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I'm 18 and have been 'bald' for 1/3 of my life. I am currently in university pursuing health sciences and business. It all started when I was in junior high, in the seventh grade, that's when my friends and peers started to tell me that I had a 'bald spot'. It wasn't a big deal to me at all, who even thinks about such a predicament happening to someone at 12/13 years old? But it started to get to me by the time I hit eighth grade and onward as my hair started to thin more and more. At that point in my life, I was extremely stressed about my hair and was very depressed. My hair became thin to the point where I couldn't pull off my everyday hairstyle anymore because some of my scalp was visible.
I didn't understand what's going on and why this is happening to me, I was just a kid going through something no one should ever experience - and thus, due to my ignorance and desperate need to end this nightmare, I resorted to all kinds of treatments from that day (2010) till now in 2016, which all ended in failure. I tried laser combs, all kinds of oils, rogaine (minoxidil), propecia, etc. I tried laser combs in 2010 for about a year, useless garbage. Tried oils (castor oil, olive, etc), didn't work either. Tried rogaine for about two years in highschool, didn't work. Started finasteride/propecia in late 2014 and stopped in 2016 summer; messed up my hormones, my facial hair stopped growing and libido plummeted and barely helped with my hairloss at all - DO NOT TAKE PROPECIA! It may work for some people, but it's not worth sacrificing your future sex life. My facial hair has started to grow back and my libido has sky rocketed, it feels amazing.
What I learned after all of these years is that hair loss can destroy you on a psychological level. I used to pull girls since I was a kid (junior high), even up until grade 10 and 11 when it was manageable, until I simply became too insecure about my hair and my confidence levels plummeted. I was so depressed in senior year that I would turn down going to parties with friends on weekends and hanging out, just stayed at home most of the time and didn't want to socialize. It was until I graduated that I had enough and started going out with friends every day; drinking, smoking weed, parties. I stopped taking propecia and felt great, finally drug free and not messing up my hormones. It was like I made up for all of the time I spent depressed and lonely during the summer and it was worth it, but my hair had reached the all time worse state that it could be in. At the time and even now, I use toppik hair fibers to cover up the thinning on the sides and the back and its working well for the time being.
Hairloss is a b**ch. We all know that and are struggling everyday because of it. There's nothing remotely good on the market and FDA approved drugs, such as minoxidil and propecia are raking in money from all of the desperate men and women out there. It's like cancer, a cure could be out there, but why release it when you can instead charge people on the long term and create a billion dollar business?
My advice:The only solution to me that is time efficient and gets the job done is a hair transplant(s). But then arises another problem: money. Hair transplants are extremely popular among celebrities, businessmen and other people with money, but isn't a realistic option for every day people because one hair transplant isn't enough. Often, you will need multiple hair transplants and possibly more in later years as your hair loss persists. This goes out to all of the young people going through hairloss: Pursue a financial future, pursue a good and stable career that can get you all of the hair transplants you want. Doing this, you can hit two birds with one stone - once you have money, you can focus on your self satisfaction, get hair transplants, girls, etc. The list is endless.
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For older people: I believe for older people (40+) who aren't in the financial position to get hair transplants will have to wait for new treatments that are on the come up in the following years. However, I also believe that older people need to "get over" their hair. I know it's not easy at all, but my friend who is 18 did it, so you can too. It's all psychology, your mind is ridden with negative thoughts that you've accumulated over time and you need to refresh yourself. A way that I've been able to combat it is to read up on news articles and Barcroft TV on youtube, learning about so many humans out there that are in horrible situations, but still manage to be happy and have hope. It makes my problems seem insignificant and helps me become a stronger person. There are children playing in bomb craters in Syria, having fun where their people were recently killed. It's the little things that help you realize that there's so much more to life than having to stress over your hair. I know it's not easy, I am still depressed and bummed out over my predicament, but all I can do is try to keep my head up and aim for something in the future.
Hope this was of help to you guys
If there's any questions, please feel free to ask
I didn't understand what's going on and why this is happening to me, I was just a kid going through something no one should ever experience - and thus, due to my ignorance and desperate need to end this nightmare, I resorted to all kinds of treatments from that day (2010) till now in 2016, which all ended in failure. I tried laser combs, all kinds of oils, rogaine (minoxidil), propecia, etc. I tried laser combs in 2010 for about a year, useless garbage. Tried oils (castor oil, olive, etc), didn't work either. Tried rogaine for about two years in highschool, didn't work. Started finasteride/propecia in late 2014 and stopped in 2016 summer; messed up my hormones, my facial hair stopped growing and libido plummeted and barely helped with my hairloss at all - DO NOT TAKE PROPECIA! It may work for some people, but it's not worth sacrificing your future sex life. My facial hair has started to grow back and my libido has sky rocketed, it feels amazing.
What I learned after all of these years is that hair loss can destroy you on a psychological level. I used to pull girls since I was a kid (junior high), even up until grade 10 and 11 when it was manageable, until I simply became too insecure about my hair and my confidence levels plummeted. I was so depressed in senior year that I would turn down going to parties with friends on weekends and hanging out, just stayed at home most of the time and didn't want to socialize. It was until I graduated that I had enough and started going out with friends every day; drinking, smoking weed, parties. I stopped taking propecia and felt great, finally drug free and not messing up my hormones. It was like I made up for all of the time I spent depressed and lonely during the summer and it was worth it, but my hair had reached the all time worse state that it could be in. At the time and even now, I use toppik hair fibers to cover up the thinning on the sides and the back and its working well for the time being.
Hairloss is a b**ch. We all know that and are struggling everyday because of it. There's nothing remotely good on the market and FDA approved drugs, such as minoxidil and propecia are raking in money from all of the desperate men and women out there. It's like cancer, a cure could be out there, but why release it when you can instead charge people on the long term and create a billion dollar business?
My advice:The only solution to me that is time efficient and gets the job done is a hair transplant(s). But then arises another problem: money. Hair transplants are extremely popular among celebrities, businessmen and other people with money, but isn't a realistic option for every day people because one hair transplant isn't enough. Often, you will need multiple hair transplants and possibly more in later years as your hair loss persists. This goes out to all of the young people going through hairloss: Pursue a financial future, pursue a good and stable career that can get you all of the hair transplants you want. Doing this, you can hit two birds with one stone - once you have money, you can focus on your self satisfaction, get hair transplants, girls, etc. The list is endless.
EDIT:
For older people: I believe for older people (40+) who aren't in the financial position to get hair transplants will have to wait for new treatments that are on the come up in the following years. However, I also believe that older people need to "get over" their hair. I know it's not easy at all, but my friend who is 18 did it, so you can too. It's all psychology, your mind is ridden with negative thoughts that you've accumulated over time and you need to refresh yourself. A way that I've been able to combat it is to read up on news articles and Barcroft TV on youtube, learning about so many humans out there that are in horrible situations, but still manage to be happy and have hope. It makes my problems seem insignificant and helps me become a stronger person. There are children playing in bomb craters in Syria, having fun where their people were recently killed. It's the little things that help you realize that there's so much more to life than having to stress over your hair. I know it's not easy, I am still depressed and bummed out over my predicament, but all I can do is try to keep my head up and aim for something in the future.
Hope this was of help to you guys
If there's any questions, please feel free to ask
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