I don´t want to sound rude, I´ll just comment on something in hopes of keeping the hype up in this "community trial". Yet I´m aware this post is going to get some dislikes.
Well, people, I´m fine with those who are trying to document their process, but keeping in mind the length of hair cycles and the timeframe of results for average responders, I believe we SHOULD NOT overdo it and post pictures every 4-5 weeks. THat timeframe is very short to see results and hair will probably look either the same or in some instances (for those who go through a wounding induced shed) even worse. Consequently, posting pics within this timeframe may actually disencourage and disappoint people that are starting this treatment, eventually leding some of them to quit. There is an analog situation with people that are trying to lose weight. Weight loss rates are actually NOT linear, so there are stages in this process in which body weight is actually "stalled" for a while because fat burning starts producing excess metabolic water. The consequence is that people who are breaking their asses to lose weight measure their weight every 4-5 days or even every friggin day… and guess what, they´ll see no significant progress, so they get frustrated and quit.
Back to hairloss, I believe that at a mínimum, we should post pics every 3 months, because that is the timeframe in which the best responders start seeing cosmetically significant results. I´d even say that 3 months is still way too early for an average responder (look at previous threads in which a massive amount people were whinning about not getting anything in 3-6 months and then quitting), but I know that we are overly impatient as hair loss sufferers so I won´t ask to refrain for posting pics for every 6 months.
When I started, I tried to commit to not looking at my crown (the most affected area in my case, and the zone I´m trying to recover) for months, but I confess I fell for the tentation and last week I took some pics up there , and obviously I saw no change and got anxious and depressed (I should have expected that because I´ve been needling just for 3 weeks). However, I tried to let the rational component of my brain take control and now I´ll try my best to not take pictures at all until February, taking into account that I might not see anything at that date yet.
Keep it up people, do no give up and be patient. Let´s do this for at least a year.
Any other options? I'm doing 2mm once a week. Could somebody please help me?