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I see a lot of posts on this forum from people around my age who are considering getting on propecia so I thought I would shared story so far and hopefully it will be useful to some people.
Looking back at pictures I probably started receeding at about 17/18 (although nothing major so obviously nobody noticed it not even me)
For the last year or two my hairloss accelerated quite a bit to the point that others were noticing it more and it bugged me quite a lot more than it should have.
I already knew about propecia. Around turning 19 I started googling to see what was out there. The stories of sides etc kind of made me sceptical so I decided to just monitor my hair while keeping researched on the medication. After about a year and about half a year after turning 20 I decided to just try it.
Got a prescription and started right away, the thing that finally made me get on the drug was a huge shed of hair one day which made me think now or never. (It might be worth me saying I have no noticeable loss in the crown but the hairline is receded noticeably maybe NW 2-3 ish.
My hair at the front was always itchy. Which I had no idea was down to hairloss until reading about it. Anyway this itch completely stopped within the first week and I have hardly had it back since.
Sides and the shed.
I haven't had any sides at all which I am very pleased with. Although I would say if you look for sides or convince yourself you are gonna get them then you will. A good example is the other day my testicles felt a bit of an ache. I could have easily come on here spouting off about how it was because of propecia. But it happened for a few hours in a 4 month period and I've had testicle ache before in my life when not on prop so I'm not attributing it to that. No sex drive loss etc, I still look at girls the same and masturbate regularly so it's all good no sides.
As for the shed. I'm unsure. Like I said I started after noticing a huge shed so I was shedding before anyway. I've definitely noticed less hair in my hand / shower / pillow so the regular MPB shed has more or less gone.
Saying that though for a while I was convinced my hairline looked worse. Although even though it looked worse I noticed stubble like hair around the bald spots on my hairline. It was just thinner than the rest.
Anyway to finish up just had my haircut and with the rest of my hair short the stubbly hair looks a little thicker and better. You can still tell my hairline has receded but I'm happy with it and looks ok. If the hair continues to grow and thicken in a few months time I could be a very happy bunny.
So my advice to young people thinking about it would be monitor your hair for 6 months or whatever and then get on propecia and give yourself a fighting chance. it's worth a shot.
(Sorry if this post is a little long winded I feel like I have rambled on a bit)
Looking back at pictures I probably started receeding at about 17/18 (although nothing major so obviously nobody noticed it not even me)
For the last year or two my hairloss accelerated quite a bit to the point that others were noticing it more and it bugged me quite a lot more than it should have.
I already knew about propecia. Around turning 19 I started googling to see what was out there. The stories of sides etc kind of made me sceptical so I decided to just monitor my hair while keeping researched on the medication. After about a year and about half a year after turning 20 I decided to just try it.
Got a prescription and started right away, the thing that finally made me get on the drug was a huge shed of hair one day which made me think now or never. (It might be worth me saying I have no noticeable loss in the crown but the hairline is receded noticeably maybe NW 2-3 ish.
My hair at the front was always itchy. Which I had no idea was down to hairloss until reading about it. Anyway this itch completely stopped within the first week and I have hardly had it back since.
Sides and the shed.
I haven't had any sides at all which I am very pleased with. Although I would say if you look for sides or convince yourself you are gonna get them then you will. A good example is the other day my testicles felt a bit of an ache. I could have easily come on here spouting off about how it was because of propecia. But it happened for a few hours in a 4 month period and I've had testicle ache before in my life when not on prop so I'm not attributing it to that. No sex drive loss etc, I still look at girls the same and masturbate regularly so it's all good no sides.
As for the shed. I'm unsure. Like I said I started after noticing a huge shed so I was shedding before anyway. I've definitely noticed less hair in my hand / shower / pillow so the regular MPB shed has more or less gone.
Saying that though for a while I was convinced my hairline looked worse. Although even though it looked worse I noticed stubble like hair around the bald spots on my hairline. It was just thinner than the rest.
Anyway to finish up just had my haircut and with the rest of my hair short the stubbly hair looks a little thicker and better. You can still tell my hairline has receded but I'm happy with it and looks ok. If the hair continues to grow and thicken in a few months time I could be a very happy bunny.
So my advice to young people thinking about it would be monitor your hair for 6 months or whatever and then get on propecia and give yourself a fighting chance. it's worth a shot.
(Sorry if this post is a little long winded I feel like I have rambled on a bit)
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