How long do I have?

[kalbo]

I can't believe the negativity this guy is recieving. Dude, many people here have had dramatic results with finasteride, minoxidil, and Nizoral. You already know this, so get the heck on them!! I would at least trim the hair short. Not everyone looks good with a q-balled head, but triming it short can really make a thin head of hair look better, and I think you might have outgrown the shoulder length hair anyway.

Agreed. I too don't think it's too late to get good results. You have nothing to lose by getting on the Big 3 and if you buy generics, you don't need to spend a ton of money.

I would follow the advice of buzzing the hair though. Longer hair makes the thinning more noticeable.

 

[hhj1247]

Yea, I do see a ton of tiny thin hairs in there. I'm actually really interested to see how he does on treatment, I'm willing to bet it would even be better then casperz results who is also 40-50. The long hair def has to go, but there's nothing wrong about keeping some hair on his head.

 

[jh]

I can't believe the negativity this guy is recieving. Dude, many people here have had dramatic results with finasteride, minoxidil, and Nizoral. You already know this, so get the heck on them!! I would at least trim the hair short. Not everyone looks good with a q-balled head, but triming it short can really make a thin head of hair look better, and I think you might have outgrown the shoulder length hair anyway.

If you're going to start treatment, remember the three P's: Patenice, Pictures, and Proven treatments. If your afriad of finasteride sides, do what I did and start with a low dose and graduate youself upwards. I started with .25 mg and now am on .75 (going to the full 1 this week!). Read the Success thread to keep your hopes up and be positive but also realisitic. You're probably not going to be as lucky as SE-Freak, but I think you'll surprise these haters here if you start now. Good luck with whatever you decide to do, hopefully we'll hear from you in 6 months with a forrest of hair.

This is a superlative post - it offers the kind of support and realism many suffering hairloss are looking for.