Been struggling with a receding hairline since beginning of high school. First two pics are from two years ago (Apr 2016). At the time, of the photo I had been on minoxidil for 4 months and ingesting castor oil; I did not take any anti-androgens. I stopped taking minoxidil 3 months later because the dry skin and dandruff was starting to become a problem and I didn't see much progress or change.
Second set of photos are from today (1/20/2018). By this time, I was already three months in w/ finasteride at 1-1.25mg daily. I also applied minoxidil 1-2 times daily and I'm ingesting 1-2 tsp of castor oil (Ik, roll your eyes, but I swear my hair does come out darker and thicker months later).
Needless to say, quite ecstatic and surprised about the vellus hairs. Who knew I had so many? I don't want to get my hopes high because it's too early to tell and there's no guarantee that they'll go terminal. I am, however, confident that my hair loss is decelerating. I dont shed as much hair anymore; I used to count over 60 strands of hair on my pillow every morning. Now, I rarely see over 20.
No impotence reported. My hog is still firm and horny as ever. Only thing I have to complain about is a "burning itch" that I usually experience when I'm stressed or working out, which is quite strange because I haven't had this symptom since high school.
Please feel free to ask any questions. And please, I encourage any of you, who are still teetering on the decision of using finasteride, to absolutely give it a go. I spent a good year and a half trying the other "alternative" and homeopathic treatments found on the Internet and I absolutely regret wasting all that time and money.
Second set of photos are from today (1/20/2018). By this time, I was already three months in w/ finasteride at 1-1.25mg daily. I also applied minoxidil 1-2 times daily and I'm ingesting 1-2 tsp of castor oil (Ik, roll your eyes, but I swear my hair does come out darker and thicker months later).
Needless to say, quite ecstatic and surprised about the vellus hairs. Who knew I had so many? I don't want to get my hopes high because it's too early to tell and there's no guarantee that they'll go terminal. I am, however, confident that my hair loss is decelerating. I dont shed as much hair anymore; I used to count over 60 strands of hair on my pillow every morning. Now, I rarely see over 20.
No impotence reported. My hog is still firm and horny as ever. Only thing I have to complain about is a "burning itch" that I usually experience when I'm stressed or working out, which is quite strange because I haven't had this symptom since high school.
Please feel free to ask any questions. And please, I encourage any of you, who are still teetering on the decision of using finasteride, to absolutely give it a go. I spent a good year and a half trying the other "alternative" and homeopathic treatments found on the Internet and I absolutely regret wasting all that time and money.
