bald spot starting?

[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]

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]

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:

[2020]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[goldbondmafia]

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

[dex89]

it looks good man, gratz

[therealhan]

goldbondmafia,

these pics are with the treatment of rogaine? just wondering - all doesn't seem too bad and very minimal to say the least - looks good

[goldbondmafia]

it looks good man, gratz

hey thanks man!

goldbondmafia,

these pics are with the treatment of rogaine? just wondering - all doesn't seem too bad and very minimal to say the least - looks good

nope I don't use rogaine, I use: emu oil, coconut oil, nizoral 2%, head and shoulders zinc shampoo/conditioner, multi vitamins, fish oil and saw palmetto

[goldbondmafia]

Hey so here are some new pics. I cut my hair to about 1-1.5 inches a few days ago, it was getting way too long. In the last few weeks Ive stopped taking 6000mcgs of biotin per day and went down to 3000. However starting today I will no longer take biotin and this herbal thing ive also been taking for a while. Well see if my hair stays the same or worsens in the next few months hopefully.

[mjj]

Geez man, my crown is the exact same as yours in terms of how my hair parts. Yeah I got scared when I first saw it under light, went to a doctor freaking out, went to the derm and the derm laughed at me. Like I've mentioned in another post, I have recession at the temples and that made me think my crown had gone as well. I saw a picture of myself from maybe 5 years ago, guess what? It showed the exact same "part" or whatever you want to call it.

Now i'm not saying you don't have hair loss, I'm not an expert (but an expert told you that you were fine), but looking at your pics from a year ago to today, I reckon you're fine.

[goldbondmafia]

Geez man, my crown is the exact same as yours in terms of how my hair parts. Yeah I got scared when I first saw it under light, went to a doctor freaking out, went to the derm and the derm laughed at me. Like I've mentioned in another post, I have recession at the temples and that made me think my crown had gone as well. I saw a picture of myself from maybe 5 years ago, guess what? It showed the exact same "part" or whatever you want to call it.

Now i'm not saying you don't have hair loss, I'm not an expert (but an expert told you that you were fine), but looking at your pics from a year ago to today, I reckon you're fine.

Thanks for the response man. My temples are getting pretty thin as well so maybe its a sign of things to come! Although my temples have been relatively thin for a few years now so it could have always been that way.

BTW, I should have mentioned that I also stopped lifting weights August 4th due to an injury, I went to the gym only a handul of times till now. Im gonna start back up again tomorrow so hopefully my DHT levels don't raise again from lifting.

[goldbondmafia]

update, buzzed my hair to a 3 few weeks ago, thinking of possibly stopping the emu oil usage since my hair seems to be good for now.