Any very hairy men receive good results from finasteride?

[Set The Ray to Jerry]

I only ask because this is a big time fear of mine. I've ordered Finpecia and I have decided to give it a go finally. I'm about NW2ish if I had to take a guess.

But the thing is I'm 22 and I'm a hairy BEAST, lol. Especially in the last six months or so my chest hair, facial hair, back hair (ugh) etc etc have all gotten thicker. I've even gotten a nice little connect of scattered hairs leading from my chest hair towards my back hair. So, so sexy. :|

I'm worried however that perhaps finasteride won't do me much good. I admit I don't know a whole lot about the drug, but would it really be that helpful to someone like me who, in my opinion anyway, likely has high DHT levels? I've had pretty wild chest hair since I was literally like 16 or 17 (I have pics of me around that age where you can see the hair protruding from my shirt collar :\) and the back hair thing started up around 20.

I guess looking at things I probably should be much worse off hair wise considering I obviously have a lot of DHT, or at least a body that is very sensitive to DHT. But my hair actually looks quite good. I only have a little temple recession but the last six months it has obviously gotten worse. This is another worry of mine (I made a thread about it but received no replies and was too shy to bump it ), that I may have started too late as my body and head hair have kicked it up another notch the last few months. ESPECIALLY noticing my body/facial hair thickening and getting darker.

What do you all think?

 

[Wuffer]

I dont think anyone could make an accurate guess on if this affects how well finasteride will work on an individual, since everyone is different. There are so many variables involved in what affects what in terms of hormones and hair growth, so you will really just have to try it and see.

It makes sense that men with less body hair *may* have more DHT in their bloodstream, but it all really comes down to how sensitive your hair folicles are. Since finasteride reduces DHT regardless of how much you have in your system, there is a 9/10 chance that you will see positive results.

Take pictures when you start, and track your progress on a monthly basis. Don't stress or obsess over it, just see how it goes. Remember, Finasteride works for 9 out of 10 people!

 

[GeminiX]

While my own regimen should in no way been seen as typical for your requirements, it might comfort you somewhat to know that I was as hairy as a gorilla.

Back, chest, arms, legs etc. everything was covered in thick dark hair; yet within just a few weeks after starting Finasteride it seemed that I was seeing the first signs of regrowth.

If nothing else, my example shows we can all respond differently.

Hope this helps.