Yes that's why alot of this you have to work out for yourself, its actually very difficult to say for others 100% what is the best course of action for them to take, even derm's are essentially using a try this and see if it helps approach.
Yes, that's kind of the hardest situation.
I think one of the good things about having hair loss before propecia was released and the internet was popular, was it did make do your own detective work about what you could do to make your scalp condition healthier and what supplements could be used to improve hair condition or shedding. I think alot of the young guys these days just expect instant results and are on a way too heavy stack, too early, when often you need to approach the problem from multiple angles over years rather than a one size fits all sledge hammer approach.
I locked myself in the dusty library stacks going through microfilm and microfiche for 48 hours after I first noticed and I discovered the solution. Literally only one thing worked, estrogen, so I gathered up my courage and my $75 to see the dermatologist to get a prescription for estrogen and talk about gatekeeping. He patted me on the head, with no RX coming and said, "just man up"; please pay the receptionist at the door. In terms of regrowth, back in 1984, I was right about estrogen and not much has changed in terms of regrowth but we did later that year start to see cable informercials for polysorbate 80 and 60, which for me and others, appeared to work a lot like Keto presumably does. That's why I noticed your comment because my hair did seem to either get marginally better or to at least stop worsening so quickly and it must have had to do with inflammation relief and removing sebum deposits so they weren't available as food. Regrowth at best was typical topical minoxidil regrowth so nothing cosmetically significant. The guy on the infomercial went from NW7 to a bad mostly comb-over but we had nothing else.
Im 22 years old and have slow but clear recession at my temples, is there anything i can do to slow down balding that isnt a cope? Tried finasteride and reacted not so well on it, are there alternatives?
What is a cope exactly? Like a treatment that you take that you know isn't as good and it doesn't turn out to be effective? Hair loss in the front has its only special challenges. If it halts, then you can end up like Sting and still have really nice hair everywhere else and the cosmetic significant is lessened. A lot of anchormen seem to have hair like this. Somehow frontal hair loss seems to convey wisdom and charm if it stops so that one can still have a semblance of a side part. In the crown, hair loss tends to impart a look of avuncularity which no one wants, meaning you look like an older uncle.
I always thought minoxidil was a bit of a joke in the late 90's with all the adverts etc, I used it for a few years prior to finasteride but never noticed anything, I was actually really surprised when I looked at this site this year, for the first time in about a decade and saw guys had got significant regrowth by adding micro needling
think in that context he means something that will actually work rather than just hope.
Yes, that would be an hilarious comment if it wasn't for the fact, you don't even realize when you are being set up,
Hahaha! The meltdown continues, I knew you would get extremely triggered by that silly joke. Just proves again how immensely butthurt you are.
Jesus!..., Are you really that obtuse? do I have to spell it out for you? im not triggered by the joke, I have already intentionally handed you that joke,
Some people have the luxury to have time and money my old friend. I also get countless messages asking for advice and I like to help them out.
This makes no sense though, People like myself who have both time and money would never waste four years of our youth on a online forum.
You don't have any of the answers , you can't even control your own hairloss.
I don't have a life on the internet, you are mistaking me for somebody like yourself who posts 4363 messages in four years instead of spending his 20-30's everyday socializing in the real world
Have you not heard the term ''the pot calling the kettle black'' because it sums you up to a T
Yes, please whatever you do, don't end up almost 50, by keeping all your hair with finasteride after all its not like this is a hairloss forum. Thats really great advice.