GoodGuy said:
Aplunk1 said:
10 months into finasteride and my hair was noticeably worse. Much worse.
I regret not waiting those 2 extra months to see what if I would have recovered from a massive shed I had about 8-9 months into it.
are you sure it has gotten worse? are you not exagerating?
from your pics in that page i always see a FULL HEAD OF GREAT HAIR.
I would not go into dutasteride with that amount of hair man, you have more hair than those not suffering from male pattern baldness. just crazy.
good luck.
Heh, No, I'm not exaggerating.
About 1 year ago, I noticed a bald spot on the crown of my head-- an actual bald spot about the size of a nickel or quarter. I don't remember exactly. I went on Propecia, and my bald spot eventually went away.
So, Propecia has given me coverage over the bald spot.
The camera that I have isn't too great. After all, my hair is buzzed down, so the thinning is less noticeable. In addition, the hair shafts are significantly thinner and less pigmented than they were about 1 year ago from now.
I have some high quality pictures of my head taken from a Kodak camera that will be developed this week. I'll post them on my website. They show the thinning in standard lighting conditions.
I'm using dutasteride to help increase the quality and vitality of my hair, as well as help fill in the diffuse thinning and recession that's taking place. It seems to be working with my regimen. I'm also trying to stop pulling out my hair, which is a problem I've had. I'm seeing a psychiatrist on Monday to probably start an anti-anxiety medication.
I feel a little bit better about my hair. I can honestly look in the mirror without having a mental breakdown and start crying now. I guess that's an improvement. It's funny that just one year ago, the hair all over my head (except for a small bald spot) could be styled easily and looked thick and nice.
How many 20 year olds, NW1-2, diffuse thinning 5, have you seen on dutasteride? Not many, and I think that I've got a great regimen for maintaing my hair for the next couple of years.
Once my hairloss stabilizes (I've been shedding from the hairline and temples-- although there seems to be more regrowth here, too. However, with the addition of topical spironolactone, it seems that the shedding has now almost halted, or at least been significantly slowed down), I will grow it out long and spike it like I used to.
It's too bad, I really wish I could spike my hair and cover up the recession like I used to, but I'll have to make do for now.
I'm considering having an FUE of 800+ grafts to beef up the hairline and straighten it out. It's uneven in certain places. Any comments?
I hope that this clarifies a few things about my reason for being on dutasteride. It's offering me more regrowth, no sexual sides (unlike Propecia), and a hope that maybe one day my hairloss situation might be better.