bald spot starting?

[goldbondmafia]

Just woke up, took new pics with my bed head. Cant believe how fast biotin makes my hair grow even after a month.

[goldbondmafia]

New pics from today. My hair is getting a lot longer faster as Ive upped the biotin from 3000mcgs per day to 6000. All the biotin does is make hair grow faster, not thicker (or thinner for that matter). New pics next month, can't even imagine how long it will be then.

[stratofortress]

You're opinion is entirely valid! And probably expert! What with your numerous credentials and vast understandings of this condition.

The OP still has hair worth saving, but you can see from the pictures that there is thinning in the crown. The latest batch aren't that brightly lit, but the thinning is still visible. The shot on the stairs shows it best.

I could be wrong, but having observed comparable thinning on my own crown I would advise the OP to consider preventative treatments.

[clandestine]

you're going bald dude 100%... welcome to the club. Do you have any family history of hair loss?

You're opinion is entirely valid! And probably expert! What with your numerous credentials and vast understandings of this condition.

[2020]

you're going bald dude 100%... welcome to the club. Do you have any family history of hair loss?

[goldbondmafia]

So last week I went and saw an IAHRS doctor nearby to get on Fin and see what he had to say. Basically he looked at my scalp close up and told me that he didn't see any miniaturizing follicles and does not believe i am suffering from any thinning/hair loss. He doesn't think i should go on fin obviously and to come back in a year. He ended up taking photos of my head and we will compare those in a year. He also said bright lighting makes hair seem thinner than it really is and the pictures I take and showed him are not always accurate. Thoughts?

this morning:

[mpb47]

Ye this is what I thought recently since my DHT levels are not overly high but a bit above the norm and saw palmetto hasn't done the trick just yet either. Our male bodies do need DHT and I am just guessing when i say this but I believe the ones that get sides may get it from reducing too much of it in their body. Purely an assumption though. How is the .50 working for you so far any sides/is it working on the hair?



Your saying they feel sides for a few weeks but then it goes away? Id personally be terrified if i got sides, almost too scared to fight through it like these people did...

No you are probably right as DHT is the good guy/bad guy depending on who you believe on the Steroid/exercise web boards.
Well I have only been on it less than 2 weeks but I will say I have been extra-extra tired lately. It could be a coincidence and also I am on an old batch of proscar which is very hard to cut down to .50 . I have the 1mg size on the way so I will be able to cut it to .50 or .25 once it gets here.

You are young so you probably won't have any issues. But if you do here is some advice from one of the hair docs as he thinks despite the short half life FIN stays in your system for maybe a week, plus it takes awhile for reductase to build back up. If you do ever get sides that don't go away after say 3-5 weeks, then try taking Fin only 3 days a week. Wait a few weeks and If that is still too much then go 2 times a week. Then if that is too much go to 1 time a week.

If even 1 time a week is too much he has one last suggestion and this one really hit home with me. You know that nizoral shampoo everyone talks about? Well it never did anything for me and the Dr agrees that it is ineffective. Not because the drug doesn't work but because it is in shampoo form. He says to use the foam version and leave it in and you will get some DHT blocking. It's not as good as FIN but better than doing nothing.

Again you may not ever have a problem but I think the above is better than doing nothing and just letting yourself go bald. Good luck!

[goldbondmafia]

Just by reading the hair boards I found that a lot of guys are on low doses of Fin (like .25-.50) to avoid sides. Some seem to have really good results too.
I didn't want to go back on FIN but I could see my vertex/crown was getting worse on just Minox. I recently started on .50, but will drop to .25 if I have to.

Ye this is what I thought recently since my DHT levels are not overly high but a bit above the norm and saw palmetto hasn't done the trick just yet either. Our male bodies do need DHT and I am just guessing when i say this but I believe the ones that get sides may get it from reducing too much of it in their body. Purely an assumption though. How is the .50 working for you so far any sides/is it working on the hair?

So yea I think a low dose of FIN is a good compromise if you are concerned about sides. Oh and some guys report they do feel it for a couple of weeks even on low doses but it clears up pretty quickly.

Your saying they feel sides for a few weeks but then it goes away? Id personally be terrified if i got sides, almost too scared to fight through it like these people did...

[mpb47]

Some new pics. Buzzed my hair again to a 2 a few weeks ago its a bit longer now tho. Im also seeing an IAHRS doc in two weeks so we will see what he says and recommends. To be honest I may start taking fin in a low dose to reduce some DHT (as I believe male bodies need it) but if I notice any difference in my body im not taking it again and will accept hair loss haha gonna save my money for a real cure in the future then get jacked as fuuck till then

Just by reading the hair boards I found that a lot of guys are on low doses of Fin (like .25-.50) to avoid sides. Some seem to have really good results too.
I didn't want to go back on FIN but I could see my vertex/crown was getting worse on just Minox. I recently started on .50, but will drop to .25 if I have to .
So yea I think a low dose of FIN is a good compromise if you are concerned about sides. Oh and some guys report they do feel it for a couple of weeks even on low doses but it clears up pretty quickly.

[goldbondmafia]

Some new pics. Buzzed my hair again to a 2 a few weeks ago its a bit longer now tho. Im also seeing an IAHRS doc in two weeks so we will see what he says and recommends. To be honest I may start taking fin in a low dose to reduce some DHT (as I believe male bodies need it) but if I notice any difference in my body im not taking it again and will accept hair loss haha gonna save my money for a real cure in the future then get jacked as fuuck till then

[goldbondmafia]

Why wait a year or two from now?

Dunno, its not noticable now unless my hairs in the sunlight but then again light can make anyone seem thinner (not that mine isnt starting).

I plan on seeing an IAHRS doc this summer to discuss some things first too. BTW are you on fin?

[clandestine]

Once it gets worse in a year or two from now ill get on fin haha. And my swirl in the last pic has always looked like that tho.

Why wait a year or two from now?

[goldbondmafia]

tracy any thoughts do you think its getting better/worse from before?

[goldbondmafia]

Yes, its from lifting weights.

You've got what looks like some general thinning going on on the top. Its starting to look like a diffuse pattern (even though theres no such thing exactly..)

pic #37 shows it the most...its thin in places it just shouldn't be, like a cowlick swirl area or hair part.

Ye I just find it weird that all the pics look good (minus second last photo #37). If you look at post 47 on page 5 you can see my hair from the same angle in December and my hair isnt spiked its combed over which makes it look a ton better. My hair is spiked up and under sunlight in the photos from today which creates more of a thin look as well. Once it gets worse in a year or two from now ill get on fin haha. And my swirl in the last pic has always looked like that tho.

I feel pretty lucky as my hair has looked this way since last october and ive managed to halt further thinning from back then, just gotta keep it rolling

[NotBelievingIt]

new update, my hair is getting quite a bit longer since last month. As usual I took my pictures under a ceiling window and I also did another DHT test and my levels have gone up a tiny bit from 4128 to 4193 althought my doctor thinks nothing of it. Im thinking its from lifting heavier weights at the gym for the last 4-5 months.

any thoughts on the new pics?

Yes, its from lifting weights.

You've got what looks like some general thinning going on on the top. Its starting to look like a diffuse pattern (even though theres no such thing exactly..)

pic #37 shows it the most...its thin in places it just shouldn't be, like a cowlick swirl area or hair part.