Transformative change from 23 to 24

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Hello!

I am a 24 year old South Asian American male. I always had intensely thick black hair; I probably had a higher hair density (hairs per square unit) than any of my acquaintances of any age male or female. I also have fairly thick individual strands of hair. My friends used to joke that my hair looks like that of a model or a news reporter.

Last January (I was 23 at the time), while I was Skyping, my sister noticed that I have a very defined widow's peak... I brushed that comment off because I always had a mild widow's peak. But I started noticing more hairs in the sink than before... I blamed that on the length of my hair (it was very long then). But after a much needed haircut, I was surprised to find that I had very visible temples which was never the case before. Moreover, I started seeing the skin of my crown. The following months spanned the most psychologically and emotionally trying events in my life... my imminent alopecia just made everything worse.

Most men on my mother's side are bald... I always knew that I might acquire baldness from my genes, but I never expected it to happen so soon. I have been on Rogaine 5% for six months now (the "temporary" shedding never stopped) and 1 mg finasteride every other day -- the dermatologist prescribed it to be taken every other day, but my sexual dysfunction forced me to scale back. I started 1% Nizoral recently (since 2% is essentially unavailable nowadays). I am still shedding well over 100 hairs while showering alone. Quite a few of these shed hairs are thick terminal hairs albeit with short bulbs.

I am waiting for Histogen and Aderans to show me the way.

That's my story!