ok, the same 'í'm going bald' thread, different day, new user

[scissorhands]

Sorry, this is long, when you havn't really got any one to talk to about hair loss it's hard not to just keep typing in these places. And i'm not really sure of what i'm 'ásking', i think i'm just trying to get things straight in my mind.

I'm 25, have been receding\ thinning for about 4 years. Was in slight denial during the first year, then started the wade through supplements and natural remedies, all, obviously with little result.

The main thing that's kept me going, or enabled me to deal with it is the hairstyle I wear (that or a cap when i can't be bothered), it's pretty convincing, even my own father who's bald tells me "you'll never go bald" (if he knew the truth).

But it's only a temporary solution to\ evasion of the problem. And it's a chore - thickening stuff\ hairspray, not to mention a real bitch in the wind (i know people are imagining a comb over, but it's not like that, it's more of a utilization of the back and sides), and as the years go by, i'm aware that i need to make a decision, and sooner rather than later.

Either i'm going to have to take immediate action and save the rainforest now, which will mean propecia, rogaine, nizoral etc or i'm going to need to accept that i am truly going to be bald (and invest in wigs for the rest of my life, or the next 20 years or so), because that's what i'd do - my head\ face, like most peoples is not 'designer stuble' conducive.

The wig thing doesn't bother me too much, i'm not using the term 'hairpiece' or 'system' because if i'd go down that road i'd be looking for a wig, not just something to cover the top. Obviously there'd be the constant paranoia of can other people tell, is it on properly etc, but you'd be able to work through most of that. And i'm kind of odd as it is so it wouldn't really be too much of a suprise to people if they found out.

Like a lot of people i'm terrified of propecia, but at the same time dream of being able to have my own hair with continued use. And like everyone I read various experiences, and I start to see connections in symptoms and the 'price' seems to become very real. I think the one thing that seems to worry me most about propecia is the prospect of permanent muscle and therefore nerve damage (not just the tiny penis muscles which control blood flow and penis nerves, but the whole body) - this is just conjecture - I HAVE NO IDEA - but from what i've read it seems plausible, and I think by that very fact I made up my mind a long time ago. But give it a few months and i'll be thinking about it again.