22 and balding

[TheNitwon]

Thanks for all the replies guys! I think I will take your advice and get the hair cut short soon. It's not like the long hair is hiding it anyways lol. I also plan on starting Rogaine soon.

I read some stories online about guys who can't get it up long after stopping Propecia. I also read that Propecia increases the risk of prostate cancer, and several men in my family have had this. For these reasons, I would really like to avoid taking it. Am I misinformed about either of these risks?

Also, does anyone know where can I find a doctor who will prescribe me 2% Nizoral (and maybe Propecia if I decided to use it)? I had a derm a few years back when I took Acutane, and I asked her about anything I could do to stop my hair loss (which at the time I had just noticed). She just said to try Rogaine, and didn't seem very knowledgable about hairloss. I'd like to avoid wasting my time going to doctors like this who most likely won't prescribe me anything (Don't get me wrong, the Acutane did its job well), and I figure if I'm going to use Nizoral I might as well go all out and use the 2% instead of the 1% right? I live in Norman, Oklahoma by the way.

Also, should I keep using Nioxin or is this a waste of my time? I don't see anything happening, but I figure its probably too early to tell anyway.

The study about the prostate cancer risk was only studied people on 5mg finasteride for benign prostate hyperplasia. If there really is a risk, it's probably much lower for those who use the 1/1.25 mg dose for hair loss. As for the chronic ED after stopping fin...not sure about that, but I hear it's extremely uncommon. Maybe people who experience it are already predisposed to ED?

I would see your general practitioner for a prescription for the niz/fin. That's what I did when I noticed my hair loss; my doc was very knowledgeable about my condition and had no qualms about prescribing the meds for me. Hair loss is pretty common and most GPs know enough about it to help out.