- Reaction score
- 179
Treatment: Finasteride 1mg daily
Treatment time: 9 months
Other treatments: Nizoral 1% shampoo twice weekly (applied since 1 year prior to finasteride, until now ie. 1 year + 9 months treatment). This hasn't had any noticed impact.
Results: Refer to attached images.
Side effects: None noted.
Observations:
1. Shedding decreased notably upon commencement of treatment: from noticing strands every time I ran my hands through my hair (up to 100 hairs), to no noticeable shedding. However, shedding returned to almost pre-treatment levels around month 7, this has continued until the time of this post (month 9).
2. Hair looks thinner (diffuse). Scalp is visible now unless covered up with certain hair styling. I was diffusing prior to treatment, but recession was my major concern at the time.
It looks like I haven't managed to maintain... Please provide your opinions.
I really don't want to add in minoxidil unless I really have to, however I'm not sure if it's futile to try finasteride mono-therapy any longer.
I've googled for cases similar to mine, it looks like a lot of people complained about no results at 9 months... and then they never posted any updates! A small handful of people say they got results quite late though. If anyone reading this only experienced noticeable regrowth after the 9 month mark, please share your experiences! Thanks!
EDIT:
I have just got my blood test results back. I tested low for iron, and almost severely deficient in Vitamin D. The interesting thing is, though, that I have been supplementing Vitamin D and iron... I am sure these deficiencies are related to my lack of success so far in treating my hairloss. However, I'm not sure how further to proceed.
Treatment time: 9 months
Other treatments: Nizoral 1% shampoo twice weekly (applied since 1 year prior to finasteride, until now ie. 1 year + 9 months treatment). This hasn't had any noticed impact.
Results: Refer to attached images.
Side effects: None noted.
Observations:
1. Shedding decreased notably upon commencement of treatment: from noticing strands every time I ran my hands through my hair (up to 100 hairs), to no noticeable shedding. However, shedding returned to almost pre-treatment levels around month 7, this has continued until the time of this post (month 9).
2. Hair looks thinner (diffuse). Scalp is visible now unless covered up with certain hair styling. I was diffusing prior to treatment, but recession was my major concern at the time.
It looks like I haven't managed to maintain... Please provide your opinions.
I really don't want to add in minoxidil unless I really have to, however I'm not sure if it's futile to try finasteride mono-therapy any longer.
I've googled for cases similar to mine, it looks like a lot of people complained about no results at 9 months... and then they never posted any updates! A small handful of people say they got results quite late though. If anyone reading this only experienced noticeable regrowth after the 9 month mark, please share your experiences! Thanks!
EDIT:
I have just got my blood test results back. I tested low for iron, and almost severely deficient in Vitamin D. The interesting thing is, though, that I have been supplementing Vitamin D and iron... I am sure these deficiencies are related to my lack of success so far in treating my hairloss. However, I'm not sure how further to proceed.
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