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Greetings fellow comrades,
I never thought the day I would post a success story would come. Even 2-3 months ago I was filled with despair and was at the lowest point in my life. Jump to the present and I'm happy as a man could ever be in regards to his hair. I'm confident that I am heading towards regrowth overdrive. The rate at which my crown is thickening and regrowing is insane!
There would be a solid, visual difference week in and week out. So what did I do?
Stats:
23 years of age.
MBP kicked in at 17-18.
M recession at temples.
Medium fanning thinning pattern shape at crown.
Treatment started at 21.
Timeline:
Yr 0 - 0.5 : Only minoxidil. Worst thing i've ever done. Quit after 6 months. Below baseline after this. Tonnes of shedding, 0 maintenance.
Yr 0.5 - 1.5 : Only Finasteride. (generic into 4ths) Maintained ONLY. Hair looked good on some days/bad on others. Subjective viewing of hair on a day to day basis. All in all - slow loss.
Yr 1.5- Present : Introduced Multi-vitamin KING ( Greentea, ginseng, black bean, vitamins, biotin all in one capsule) + Nizoral + Minoxidil (Kirkland)
I have basically been maintaining ish my hair for 1.5-2 yrs with fina alone and that wasn't cutting it. And in the recent months I was afraid its effects were beginning to diminish eventhough it shouldn't, because my crown thinning translated to a wider area.
This is when I decided in needed a radical change and implemented those additional components.
I even tried NoFap, nail rubbing and some other bs from youtube and they're all worth jack of for time lol. Srsly for me they didnt do much.
The game change was......................Minoxidil.
Yeah heres the thing
I already tried minoxidil before and failed, infact lost more HA.
But now that the battleground is set by finasteride, everything has been prepared for optimal minoxidil use.
1.5-2 yrs worth of DHT reduction, thats enough time for DHT levels in my scalp to stabilise to lower amounts.
Minoxidil needs to be used WHEN ur scalp has low DHP and no redness.
If it is used at other times it wont help you.
My hair right now is actually so friggin thick im not even kidding.
Why would I bother making a long post if I wasnt 100% about something.
Trust me ive faced so many placebo effects and moodswings that this is clearly from an objective point of view.
My latest experience with minoxidil was:
1-2 months MASSIVE SHED: HOLY CRAP I CRAPPED MYSELF. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE 0-0.5 YR MINOXIDIL THING WAS GONNA REPEAT AND I LEGIT WANTED TO STAB MYSELF FOR EVEN THINKING minoxidil WAS GONNA HELP ME.
2-3 months: hairs becoming rougher, little boiz sprouting near temples. (Still nothing massive)
3-5months: WEEKLY DIFFERENCE. CROWN FILLING AT EXPONENTIAL RATE. LIFE SAVED. ETA FOR FULL CROWN AT THIS RATE IS APPROX: 2-3 MONTHS.
conclusion: TLDR; Use minoxidil after stabilising ur DHT with just fina for around 1-2 yrs.
I never thought the day I would post a success story would come. Even 2-3 months ago I was filled with despair and was at the lowest point in my life. Jump to the present and I'm happy as a man could ever be in regards to his hair. I'm confident that I am heading towards regrowth overdrive. The rate at which my crown is thickening and regrowing is insane!
There would be a solid, visual difference week in and week out. So what did I do?
Stats:
23 years of age.
MBP kicked in at 17-18.
M recession at temples.
Medium fanning thinning pattern shape at crown.
Treatment started at 21.
Timeline:
Yr 0 - 0.5 : Only minoxidil. Worst thing i've ever done. Quit after 6 months. Below baseline after this. Tonnes of shedding, 0 maintenance.
Yr 0.5 - 1.5 : Only Finasteride. (generic into 4ths) Maintained ONLY. Hair looked good on some days/bad on others. Subjective viewing of hair on a day to day basis. All in all - slow loss.
Yr 1.5- Present : Introduced Multi-vitamin KING ( Greentea, ginseng, black bean, vitamins, biotin all in one capsule) + Nizoral + Minoxidil (Kirkland)
I have basically been maintaining ish my hair for 1.5-2 yrs with fina alone and that wasn't cutting it. And in the recent months I was afraid its effects were beginning to diminish eventhough it shouldn't, because my crown thinning translated to a wider area.
This is when I decided in needed a radical change and implemented those additional components.
I even tried NoFap, nail rubbing and some other bs from youtube and they're all worth jack of for time lol. Srsly for me they didnt do much.
The game change was......................Minoxidil.
Yeah heres the thing
I already tried minoxidil before and failed, infact lost more HA.
But now that the battleground is set by finasteride, everything has been prepared for optimal minoxidil use.
1.5-2 yrs worth of DHT reduction, thats enough time for DHT levels in my scalp to stabilise to lower amounts.
Minoxidil needs to be used WHEN ur scalp has low DHP and no redness.
If it is used at other times it wont help you.
My hair right now is actually so friggin thick im not even kidding.
Why would I bother making a long post if I wasnt 100% about something.
Trust me ive faced so many placebo effects and moodswings that this is clearly from an objective point of view.
My latest experience with minoxidil was:
1-2 months MASSIVE SHED: HOLY CRAP I CRAPPED MYSELF. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE 0-0.5 YR MINOXIDIL THING WAS GONNA REPEAT AND I LEGIT WANTED TO STAB MYSELF FOR EVEN THINKING minoxidil WAS GONNA HELP ME.
2-3 months: hairs becoming rougher, little boiz sprouting near temples. (Still nothing massive)
3-5months: WEEKLY DIFFERENCE. CROWN FILLING AT EXPONENTIAL RATE. LIFE SAVED. ETA FOR FULL CROWN AT THIS RATE IS APPROX: 2-3 MONTHS.
conclusion: TLDR; Use minoxidil after stabilising ur DHT with just fina for around 1-2 yrs.