Artista and Finasteride

[Jcm800]

Thanks bud! The pill I'll be taking is called Mirabegron, it's only been on the market around 2 years so I'm not sure they would even have tested it with Fin yet?

Thanks kindly for making enquiries, kind of you :-)

[Artista]

Hello everyone,,
First of all, Hey Jcm800, how are things with you now?
My apologies , Ive been so busy these days.
I had not heard back from my GP about that Mirabegron topic and quite frankly, my mind has been on so many other things..lol. Sorry.
I will resend that letter to my Doctor regarding the combination of the two meds. He usually answers within 1-2 days but maybe it didnt go through.

Secondly, Everyone...I am at the midpoint of my 8th month on Finasteride.
There is no doubt that the med did STOP the progression of my hair loss.
There is also no doubt that it has been improving my 'good' hair as well as my effected hair.
The hair which has not been 100% minimized by DHT is now rejuvenating.
It is quite possible that some hairs which had been 100% minimized by DHT MIGHT be showing signs of 'waking' up.
I try not to focus on that right now...
(Lets see what happens at the one year mark)
In late 2010 when I would apply that hair concealer 'Toppik' to my scalp,,it was beginning to look like a big waste of time to do..My hair back then was really beginning to minimize. Today, when I would apply Toppix it seems not to be a waste of time any more!
Cheers to all

[Jcm800]

Hey Artista.. I'm ok so to speak. I'm due to see my consultant regarding possible treatment with that drug on Thursday. I'll ask if he's even heard of Finasteride, he may not even want to discuss it.. Will see.

I'm still worried about taking the Fin tho, I read ppl like StayThick getting sides, it does worry me. But equally, I would like to try it..

[Artista]

Yes there are some that say that they do experience 'sides BUT there are quite a few who say that they do not experience any major 'sides ..like me.
Keep in mind, if you did ever experience any 'sides..more than likely it would nothing close to being catastrophic and would at some point 'go away'

Im glad that you are doing good Jcm' Stay positive bro!!

[Jcm800]

That's the thing, watery semen? No problem with that.. Other sides, like gynaecomastia or depression etc, they scare me!

[Notcoolanymore]

Artista,
Good to see you are continuing to see positive results. Last month it seemed as though I had taken a step back, but maybe I was imagining things. We started this whole finasteride journey at the same time. I am also around my 8th month of treatment and at this point even if my hair loss were to just stabilize, I would say trying fin was definitely worth it. With that being said, I am hoping for more regrowth, I guess I am a bit greedy ha ha.

Any clue on when our fin results are suppose to hit their peak, 12 months, 18 months?

[Artista]

Hi Notcool'

Thanks bro! I do appreciate your support.
When you said -"Last month it seemed as though I had taken a step back, but maybe I was imagining things"

There are times in which I went through that too. Its our emotions that can obscure things once in a while.
The fact is ,,we are experiencing improvements because of this med'.
At the very least we have stopped the progression of our hair loss.

Ive asked my wife to be 'brutally honest' with me on how things are coming along in her view.
Now keep in mind, she knows how objective I am about my hair loss and that if Fin' doesn't pan out I can LIVE with that.
In other words she KNOWS she can be open and honest with me.
Prior to knowing anything about what I was up to, my daughter was being sincere when she said something like ,,
'Dad are you growing more hair!?!?' -after I took off my cap to show her my hair.
(Out of the blue just to see what she might say)
I never expected her to say that and it was a great to hear.
" I would say trying fin was definitely worth it..." and I AGREE.

"Any clue on when our fin results are suppose to hit their peak, 12 months, 18 months?"
The medical basics state that anywhere from 12 to 18 months would show how substantial it would be..sometimes 1 to 2 years.
There are studies that show that for some,,the improvements keep on going, albeit minor.

[Notcoolanymore]

Artista,

Well hopefully for us we continue to improve for 2 years. You must be showing some pretty good results if your wife is able to see a difference. I am assuming she sees you every day and sometimes it is difficult to notice gradual changes. That is awesome. Let the hair loss battle continue.

In about a year you are going to be looking pretty damn good, with fin results and the transplant coming up.

[Jcm800]

I'd like to wish you both continued good luck, onwards n upwards!

[Notcoolanymore]

I'd like to wish you both continued good luck, onwards n upwards!

Thanks man. Are you going to pull the trigger soon? C'mon dude jump on board. It's not too late!

[Jcm800]

It's not too late, we'll see, thanks tho..

[Artista]

Hi Guys, yes it has been a positive experience thus far.
Hey- the Live show will be on tonight!!

[Jcm800]

Ya know, my son told me again I have a bald patch developing, I was so sad . I couldn't speak to him for half an hour. He was then sad too. FCK hair loss.

[Hicks]

Glad to hear some positive post. I'm on month 15. It's the best think I've done. Hard to tell if your gong forward. You see your self every day. Pictures are hard as well because of different lighting or you got sun and tanned some. I say I held and regrown some. The front went to crap. Hope the HT fixed that. Anyway I kinda wished I buzzed my hair short for a year before the HT but there's no helping the front. I'm gong to do PRP injections in 8 months.

[Notcoolanymore]

You just got castigated by JFSI on the Bald Truth. LOL