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Wow, I never thought I'd be here. I have been a lurker since I first started noticing that my hair was starting to thin out. It has completely kicked me the curb mentally. This is simply a problem I never thought I'd have to deal with. Let me explain my story.
I am turning 31 in February. I am a married man. My main profession is I am a working actor that is part of the Screen Actors Guild and the Actors Equity Union. Acting/Performing have been my primary source of income for the past 9 years. Losing my hair will (I feel) completely destroy my Career. I am a very good looking man (not trying to brag) and I owe most of my looks to my hair. I have always had super thick, long dark hair. My father started to lose his hair when was in his early twenties as did my older brother. Both were Norwood 6 by age 32/33.
Having the exact same hairline and thickness through all my twenties I figured I was in the clear and did not inherit his baldness. My grandfather on my Mother's side is mostly bald, but is 80 years old and didnt start losing his hair until his early fifties. All three of his sons ranging from ages of 47-58 all still have full heads of hair. I don't know if any of them are on treatment.
However, about 10 months ago I started to notice my hairline receding and that same day when I looked up at a monitor in a gas station that was an overhead cam, I could see clearly that my crown was thinning. I was devastated. What do I do? What can I do?
I started doing as much research as I could and what I found disgusted me. Here we have an affliction that has been destroying the lives of men (some women) for centuries and not a SINGLE product exists that works that was originally designed for hair loss. Finasteride and Minoxodil were both discovered by accident and one isnt that effective by itself and the other carries the possibility of permanent side effects.
When I was first reading about finasteride and saw results from the drug I was thrilled. But after reading all the horror stories about it I am terrified to try this drug. I went to a local hair loss surgeon who is going to do a HT on my older brother next month and he said I am definitely losing my hair but at a slower rate and different pattern than my brother or my dad. He recommended I get on finasteride immediately as to the untrained eye I still look like I have a full head of thick hair.
I am so scared to take this drug. If I do I think Ill do .25mg a day for 6 mos to a year to minimize the risk of sides. All I want to do is keep my hair till something better comes along. From what I see CB is looking very promising and its only a matter of time before they can do HT's and grow back the donor hair as well. Then HT's will only be a question of money and donor area wont matter. I just dont think I can afford to wait that long. The MPB cure has been just 2-5 years away for over 25 years. I just dont trust waiting.
Any advice or suggestions? Thanks for taking the time to read and I am glad that I am not alone in this and love what Spencer is doing for all of us. I need to save my hair/career and start LIVING MY ****ING LIVE again for a change.
I am turning 31 in February. I am a married man. My main profession is I am a working actor that is part of the Screen Actors Guild and the Actors Equity Union. Acting/Performing have been my primary source of income for the past 9 years. Losing my hair will (I feel) completely destroy my Career. I am a very good looking man (not trying to brag) and I owe most of my looks to my hair. I have always had super thick, long dark hair. My father started to lose his hair when was in his early twenties as did my older brother. Both were Norwood 6 by age 32/33.
Having the exact same hairline and thickness through all my twenties I figured I was in the clear and did not inherit his baldness. My grandfather on my Mother's side is mostly bald, but is 80 years old and didnt start losing his hair until his early fifties. All three of his sons ranging from ages of 47-58 all still have full heads of hair. I don't know if any of them are on treatment.
However, about 10 months ago I started to notice my hairline receding and that same day when I looked up at a monitor in a gas station that was an overhead cam, I could see clearly that my crown was thinning. I was devastated. What do I do? What can I do?
I started doing as much research as I could and what I found disgusted me. Here we have an affliction that has been destroying the lives of men (some women) for centuries and not a SINGLE product exists that works that was originally designed for hair loss. Finasteride and Minoxodil were both discovered by accident and one isnt that effective by itself and the other carries the possibility of permanent side effects.
When I was first reading about finasteride and saw results from the drug I was thrilled. But after reading all the horror stories about it I am terrified to try this drug. I went to a local hair loss surgeon who is going to do a HT on my older brother next month and he said I am definitely losing my hair but at a slower rate and different pattern than my brother or my dad. He recommended I get on finasteride immediately as to the untrained eye I still look like I have a full head of thick hair.
I am so scared to take this drug. If I do I think Ill do .25mg a day for 6 mos to a year to minimize the risk of sides. All I want to do is keep my hair till something better comes along. From what I see CB is looking very promising and its only a matter of time before they can do HT's and grow back the donor hair as well. Then HT's will only be a question of money and donor area wont matter. I just dont think I can afford to wait that long. The MPB cure has been just 2-5 years away for over 25 years. I just dont trust waiting.
Any advice or suggestions? Thanks for taking the time to read and I am glad that I am not alone in this and love what Spencer is doing for all of us. I need to save my hair/career and start LIVING MY ****ING LIVE again for a change.
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