Taking the propecia plunge

[Maradona]

thanks for the support man.

I hope I'm a good responder, sometimes I just can't imagine it coming back lol , its got worse since those pics I uploaded....

How's your treatment going Maradona? what are you on at the mo?

no treatment bro.

just waiting for news...but that propecia is looking tasty when i see my hair fall out .

[jpm]

no treatment bro.

just waiting for news...but that propecia is looking tasty when i see my hair fall out .

have you tried using nizoral , it may only help you a little bit, but its better than nothing, right?

Also have you thought about taking a lower dose of fin, like 0.2mg or easing yourself into it. I think Spex posted a sort if schedule detailing how you could accustom your body to fin over a few weeks and therefore have reduced sides?

[Maradona]

have you tried using nizoral , it may only help you a little bit, but its better than nothing, right?

Also have you thought about taking a lower dose of fin, like 0.2mg or easing yourself into it. I think Spex posted a sort if schedule detailing how you could accustom your body to fin over a few weeks and therefore have reduced sides?

yeah thanks for the advice man. I am on nizoral twice a week /rogaine once a day with some sides and im thinking of RU/CB/.5mg FIN. I had no serious sides on .5mg i believe, it's 1mg that killed me, I shouldn't have upped the dosage but I'm just waiting for some news in the following months and see what Ill do.

[jpm]

any success on niz and rogaine?

I've heard the CB is the most potent Anti Androgen out at the moment, and that it can 'cripple' an Androgen receptor!

not long now til replicel news bro. histogen looks pretty promising soon. I honestly believe one of these new technologies will bring better treatment in the next few years!

[Maradona]

any success on niz and rogaine?

I've heard the CB is the most potent Anti Androgen out at the moment, and that it can 'cripple' an Androgen receptor!

not long now til replicel news bro. histogen looks pretty promising soon. I honestly believe one of these new technologies will bring better treatment in the next few years!

well lots of vellues hair in the temples ...and nizoral stopped the itching tingling.

yeah CB sounds like the most potent drug, you'll be the first one to know if I see good results, people are experimenting with it, we should have a decent picture by this summer.

[jpm]

well lots of vellues hair in the temples ...and nizoral stopped the itching tingling.

yeah CB sounds like the most potent drug, you'll be the first one to know if I see good results, people are experimenting with it, we should have a decent picture by this summer.

sounds like your treatment isn't going too badly!

if CB really works well I may look into it. keep us posted man.

All the best and hope you see some good regrowth!!

[jpm]

I'm just a little bored on a Sunday night so I thought I'd post

I'm almost at 5 months on fin...started at the end of Nov 2011 and I can't believe its been nearly 5 months!!

I have been shedding since Jan 12 and my hair is noticeably worse. However, without wanting to jinx it, I think my shedding is starting to slow down! Hopefully in the coming few months I can start to make some real progress...

My aim is to take fin 1mg a day and niz 2x a week to stabilize my hair loss and hold on to as much of it for as long as possible. if say fin starts to wear off in 5 years, I'm hoping maybe dut can help me for a few more years. By that point I feel there must be better treatments out!....I am an optimist and Histogen is the new treatment I'm interested in

[Maradona]

I'm just a little bored on a Sunday night so I thought I'd post

I'm almost at 5 months on fin...started at the end of Nov 2011 and I can't believe its been nearly 5 months!!

I have been shedding since Jan 12 and my hair is noticeably worse. However, without wanting to jinx it, I think my shedding is starting to slow down! Hopefully in the coming few months I can start to make some real progress...

My aim is to take fin 1mg a day and niz 2x a week to stabilize my hair loss and hold on to as much of it for as long as possible. if say fin starts to wear off in 5 years, I'm hoping maybe dut can help me for a few more years. By that point I feel there must be better treatments out!....I am an optimist and Histogen is the new treatment I'm interested in

Really glad for you bro, I think i am on getting on FIN too despite Sides. Hopefully I can ride them out.

[jpm]

Another update....

I was just feeling down about my hairline so I rashly bought some fluridil and was hoping to apply it to my hairline. Then as I was flicking through some old photos of me on my laptop I saw that my hairline is very similar to 4 years ago when I was 18! My hairline hasn't been straight ever I don't think. This cheered me up!! Maybe my hair line isn't that bad and receeding rapidly. Maybe I'm just obsessing over it. After all I didn't care then and know why am I beating myself up over it.

I'm still on 1mg of fin everyday and niz 2x weekly. Can't say I'm seeing too much of an improvement, but i'll give it 18months (only 6months in now!). I'll use my fluridil now I've ordered it but that really was a moment of madness!!

[yeahyeahyeah]

So nizorol works?

I bought some today.

[jpm]

So nizorol works?

I bought some today.

Nizoral?

Yeah it works, though not by itself. Apparently its a weak anti-androgen and can help if used with other treatments. 2x a week max is recommended. Over-use can cause scalp irritation and increased shedding.

Nizoral is only cheap and lasts a while so its a good adjunct treatment.

[jpm]

HI,

thought I would add an update to my thread. I've been on fin for 7 months now and still no sides.

I lose about 50-100 hairs a day I guess and I've not seen any noticeable regrowth yet. I've decided to keep my hair pretty short, that way if I ever need to buzz it down then it won't look too drastic!!

Just a curious note to anyone reading this, I know DHT is also responsible for body hair growth, and I have virtually no body hair, even my under arm hair and pubic hair is thin. My hair follicles could be super sensitive to DHT....My thinning hair doesn't seem to be wispy ontop, just less off it. Almost like it's not miniaturizing but the hair follicles are growing further apart. My hair has always been sparse and I will be looking through photo albums to see how bad its got recently.

Anyway that was just a quick update from me... still looking forward to better treatments.

[jpm]

just an update....

bit depressed today. My hair is falling out rapidly, I don't know if this a fin shed or what! It's like my hair is getting worse day on day and no matter what I do it just looks shit!!

my hair is pretty short, like a 5 on top and next haircut I might even go down to a 4.

My mate has set me up on a blind date on Wednesday and although she has seen photos of me, my thin hair looks much worse in real life. I've been texting thus girl loads and she seems lovely. Don't want my crappy thinning hair to ruin it.

if only I had 20% more density I'd be fine ....

[NotDyingBald]

Hey mate,

Going a bit like you in terms of hairloss looking worse everyday and feeling really down because of it.

Also in terms of girls, i "just passed" something like you, met a girl a few months ago, the most lovely and beautiful girl i ever had. Spent the first 2 months trying to cover my thinning hair and trying that it doesnt ruin my "approach" with her. I started tryin to make conversation about hairloss with her with some "naive" bla bla bla like "hmm i think i´ve lost some hair this couple months.." hoping to hear her feeling about it. Well guess what, she just said "yeah, i´ve noticed, but i don´t mind, i love you no matter how much hair do you have". And we´ve been to the beach several times and she clearly saw my thinning hair right after diving (sure you might know how it looks!) and she hasnt changed anything about her "feelings" or worried about it. Also i´ve benn giving her the best i have, the best of me, the one who i am.

It might be sad thinking that we´re having this thoughts when meeting someone but, you all know how this works..

So now, despite hair looking worse everyday, i´m staying positive cause there are some nice girls out there more interesting in "us", rather than in our hair.

This of course, adds nothing to the topic, but i just wanted to give you some hope that hair doesnt have (always) to ruin our approach to anyone, specially women, girlfriends. Just give the best you have, the best you are,and don´t think about it. In the end, if you get dumped by her, i´m sure it cant be that terrible because its very likely that you wouldn´t want someone for you who judges people for hair loss anyway. Right?

[khan]

just an update....

bit depressed today. My hair is falling out rapidly, I don't know if this a fin shed or what! It's like my hair is getting worse day on day and no matter what I do it just looks shit!!

my hair is pretty short, like a 5 on top and next haircut I might even go down to a 4.

My mate has set me up on a blind date on Wednesday and although she has seen photos of me, my thin hair looks much worse in real life. I've been texting thus girl loads and she seems lovely. Don't want my crappy thinning hair to ruin it.

if only I had 20% more density I'd be fine ....

The same things happening to me. I thought I was doing well, but for the mast 2-3 months something seems to have gone wrong I am in my 15th month of Finasteride.
So freakin depressed, its like the sort that sucks energy. I might give up in a few months or so.


NotDyingBald has great advice for you! You should try and not let hairloss get in the way.