Did anyone go rapidly bald without male pattern baldness itch?

[DoneWithIt]

I wanna know if the horrid "mbp itch" truly means that your follicles are going down fast. So I wanna know, did anyone here go bald fast (just a few years) without the itch? Or, did anyone WITH the itch notice slow balding?

The itch I'm feeling is hard to describe, but the scalp always feels kinda dirty like something is crawling up there although it's clean. It itches but not a regular itch, more a dull itch with a burning sensation that can sometimes be strong and other times more dull. The pain is constant 24/7 but varies throughout the day. It's better right after showers but soon worsens, better with a good nights sleep and worse with little sleep, can't pinpoint any foods that trigger/worsen the pain.

I wanna know what this damn itch is and why I have it while many people with MBP don't. So give me all information you got, we all need this.

Thanks.

 

[RapidRetreat]

I am feeling the exact same feeling and have NO idea about it, there is little help about it also.

 

[CursedMen]

Theory is that DHT causes inflammation in the scalp (itch). A lot of people actually do experience an itch which goes away after starting a treatment. Everyone is different some experience it some don't. There isn't really a trend. Remember male pattern baldness is still a pretty grey subject. Get on finasteride, nizoral, saw palmetto, s5 cream, or crinagen and it should go away within a couple of weeks.

 

[RapidRetreat]

I was on finasteride/dutasteride for nearly 18 months and I can vouch for myself at least that the itch certainly does not go away, I never even had the itch until I started the damn drugs!

 

[talmoode]

I was on finasteride/dutasteride for nearly 18 months and I can vouch for myself at least that the itch certainly does not go away, I never even had the itch until I started the damn drugs!

 

[DoneWithIt]

Theory is that DHT causes inflammation in the scalp (itch). A lot of people actually do experience an itch which goes away after starting a treatment. Everyone is different some experience it some don't. There isn't really a trend. Remember male pattern baldness is still a pretty grey subject. Get on finasteride, nizoral, saw palmetto, s5 cream, or crinagen and it should go away within a couple of weeks.

do you need the s5 cream if you are already on oral spironolactone? and do you need to take both finasteride and sp?

 

[abcdefg]

Yeah the itch like male pattern baldness in general is pretty poorly understood probably something with the immune system that is also poorly understood which I guess explains why male pattern baldness has such minimal treatments. Everyone is different is the usual answer some people might lose the itch using finasteride while someone else might not. I wonder if the itch goes away everywhere equally or if the front still can itch but the back go away since DHT does not affect everything equally you would think

 

[anonymous]

I started noticing scalp acne and itch on my scalp, literally right at the pinnacle of my head (worst part of the thinning) so I knew it was related to male pattern baldness. I would always scratch that spot, and my mom even commented why I was scratching my head so much (I didn't even notice I was doing it).

I'm on finasteride, min, and nizoral. It's a LITTLE better, it comes and goes, but I'm pretty positive it was come-and-go before treatment too.

 

[abcdefg]

Yeah im not sure the itch is really 100 percent linked to male pattern baldness but it does seem to be pretty common. It might be that for some people it is linked to male pattern baldness and for others is not like there are different types of male pattern baldness but we dont know enough yet to really distinguish between them and we will probably cure male pattern baldness before we ever figure it all out.

 

[anonymous]

Yeah im not sure the itch is really 100 percent linked to male pattern baldness but it does seem to be pretty common. It might be that for some people it is linked to male pattern baldness and for others is not like there are different types of male pattern baldness but we dont know enough yet to really distinguish between them and we will probably cure male pattern baldness before we ever figure it all out.

I think it would make sense that people generally have the scalp itch if they're diffusing at the crown first, but others who experience male pattern baldness from the hairline wouldn't experience the itch up top. I do agree that it's not 100% linked, but might be a decent indicator if you're not sure yet.