curiouscharles
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Hey guys, I've been on Proscar since Feb. 11th, 2009, and Minoxidil for a few months now. I wanted to know what you guys thought, here's my pictures; the first pictures are from November 2008, so quite some time before I decided to jump on finasteride.
nov. 08
oct. 09
feb. 10
apr. 10
may 10
july 10
aug 10
oct 10
nov. 08
oct. 09
feb. 10
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may 10
july 10
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nov. 08
oct. 09
feb. 10
apr. 10
may 10
july 10
aug 10
Well, this used to be a thread entitled "8.5 months on proscar" - and I said I'd be back at 12 months to update, so here I am.
Been shedding a little bit lately, but I've started using revita shampoo, along with a natural lavender and coconut oil shampoo and conditioner, i still use nizoral 2% once or twice a week in conjunction with revita. My sheds are never big, maybe like 20 hairs at the computer from all over my head. Upon personal inspection my hairs are holding strong at the hairline, maybe some new growth, but I feel like things are moving... in which direction I can't quite tell yet. I feel as though I've lost a bit of hairline density, hoping it's to make room for healthier hairs.
Keep thinking minoxidil is doing nothing but killing healthy follicles, as the areas I thin protrude into the hairline at EXACTLY where I place my minoxidil. Going to start only applying it along the hairline and not actually into it at all - see if tha thelps.
Either way, this is a year (well 3 days away from it) on Proscar, 8 months on minoxidil and nizoral.
Lemme know what you guys think.
Apr. 18th Update
So I'm a week into my 14th month, definitely can't tell what's going on. Thought I was potentially shedding at the 12 month mark, and I feel like that's subsided, now I'm waiting for some improvement to happen. Definitely feel like I'm at my worst since the 8 month mark, but I'm not sure if the pictures support that.
Please let me know what you guys think, I think I'm totally BDD.
July 15th Update
So I've been shedding lately, maybe for the past month or so on and off. If I recall correctly my hair was at its strongest at around the 9 month mark... so I'm kind of expecting (if my cycle repeats itself) to get back to that level at the 18 month mark and onwards.
Hair still looks alright aesthetically, just think I've lost some density behind the hairline compared with the 9 month mark, which I'm hoping will return.
Oct 19th update
So my hair hasn't bothered me lately, for the past month all the irritation has disappeared. I've switched back to using T-Gel every day, and almost never using nizoral now, and my scalp feels much, much better. T-Gel is all I was using in my early days when I had the most regrowth. Using a scalp roller on the hairline now, see in a month or so if that helps at all. Feel as though I'm losing density behind the hairline, but I always feel that way, don't know if anything's actually changed at all.
nov. 08
oct. 09
feb. 10
apr. 10
may 10
july 10
aug 10
oct 10
nov. 08
oct. 09
feb. 10
apr. 10
may 10
july 10
aug 10
nov. 08
oct. 09
feb. 10
apr. 10
may 10
july 10
aug 10
Well, this used to be a thread entitled "8.5 months on proscar" - and I said I'd be back at 12 months to update, so here I am.
Been shedding a little bit lately, but I've started using revita shampoo, along with a natural lavender and coconut oil shampoo and conditioner, i still use nizoral 2% once or twice a week in conjunction with revita. My sheds are never big, maybe like 20 hairs at the computer from all over my head. Upon personal inspection my hairs are holding strong at the hairline, maybe some new growth, but I feel like things are moving... in which direction I can't quite tell yet. I feel as though I've lost a bit of hairline density, hoping it's to make room for healthier hairs.
Keep thinking minoxidil is doing nothing but killing healthy follicles, as the areas I thin protrude into the hairline at EXACTLY where I place my minoxidil. Going to start only applying it along the hairline and not actually into it at all - see if tha thelps.
Either way, this is a year (well 3 days away from it) on Proscar, 8 months on minoxidil and nizoral.
Lemme know what you guys think.
Apr. 18th Update
So I'm a week into my 14th month, definitely can't tell what's going on. Thought I was potentially shedding at the 12 month mark, and I feel like that's subsided, now I'm waiting for some improvement to happen. Definitely feel like I'm at my worst since the 8 month mark, but I'm not sure if the pictures support that.
Please let me know what you guys think, I think I'm totally BDD.
July 15th Update
So I've been shedding lately, maybe for the past month or so on and off. If I recall correctly my hair was at its strongest at around the 9 month mark... so I'm kind of expecting (if my cycle repeats itself) to get back to that level at the 18 month mark and onwards.
Hair still looks alright aesthetically, just think I've lost some density behind the hairline compared with the 9 month mark, which I'm hoping will return.
Oct 19th update
So my hair hasn't bothered me lately, for the past month all the irritation has disappeared. I've switched back to using T-Gel every day, and almost never using nizoral now, and my scalp feels much, much better. T-Gel is all I was using in my early days when I had the most regrowth. Using a scalp roller on the hairline now, see in a month or so if that helps at all. Feel as though I'm losing density behind the hairline, but I always feel that way, don't know if anything's actually changed at all.
