TheDude
Member
- Reaction score
- 0
Well, after reading this site for the past few months I've finally decided to get myself a name and get going with my treatment. I don't have much of a story other then to thank alot of you guys for the help you give not only people who are registered posters but for people like me who lurk around for advice and information on how to attack the problem of male pattern baldness. Here are a few pics from the past few days of what I'm starting with.
Please understand I have very fine hair, but alot of fine hair. I have always been alert and paranoid about losing my hair. During my senior year of high school and during college my brother and parents thought I was nuts and assured me I wasn't losing anything(which I wasn't). I'm 24 now and am starting to recede a bit and thin a some at the crown. I want to get your guys' opnion on treatment and my current status. Like I said, I've always had fine hair so the picture where my hair is wet and pushed back to show my true hairline, the scalp shown has always been that way. But the crown of my head is starting to make me nervous as hell. I've been on Finasteride(Finpecia) for 8 days now, tried minoxidil for a few days but felt I was going overboard and it was annoying the hell out of me too, so I stopped. I'm obviously extremely concerned about shedding at the crown and temples in a few weeks or months due to the finasteride. So my main questions
1.) What Norwood scale would you consider me? My left side has always been thinner and lopsided/weaker then my right as seen in pics.
2.) I have been on finasteride for 8 days and Nizoral 1% for a week, should I ride that out for at least 6-8 months or also add minoxidil right away?
3.) Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I just started L'oreal's vive for men, not bad, but nothing to write home about. I might switch back to my Redken thickness shampoo soon, that has always worked well for me and my fine hair.
6 months ago......
Left side dry, how I usually fix it for the day or night....
Right side dry.....
Top....
Top2..
Left side wet and pushed back.....
Right side wet and pushed back...
Here is this morning, the morning after the above pics were taken. This is right out of the shower, hair dried and fallen naturally.
NOW(9-5-07)
It's been about 6 months on finasteride and Nizoral. I would say I've forgotton to take the pill in the morning about 10-14 times. I assume and hope that's not that big of a deal. Here is just a simple shot of my left side and right side in the same exact location and light as the pictures over 6 months ago when I just started finasteride/nizoral. It's wet and pushed back. The hair length is just about the same, a tad shorter then the original pics. I've tried not to obsess too much about it. But I'm quite intrigued as to what this stuff can do. I've been somewhat negative about my hair but the pictures help calm me down. It's amazing what your eye tells your brain when you look for negatives, anyway, what do ya guys think? Oh, and the crown really hasn't changed much either. I'll post those pictures later.
Right Side....
Left Side
Please understand I have very fine hair, but alot of fine hair. I have always been alert and paranoid about losing my hair. During my senior year of high school and during college my brother and parents thought I was nuts and assured me I wasn't losing anything(which I wasn't). I'm 24 now and am starting to recede a bit and thin a some at the crown. I want to get your guys' opnion on treatment and my current status. Like I said, I've always had fine hair so the picture where my hair is wet and pushed back to show my true hairline, the scalp shown has always been that way. But the crown of my head is starting to make me nervous as hell. I've been on Finasteride(Finpecia) for 8 days now, tried minoxidil for a few days but felt I was going overboard and it was annoying the hell out of me too, so I stopped. I'm obviously extremely concerned about shedding at the crown and temples in a few weeks or months due to the finasteride. So my main questions
1.) What Norwood scale would you consider me? My left side has always been thinner and lopsided/weaker then my right as seen in pics.
2.) I have been on finasteride for 8 days and Nizoral 1% for a week, should I ride that out for at least 6-8 months or also add minoxidil right away?
3.) Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I just started L'oreal's vive for men, not bad, but nothing to write home about. I might switch back to my Redken thickness shampoo soon, that has always worked well for me and my fine hair.
6 months ago......
Left side dry, how I usually fix it for the day or night....
Right side dry.....
Top....
Top2..
Left side wet and pushed back.....
Right side wet and pushed back...
Here is this morning, the morning after the above pics were taken. This is right out of the shower, hair dried and fallen naturally.
NOW(9-5-07)
It's been about 6 months on finasteride and Nizoral. I would say I've forgotton to take the pill in the morning about 10-14 times. I assume and hope that's not that big of a deal. Here is just a simple shot of my left side and right side in the same exact location and light as the pictures over 6 months ago when I just started finasteride/nizoral. It's wet and pushed back. The hair length is just about the same, a tad shorter then the original pics. I've tried not to obsess too much about it. But I'm quite intrigued as to what this stuff can do. I've been somewhat negative about my hair but the pictures help calm me down. It's amazing what your eye tells your brain when you look for negatives, anyway, what do ya guys think? Oh, and the crown really hasn't changed much either. I'll post those pictures later.
Right Side....
Left Side
