thedude1981
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Hey all - 32 year old male.
I started noticing a little ''bald spot'' about 5 years ago. It wasn't bad, and I would even joke about it with my then girlfriend. It was almost like a tiny little cowlick. As the years passed, it continued to get worse and I noticed the overall texture of my hair thinned a lot. After taking literally hundreds of pictures of my head, and trying many natural products/shampoos to try and fix this bald spot, I finally caved in this past Monday and went to a dermatologist. She suggested rogaine and also gave me a prescription for Finasteride.
I started taking 1.25/ finasteride on Monday and also minoxidil 5% (liquid) - let me tell you... minoxidil is messy and makes my hair look worse when applied! So I am only applying it once a day (at night). Seems from the research I have read, applying once a day is no worse than applying twice a day..
Anyways.. one question I need to ask....
I noticed that I have been drinking A LOT more water than I usually do. I wasn't really the type of person to drink water all day at work, but since I started this regimen, I have literally upped my water intake by 10x.
Is this common? (and I know drinking water is good for you, but I didnt know if this was a common side - not that it is a bad side....)
*Pictures to come
I started noticing a little ''bald spot'' about 5 years ago. It wasn't bad, and I would even joke about it with my then girlfriend. It was almost like a tiny little cowlick. As the years passed, it continued to get worse and I noticed the overall texture of my hair thinned a lot. After taking literally hundreds of pictures of my head, and trying many natural products/shampoos to try and fix this bald spot, I finally caved in this past Monday and went to a dermatologist. She suggested rogaine and also gave me a prescription for Finasteride.
I started taking 1.25/ finasteride on Monday and also minoxidil 5% (liquid) - let me tell you... minoxidil is messy and makes my hair look worse when applied! So I am only applying it once a day (at night). Seems from the research I have read, applying once a day is no worse than applying twice a day..
Anyways.. one question I need to ask....
I noticed that I have been drinking A LOT more water than I usually do. I wasn't really the type of person to drink water all day at work, but since I started this regimen, I have literally upped my water intake by 10x.
Is this common? (and I know drinking water is good for you, but I didnt know if this was a common side - not that it is a bad side....)
*Pictures to come