So it's been like 4-5 months since ive started finasteride/minoxidil (but only 2 of those months have i not missed a single dose -- was really lazy before). And i *think* things are getting better.
I dont yet see any cosmetic results but no longer do i have that extremely annoying tight red scalp accompanied with INSANE itching. My scalp is now pretty stretchy (lawl) and i never get the urge to scratch it other than once in a while. I think this means things are picking up with regards to the ammount of DHT poisoning my beautiful follicles and inflaming my head.
The irony here is that i think finasteride actually reduced the greasiness of my hair, which in turn made my hair quite fine which *makes* it appear to be thinner (i know it's not actually thinner per se, just less greasy). I thought that was a kick in the pants though.
I honestly dont even hope to regrow my lost temples as i know that they're pretty much dead meat now, but i would be REALLY pleased if my current temples thickened up as i see that they're thinning out which really sucks.
Realistically though, given my ATROCIOUS f*****g family history and the early age of onset i don't think i can do much other than slow down the loss, which certainly isn't very appealing but i guess it's better than nothing (unless i go on like avodart+ru+spironolactone and insane sh*t like that). I just hope that maybe i have immense levels of dht and that my follicles arent severely sensetive to it, which if i have any idea what im talking about, would mean that the ~70-80% inhibition that finasteride provides would give me great results.
I dont yet see any cosmetic results but no longer do i have that extremely annoying tight red scalp accompanied with INSANE itching. My scalp is now pretty stretchy (lawl) and i never get the urge to scratch it other than once in a while. I think this means things are picking up with regards to the ammount of DHT poisoning my beautiful follicles and inflaming my head.
The irony here is that i think finasteride actually reduced the greasiness of my hair, which in turn made my hair quite fine which *makes* it appear to be thinner (i know it's not actually thinner per se, just less greasy). I thought that was a kick in the pants though.
I honestly dont even hope to regrow my lost temples as i know that they're pretty much dead meat now, but i would be REALLY pleased if my current temples thickened up as i see that they're thinning out which really sucks.
Realistically though, given my ATROCIOUS f*****g family history and the early age of onset i don't think i can do much other than slow down the loss, which certainly isn't very appealing but i guess it's better than nothing (unless i go on like avodart+ru+spironolactone and insane sh*t like that). I just hope that maybe i have immense levels of dht and that my follicles arent severely sensetive to it, which if i have any idea what im talking about, would mean that the ~70-80% inhibition that finasteride provides would give me great results.
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