My story...

[Tracy C]

as you can see my hair line not good at all , so should i start using minoxidil and finasteride ?

Your hair line looks normal for a male. The picture is not good enugh to see your vetex and mid-anterior very well but from what little I can see I don't think you need to be using Minoxidil - but I doubt that it would hurt. You would need to talk to a doctor about using Finasteride. Consider giving the laser comb a try.

[H_A]

hello

i made my hair shorter and i want to know is my condition require minoxidil treatment and finasteride , i just heard that if i stopped using minoxidil {Rogaine Foam} my hair will getting shedding and thinner than my current pictures in the attachments , i want answers from doctors & who tried this before

as you can see my hair line not good at all , so should i start using minoxidil and finasteride ?

thanks

[25 going on 65]

I think it’s time that we all report this stressedtobebald to the administrators of the forum. It’s really getting out of hand!

I am considering this. Spamming every active thread with scare tactics is not constructive.
Now he's calling the Big 3 "quasi-proven" and "pointless." Huge disservice to balding people who want to do something about it.

[2020]

I think it’s time that we all report this stressedtobebald to the administrators of the forum. It’s really getting out of hand!

I already done that multiple times

[Winston]

As one guy at another thread said.. propecia is a man-poison.
Couldn't agree more.

I think it’s time that we all report this stressedtobebald to the administrators of the forum. It’s really getting out of hand!

[ryan555]

As one guy at another thread said.. propecia is a man-poison.
Couldn't agree more.

That's exactly what I'm talking about. And that is why nobody listens to you.

[StressedToTheBald]

As one guy at another thread said.. propecia is a man-poison.
Couldn't agree more.

[Tracy C]

...the problem is when i google for those products i got a lot of different products . like different cover color , etc...

O.K... You should be able to find these at your local pharmacy.

The package of Rogaine foam looks like this:




The pachage of Rogaine liquid looks like this:




The package of generic Minoxidil looks like this:






The pachage for Nizoral A-D looks like this:




The package for 2% Nizoral looks like this:




Propecia and generic Finasteride come in many different packages. When I google it I see bottles and blister packs.

[H_A]

i live outside U.S but i can get those products easy , the problem is when i google for those products i got a lot of different products . like different cover color , etc... i don't know which one is the right and good for the 3 products , that's why i ask if anyone have tried them and got the perfect result

[ryan555]

i don't trust them because

• they didn't ask me for blood test or any test to do know figure what's the problem
• i saw more than a doctor , one of them told me u will gonna be bald after 10 years . could you believe what he said ? i told him what i suppose to do he said wait till u get bald then we do transplant surgery
• no one told me about Propecia ( Finasteride ), Minoxidil and Nizoral and give me just bullshit . waste of time and money

so will you trust them after what i told you now ?

I don't know where you live man, but you can buy all of these things on the internet. In fact, I have personally seen all three of these products sold over the counter throughout South America and Asia, so it's likely you can just walk into a pharmacy and buy them. I don't think you need to have blood tests to diagnose hair loss and it sounds like these docs are not very sympathetic to your situation.

[ryan555]

If you listen to Spencer Kobren's interview with Dr. Irwig, MOST of the people in his study came from propeciahelp.com. Further, all the "data" collected in the study were taken in the form of questionnaires. There were no hormone tests taken at all. Finally, he could not answer whether any of the participants had read about PFS on the website prior to taking the medication, which would greatly skew the results. This study is not in any way scientific.

The perceived insults made toward people talking about PFS are likely due to the way the message is being sent. For one thing, there seem to be a number of crusaders lurking on internet message forums, most of whom have never taken the drug before, jumping on every mention of finasteride and telling people they may be permanently impotent if they try the stuff. This has not even been proven and is HIGHLY unlikely. This phenomenon doesn't exist for any other drug even though there are many that are far more dangerous. I really think it's because a few vocal people feel better about their situation if they know everyone else is rapidly balding along with them.

Here would be an appropriate message that would almost certainly not induce combative responses:

"Finasteride works well for hair loss and most people tolerate it quite well. However, I personally had side effects and I believe that the incidence of these effects may be understated based on my own anecdotal experience. Also, you should know that there are reports of a small number of men experiencing side effects persisting for long periods of time after the drug has been stopped. Proceed with caution."

Here is a typical message posted on one of these insane hair loss message boards:

"Dude, if you want to be a woman then take this drug. I would NEVER touch the stuff and risk being able to get wood just to have some hair. It's your life so if you want to be vain and risk losing your manhood then don't say you weren't warned!!!! This shit is pure EVIL!!!!"

After spending some time reading these different message boards, I am starting to fear that hair loss may cause brain damage.

[Tracy C]

Where do you live?

[H_A]

Really?

Doctors in your areas do not know what Propecia is?

Doctors in your area do not know what Rogaine is?

Doctors in your area do not know what Nizoral is?

These are common medications. Where do you live?

i don't trust them because

• they didn't ask me for blood test or any test to do know figure what's the problem
• i saw more than a doctor , one of them told me u will gonna be bald after 10 years . could you believe what he said ? i told him what i suppose to do he said wait till u get bald then we do transplant surgery
• no one told me about Propecia ( Finasteride ), Minoxidil and Nizoral and give me just bullshit . waste of time and money

so will you trust them after what i told you now ?

[Tracy C]

I guess there is no doctor in my region could understand what I am saying about these products because they never heard about it.

Really?

Doctors in your areas do not know what Propecia is?

Doctors in your area do not know what Rogaine is?

Doctors in your area do not know what Nizoral is?

These are common medications. Where do you live?

[ChrisBe]

Hi, I am new here (2 weeks max) and I have already seen threads morphing into a finasteride pros and detractors a numerous amount of times (here and on other forums). I agree with Dave54, anyone who consider using any product must inform one's self and those who know about the product should inform, not get down and dirty trying to have the last word.
The last word lies with the person making the final choice, for himself/herself.
This seems to me, the all for life treatment, like going into religion, it is up to the person to know what he/she is prepare to do knowing it might not work or they might suffer discomfort (or worse).
I just would like to highlight that any cure for any condition has its pros and cons.