first post!

[SpencerKobren]

Hey, just a quick update. On Propecia now for two full weeks and no side effects. Hopefully it is working, i gues i wont know for another 10 weeks or so at best. Am i still going to be losing hair until the three months or is it already stopping me from losing my hair. In other words, if its working, will i have aprox the same hair count i did the day i started it, or the hair count from the three month mark?

Dave is right. Just relax and see what happens. Now that you're not concerned about the side effects, you should feel good that you're being pro-active. According to clinical trials, you have an 86% chance of stopping the progression of your hair loss and about a 60% possibility of experiencing regrowth. In some cases this regrowth is significant. Don't worry about “hair counts”, you’ll know if it’s working for you.

Good luck!

[heynow1234]

hey thanks, i know i should just chill, but i just want this stuff to start working!!!!! And i know that that is totally unrealistic after 2 weeks. The thing is my hair is fine for now, but seems to just keep gettting thinner every day! I just want it to plump up alittle. Whatever, I just have to tell my self that hopefully by the start of summer my hair will look better, or at least hopefully the same as it does now!!!!! Thanks guys, ill shot another update or so im about a month.

[heynow1234]

hey, just wanted to give a quick update on my situation if any1 cares. On propecia now for 67 days. Ok still too early to expect results but heres what i got going on so far: No side effects (knock on wood), so as far as i can tell since taking it, i have not lost any hair, and hair has not gotten thinner. No shed, or anything. Now i think im probably insane, but i feel like there are a bunch of small baby hairs in the front of my hair line, but I i guess it could just as easy be hairs that are shrinking away and dying. So not much to report, but hey only 2 months. The one thing i will say, is that i am not nearly as obssessd with the losing my hair as i was before taking the drug, because now I know that I am at least trying something, so thats a def plus! Ok, i guess ill repost on this thread if anything changes or if anyone is interested. Thanks!

[JimmyG]

I'm about to embark on your same journey, so it's really interesting hearing about your progress!

It's possible the baby hairs are miniaturised hairs which are beginning a new cycle. Or maybe they're dormant follicles which have been reactivated...?

[Speegs]

I use nioxin, its been a nice volumizer and supposedly helps cleanse surface dht from the scalp, its not a farce to use it, just don't expect it to do what propecia or rogaine does, but it does cleanse the scalp and make the appearance of volume.

[heynow1234]

Hey guys just figured id give an update if anyone is interested. So I reach the 5 month mark on propecia in 2 days. (I know still early in the treatment) So far not much to report. The hair in the front (not the temples) has gotten worse on the left side, right side is still hanging tough, strange. I noticed the front got worse at about the 3 1/2 month mark, (maybe a shed or someting?) but the last month or so I think my hair has been about the same. However everyone tells me my hair looks pretty much the same as it did when i first started, and my derm told me a week ago that my hair looks pretty healthy, and that I only have slight vertex thinning and a naturally high hairline, but i think he doesnt know what hes talking about. So in short my hair is slightly worse since starting but seems to be stabilizing, maybe? Hopefully between the 6-12month mark it will get a little better, but i dont have high hopes. Thanks ill try and update in another month or so.

[Speegs]

Hey guys just figured id give an update if anyone is interested. So I reach the 5 month mark on propecia in 2 days. (I know still early in the treatment) So far not much to report. The hair in the front (not the temples) has gotten worse on the left side, right side is still hanging tough, strange. I noticed the front got worse at about the 3 1/2 month mark, (maybe a shed or someting?) but the last month or so I think my hair has been about the same. However everyone tells me my hair looks pretty much the same as it did when i first started, and my derm told me a week ago that my hair looks pretty healthy, and that I only have slight vertex thinning and a naturally high hairline, but i think he doesnt know what hes talking about. So in short my hair is slightly worse since starting but seems to be stabilizing, maybe? Hopefully between the 6-12month mark it will get a little better, but i dont have high hopes. Thanks ill try and update in another month or so.

Don't expect much from the front, it will likely slow down hair loss there at best, you have a good chance of keeping baldness from attacking your crown and mid scalp with finasteride however but the front is pretty much going to go.

[heynow1234]

Hey guys, well the last 2 weeks have been pretty sweet, all of the hair that i lost since being propecia is growing back, and im getting back to my hairline that i had last year in the front, and all the hair seems thick! Im in shock i had my whole family look at my hair and they all agree that its working. The hairs arnt long yet id say half an inch but its very noticeble to the naked eye when my hair is pulled back, so they have prob been growing for about a month or so, I guess just for whatever reason they werent really long enough for me notice. But Something is def happening, and im happy! Im alittle over 5 1/2 months, and the front really crapped out at about 3 months so it appears it might have been a shed. Anyway im stoked, hopefully it continues and im not here in a week saying that its getting worse again, but i honestly dont expect that at all! All i wanted was for propecia to save the hair i had at the start, then it got worse and i started to freak but now its comming back to where it was and thicker, thats all i could ever ask for! Ill try and snap some photos for you guys.

[SpencerKobren]

I'm so happy for you heynow! That's great news.