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    [diffuse Loss] My Hair Loss Story (just Starting)

    Hi All, It has been one week since I have started Finasteride, and I'd like to share my progress through this post/blog. Background: Just turned 30 years old My dad has lost at least 70% of his hair at the age of 60; For those interested, I have performed a full hormone profile as well as...
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    Drug Treatment Before Signs Of Hair Loss Appear?

    Fair enough. The pharmacist said the generic version of Proscar (which is what the doctor prescribed) is the same as the brand name. But I insisted on getting the brand name cause the price difference is not much. So what I would be doing is splitting the 5 mg tablet into 4x. That's what the...
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    Drug Treatment Before Signs Of Hair Loss Appear?

    I saw the dermatologist today, and he actually said that I am already showing signs of early male pattern baldness. I asked him how he knew and he said it is less dense at the top than on the sides. He has recommended that I take 1.25 mg of finasteride, 3x a week (Mon, Wed, Fri). He looked a...
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    Drug Treatment Before Signs Of Hair Loss Appear?

    Interesting... so the consensus is to wait until when it is needed... I was thinking if you start early you are better off because you avoid the problem from appearing in the first place... Thanks for the advice. I will be meeting with the doctor next week but I will wait for it to actually...
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    Drug Treatment Before Signs Of Hair Loss Appear?

    Hello All, First time posting here. I have recently heard about the medication Trump uses for hair loss, and have made an appointment with a dermatologist to discuss starting taking this drug as a preventive measure against hair loss, as I haven't actually started seeing signs of it yet. But I...
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