Hello Everybody,
So I am currently experiencing rapid hair loss at the age of 19. I first started noticing my hair thinning about a year ago when I was 18. I am currently a sophomore in college and have a pretty bad history of family hair loss. My dad went bald when he was 20. My older brother shaved his head when he was 21. I am currently 19 and would say I am about a Norwood 1.5 and have diffused thinning everywhere. The funny thing is I have a identical twin brother who is also experiencing hair loss but at a much slower rate. Here is why.
So back in Febuary of 2018, I went to my dermotologist and got a prescription for finasteride. I took it for about a month and felt sides, so I immediatly stopped. Then I noticed my hair thin some more and decided to go back on it in May 2018 (finish my 3 month prescription). Well over the summer I noticed huge lost in hair, MAJOR SHEDDING. I started to recede in my temples and hair started to get diffused. I never ever ever ever had a probably with my crown until I took finasteride.
At first, I noticed some side effects my second time around but nothing major like the first time, which I thought was good. My scalp itch went away and I noticed feeling better. Well after about three months I had a massive shed and it just kept on getting worse. So i decided to stop taking it cold turkey in late august 2018. I noticed massive shedding even after stopping and don't know what to do. Once i stopped my itch came back and many tiny hairs started falling from my scalp. So I went back on it a month later. Ive been on . it for about 3 weeks now and am suffering from serious sides. What should I do? My hairloss only seems to be getting worse, not sign of shedding slowing down.
I am afraid that if i stay on it i could be just making my hair worse, although it seemed to help the itch. I have read that alot of younger guys who took finasteride with very aggressive hair loss develop reflex hyperandrogenicity. I have a fear if I stay on finastride that my hair will just get worse. I feel like since hair loss is pretty bad in my family my body is probably very sensitive to DHT.
Another note: I feel like since I have a history of bad sleep, anxiety/panic attacks, bad acne and oily skin. I might have a thyroid problem that is contributing to my hair loss. No one in my family has ever looked into this and I feel like I should. Any suggestions on if a thyroid issue could add to my male pattern baldness?
Overall, I would say my hair loss is still not that noticeable but I would like to do my best to prevent any further hair loss. I am also ok with going bald since my dad, brother and all my uncles went bald in their early 20's. I just want to maintain what I have till I am much older, or at least till I finish college! Can someone please suggest some things I could do before It becomes noticeable!!!
Does anyone know about any other anti-andgrogens or methods to substitute for finasteride, topical or oral?
Looking for guidance. Help me
So I am currently experiencing rapid hair loss at the age of 19. I first started noticing my hair thinning about a year ago when I was 18. I am currently a sophomore in college and have a pretty bad history of family hair loss. My dad went bald when he was 20. My older brother shaved his head when he was 21. I am currently 19 and would say I am about a Norwood 1.5 and have diffused thinning everywhere. The funny thing is I have a identical twin brother who is also experiencing hair loss but at a much slower rate. Here is why.
So back in Febuary of 2018, I went to my dermotologist and got a prescription for finasteride. I took it for about a month and felt sides, so I immediatly stopped. Then I noticed my hair thin some more and decided to go back on it in May 2018 (finish my 3 month prescription). Well over the summer I noticed huge lost in hair, MAJOR SHEDDING. I started to recede in my temples and hair started to get diffused. I never ever ever ever had a probably with my crown until I took finasteride.
At first, I noticed some side effects my second time around but nothing major like the first time, which I thought was good. My scalp itch went away and I noticed feeling better. Well after about three months I had a massive shed and it just kept on getting worse. So i decided to stop taking it cold turkey in late august 2018. I noticed massive shedding even after stopping and don't know what to do. Once i stopped my itch came back and many tiny hairs started falling from my scalp. So I went back on it a month later. Ive been on . it for about 3 weeks now and am suffering from serious sides. What should I do? My hairloss only seems to be getting worse, not sign of shedding slowing down.
I am afraid that if i stay on it i could be just making my hair worse, although it seemed to help the itch. I have read that alot of younger guys who took finasteride with very aggressive hair loss develop reflex hyperandrogenicity. I have a fear if I stay on finastride that my hair will just get worse. I feel like since hair loss is pretty bad in my family my body is probably very sensitive to DHT.
Another note: I feel like since I have a history of bad sleep, anxiety/panic attacks, bad acne and oily skin. I might have a thyroid problem that is contributing to my hair loss. No one in my family has ever looked into this and I feel like I should. Any suggestions on if a thyroid issue could add to my male pattern baldness?
Overall, I would say my hair loss is still not that noticeable but I would like to do my best to prevent any further hair loss. I am also ok with going bald since my dad, brother and all my uncles went bald in their early 20's. I just want to maintain what I have till I am much older, or at least till I finish college! Can someone please suggest some things I could do before It becomes noticeable!!!
Does anyone know about any other anti-andgrogens or methods to substitute for finasteride, topical or oral?
Looking for guidance. Help me