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    Default Bald spot on fin.. Do I quit?

    Guys, I'm just so pissed. I check my hair daily and I'm straight balding hard now after 1yr and 9months on fin. What the hell do I do? It's like my body fought it off and made my loss worse by increasing my androgens.
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    I see it through your left, do you have the same on the other side? The crown looks nearly perfect, which is good. I am not quite sure what is going on here, interesting... Is your hair wet in the second photo? Have you lost density throughout? Is your scalp still tingling and itching all the time?

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    Ziggy' ! Hi buddy, First of all, how old are you ?
    I would advise that you NOT stop using your Finasteride.
    Your hair looks as if it is only MATURING.
    It might not be hairloss my friend.
    Its possible that Finasteride has kept your hair relatively OK because your hair DOES look OK bro!!
    I would not talk to you in an undiscerning way.
    I care about others, and I wish my scalp looked like YOURS!

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    Hey guys, yes hair is wet in second photo. That's where I had the scalp pain. My right side is receded too, but not like the left. The left was always great and I only went on fin to stop my right side from receding. It seems as though it had no effect on me. Keep in mind I was using Minox and fin when this shed and scalp pain took me out. I really have no options left lol. A transplant is the only thing I could really do to maintain and restore my temples/hairline.

    But yeah I had itching, tingling, burning, etc. in this area and just itching on the right side since before and while on fin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artista View Post
    Ziggy' ! Hi buddy, First of all, how old are you ?
    I would advise that you NOT stop using your Finasteride.
    Your hair looks as if it is only MATURING.
    It might not be hairloss my friend.
    Its possible that Finasteride has kept your hair relatively OK because your hair DOES look OK bro!!
    I would not talk to you in an undiscerning way.
    I care about others, and I wish my scalp looked like YOURS!
    Oh and I'm 24!

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    So, do you mean that your hair has thinned out? That's what happened to me. The top of my hair had significantly thinned out to the point where you can see my scalp in direct lighting. For me it was in the beginning though, about 3 months in, I don't think it's really gotten worse since (2 years), but it's forced me to start using concealers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster View Post
    So, do you mean that your hair has thinned out? That's what happened to me. The top of my hair had significantly thinned out to the point where you can see my scalp in direct lighting. For me it was in the beginning though, about 3 months in, I don't think it's really gotten worse since (2 years), but it's forced me to start using concealers.
    Yeah dude, my hair definitely thinned out.. I have like a new part as well, it's so odd. The thing is I had needle pricking pain there, burning, itch... I could probably get by with a transplant because I usually just comb my hair to the side, but it's really stressful when you use both proven methods and get worse. And getting worse with pain and what not (smh)

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    So, You're still on fin, correct? When did you stop the minoxidil? Are you certain it wasn't the minox that was causing the problems?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesst11 View Post
    So, You're still on fin, correct? When did you stop the minoxidil? Are you certain it wasn't the minox that was causing the problems?
    Yeah still on finasteride. I've been off of minoxidil since early December. Honestly I don't know if Minox caused the issues.. That was my first guess in thinking it gave me seborrheic dermatitis, but that inflammation lasted 4 months after quitting and If I push on my hairline in spots it feels bruised. I sort of think my body overcame finasteride because I did have a high sex drive due in that period. No way to know for sure though

    I'm going to my doc tomorrow to request all kinds of stuff.

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    I don't remember any other problems (inflammation, scalp tenderness etc), other than my hair appearing much thinner. I part my hair through the middle, so yeah, like you, I've noticed that the part is wider now. I saw my doctor about it, then he sent me to a Derm, and they both basically looked at my hair and said, "That's odd", and recommended trying Minox (which I haven't tried yet). That's was back in 2012.

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