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I'm 23 and noticed the beginnings of my hair loss a number of years ago. At around 20 my hair began falling out in a fairly major way. At the time I was under an incredible amount of stress - this may have contributed to the problem. Anyway, at first I was rather shocked and yet also in a state of denial. My father is bald but hadn't lost his hair until around 30 so I assumed any loss on my part was at least a decade away.
Anyway I left it for awhile but all the while slowly coming to accept that this was the onset of male pattern baldness. My hair continued to thin and recede, and yet I seemed to have adjusted well to the idea that hair loss was a thing I could do nothing about. I knew nothing of treatments such as propecia or rogaine. Indeed, if anything I was more concerned with becoming concerned with hairloss, if you know what I mean. I know a good number of guys who are bald/getting there and show no signs of confidence loss or depression. I was fearful of becoming someone obsessed with an inevitable physical change - 'does it really matter' I wondered.
A good number of months ago I came across info on pro. and rogaine and suddenly began to wonder if hair loss really has to be inevitable after all. Since then I've sort of yo-yoed between not caring and now and again becoming anxious over what I'm losing, even more so given that I could actually be doing something to prevent it.
So a few weeks ago I went to my GP - I live in the UK - and he gave me some info on both propecia and rogaine. Not being a specialist he was somewhat vague I might add. He gave me web details on where I could order rogaine but was wary of prescribing propecia (said he would if I really wanted it) due to possible side-effects such as loss of libido. I pressed him on whether taking the two medications at once would have any greater effect but he doubted it.
Fast forward a few weeks and I'm still unsure as to what to do. Although my hair has thinned considerable any further loss seemed to have stopped for about a year now - or at least it's been ocurring incredibly slowly. What should I do? Try rogaine which my doctor admitted didn't work for everyone or get him to prescribe propecia? What is the likelyhood of side effects from the latter? What is this nizoral.(?) stuff people keep mentioning here?
Anyway, I have to say this board looks really informative and I must read through it - you all seem to hold a level of knowledge about this problem in another league from my GP. Thanks in advance.
...gone tomorrow!
I'm 23 and noticed the beginnings of my hair loss a number of years ago. At around 20 my hair began falling out in a fairly major way. At the time I was under an incredible amount of stress - this may have contributed to the problem. Anyway, at first I was rather shocked and yet also in a state of denial. My father is bald but hadn't lost his hair until around 30 so I assumed any loss on my part was at least a decade away.
Anyway I left it for awhile but all the while slowly coming to accept that this was the onset of male pattern baldness. My hair continued to thin and recede, and yet I seemed to have adjusted well to the idea that hair loss was a thing I could do nothing about. I knew nothing of treatments such as propecia or rogaine. Indeed, if anything I was more concerned with becoming concerned with hairloss, if you know what I mean. I know a good number of guys who are bald/getting there and show no signs of confidence loss or depression. I was fearful of becoming someone obsessed with an inevitable physical change - 'does it really matter' I wondered.
A good number of months ago I came across info on pro. and rogaine and suddenly began to wonder if hair loss really has to be inevitable after all. Since then I've sort of yo-yoed between not caring and now and again becoming anxious over what I'm losing, even more so given that I could actually be doing something to prevent it.
So a few weeks ago I went to my GP - I live in the UK - and he gave me some info on both propecia and rogaine. Not being a specialist he was somewhat vague I might add. He gave me web details on where I could order rogaine but was wary of prescribing propecia (said he would if I really wanted it) due to possible side-effects such as loss of libido. I pressed him on whether taking the two medications at once would have any greater effect but he doubted it.
Fast forward a few weeks and I'm still unsure as to what to do. Although my hair has thinned considerable any further loss seemed to have stopped for about a year now - or at least it's been ocurring incredibly slowly. What should I do? Try rogaine which my doctor admitted didn't work for everyone or get him to prescribe propecia? What is the likelyhood of side effects from the latter? What is this nizoral.(?) stuff people keep mentioning here?
Anyway, I have to say this board looks really informative and I must read through it - you all seem to hold a level of knowledge about this problem in another league from my GP. Thanks in advance.
...gone tomorrow!