Boulder25Male
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Boulder25Male's Story - (2 year update on page 5)
Hi so I've been putting off the hairloss issue for a long time. My father did not start losing his hair until he was in his late 30's and has a different pattern than mine so I figure it is from my mothers side and mine does resemble my uncles however, my grandfather is in his 80's and still has a solid head of hair and my grandmothers side didn't have any issues either so I'm not sure how this whole gene got passed down. I started shedding at 18 and now I can really see it.
My pattern looks like a Norwood 6 or 5a but definitely not as thin as the scales, but that is my pattern.
On 7/1/2010 I started taking Finesteride 5mg and cutting it into 4 and taking 4 pieces every 5 days. So far 0 side effects and if anything an increased sex drive. But I have noticed an increase in shedding not sure if this is normal.
Previously I had tried Nioxin, Nizoral and Follicleanse and likely a ton of other products that I cannot recall right now. So my regime right now will be Finesteride and for shampoo I will do Nizoral, Follicleanse and Emu Oil Shampoo as a rotation. I want to put off Rogaine Foam until the 6 month or 1 year period to see if it actually works.
For the mean time to cover up my balding areas I am using Toppik and Haircubed (i like this better) but these get messy if I sweat or get my hair wet.
Below I have attached 2 sets of pictures without any product in my hair. One is under the bathroom light (6 days into taking Finesteride) and the other is in natural light (Day 1 of Finesteride)....and there is one reference picture of me 2 years into when my hairloss initially started. It looks like I have shed a lot but it is just because of the lighting. I have shed but not as much as it looks.
Any advice comments or suggestions would be very appreciated. This has really stressed me out.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention my hair in the thinning areas is very very oily at the end of the day and the scalp underneath is becoming shiny. I have had seborrheic dermatitis in the past and dandruff many times so I'm not sure if this plays into the hairloss. As soon as the hair gets oily it sheds a lot faster and a lot more sometimes falling out with white bulbs at the end of the hair. I hear a build up of oil can clog the follicle is this true? Does this contribute to the hairloss? When I shower and when I brush my hair i see about 5 strands of hair with every stroke of the brush or rub of the hair with my hand.
Hi so I've been putting off the hairloss issue for a long time. My father did not start losing his hair until he was in his late 30's and has a different pattern than mine so I figure it is from my mothers side and mine does resemble my uncles however, my grandfather is in his 80's and still has a solid head of hair and my grandmothers side didn't have any issues either so I'm not sure how this whole gene got passed down. I started shedding at 18 and now I can really see it.
My pattern looks like a Norwood 6 or 5a but definitely not as thin as the scales, but that is my pattern.
On 7/1/2010 I started taking Finesteride 5mg and cutting it into 4 and taking 4 pieces every 5 days. So far 0 side effects and if anything an increased sex drive. But I have noticed an increase in shedding not sure if this is normal.
Previously I had tried Nioxin, Nizoral and Follicleanse and likely a ton of other products that I cannot recall right now. So my regime right now will be Finesteride and for shampoo I will do Nizoral, Follicleanse and Emu Oil Shampoo as a rotation. I want to put off Rogaine Foam until the 6 month or 1 year period to see if it actually works.
For the mean time to cover up my balding areas I am using Toppik and Haircubed (i like this better) but these get messy if I sweat or get my hair wet.
Below I have attached 2 sets of pictures without any product in my hair. One is under the bathroom light (6 days into taking Finesteride) and the other is in natural light (Day 1 of Finesteride)....and there is one reference picture of me 2 years into when my hairloss initially started. It looks like I have shed a lot but it is just because of the lighting. I have shed but not as much as it looks.
Any advice comments or suggestions would be very appreciated. This has really stressed me out.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention my hair in the thinning areas is very very oily at the end of the day and the scalp underneath is becoming shiny. I have had seborrheic dermatitis in the past and dandruff many times so I'm not sure if this plays into the hairloss. As soon as the hair gets oily it sheds a lot faster and a lot more sometimes falling out with white bulbs at the end of the hair. I hear a build up of oil can clog the follicle is this true? Does this contribute to the hairloss? When I shower and when I brush my hair i see about 5 strands of hair with every stroke of the brush or rub of the hair with my hand.
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