My pics and my history are on HLH:
http://www.hairlosshelp.com/websites/DeezNuts/
28, losing since 20, diffuse thinning. Long time lurker, try not to post or visit TOO often but feel I am reaching the point of no return recently. Diffuse thinning is kinda like that, you can hide it well for a while...then you reach a point where it looks super thin.
Went and saw a derm just because my insurance covers it and work is so slow. I knew what he would say about my recent shedding, which was just asking about traumatic events, etc. He had his magnifying lenses on and did some pulling and a bunch of hairs fell out. All he could say was Propecia, Propecia, Propecia. When I mentioned Avodart/Dutasteride, his eyes glazed over and he shrugged his shoulders. No use whatsoever and pretty much what I expected, but I think I can now get my Propecia for a $15 copay/month if need be through insurance.
Anyways, my only decisions at this point is whether I should get back on dutasteride at a lower dosage (2-3x week) and ride out the shed or go back to Propecia(every other day). I'm still losing from the side and backs as well as the top. You can take a look at the rest of my regimine in my profile. My family history looks bad for me as well, so I just want to hold on a couple more years while I cope with the thought of shaving it off.
I've gone as long as 7-8 months on Propecia with the oily skin/fluctuating libido/more shedding(back and sides too), but always come back to it, as when I stop the shedding slows(and the skin goes back to normal) then speeds back up to what it was when I was on Propecia, except the individual hairs become thinner, so I go back on it with no real results. It's been a vicious cycle for the past few years, I've always JUST wanted cessation of loss, regrowth isn't even necessary, even at this point for me, as I have never had a prolonged(month+) period of cessation.
I'm also wondering if Xandrox 15% actually works better than 5% minoxidil, as I may just go with a morning/night 5% minoxidil topical mix with Fluridil thrown in every other day. Does anyone really have results with this that had not much success with 5%?
Right now I'm leaning towards giving Propecia one last shot w/5% minoxidil, 15% Xandrox, and Fluridil. If I keep shedding till the end of the new year, I am shaving it(still trying to come to grips with that as well). It looks thicker when it grows out a little as you can see in the pics, but keeping it short will help me transition to the shaved look a little better. I also feel I have lost quite a bit in the past 2 months, which is documented in the pictures and not just imagined.
Any advice appreciated.
http://www.hairlosshelp.com/websites/DeezNuts/
28, losing since 20, diffuse thinning. Long time lurker, try not to post or visit TOO often but feel I am reaching the point of no return recently. Diffuse thinning is kinda like that, you can hide it well for a while...then you reach a point where it looks super thin.
Went and saw a derm just because my insurance covers it and work is so slow. I knew what he would say about my recent shedding, which was just asking about traumatic events, etc. He had his magnifying lenses on and did some pulling and a bunch of hairs fell out. All he could say was Propecia, Propecia, Propecia. When I mentioned Avodart/Dutasteride, his eyes glazed over and he shrugged his shoulders. No use whatsoever and pretty much what I expected, but I think I can now get my Propecia for a $15 copay/month if need be through insurance.
Anyways, my only decisions at this point is whether I should get back on dutasteride at a lower dosage (2-3x week) and ride out the shed or go back to Propecia(every other day). I'm still losing from the side and backs as well as the top. You can take a look at the rest of my regimine in my profile. My family history looks bad for me as well, so I just want to hold on a couple more years while I cope with the thought of shaving it off.
I've gone as long as 7-8 months on Propecia with the oily skin/fluctuating libido/more shedding(back and sides too), but always come back to it, as when I stop the shedding slows(and the skin goes back to normal) then speeds back up to what it was when I was on Propecia, except the individual hairs become thinner, so I go back on it with no real results. It's been a vicious cycle for the past few years, I've always JUST wanted cessation of loss, regrowth isn't even necessary, even at this point for me, as I have never had a prolonged(month+) period of cessation.
I'm also wondering if Xandrox 15% actually works better than 5% minoxidil, as I may just go with a morning/night 5% minoxidil topical mix with Fluridil thrown in every other day. Does anyone really have results with this that had not much success with 5%?
Right now I'm leaning towards giving Propecia one last shot w/5% minoxidil, 15% Xandrox, and Fluridil. If I keep shedding till the end of the new year, I am shaving it(still trying to come to grips with that as well). It looks thicker when it grows out a little as you can see in the pics, but keeping it short will help me transition to the shaved look a little better. I also feel I have lost quite a bit in the past 2 months, which is documented in the pictures and not just imagined.
Any advice appreciated.
If I'm reading you right, the bottom pic is the most recent? Honestly, it does appear that your hair looks a bit better in the bottom pic than the others. But then, I have no clue to which ones are current and which ones aren't :hairy:
