bald spot starting?

[goldbondmafia]

My baldness started just like that. A few hairs that were missing on the top of my head.

I was lucky in a way because it took me 10 years to go completely bald, but I admit I did have a comb over in about year eight.

Something I look back on now and shudder.

Did you take any meds for it or use minoxidil?

[goldbondmafia]

BTW I just saw my IAHRS doctor. We took pictures last June and he said I have receeded a tiny bit. Last year he didn't think I was receeding but had a mature hairline. He noticed some hairs on my hairline starting to miniaturize a bit in the corners of each side like the pics above show.

But anyways I got 2 weeks worth of fin at 1mg each, I plan on taking only .5mg though so I basically have a months worth. Im gonna try it either tomorrow or Monday and see how it goes for a month. If I get sides im going straight to CB or RU BUT if I survive a month then ill continue.

One thing I read from a sheet he gave me after kind of freaked me out. It says the following: "Minoxidil and finasteride work in different ways and can be used together; however they are only effective as long as you keep using them. Within 6-12 months of stopping them, you will lose the hair they helped you save and it will be as if you never used them".

Does this mean if I use fin for 5 years and stop that my hair will fall out during the following 6-12 months and be at the same place as if I never took the drug and waited 5 years?

[mature]

BTW I just saw my IAHRS doctor. We took pictures last June and he said I have receeded a tiny bit. Last year he didn't think I was receeding but had a mature hairline. He noticed some hairs on my hairline starting to miniaturize a bit in the corners of each side like the pics above show.

But anyways I got 2 weeks worth of fin at 1mg each, I plan on taking only .5mg though so I basically have a months worth. Im gonna try it either tomorrow or Monday and see how it goes for a month. If I get sides im going straight to CB or RU BUT if I survive a month then ill continue.

One thing I read from a sheet he gave me after kind of freaked me out. It says the following: "Minoxidil and finasteride work in different ways and can be used together; however they are only effective as long as you keep using them. Within 6-12 months of stopping them, you will lose the hair they helped you save and it will be as if you never used them".

Does this mean if I use fin for 5 years and stop that my hair will fall out during the following 6-12 months and be at the same place as if I never took the drug and waited 5 years?

Yes, if you don't get on a different treatment and just hop off then you will lose whatever hair it was keeping alive.

[goldbondmafia]

So I started fin on June 10 just 4 days ago. Ive been doing .5mgs and I will bump it up to 1 mg tomorrow. So far no sides or anything. Im going to post some pictures now then repost new ones in 3-4 months to see if there is any difference. My only worry is the hairline but even that is still decent for now, don't want it getting worse though. Hopefully fin can maintain everything and my hair looks exactly the same in 3-4 months!!!!!

[goldbondmafia]

my hair line looks exactly like those pictures above still 2 months on fin now. Do you guys think I should add in rogaine foam or wait until ive been on fin for a year before I make any moves I honestly cannot decide and have been thinking about it daily for months now....yes or no?

[35YrsAfter]

my hair line looks exactly like those pictures above still 2 months on fin now. Do you guys think I should add in rogaine foam or wait until ive been on fin for a year before I make any moves I honestly cannot decide and have been thinking about it daily for months now....yes or no?

I just asked Dr. Cole to be sure. He said you can begin using Rogaine at any time while on Finasteride.

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[dex89]

Got a short haircut a month ago and noticed my hairline is kind of receeding , crown and top is fine but on my left side part of my hairline its getting thinner, I don't think im going crazy or being paranoid this time see for yourselves. My dad is a NW3a at 55 so im hoping mine is similar to his.

That's how it starts, my right temple was receding and my left was perfectly fine when I was around your age. Once I started to hit 23 my left caught up to my right temple.

I think we have the same NW, I'm currently receding but a lower state. My right temple as been the same since I was 21 and I'm 24 now. The medication I'm currently using is Proscar 3-4 times a weeks and minox foam once every other week. I've been letting my hair grow because it hides my temples better. If you notice on my left and right temple I trim down the little hair around my hairline. I know i shouldn't but it was bothering me like a motha fudga

[goldbondmafia]

That's how it starts, my right temple was receding and my left was perfectly fine when I was around your age. Once I started to hit 23 my left caught up to my right temple.

I think we have the same NW, I'm currently receding but a lower state. My right temple as been the same since I was 21 and I'm 24 now. The medication I'm currently using is Proscar 3-4 times a weeks and minox foam once every other week. I've been letting my hair grow because it hides my temples better. If you notice on my left and right temple I trim down the little hair around my hairline. I know i shouldn't but it was bothering me like a motha fudga

I would say yours looks much better than mine to be honest man yours looks great. So you use the foam one week then next week no foam then 3rd week back to foam etc? Do you have before/after pics?

[dex89]

I would say yours looks much better than mine to be honest man yours looks great. So you use the foam one week then next week no foam then 3rd week back to foam etc? Do you have before/after pics?

I'm sorry, I meant to say that I use minox foam every other day after I shower. I did start of using foam twice a day, 7 times a week for years. Probably since I was 19-20 so about 4-5 years. About 2 months ago I stop taking it every day.

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=11443 <---- you can use that as an before pic.

[mpb47]

One thing I read from a sheet he gave me after kind of freaked me out. It says the following: "Minoxidil and finasteride work in different ways and can be used together; however they are only effective as long as you keep using them. Within 6-12 months of stopping them, you will lose the hair they helped you save and it will be as if you never used them".

Does this mean if I use fin for 5 years and stop that my hair will fall out during the following 6-12 months and be at the same place as if I never took the drug and waited 5 years?

Some docs say yes you will immediately go back to baseline, some say it no but it will gradually return back.

I can tell you I was on it for 4-5 years then stopped. I stayed on Minox though.
At first I did lose a lot of hair but after about a year I would say 50-60% came back so I was still a good bit ahead of where I was before I started. It pretty much stayed like that until about 2 years ago when it started coming back. I recently went back on propecia because I could see it was getting worse esp in the crown. So at least for me some of my regrown hair stayed around on minox alone for a few years afterwords.

[goldbondmafia]

I'm sorry, I meant to say that I use minox foam every other day after I shower. I did start of using foam twice a day, 7 times a week for years. Probably since I was 19-20 so about 4-5 years. About 2 months ago I stop taking it every day.

http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=11443 <---- you can use that as an before pic.

To be honest I don't even think you are fully balding man you hairline and everything looks perfect in both before/after pics

Some docs say yes you will immediately go back to baseline, some say it no but it will gradually return back.

I can tell you I was on it for 4-5 years then stopped. I stayed on Minox though.
At first I did lose a lot of hair but after about a year I would say 50-60% came back so I was still a good bit ahead of where I was before I started. It pretty much stayed like that until about 2 years ago when it started coming back. I recently went back on propecia because I could see it was getting worse esp in the crown. So at least for me some of my regrown hair stayed around on minox alone for a few years afterwords.

That's pretty good then I assumed a lot of it would be gone after stopping it for so long. What made you stop in the first place?

btw, From the pics I provided do you think I should try minox?

[mpb47]

That's pretty good then I assumed a lot of it would be gone after stopping it for so long. What made you stop in the first place?

btw, From the pics I provided do you think I should try minox?

Well that is how it was for me, but I don't know how common it is. I have read conflicting statements from 2 different docs. Probably both right, happens differently to different guys.

I stopped because of sides but I have to wonder if there were other issues. That is why I am trying again.

Honestly I don't think I would start on minox just yet. You can always add it latter if needed.

[goldbondmafia]

Hey are some pictures exactly 6 months and 1 day after starting finasteride. My baseline pictures are on post 109 on page 11.

[goldbondmafia]

Picture 1 is baseline, picture 2 is 6 month point, picture 3 is baseline, picture 4 is 6 month point

thoughts?

[Dan26]

Lookin good man!

Is fin all you are using?

Have you got your DHT tested since last time bro? I got my DHT tested again and it turns out fin does nothing for me! It's either dut or baldness now aahah