2017 Around The Corner...am I "lucky" To Start Balding? Should I Get On finasteride Asap?

[paul1988]

Hello everyone.

I'll try and be as brief as I can.

I'm 28. Started worrying about my hair early this year as I could see my scalp through my hair when I'd get out of the shower or under lifts lights.

I went to a derma in June, who diagnosed me with diffuse Androgenetic Alopecia. I freaked out as I thought there was no one bald in my family, and indeed, all my grandparents, uncles, older cousins, brother (32) had/have a full head of hair.

BUT, my father (65), whom I thought wasn't bald, has Androgenetic Alopecia. He has a decent hairline, no bald spots, and is not "bald" to a 'normal' person, but a major thinning on the crown, so, after all, Androgenetic Alopecia.

That's the funny thing, that I have no idea what my final look would be. This has caused me anxiety, depression, loss of confidence, low self-esteem...

So here I am now, trying to pull myself together, and pluck up my courage to start taking finasteride. I've been on minoxidil for 1,5 months but I know I won't great results with this alone.

I've seen so many success stories, guys starting from a worse situation than mine, who after only 6 months regrew a full head of thick hear and mantained for years...that although finasteride scares the sh*t outta me, I don't care anymore, I need the hair I had just 6 months ago!

So, as I said on the thread title...am I "lucky"? It's 2016. Maybe I'd just need to take finasteride for 1-2 years, and then switch to some topical finasteride/dutasteride proven effective and a 100% safe in 2018/2019.
And then, Histogen? Shiseido? Riken? Follica? Who knows...

PS: bare with my English as it's not my native language

 

[Roberto_72]

To be honest if you had been really lucky you wouldn't have been thinning in the first place

But yes, I also think that something new and satisfactory is around the corner, so you should just hang in there with what we have at the moment and then hop on one of the treatments that are in the "pipeline". I believe in five years you won't be half as worried as I think you are now.

 

[buckthorn]

Hello everyone.

I'll try and be as brief as I can.

I'm 28. Started worrying about my hair early this year as I could see my scalp through my hair when I'd get out of the shower or under lifts lights.

I went to a derma in June, who diagnosed me with diffuse Androgenetic Alopecia. I freaked out as I thought there was no one bald in my family, and indeed, all my grandparents, uncles, older cousins, brother (32) had/have a full head of hair.

BUT, my father (65), whom I thought wasn't bald, has Androgenetic Alopecia. He has a decent hairline, no bald spots, and is not "bald" to a 'normal' person, but a major thinning on the crown, so, after all, Androgenetic Alopecia.

That's the funny thing, that I have no idea what my final look would be. This has caused me anxiety, depression, loss of confidence, low self-esteem...

So here I am now, trying to pull myself together, and pluck up my courage to start taking finasteride. I've been on minoxidil for 1,5 months but I know I won't great results with this alone.

I've seen so many success stories, guys starting from a worse situation than mine, who after only 6 months regrew a full head of thick hear and mantained for years...that although finasteride scares the sh*t outta me, I don't care anymore, I need the hair I had just 6 months ago!

So, as I said on the thread title...am I "lucky"? It's 2016. Maybe I'd just need to take finasteride for 1-2 years, and then switch to some topical finasteride/dutasteride proven effective and a 100% safe in 2018/2019.
And then, Histogen? Shiseido? Riken? Follica? Who knows...

PS: bare with my English as it's not my native language

I have a very similar thinning pattern as you. A few points -

1) keep your hair short. diffused thinners look terrible with long hair. no offense. it looks like the plague. Keep it short and neat on top (5-6 guard) and really short on sides and back, faded up to top (2 guard)

2) Unfortunately no, we are not lucky. We are plagued. Sorry if this sounds harsh.

3) I would DEFINITELY start using minoxidil right now, and strongly consider finasteride. You may be lucky and regrow a lot of hair.

4) topical finasteride / dutasteride proven to be effective and 100% safe?? why would you put stock in this?

act now. despite the drastic increase in promising pipeline treatments, the future is uncertain as f***.

 

[hairblues]

Hello everyone.

I'll try and be as brief as I can.

I'm 28. Started worrying about my hair early this year as I could see my scalp through my hair when I'd get out of the shower or under lifts lights.

I went to a derma in June, who diagnosed me with diffuse Androgenetic Alopecia. I freaked out as I thought there was no one bald in my family, and indeed, all my grandparents, uncles, older cousins, brother (32) had/have a full head of hair.

BUT, my father (65), whom I thought wasn't bald, has Androgenetic Alopecia. He has a decent hairline, no bald spots, and is not "bald" to a 'normal' person, but a major thinning on the crown, so, after all, Androgenetic Alopecia.

That's the funny thing, that I have no idea what my final look would be. This has caused me anxiety, depression, loss of confidence, low self-esteem...

So here I am now, trying to pull myself together, and pluck up my courage to start taking finasteride. I've been on minoxidil for 1,5 months but I know I won't great results with this alone.

I've seen so many success stories, guys starting from a worse situation than mine, who after only 6 months regrew a full head of thick hear and mantained for years...that although finasteride scares the sh*t outta me, I don't care anymore, I need the hair I had just 6 months ago!

So, as I said on the thread title...am I "lucky"? It's 2016. Maybe I'd just need to take finasteride for 1-2 years, and then switch to some topical finasteride/dutasteride proven effective and a 100% safe in 2018/2019.
And then, Histogen? Shiseido? Riken? Follica? Who knows...

PS: bare with my English as it's not my native language

GET A BIOPSY

your progressing fast for Androgenetic Alopecia and yu have no family history???

this could be defuse Alopecia Areta.

But uncommon AA can be fast/acute...you should make dermatologist do a biopsy if no family history

 

[hairblues]

google Defuse Alopecia Areta.

 

[Pavi]

Also check your thyroid hormones

 

[N003]

Hello everyone.

I'll try and be as brief as I can.

I'm 28. Started worrying about my hair early this year as I could see my scalp through my hair when I'd get out of the shower or under lifts lights.

I went to a derma in June, who diagnosed me with diffuse Androgenetic Alopecia. I freaked out as I thought there was no one bald in my family, and indeed, all my grandparents, uncles, older cousins, brother (32) had/have a full head of hair.

BUT, my father (65), whom I thought wasn't bald, has Androgenetic Alopecia. He has a decent hairline, no bald spots, and is not "bald" to a 'normal' person, but a major thinning on the crown, so, after all, Androgenetic Alopecia.

That's the funny thing, that I have no idea what my final look would be. This has caused me anxiety, depression, loss of confidence, low self-esteem...

So here I am now, trying to pull myself together, and pluck up my courage to start taking finasteride. I've been on minoxidil for 1,5 months but I know I won't great results with this alone.

I've seen so many success stories, guys starting from a worse situation than mine, who after only 6 months regrew a full head of thick hear and mantained for years...that although finasteride scares the sh*t outta me, I don't care anymore, I need the hair I had just 6 months ago!

So, as I said on the thread title...am I "lucky"? It's 2016. Maybe I'd just need to take finasteride for 1-2 years, and then switch to some topical finasteride/dutasteride proven effective and a 100% safe in 2018/2019.
And then, Histogen? Shiseido? Riken? Follica? Who knows...

PS: bare with my English as it's not my native language

My father has no male pattern baldness, when my grandfather was 72 he had full hairs on his head.

The history of a father/grandfather is for nothing. male pattern baldness skips some generations.

Go to a hair specialist but im quite sure you have just male pattern baldness.

Finasteride will help you.

 

[paul1988]

To be honest if you had been really lucky you wouldn't have been thinning in the first place

But yes, I also think that something new and satisfactory is around the corner, so you should just hang in there with what we have at the moment and then hop on one of the treatments that are in the "pipeline". I believe in five years you won't be half as worried as I think you are now.

I have a very similar thinning pattern as you. A few points -

1) keep your hair short. diffused thinners look terrible with long hair. no offense. it looks like the plague. Keep it short and neat on top (5-6 guard) and really short on sides and back, faded up to top (2 guard)

2) Unfortunately no, we are not lucky. We are plagued. Sorry if this sounds harsh.

3) I would DEFINITELY start using minoxidil right now, and strongly consider finasteride. You may be lucky and regrow a lot of hair.

4) topical finasteride / dutasteride proven to be effective and 100% safe?? why would you put stock in this?

act now. despite the drastic increase in promising pipeline treatments, the future is uncertain as f***.

Obvs I'm not lucky. Quite the opposite. Specially when my brother, who is 4 years older, told me he wouldnt give a single f*** he was balding. He's never worried about his looks, so fml.

I'm already on minoxidil (1,5 months). As to an effective & safe topical dutasteride/finasteride, it is certainly more likely to be on the market soon than any promising treatment. My derma told me they're about to publish an study showing the effectiveness and no systemic absortion of dutas inyected in scalp.

I know I should act now, I'd be massively happy if I thickened up my hair and mantained it for around 4/5 years, it's just that I'm terrified about sides, even though my dermatologist, my physician, my cousin (pharmacologist), hairdresser and friends (all from their experience) have encouraged me to take it and not to worry about sides as they are "extremely unlikely".

Also check your thyroid hormones

I got a blood work done and everything's fine.

 

[Dante92]

How in the absolute f*** could you be lucky?

 

[paul1988]

How in the absolute f*** could you be lucky?

How in the absolute f*** could you not understand what inverted commas are?

Of course I'm not lucky. Not when I'm the only person in my family who cares about looks and yet the only one balding. It's ruining my life so no, I don't consider myself lucky.

I said "lucky" all these things considered:

- I'm 28. I've enjoyed a full head of nice hair till my nearly 30's
- I'm still not even semi bald to a normal person's eyes. I caught it kinda early (Should've started treating it early this year though)
- Finas is cheap af now. Not long ago men used to take the risk spending over 50$ a month. I can get 1mg of finasteride for as little as 3$ a month.
- There's never been so much research going on, on different pathways. The horizon looks promising for the next 5-year period.

 

[paul1988]

My father has no male pattern baldness, when my grandfather was 72 he had full hairs on his head.

The history of a father/grandfather is for nothing. male pattern baldness skips some generations.

Go to a hair specialist but im quite sure you have just male pattern baldness.

Finasteride will help you.

I went to a very good one. At no time I doubted I have male pattern baldness

 

[N003]

I went to a very good one. At no time I doubted I have male pattern baldness

That's life

 

[g.i joey]

How in the absolute f*** could you not understand what inverted commas are?

Of course I'm not lucky. Not when I'm the only person in my family who cares about looks and yet the only one balding. It's ruining my life so no, I don't consider myself lucky.

No offence brotha but i guarantee if ANYONE in your family started losing their hair, they'd care. I was one of those who "didnt care" about my looks, hell i didnt care that i was 300 pounds at 16 years old (not the case anymore). I always used to tell my dad if i lost my hair like him id just shave it and move on and thats it. Yet, here i am, baldness is the sole reason you could say i care about my looks. Besides that i dont really give a fk about much else.

 

[stachu]

I actually like you.