Recent content by stv227

I'm 24 y/o and experiencing the same thing, thick head of hair with some slight thinning at the temples. I don't have any significant shedding, but the hairline has been gradually receding over the past year. It's one of those things that nobody else seems to notice, but I'm nervous enough to...

Well said.

Totally agree. I have mild recession at the temples, but the rest of my hair is healthy and thick. I plan to continue to maintain my high level of physical fitness and diet properly. Hopefully recession will be slow and gradual as it has been, and I can contemplate a hair transplant years down...

That's what scares me away too, the possibility of negative, long-term side effects. Having researched for months on end, I think I am going to forego any form of DHT blocking medication and opt for a hair transplant down the road when things get bad. My science background and gut instinct tells...

Completely agree. I'm debating starting Propecia very soon because I worry that the types of females I have the confidence to pursue now will not be as interested down the road as my hairline recedes further.

I think that's a really solid point. Even though I am not scared off by the horror stories and seemingly rare cases of post-finasteride syndrome, the apparent level of variability is what really bothers me. It seems like there are an even number of folks saying they got sides and stopped, had...

I was planning on starting with Propecia first, should I muster up the courage, and then using minoxidil next if needed. Taking a pill is reasonable and easy, I don't know how dedicated I would be to twice daily applications of minoxidil.

This too is my main concern, it seems that there is some inadequacy in every study of Finasteride that I've read. Not to mention it is difficult to sift through what is factual in regards to side effects and what seems to be exaggerated and/or rare cases of permanent, severe side effects.

Thanks for your suggestions. I'm just concerned with the constantly varying viewpoints on Finasteride. My dermatologist wasn't apprehensive at all about prescribing me the medication, and did warn me about the possibility of sexual side effects. The logical side of me says I should accept the...

I posted here back in July when I first started noticing some hairline recession at my temples. My hairloss in the past 5 months has not been aggressive, but at the age of 24, it was enough to worry me into seeing a dermatologist. After seeing my dermatologist recently, he agreed that I was...

Thanks for sharing. I'm 24 and just starting to notice some thinning at the hairline, and I want to get on finasteride early to hang on to most of my hair. Have you experienced any difficulty in getting a doctor to prescribe you finasteride all these years, and if so, what kind of doctor finally helped...

Thank you all for your suggestions.

I appreciate the advice. Have you had any personal experience with Minoxidil or Finasteride? From my own research it appears that those are my best options, curious as to how effective they can be and if any of these possible adverse side affects are true.

Don't get me wrong I'm not stressing just yet, but going bald is a fear of mine so anticipating it early doesn't sound like a bad thing. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it.

Hello all, New to the forums. As I'm sure is a very cliched story, I've always had a full, thick head of hair and never worried about balding... at least not until I was much older. Turns out I am noticing some thinning at the hairline, especially towards the corners of my hairline near the...