Recent content by MJT82

Accutane, and it's effects, are very dose dependant. I also took accutane at the "full" very high dose when I was 17-18 years old. On month 5, my hair started to fall out and it seemed thinner, so I stopped treatment 1 or 2 weeks early because it was very obvious at that point that it was...

Your hair looks pretty darn good. No one is going to look at your head and think you are balding. If you don't like the way your hairline looks, then I would grow the hair out a little more and do the "messy" look, that can make your hairline look more straight or thick depending on how you do it.

Dutasteride would be your last hope. If that doensn't work then nothing will imo. Just focus on being healthy, in shape, and looking good.

Re: Oarf11's Story - (20 / and thinning at the crown (PICS) Based on your pics, I am pretty sure that if you got on low dose accutane it would improve your scalp health and also improve your acne too. I don't see signs of male pattern baldness yet. You should ask your doctor about trying low dose accutane.

I don't come back very often to this (or any other) hairloss related forum because I've found what works for me and can now use that otherwise lost time for different purposes in my life :)

Simple, you get tell them you are getting it to improve your skin and/or reduce the oiliness of your skin. :)

Correct, the only things I am doing are low dose "generic" accutane, Rogaine Foam (discontinued use of liquid minoxidil due to scalp irritation and messiness), occassional Nizoral shampoo use (i.e. 2 days per week), and I try to take ImmortalHair's top 6 internally...but without very much...

I take 20mg pills usually every other day, sometimes I may go two days off, one day on. So I would say I take it, on average, 3 days per week. My diet isn't that great, I eat mostly what I want, but I am mindful that I shouldn't be an idiot and go to McDonalds every day or always eat Fries...

I've decided I need to stand up and speak up about this as well. I've also been taking low dose accutane for about the last two years now. I used to read this forum, as well as hairlosshelp.com, regrowth.com, etc. all the time in my battle against male pattern baldness, but have since stopped the heavy research...

I feel pretty good, even with the low testosterone I was tested at. My sex drive is good, not crazy like it used to be during puberty though. I don't have depression, I'm a pretty positive and happy guy. I am interested in seeing what my results are when I get retested at the end of October...

I'm still using minoxidil topically via Rogaine Foam extra strength. But I stopped taking finasteride about a year and a half ago due to bad side effects.

I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I did notice that after I started taking it that my sex drive went down slightly, to a more "normal" level I thought, so I didn't think of that as a bad thing. I felt like my hairloss slowed somewhat. But I can't prove it.

I already have gone to a doctor and done that. I am going back to him as you can see in my original post as well... I know there a some knowledgeable people on this forums regarding hormone levels, so I'm just looking for some insight. I'm either at the very low end of normal or high end of...

I've been working out in the gym lifting weights ever since I was 15, at least 3 times a week. Except for the last couple years I have been slacking and not worked out nearly as much. I've never done steriods or anything like that though. I've been taking Saw Palmetto extract, mostly at 320mg...

TSH: 2.37 (Ref. range 0.40-4.00 uIU/mL) Free T4: 0.9 (Ref. range 0.5-1.6 ng/dL) FSH: 2.5 (Ref. range 0.0-14.0 mIU/mL) LH: 2.4 (Ref. range 0.8-7.6 mIU/ml) Prolactin: 7.1 (Ref. range 4.4-16.4 ng/mL) Estradiol: 43 (Ref. range 0-56 pg/mL) Testosterone: 240 (Ref. range 241-827 ng/dL)...