Started taking finasteride at 21

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Hello,

Heres a little bit about my story. All my life I have had a high hairline, I've been told that I've ben receding since middle school lmao. Unfortunately I went through about an 8 month period of high stress and very poor nutrition. I lost about 35 pounds in a short time from my already skinny frame. I noticed my hair thinning a lot in this period of time all over my head, but especially at the top and on the sides. I definitely had some nutrient deficiencies as my nails also became brittle, I got hot flashes all the time and generally felt unwell, and my blonde hair turned reddish. I have been in denial for a long time, as there is very little history of mpb in my family especially this young. My dad is 60 with a norwood 1 and no grey hair, both grandfathers had full heads of hair, all though my maternal grandfather began to thin around his 60s/70s. Both my brothers have full heads of hair, although one of my brothers does have a hairline similar to mine, but his hair is much thicker. Its been about 5 months since I have improved my diet and removed most of the stressors from my life, however I have noticed very little improvement in my hair. I haven't noticed too much shedding since, however still maybe more than normal. If I run my hands through my hair I might pull out a hair or two, very little hair in shower or pillow however. I notice the most shed when I am typing on my laptop and see a few strands on my key board. I have been tested for thyroid, etc and everything came back normal. It has become very difficult to style my hair because it is very long but has thinned out a lot. I have resorted to wearing hats a lot which sucks. I have had several people comment on my thinning hair including friends and my barber.

Long story short I started finasteride a few days ago. My hair already feels healthier. I feel a little off to be honest though, but this might just me being depressed about this hairless thing becoming "real". Ill post some pictures below, let me know what you guys think.