My Finasteride Journey

[beyondthet]

Hi all,

I am 21 years old and just beginning my finasteride journey to try and treat my hair loss. My intention of joining the baldtruthtalk forum is simple (and rather selfish, I must admit); I intend to document and share my progress in this thread just so I have somewhere to talk about it firstly, but also for all those interested or curious about fin, particularly other lads experiencing hair loss at such a young age, and when I feel like I have achieved the results I have wanted (or lack thereof), I will part ways with the forum - I don't intend to linger around much longer than I need to and I am sure people can understand that.

Thus far, I am on day 5 of my regimen, but the way this will work is I will check in the thread at my own convenience with updates on my progress and whatever random sh*t I feel like talking about and I will probably lose track of the days. So, if anyone else finds it necessary to know how many days I am on, they can always find out by calculating the number of days from my last post to my initial post (including 5 days extra on top) but I honestly can't be asked and will just continue to update the thread at my own convenience irrespective of the actual days I have done. I want to keep this as informal as possible and have fun with it, I don't want to treat the whole process so religiously as that would feel like more of a chore than an adventure. Also, feel free to ask me all your questions, I promise I won't bite and obviously I will post pictures. In fact, just to put this out there, I am still a newb and not well versed with some of the different terminologies and stuff, I am more into gauging the quality of my hair visually than reading a textbook of terminologies, but I am willing to learn and educate myself more during my journey. So, please correct me if necessary.

My regimen:
- Finasteride: 1mg/day
- Minoxidil Liquid 5%: 2×/day
- Nizoral: 4×/3-4week, then 2×/week

[beyondthet]

So this is how my hair looked like before I decided to cut it short. As you can see, I was pretty much losing all of it on top (diffuse thinning I think?), The overall thickness and density sucked and it was just taking forever to grow in the parts where it was still growing. Just before, I started taking fin, I decided you know what? Let me just cut it short. At first I was super scared because I didn't know how bad my hairline would look. But it turned out to look okay I guess. It doesn't look to be receding much from what I can tell. So I was quite pleased with that. However, you can clearly notice the balding and lack of density on top, even when I cut it short. So yeah, that's where I am currently starting at right now. I am probably just going to keep it short from now on. I just hope finasteride can regrow my hair and bald spots.

[beyondthet]

Hi guys,

Just checking in after a week (or 8 days to be exact). Nothing much to report on really. Which makes sense because others have mentioned on the forum that it takes a year for fin to come into full effect. I still got a long way to go but the way I see it is, I am just glad to be a part of this process sooner rather than later and it really is a process' that's why I titled this thread 'my finasteride journey.' Sure, I could have started fin much earlier, I probably would have had a cool haircut but that's history. Realistically I don't know what to expect from fin but if I can maintain what I got, I would be happy because my hairline is not completely straight but it's not devastatingly bad either (NW2 I think). If I can maintain what I got from the regimen and use hair fibers, I think it would be a good enough look to get by in my day to day life. I am not really a big fan of hair transplants so I am not even considering one. I guess I will if my hairline recedes though. But yeah. Now I can checkout again.

Cheerio

[Diffuse33]

It does look much better short. Being a young guy hopefully you'll be able to achieve some good results from the combination of fin and minoxidil. All the best.

[beyondthet]

It does look much better short. Being a young guy hopefully you'll be able to achieve some good results from the combination of fin and minoxidil. All the best.

Thank you for passing by. I appreciate it.

[beyondthet]

Hi all,

So I am back with pretty much the same. I am following my routine carefully but there is nothing much to report really. But overall I am happy, I am happy that I started the big 3 as a preventative measure sooner rather than later while I still have some hair on my head. Although, right now I don't see any benefits as far as regrowth, I can certainly imagine that it is pretty much maintaining what I have already got. Though I'm not too sure because I don't really dwell on it anymore. You know, it's strange. I have pretty much not even been thinking of my hairloss recently, I have become comfortable with it and that's why I haven't bothered to report back to the forum as much as I would like to. Short hair is not my dream, I would much rather prefer to have my longer, lushious locks back, but it isn't so bad either. I mean, at least I'm not completely bald. But with that said, a part of me does want to get a hair transplant so that I can have the feeling of having my hair back. I know, previously I bashed hair transplants because I didn't find them all that appealing due to all the complications and in my view, the obvious lack of density, but I have changed my mind quite a lot as I come to think about these things more, and the fact that I have already took the leap and decision to take fin. So why not go a step further and get a hair transplant? I know what you are thinking, "ohh I thought you were comfortable with your hairloss then, so why do you want to risk getting a hair transplant?" Yeah, I guess that's one way of looking at it. The way I look at it though is, I don't need a hair transplant, I want a hair transplant. I think it will complement and add to my look that's all, just how I imagine going to the gym and working on my body will complement my look. But anyway, if I were to go through with the hair transplant, I would be as realistic about it as possible. I won't be looking to get a hair transplant in a year or two. More like 5-6 years with my continued use of fin. I hope then, perhaps my hairloss would stabilise (say about when I am 26yrs old) and hopefully then it would be somewhat of a successful job. Yeahhh, I know what some of you are thinking, I don't even have plans for the next two years let alone the next five, and I understand that. However, me personally, I am looking at things more in the long run now. That's why I post so infrequently, I can't be bothered with posting pictures and updates after 2-3 weeks of use when we all know fin takes much longer than that to work. And most importantly I don't stress over this anymore. I just let it be and it doesn't affect my life or social life whatsoever. So yeah.

[beyondthet]

Oh and obviously, the 5-6 year idea is also good for me because it allows enough time for a better alternative to hair transplants to come out, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATH ON IT, it is still within the realm of possibility. I really am not too concerned about the whole ordeal, actually I am quite looking forward to how my future will pan out. Call me crazy but hairloss is the last thing on my mind right now as a young man. Although, it is something that I would like to revisit at a later date and OVERCOME it. I see it as a battle. One that, I don't really mind losing, but I will play my hand to win. That's for sure.

[Northface32]

Your hair looks good short and you have a great hairline, goodluck with your regimen and stick with it and I gurantee you will see some good results. Keep us posted!