Hypochondriac here. How to stop freaking out can i be sure im not balding?

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  • fctet258
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2017
    • 16

    Hypochondriac here. How to stop freaking out can i be sure im not balding?

    For quite a while i've been freaking out over my hairline and hairloss in general

    Im a 19 year old male, and nobody in my family that i know of ever been bald
    my grandpas, both from moms and dads side have full set of hair, one of them is 82 http://imgur.com/a/juWxA and one is in his late 70s
    From my mothers side, My uncle (in his 50s) and my cousin (like 24 or something) still do have their hair http://imgur.com/a/c66g7

    I've been freaking out over my hairline since about the end of october and i did go to a therapist or whatever they call them so that she would direct me to a dermatologist or trichologist, she glanced over my hair and said that im fine and if there is anything it is due to a stress and refused to direct me to a dermatologist/trichologist. She did do a blood test, which came out okay and everything including iron was in the "green area", i am still worried and i still check my hairline every time i get a chance, i take pictures and look at it over and over again http://imgur.com/a/S0EiZ sometimes it does look different, but usually the changes are within "how fresh my hair is" or "how did i grab it", like for example at one time i took two pictures and in one of them the line was higher because i grabbed my hair differently.
    i just keep freaking out over this thing, and the thing is that i always kinda had a high hairline, this picture was taken this summer http://imgur.com/a/XvKw8 and this one like in march http://imgur.com/a/aL0hi when i look at my kid pictures i also have a nice, high hairline, but im still worried

    When i went to a barber a while ago,i asked him what does he think about my hair, he said not to worry, my hair is nice and thick. But im still freaking out, thinking "he didn't look at my hairline though", this is what worries me

    I am a huge hypochondriac in general and i do have those freak outs every once in a while. So what could i do to calm myself down? I don't want to go to another doctor and waste a bunch of money, just to think again "oh,what does she know"

    I probably forgot to put something down and if will remember something, ill comment or edit this post
  • fctet258
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2017
    • 16

    #2
    By therapist I think I meant physician and forgot to tell that my dad is also not balding

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    • anxiousandy
      Junior Member
      • Sep 2016
      • 3

      #3
      Hey man im 19 too, bit worse off than you but you do have a little temple recession id say you are norwood 2 but that doesn't mean you dont have a chance to stop it if you respond well to finasterise. Ive been on it 2 months today, still seeing continued recession hopefully it will stop it soon. If you aren't interested in medication then just try wait it out and see if it gets any worse but dont obsess over it i did and now im on anti depressants which i think is helping.. i hope. Or you could get a hair system, with a little maintenance they look very convincing nobody would give a second look. Goodluck dude.

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      • fctet258
        Junior Member
        • Jan 2017
        • 16

        #4
        I wrote you an answer once already, but it didn't go through
        But, 2, really? I was giving myself a barely 1, because of how straight my line is
        These are the pictures I took today








        And these are my childhood ones, I kinda have a high hairline there too
        Like if you imagine where the bangs are ending


        Also in this one, I think that the recent one where im in the red shirt, I have more hair actually

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        • anxiousandy
          Junior Member
          • Sep 2016
          • 3

          #5
          Yeah those pictures are alot better. Norwood 1.5 wih slight recession. It could just be your hairline maturing. Count yourself lucky im not far off norwood 3 and same age as you. Dad still has hair at 50 and ill probably be bald by 21 - 22 if i dont respond to finasteride
          I dont think you've got much to worry about so smile!

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          • JeanlucBergman
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2016
            • 284

            #6
            Originally posted by fctet258
            For quite a while i've been freaking out over my hairline and hairloss in general

            Im a 19 year old male, and nobody in my family that i know of ever been bald
            my grandpas, both from moms and dads side have full set of hair, one of them is 82 http://imgur.com/a/juWxA and one is in his late 70s
            From my mothers side, My uncle (in his 50s) and my cousin (like 24 or something) still do have their hair http://imgur.com/a/c66g7

            I've been freaking out over my hairline since about the end of october and i did go to a therapist or whatever they call them so that she would direct me to a dermatologist or trichologist, she glanced over my hair and said that im fine and if there is anything it is due to a stress and refused to direct me to a dermatologist/trichologist. She did do a blood test, which came out okay and everything including iron was in the "green area", i am still worried and i still check my hairline every time i get a chance, i take pictures and look at it over and over again http://imgur.com/a/S0EiZ sometimes it does look different, but usually the changes are within "how fresh my hair is" or "how did i grab it", like for example at one time i took two pictures and in one of them the line was higher because i grabbed my hair differently.
            i just keep freaking out over this thing, and the thing is that i always kinda had a high hairline, this picture was taken this summer http://imgur.com/a/XvKw8 and this one like in march http://imgur.com/a/aL0hi when i look at my kid pictures i also have a nice, high hairline, but im still worried

            When i went to a barber a while ago,i asked him what does he think about my hair, he said not to worry, my hair is nice and thick. But im still freaking out, thinking "he didn't look at my hairline though", this is what worries me

            I am a huge hypochondriac in general and i do have those freak outs every once in a while. So what could i do to calm myself down? I don't want to go to another doctor and waste a bunch of money, just to think again "oh,what does she know"

            I probably forgot to put something down and if will remember something, ill comment or edit this post
            Could just be standard maturing hairline and thinning, hair is never as good after 18 or so. If I were you I'd take either a miniscule dose of finasteride like 0.125mg or a hairloss multivitamin and use 2% nizoral shampoo.

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            • fctet258
              Junior Member
              • Jan 2017
              • 16

              #7
              And which exactly shampoo would that be?
              And also, does it have any side effects? Like I know that fin, will make your dick never rise up again and if you make a pause while using min, you'll lose every hair of yours, or it's the other way
              So any side effects of the shampoo? I'm also trying to wait it out, but damn, in my head my hairline moves noticebly like every day, which is impossible I assume.

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              • allTheGoodNamesAreTaken
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2015
                • 342

                #8
                Definitely try a bit of finasteride for a while to see if you can tolerate it. It's all about prevention in this game.

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                • JeanlucBergman
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2016
                  • 284

                  #9
                  Honestly if I were you I'd do a vitamin supplement with DHT blockers like Lipogaine, a cheap chinese laser helmet like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATS128-64-Di...-/112195417052, and Nizoral 2% twice a week (it can dry the scalp if any more) and Pura D'or Gold shampoo on other days. No sides except it makes the hair look thicker.

                  I really wouldn't bother with fin until you can actually be 100% sure you have a problem. Although in saying that, my sex drive and **** size INCREASED on fin, the side effects thing is a lie made up by mental patients who could never get laid in the first place and wanted someone to blame.

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                  • fctet258
                    Junior Member
                    • Jan 2017
                    • 16

                    #10
                    So how long do i want to wait testing it out? Like at what stage i will be able to know that its not a maturing hairline and that "yep,im balding, i need to take medicine"?
                    I know its most likely all in my head, but i just keep thinking im losing my hair day by day which is impossible i guess http://imgur.com/a/x5YgZ
                    Sometimes the line seems bigger, sometimes it seems smaller
                    Like it takes people years to move from one stage to another and certainly there cant be much change within a month, but i am just never sure

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                    • baldbrah369
                      Junior Member
                      • Dec 2016
                      • 12

                      #11
                      how tall are u?

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                      • fctet258
                        Junior Member
                        • Jan 2017
                        • 16

                        #12
                        Like 5'11+

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                        • k9gatton
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2016
                          • 570

                          #13
                          In general, distance nostrils -> chin = top of nose -> hairline.


                          Hair is actually thinner for almost everybody (even girls) around the temple area. The skull grows up until twelve, so the hair density is less where it's gotten larger (denser usually in the nape area.

                          Baldness is a dominate gene (this is truth talk). That said, it's not happening now. Your hairline is exactly where it should be. I looked
                          at your pictures.


                          Half of your genes are good (father's side). So, even if you have
                          the gene, you will lose hair at a slower rate and probably not at a
                          young age (probably will start in your mid twenties).

                          You have a fifty/fifty chance of losing your hair in the FUTURE. It's definitely hasn't happened now though.

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                          • fctet258
                            Junior Member
                            • Jan 2017
                            • 16

                            #14
                            Why half? My grandpa and uncle from mother's side are alright
                            I provided the pictures

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                            • baldbrah369
                              Junior Member
                              • Dec 2016
                              • 12

                              #15
                              Originally posted by fctet258
                              Why half? My grandpa and uncle from mother's side are alright
                              I provided the pictures
                              are you a virgin ?

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