Anyone have any luck without finasteride?
I have a regular yearly doctor visit next month. After that I plan on seeing a derm doctor. Should I start anything now or wait to see what they say?
Based on the forum, everyone says jump into the big 3, but I usually like to start one thing small, than if that doesn't work, do the next step, something stronger, etc.
Don't know my granddad on my mom's side since he passed awhile ago, but my mom said he wasn't bald. My mom use to loose a lot of hair 10 years ago, but her heads always been 100% normal, older sister hairs normal, younger sister is kinda patchy but it's not noticeable, i think I only notice it because I'm conscious with my hair. I don't think we have a history on my Mom's side, but I am almost 99% sure it's male pattern baldness.
Front and hair line I've actually been able to maintain (if not helped regrow a bit) in the past year, but crown has gotten worse so that's why I want to see a doctor now. I use nizoral shampoo, and added oil to my conditioner; but more important, I've just learned to better take care of my hair. I don't comb it as much, especially when i get out of shower or when it's in tangles. I don't towel dry as aggressively. I use to have hair on my pillow but not anymore since these steps.
After I get done shower and up to 1.5 days between shampoos my hairs normal, sure 1-3 hairs fall if I comb, but I think that's normal. But 1.5 days after a shampoo, than it starts getting bad (scalp will be dry, but hair will be oily), so if I comb or use shampoo than quite a bit will fall out. I've learned if I use dry shampoo after 1 day, it helps a lot since the powder adsorbs the oil. I think a lot of hair falls out after 1.5 days is because I have wavy hair and it gets into tangles and light pulls (combing or shampooing) is leading to this. I usually put coconut oil in hair before shower and it's helped loose less hair in shower since it seems to take out the tangles.
From pictures: obvious receding hair line on sides. some patching hair growth up on front sides (not receding though). some hair loss on top (it's not a before and after picture, just depends if my hair wants to be nice and cover up that spot or not depending on the day).
I have a regular yearly doctor visit next month. After that I plan on seeing a derm doctor. Should I start anything now or wait to see what they say?
Based on the forum, everyone says jump into the big 3, but I usually like to start one thing small, than if that doesn't work, do the next step, something stronger, etc.
Don't know my granddad on my mom's side since he passed awhile ago, but my mom said he wasn't bald. My mom use to loose a lot of hair 10 years ago, but her heads always been 100% normal, older sister hairs normal, younger sister is kinda patchy but it's not noticeable, i think I only notice it because I'm conscious with my hair. I don't think we have a history on my Mom's side, but I am almost 99% sure it's male pattern baldness.
Front and hair line I've actually been able to maintain (if not helped regrow a bit) in the past year, but crown has gotten worse so that's why I want to see a doctor now. I use nizoral shampoo, and added oil to my conditioner; but more important, I've just learned to better take care of my hair. I don't comb it as much, especially when i get out of shower or when it's in tangles. I don't towel dry as aggressively. I use to have hair on my pillow but not anymore since these steps.
After I get done shower and up to 1.5 days between shampoos my hairs normal, sure 1-3 hairs fall if I comb, but I think that's normal. But 1.5 days after a shampoo, than it starts getting bad (scalp will be dry, but hair will be oily), so if I comb or use shampoo than quite a bit will fall out. I've learned if I use dry shampoo after 1 day, it helps a lot since the powder adsorbs the oil. I think a lot of hair falls out after 1.5 days is because I have wavy hair and it gets into tangles and light pulls (combing or shampooing) is leading to this. I usually put coconut oil in hair before shower and it's helped loose less hair in shower since it seems to take out the tangles.
From pictures: obvious receding hair line on sides. some patching hair growth up on front sides (not receding though). some hair loss on top (it's not a before and after picture, just depends if my hair wants to be nice and cover up that spot or not depending on the day).
