Need desperate help re hair loss

[Bowie]

im 23 and my hairloss that runs in the family is at a point were its making me depressed and if I'm honest, suicidal. I have been diagnosed with BDD / depression and this really isn't helping. I'm getting help for those things but I would still desperately like a transplant

My dad and older brother have the same hairline. My dads obviously has lost most of the hair on top of his head apart from round the sides and back. My brother is similar to mine tho if I'm honest not as bad as mine appears.

I've been using regaine for many months now and I'm not sure if it's helping or not.

I just need advice on what I should do next

If I fill in the gaps what would I do once the rest of the hair falls out etc..

Im using my iPad and have tried to attach an image so forgive me if it hasn't worked I will try and post one if not

[macster]

propecia, minoxidil, hair tranplants, SMP.

You have a choice.

[Notcoolanymore]

If you want your hair to appear "normal" again you need to get on finasteride, then once your hair loss has stabilized, fill in the lost areas with a transplant.

[Pboy101]

Get on the big 3 (finasteride, minoxidil, nizoral shampoo) asap to halt hair loss and regrow what you can. I saw a guy name Zeroheat at ************ that was at a similar stage of hair loss likes yours and he regrew everything on the big 3. I'm not saying anyone should expect the same results but there is hope. Give the meds a year if you can tolerate it and see where you're at then. Good luck.

[Notcoolanymore]

Zeroheat is a *** allstar.

[Bowie]

Thanks guys, forgot to say, I bought some Nizoral shampoo but when it arrived i wasn't sure if I'd got the right thing, it says it's for dandruff and to only use every 3 or 4 days for the first few weeks and then every 1 or w 2 weeks to keep the dandruff away.. Is this the right stuff or can you link me to some good stuff (I'm in the UK)

This is the one I have

Also I'll check out zeroharts story.

Is finestrade something I get from my go?

[Bowie]

Also I'm thinking about buying a liquid minoxidil instead of the regaine foam I use, would it be bad to use a liquid say in the morning and the the foam at night or vice versa or is that too much or bad to use different brands

I've found s liquid one that's 5% called Kirkland
My regaine foam is also 5%

[Bowie]

Can anyone tell me where i sit on the Norwood scale?

[Pboy101]

I would say you are at NW3. The shampoo you got is the right 1, the active ingredient is ketoconazole which is the important stuff. You need a prescription for legit finasteride. It can be prescribe to you by a dermatologist or I heard you can also get it at your GP (general practitioner?). I got mine from a dermatologist so I know that works. Technically, 5% minoxidil is 5% minoxidil whether it's foam or liquid. As long as it gets to your scalp, it's good. Personally, I started out with foam but I found that it some times doesn't fully penetrate my layer of hair on top so I've switched to the liquid minoxidil. Of course, the downside is that foam was very easy to use and doesn't leave any kind of a mess. However, it's all up to you and your preference. Good luck and may you regain your hair soon.

[Bowie]

Hi there my Kirkland minoxidil arrived today and I noticed on the box it says just to use it on the top of the head and nowhere else? My problem is at the front, is it worth me even using this?

[blondetooth]

you could also take .5 Dutasteride every 5 days, much more effective than fin. the rogain/ minox is just a band aid, drop it. or in 3 years you are below what you could be naturally.

Also dermaroll, and use a liquid to soak on your head with crushed biotin, dut/ fin, vit c, and castor oil.

fin graph:



minox/ temporary graph results and not worth it:

[blondetooth]

[Pboy101]

Hi there my Kirkland minoxidil arrived today and I noticed on the box it says just to use it on the top of the head and nowhere else? My problem is at the front, is it worth me even using this?

Of course it is. Minoxidil/Rogaine and Finasteride/Propecia can only claim that they work on the back of the head because that was the only area studied during their published research. However, hair loss is the same at the front and the back of the head (it weakens and falls out due to DHT). I suspect that MPB is progressive and is stronger at the front and the crown (which is why these hairs are the first to go) so I think there is a chance that it will take the meds a longer time to have effect in these areas. However, I can personally attest that being on the big 3 does help regrow the hair line as mine did. If you checked out Zeroheat's story as well as many other success stories on ************, there is no doubt that the treatments we have are effective for hair loss all over the head, not just the back/crown area.

[Bowie]

I'm reading about fin and it says nhs don't supply it so where exactly is best to get it from here in the UK

I see that stores like boots and SuperDrug offer it, I just went through the buying process and it says it can offer to contact my dr about the use of fin 'Communication between doctors involved in your treatment helps provide the safest and most effective healthcare. Would you like us to inform your GP about this treatment' - do you think this is a good idea?

[Pboy101]

I'm reading about fin and it says nhs don't supply it so where exactly is best to get it from?

Are you even reading the posts of your own thread bro? I posted in #9 that you can get it easily from any dermatologist lol. It needs to be prescribed to you to be legit, else you risk taking stuff who knows came from where.