10 months in treatment

[shuting]

Hi all,

I would like to introduce myself and share my story. I am 35 years and like 10 months ago I felt a huge hair loss, together with loss in density. I always had a lot of hair, and nobody could see anything, but I could feel it. I went to a dermatologist and he said it was a minor thinning in my crown and it was Androgenetic Alopecia. He gave to me finasteride (1mg/day) and minoxidil (foam, once per day). I followed the instructions for the last 10 months, but I feel I am losing more and more. I know it should start working now, and I should start feeling something soon, but I did not expect to lose so much. I am losing specially in the hairline, which the dermatologist said was fine for my age. But now, I have much less density than before in the front.

I am attaching photos with dry and wet hair. Most of the pictures are after 8 months of treatment. Any reply would be appreciated. Any experience with the treatment, if I should make blood analysis to verified my DHT level and see if Finasteride is working, if somebody recomends Dutasteride better... Anything,

[BaldBearded]

Unfortunately, these treatments do NOT always work

[shuting]

Thanks. You think it is not working? Do you see it is getting worse?

[GroughBack]

Any update?

[shuting]

I have an appointment with the dermatologist in 3 weeks. I keep taking finasteride and minoxidil. I will let you know.

Btw, what is your opinion of my hair?

[GroughBack]

Your Hair seems to be pretty good. I do agree with Anthony about your crown, it seems to be thinning a bit. The worst thing you can do is stress over it, it still looks good and this will only cause hair to fall more quickly.

[mattj]

Your hair looks great. I took a good look at the hairline comparisons and don't see any changes.