, but i was suspicious... now there is def some new stuff there
a few more popped up this week about a cm below my current hairline, midway between the temple area and the widows peak... this is isgnificant IMO since i can now literally see where my old hairline used to be and how it will hopefully continue to fill in.
also, i use nizoral. why, im not sure, but the board suggested it. i say that since i discovered - months ago - that my scalp had this tan colored 'paste' you could scrape off with a fingernail if you tried. im assuming its dandruff and oil mixed, but ive never had dandruff in my life. i will assume its from the treatment, but as long as the products keep working, i could care less.
and one more thing to ask the board, after i take a hot shower (i leave the nizoral rubbed in for about 10 min) i will use my GFs 'wire brush' and really stumulate my scalp. she has this one brush that is a cylinder with tons of very thin metal bristles. normally i wouldnt use it since it hurts, but when i notced the 'goop' on my scalp, i began to use this brush to see if the bristles could help in removing the stuff and at the same time stimulate the scalp (and mybe the hair) in some way. my hair is still wet, and little balls of the stuff rise to the surface and can then be toweled off. its usually not many at all, but it seems to help.
just wanted tro post my progress.
i know i have been a cynic sometimes in regards to what works and whats a scam, so i wanted to give the dutasteride users some feedback.
look for pics nxt week. my GF has the camera and is out of town.
good luck guys
i took finasteride for ~9 months ... initial shed @ wk 2 and lasted for 2 wks
no regrowth IMO
scrapped that idea and began dutasteride .5mg/day and have been on that for abour 3 months+1 wk
so, the dutasteride caused a slow steady shed that made me constantly flake off hairs, but no real 'boom' of loss
about 3 wks ago - maybe a month - i started to notice one or two new haris in my temples - specifically the left side.
then the widows peak began to appear to look better, but i was suspicious... now there is def some new stuff there
a few more popped up this week about a cm below my current hairline, midway between the temple area and the widows peak... this is isgnificant IMO since i can now literally see where my old hairline used to be and how it will hopefully continue to fill in.
also, i use nizoral. why, im not sure, but the board suggested it. i say that since i discovered - months ago - that my scalp had this tan colored 'paste' you could scrape off with a fingernail if you tried. im assuming its dandruff and oil mixed, but ive never had dandruff in my life. i will assume its from the treatment, but as long as the products keep working, i could care less.
and one more thing to ask the board, after i take a hot shower (i leave the nizoral rubbed in for about 10 min) i will use my GFs 'wire brush' and really stumulate my scalp. she has this one brush that is a cylinder with tons of very thin metal bristles. normally i wouldnt use it since it hurts, but when i notced the 'goop' on my scalp, i began to use this brush to see if the bristles could help in removing the stuff and at the same time stimulate the scalp (and mybe the hair) in some way. my hair is still wet, and little balls of the stuff rise to the surface and can then be toweled off. its usually not many at all, but it seems to help.
just wanted tro post my progress.
i know i have been a cynic sometimes in regards to what works and whats a scam, so i wanted to give the dutasteride users some feedback.
look for pics nxt week. my GF has the camera and is out of town.
good luck guys