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Hi all,
I started observing some shedding when I was 25 years old. At that time I didn't know what could cause it. I measure the rate of shedding by how much hair I would get on my hands at the time of shampooing. I'll write my experience and journey in following points.
I started observing some shedding when I was 25 years old. At that time I didn't know what could cause it. I measure the rate of shedding by how much hair I would get on my hands at the time of shampooing. I'll write my experience and journey in following points.
- Before finasteride: when I was 25, 2013, I started using a homeopathic medication called Alopacin. It would stop the hair fall in 30 days. The hair fall would return if I stop using it. It had sides like mouth ulcers. And I was very prone to them so I used to get multiple of sores. Didn't notice anything on libido. I cycled the alopacin three times and it did stop the hair fall every time but I had to stop using it because of mouth ulcers. I checked the ingredients, it had herbs but nothing like finasteride. I'm not a big fan of homeopathic but that med did work three times.
- Last year, 2016, in july I started taking 1.25mg of finasteride (1/4th Fincar from Cipla) and it did lower my hair fall from 10-15 hair each shampooing to less than 4. I didn't notice any sides. For me the finasteride would start working after 50 days. Now, I do lift weights. All natural though. Never touched steroids and probably never will.
- In october, I started seeing shedding once again even though I was on finasteride regime. I think this was the result of my cutting diet or lack of it. I was cutting fat without any planning on diet. My body was in atrophy and hair probably started shedding due to lack of protein in the diet. shedding was 10 hair per shampooing.
- In January 2017, I started following correct diet, added enough protein and hair fall stopped.
- In May 2017, I dyed my hair. I always had some grey hair. Hair dye was hydrogen peroxide based.
- I didn't notice any change in the hair fall for a month. Still losing 2-3 hair every shampooing which I believe is not bad. by this time I started seeing some baby hair in the shedding, do you call this a regrowth?
- August 2017, shedding is back @ 10 hair per shampoo. Started seeing some scalp after the shower.
- September 2017, all time high shedding @ 20 hair per shampoo. Hair are thinning at faster rate and I freak out.
- October 2017, I stop taking finasteride. shedding is still high. After a month I stopped taking finasteride, I noticed my vigor/libido increasing. So it definitely meant I was suffering mild sides of finasteride.
- This month, Nov 2017, Despite the hair fall, I haven't tried anything new. I purchased dutasteride but didn't take it fearing the sides. I always had itchy scalp (but no dandruff) so I thought of trying nizoral like shampoo. Purchased Ketocip shampoo by Cipla (because nizoral is ultra expensive here). I have used it only once and it did stop itching part.
- Nov 2017, I started searching alternatives to finasteride. Since 3-4 weeks I have been massging my scalp using my fingers. I also do scalp exercise by Tom Hegarty as I always had control of the required muscles. But I don't think massaging has made any difference on the hair fall.
- I'm not sure if I'm suffering from male pattern baldness because there's no receding of the hairline.
- There's no history of male pattern baldness on my mother's side. However my father is like norwood 7.
- I never had dandruff but my scalp would always get itchy 3 days after shampooing.
- I have been under moderate stress for a year.
- I'm thinking of adding minoxidil and finasteride solution to my regime.
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