hey guys. thanks for the replies. tynan, yes, that's exactly where it's thinning. as kyriakin said, though, i thought that's supposed to be the last to go. i'm also losing hair at both temples. i've literally never seen anything like this before. it's like i'm going to have two "islands" of hair left, one on each side of my part. for what it's worth, i do have a hypothyroid (TSH=4.4), though i'm starting to lose hope that that might be the cause. thanks for listening. i'm really starting to freak out. btw, i've been using rogaine on my hairline for three years (i first noticed recession only at my left temple), and have been on propecia/nizoral for the past 5.5 months. any other thoughts?