Am I balding?? 21 year old college student here

[baldiing45]

Update: I made this 4 years go. I still have hair.

[baldiing45]

Update: STill have hair.

[baldiing45]

What do you mean others won't pay attention to it?

Yeah I started finasteride 3 months back. I was scared about sides so I didn't do it for a while.

My hair looks exactly the same though....have experience minimal loss since the pic on this thread.

[Rizaan]

When you catch it this early you do not need minoxidil. Minoxidil is just to aid in getting regrowth, but it does nothing to fix the basic problem of DHT damaging your hair. You should see a dermatologist who is familiar with hair loss, and verify the cause before you do anything. If they verify that you do indeed have AGA then you need to get on an anti-androgen to protect your follicles from DHT. The two main options now are finasteride, and RU58841. Finasteride is taken orally and reduces DHT levels in your body. RU58841 is an experimental topical that blocks DHT from binding to the hair follicle.

If I were you I would get RU58841 on the black market, and you should be able to thicken your hair and maintain until CB-03-01, a topical similar to RU58841, hits the market. By doing this it is very likely that we will have a cure before you ever lose more hair. The most important thing for you to know is that it is easy to maintain your hair with treatment, but it is almost impossible to regrow it once it's gone. The time to do something is now, not after it gets worse.

You'd have to be retarded to tell him to use RU when there are other PROVEN medications to treat hairloss.

[marklin]

Mbach07,
Is Finasteride still good for you as 2017 now? No side effect?

Thanks

Mark

[hasan641]

If you think you're thinning, you're thinning.

[baldiing45]

Your hair looks fine. I don't see any signs of thinning or baldness, at least not in that picture.

Haha

Yeah I've been keeping an eye on it for 2 years and it looks the same...

I'm actually going to the dermatologist to see what's up though

Most forums and 1 barber(5 years ago) have said that I am thinning but it isn't far enough yet. I just assume My hair loss is slow. My moms brother and dad had hair in their 20s and didn't start getting the balding look until their late 30s early 40s so I assume my hair loss is slow or like you said I am fine

[hasan641]

Your hair looks fine. I don't see any signs of thinning or baldness, at least not in that picture.

[baldiing45]

hair is about the same, starting minox now, prolly waited too long, but i now know for sure im losing hair slowly.

Update: Still have hair....Yep

[baldiing45]

hair is about the same, starting minox now, prolly waited too long, but i now know for sure im losing hair slowly.

[baldiing45]

i will try to get a derm appt or something when i head home from college in a month.

[dia17]

There are many options available rather than Minxodill. Your hairs are think and you are not in a state to undergo Hair transplant operation. So you must consult a good doctor rather than taking advices from others forum member here!!!

[unbalding]

When you catch it this early you do not need minoxidil. Minoxidil is just to aid in getting regrowth, but it does nothing to fix the basic problem of DHT damaging your hair. You should see a dermatologist who is familiar with hair loss, and verify the cause before you do anything. If they verify that you do indeed have AGA then you need to get on an anti-androgen to protect your follicles from DHT. The two main options now are finasteride, and RU58841. Finasteride is taken orally and reduces DHT levels in your body. RU58841 is an experimental topical that blocks DHT from binding to the hair follicle.

If I were you I would get RU58841 on the black market, and you should be able to thicken your hair and maintain until CB-03-01, a topical similar to RU58841, hits the market. By doing this it is very likely that we will have a cure before you ever lose more hair. The most important thing for you to know is that it is easy to maintain your hair with treatment, but it is almost impossible to regrow it once it's gone. The time to do something is now, not after it gets worse.

[baldiing45]

ya since readin ur post, i figured i wont start for a month, just need to do my reserach before doin it right away

[Mbach07]

bump...

So i got the minox, gonna start maybe sometime this week, does it help at all, or can it make it worse??

Hey, first of all, your hairloss is not bad in the pic, though there may be a little bit. Of course it is good to act as early as possible in terms of combating hairloss.

Now, you're talking about jumping on minoxidil and if that is the case I would just beforehand say this:

1) Minoxidil won't stop the CAUSE of your hairloss. Minoxidil will promote growth of your hair. Depending on your genetics, it may be enough, if you have good hair genes. Though most likely in the long run (this may vary from few to many years depending on genetics) your hairloss will catch up with you.

2) Please realize that you will be bound to apply this 2 times a day for the rest of your life in order to keep the results given by minoxidil. Every single day, for the rest of your life. Some people are cool with that, others not so much. Remember it has to be applied to your scalp and not hair, which can be a hassle with longer hair if it's a large area. In your case, it may be easy to apply as you're not a diffuse thinner like me, but it's seemingly only your crown that's thinning slightly.


If you truly want to stop your hairloss long term, and keep your hair for as long as possible, I would urge you to jump on Propecia (Finasteride). Take 0.5-1mg pr. day (Propecia contains 1mg pr. tablet) for the rest of your life. It will stop your hairloss unlike minoxidil, and most likely regrow what very little you have lost too. Also, it's way more convenient to just swallow a pill every day.

About Finasteride:
Please, do not be scared by the horror stories that gets exaggerated about Finasteride. It's mostly BS. The chance of getting sides are very small. I have taken it myself for 8 months now. The only "side-effect" I have experienced is my semen is slightly more watery than before. Apart from that, nothing. Still very high sex-drive/libido.

So in short: Finasteride is your best option for stopping your hairloss and keeping your hair for a long time. I don't see the reason for Minoxidil in your case, but it is your choice. Please consider what I have written!