So, I'm 26 years old. I recently went to a dermatologist after noticing my hair thinning recently. I went two years ago because I thought the same thing. The dermotologist from two years ago said that my hair was thinning. Then this one this year said it was thinning. Only issue was when I saw the first doctor I was getting sick and on medication for a chronic health issue that recently came up and required hospitalization. The medication given can cause hair loss.
Then, I recently switched meds back in January (I was on the other meds the entire time), and noticed thinning again. Its the same medication ingridient, but different medications. Anyways, both said I have MPB. But, again, none of my relatives have this issue. On top of that, these medications can cause hair thinning/hair loss.
So, I'm at a loss of what to do. I can't really get off these medications because switching medications could cause me to have more health issues. I guess I could try, but not sure what I would do if I had problems and lost my job.
Second, I can start on propecia and see if that helps. Problem is two things. One is I'm scared all to hell of the side effects. I freak out and obsess about it all the time. I'm currently on .25mg of finasteride a day and been on it for a few days. I'm considering bumping it up to .5 mg after a couple of weeks.
I'm just not sure what to do. I can't get over the fact that there is potential side effects and it freaks me out. I'm considering just shaving my head.
Could someone sanely talk to me and help me get over this?
The way I could get over it is this:
1.) Can someone explain to me how this medication works? I understand it messes with some enzyme called 5ar I believe, that stops it from converting testosterone over to DHT. If I quit the meds, do the 5ar get generated more? Can the body generate more?
2.) Are there any real new treatments down the road looking promising that would make me believe I may be off these medications in 5 years?
3.) Are there any benefits to doing .5mg of finasteride instead of going up to 1mg?
Anyways, those are my main questions. Sorry if this is incoherent. I'm freaking out and wish I wasn't dealing with this. I don't know what to do really. I really need some help :/.
Then, I recently switched meds back in January (I was on the other meds the entire time), and noticed thinning again. Its the same medication ingridient, but different medications. Anyways, both said I have MPB. But, again, none of my relatives have this issue. On top of that, these medications can cause hair thinning/hair loss.
So, I'm at a loss of what to do. I can't really get off these medications because switching medications could cause me to have more health issues. I guess I could try, but not sure what I would do if I had problems and lost my job.
Second, I can start on propecia and see if that helps. Problem is two things. One is I'm scared all to hell of the side effects. I freak out and obsess about it all the time. I'm currently on .25mg of finasteride a day and been on it for a few days. I'm considering bumping it up to .5 mg after a couple of weeks.
I'm just not sure what to do. I can't get over the fact that there is potential side effects and it freaks me out. I'm considering just shaving my head.
Could someone sanely talk to me and help me get over this?
The way I could get over it is this:
1.) Can someone explain to me how this medication works? I understand it messes with some enzyme called 5ar I believe, that stops it from converting testosterone over to DHT. If I quit the meds, do the 5ar get generated more? Can the body generate more?
2.) Are there any real new treatments down the road looking promising that would make me believe I may be off these medications in 5 years?
3.) Are there any benefits to doing .5mg of finasteride instead of going up to 1mg?
Anyways, those are my main questions. Sorry if this is incoherent. I'm freaking out and wish I wasn't dealing with this. I don't know what to do really. I really need some help :/.
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