19, Hair thinning..

[jad1991]

My dads hair started thinning in his late 30s, so did my uncles. My brothers started around 21, hes nearly 23 but he shaves his head, it suits him though. My grandpa is 70 and had really thick hair until his late 60s!!

mine started a few months ago, its not really bad but its noticable at certain times..its only thinning on the sides so i blend the hair in.

heres two pics: (sorry only ones i have, 1st pic is most recent)







its just really depressing me, at times i feel like an old man. Even when the hair on the side moves a bit, it kinda makes my face look completely different.. i dont think a shaved head would suit me, honestly.. i think il look really ugly. What must i do? Hopefully it stays how it is for a long time and doesnt fall out fast..damn why did i get these unlucky genes

[Weedwacker]

For starters, welcome to the club, man. I began balding when I was 17 and I know how much this sucks! There are medications available such as Propecia, so maybe you could discuss your options with your doctor. When I began losing my hair in 1993, I didn't have many options.

I hear your grief over your changing appearance. Baldness does DRASTICALLY change the way you look;some guys look very disfigured when they lose their hair. As a Norwood 6, I look so much worse and DIFFERENT than I did with hair. Don't let people tell you it's not a big deal because it is. Some people will say,"what's the big deal, it's only hair!" Perhaps they'll say,"it's not like you have cancer or something." There is some truth to these statements, but they're also bullshit. Just because something isn't life-threatening doesn't mean it's not a problem. I had a major illness a couple of years ago which almost killed me. I suffered through tremendous physical pain;however, the physical pain I endured was nothing compared to the emotional pain of hairloss.

Try to be positive and come here when you need to vent.

[mkamph]

get yourself on propecia. you've got a lot of hair and the will help you maintain it. good luck.

[jad1991]

Yeah i heard Propecia works well, im going to get it. No one in my family has aggressive hairloss, my mom said all her siblings that have somewhat of a receding hairline don't have it bad.

[jad1991]

Is the generic propecia just as good? it's about 15$ cheaper than the other one.

[mkamph]

i thought the brand name stuff worked better, but with your amount of loss (and honestly, it's hard to tell from the pics that you have any loss) the generic would be fine.

[Winston]

Welcome to the forum jad. The guys are giving you good advice. Make an appointment to see your doctor or one of the doctors on this site and discuss the pros and cons of Propecia. It works very well for most men in slowing or stopping further hair loss. We all know how depressing hair loss can be, but you’re young, still have a lot of hair and should be able to stop things in their tracks.
Good luck!