Advice Needed Please!?

[toolittletoolate]

So i'm 26 and I had a pretty good head of hair just 2 short years ago. It was thinning than but not noticably bad. Now just since January my hair started taking a turn for the worse. I have been stressed and I did lose my girlfriend and than my job so I'm not sure if that has made my thinning worse. I have been using rogaine for the last 3 months every day twice a day. I just got my prescription for propecia and will be trying that out soon as well. I kind of had a mental freak out and buzzed all my hair down to a #1 thinking that it might hide it and look better but I honestly think it looks worse than before and I haven't stepped foot outside in days. I just uploaded that picture. Can you tell me if the big 3 can do anything for my hair? I'm starting to weigh out my options and a hair transplant while I can part with $5000 it would almost empty my savings. What kind of results can I see with that amount from a good surgeon around the Philadelphia, NYC, NJ area? Also I think I'm a diffuse thinner. Can you tell me if it looks like I'm heading for a Norwood 6/7 or if the severity is just in my head. Please help!

[PatientlyWaiting]

You got the horseshoe pattern going but your hairline looks intact. Yeah, the big 3 would do wonders for you if you stick to it for a whole year consistently. Personally I don't use ketoconazole shampoo, I only the finasteride, dutasteride and rogaine. If Ket shampoo was easier to get, i'd get it.

[toolittletoolate]

Yeah I suppose my hair line being still intact is a good thing, but I feel like its only a ticking time bomb til that thins out like the back of my head did. It really happened so fast I didn't notice. Getting my script in the mail so I'm excited to start propecia. I need to go back to the dermatologist to get a script for nizoral for some reason I dont completely understand. I'd still really like a hair transplant so I can have hair while Im still at a young age and have the confidence I used to have. Thank you though.

[toolittletoolate]

I think I'll be doing a consultation with Dr. Jeffery Epstein via internet. He really seems like a great doctor and the doctor for me. after I have been hiding in the shadows of this site for years. I want to finally do something about it while I'm young and in my Prime. There goes the new car I've been saving for I suppose. Does anyone know if Epstein is still in the coalition of iahrs? His website says so but I read a few things on here saying he had a falling out of some sort. Not really sure. I also do have a consultation with Bosley coming up. They aren't my first 2nd 3rd or even 4th choice but I feel like some free information is worth wasting their time for. I'm not a sucker for sales tactics so they won't have any affect on me.

[toolittletoolate]

Can anyone else give there opinions on my type of hair loss. diffuse thinning, alopecia. Starting propecia on monday. Also Communicating with represenatives of Dr. Epstein's. Hoping my donor area isn't thinning.

[toolittletoolate]

Bump. Still hoping for answers to some of my questions. Please help.

[UK_]

If you're okay with taking propecia then I would give it a full 12 months before considering having a transplant.

You're a diffuse thinner, I think after 12 months on propecia you could grow your hair out more and use some nanogen fibres to be a NW1.5.

Problem solved, just hope you're not impotent by then.

[toolittletoolate]

Yeah, the thing is I'm not really comfortable with taking propecia. I will try it out but I'm sure I will give it up before I see results because it is gambling with my sex hormones and might not even give me the results I want. At least with a hair transplant I might not get the results I had hoped for but I'll still be able to function sexually and not be bald, impotent, and suicidal. Ya feel me? Thanks for sharing though. Appreciated.

[drybone]

Yeah, the thing is I'm not really comfortable with taking propecia. I will try it out but I'm sure I will give it up before I see results because it is gambling with my sex hormones and might not even give me the results I want. At least with a hair transplant I might not get the results I had hoped for but I'll still be able to function sexually and not be bald, impotent, and suicidal. Ya feel me? Thanks for sharing though. Appreciated.

You just stated in your first post you were looking forward to trying finasteride. Now all of a sudden you dont want to do it ?

I would consult a doctor regarding all medications and hair transplant. Seems like you arent sure and when it comes to measures as drastic as these, when in doubt, do nothing until you are sure.

[CND23]

First your GF then your job now your hair.. A freak out is probably the natural reaction. When it was just my hair a few years ago I was kind of freaking. It's not something you expect at 26.. I'm 28 now. Similar to you I didn't treat my HL for about a year and a half, I knew I just didn't care until it got really noticeable.

It's a slump.. If you start the "big 3" and stick with it you'll probably have peace of mind before you know it, I did. I've been doing that treatment for 2 1/2 years now and I don't even think about HL. I barely notice the routine unless I forget.
I think it's fair to say everybody has anxiety about starting Finasteride. Especially if you've typed it in on google. My advice would be start propecia, As Directed. It took about 3 weeks for my side effects to subside, and they were in places that can make a man nervous, but now their obsolete. I'll load up a picture, were a similar age you can see my results. If I hadn't started when I did idk where MPB would be..

[toolittletoolate]

You just stated in your first post you were looking forward to trying finasteride. Now all of a sudden you dont want to do it ?

I would consult a doctor regarding all medications and hair transplant. Seems like you arent sure and when it comes to measures as drastic as these, when in doubt, do nothing until you are sure.

I am excited to try it, just a little nervous because I haven't taken prescription drugs since I was in high school (8 years ago). I used to take anxiety medicine for 3 years and decided I wanted to beat it on my own without drugs. What sucks is hair loss isn't really something I can beat on my own without the use of such drugs which aren't even covered by insurance even though it sure is taking a toll on my anxiety now. I have been advised by my dermatologist to take FIN and a few HT surgeons also recomended FIN pre hair transplant to stabilize my hair loss. I will try and start FIN with a clear and open mind. I'm looking around at different pharmacies to see where I can get it the cheapest if theres even any difference on price.

[CND23]

Best quality I could get. Thanks to my camera with no flash. You can't tell but in the back it is patchy right where MPB hit's home. I been buzzing my head since before it was falling out so I never really can tell when I'm shedding or growing or what.

[toolittletoolate]

First your GF then your job now your hair.. A freak out is probably the natural reaction. When it was just my hair a few years ago I was kind of freaking. It's not something you expect at 26.. I'm 28 now. Similar to you I didn't treat my HL for about a year and a half, I knew I just didn't care until it got really noticeable.

It's a slump.. If you start the "big 3" and stick with it you'll probably have peace of mind before you know it, I did. I've been doing that treatment for 2 1/2 years now and I don't even think about HL. I barely notice the routine unless I forget.
I think it's fair to say everybody has anxiety about starting Finasteride. Especially if you've typed it in on google. My advice would be start propecia, As Directed. It took about 3 weeks for my side effects to subside, and they were in places that can make a man nervous, but now their obsolete. I'll load up a picture, were a similar age you can see my results. If I hadn't started when I did idk where MPB would be..

Yeah, I definitely have been wigging out a lot mainly about my hair because its making my confidence plummet. It's really hard to go into job interviews without the confidence I had before. My last interview I even "forgot" to take my hat off at. Luckily it was a laid back interview so I don't think it mattered to them. But I'm sure I'll have more formal ones where the hat is not an option at all.

I am nervous about the side effects while being on propecia (thanks to this forum and google searching), but i'm also worried about the effects people have when getting off of propecia too. If the big 3 worked for me I could carry on with life so much better. Just with the summer coming up and the sun being my #1 enemy right now time is not my friend. I would definitely be interested in seeing your results whenever you have the time. Thanks for taking the time to comfort a frightened guy about this kind of stress. Very appreciated. I attached another picture to show what my hair looked like only a few months ago. It was still thinning in the back but now that I cut it, it looks as if the entire top of my head is thinning as well in a 'horse shoe' type pattern which gave me the uh oh's

[UK_]

Hmmm welcome to the great fin dilemma.

Honestly, If I werent so bothered about the potential for side effects I could have kept a really good NW 2 years ago... but... you know shit happens.

I dont know whether to regret not taking or regret it... all I know is as my hair loss progresses I feel like taking it more & more, the only thing we can turn to is real documented evidence.

Now... the main website for propecia side effects is propeciahelp.com... okay so they have around 2000 members, how many people actually take finasteride? Millions? So maybe there is a chance of serious side effects... but it's probably a low chance...

[drybone]

I am excited to try it, just a little nervous because I haven't taken prescription drugs since I was in high school (8 years ago). I used to take anxiety medicine for 3 years and decided I wanted to beat it on my own without drugs. What sucks is hair loss isn't really something I can beat on my own without the use of such drugs which aren't even covered by insurance even though it sure is taking a toll on my anxiety now. I have been advised by my dermatologist to take FIN and a few HT surgeons also recomended FIN pre hair transplant to stabilize my hair loss. I will try and start FIN with a clear and open mind. I'm looking around at different pharmacies to see where I can get it the cheapest if theres even any difference on price.

I am glad you have such a positive attitude. Like most things in life, this is half the battle right here.

I can only share my experience with Fin for the last 4 months. I have noticed some thinning after 2 months use and nothing since. However, I am told it takes a year to really see the difference in the before /after photos.

I also had some slight side effects. Watery semen and a rubbery one for about 3 weeks and now its corrected. However, some guys do get noticeable side effects. About 4% do.

If you get some drastic side effects, call your doctor , but otherwise, good luck !!!