Hi. Im 23. I have been using minoxidil 5% since Jan 2019. I started 1.5mm microneedling once a week and using high quality DHT blocking shampoos. I started taking finasteride 1mg and 0.5mg dur for about 6 months. I had no results from using them. My hair actually got thinner in the 6 months. I had terrible sides from the finasteride and especially dur. Extreme ED and suicidal thoughts coupled with no results so i happily stopped taking them. All of the suicidal thoughts are now gone and my ED is mostly gone just 3 weeks after stopping the drug. My defuse pattern thinning is getting worse though. Its basically a norwood 3 Y shaped thinning pattern. The thinning cuts through thr mid scalp and heads straight up to my crown. I predict that by age 25, i will have norwood 4 +. And i will basically be bald at that point. It wouod be silly not to shave it when it gets that bad. I came to the conclusion that Its basically over. Going bald is a death sentence looks wise for an average guy like myself.
I think i am destined to go bald.
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