Is Finasteride Right For Me? Early Stage male pattern baldness

[Sanfran448]

Hi, I'm 22 years old. First realized recession at top of forehead almost 2 years ago, was very minor, but I am now noticing more thinning at the top sides of my forehead. Saw a dermatologist last week and he said I have the signs of male pattern baldness. He thinks finasteride is best option for me. Do you all agree based off the pictures attached? Is my type of hair loss a good candidate for finasteride? Also what norwood scale would you say I am? Not sure if I'm 2 or 3. Thank you!

 

[CopeForLife]

You can return to NW1 with finasteride.

Now you on transition to NW2.5 I think.

 

[Sam227]

I have the same pattern of hairloss. I got on finasteride 4 months ago and I believe hair fall has reduced substantially. It's worth it. If you don't get on it you might lose more ground

 

[ahmed wolf]

u can try it and c if it works for u but i won't advice it i took iy for 3 days got sides stopped still suffering from mental sides the fear of the pfs or crash all thanx to all the stories i saw in every hair loss forum it really ruined my life my libido my orgasm
they were 3 pills imagine if they were 10 or 30 i would probably killed myself

 

[Sanfran448]

Is minoxidil a better alternative for my situation? thought i read somewhere that it's not proven to work for receding hairlines, just crown loss

 

[g.i joey]

Is minoxidil a better alternative for my situation? thought i read somewhere that it's not proven to work for receding hairlines, just crown loss

minoxidil won't do anything in the long run, it may help cover up the progression for a couple years but your hair will continue to be attached by DHT

The poster Ahmed has some serious hypochondriacal problems, he's fearing the crash that he never got. That alone speaks for itself.

Realistically finasteride would save you if you're a responder. Prob get those hairs thick enough to not see deeper into your hairline.

Speak to a doctor about finasteride and see what they tell you. I'm 5months in and feel like my hairloss has stopped. I'd imagine it would work great as you have a little more hair than me. You're on your way to nw2.5 and I am at Norwood 2.5 but a year older than you. Your loss will prob be aggressive if left untreated.

 

[ahmed wolf]

minoxidil won't do anything in the long run, it may help cover up the progression for a couple years but your hair will continue to be attached by DHT

The poster Ahmed has some serious hypochondriacal problems, he's fearing the crash that he never got. That alone speaks for itself.

Realistically finasteride would save you if you're a responder. Prob get those hairs thick enough to not see deeper into your hairline.

Speak to a doctor about finasteride and see what they tell you. I'm 5months in and feel like my hairloss has stopped. I'd imagine it would work great as you have a little more hair than me. You're on your way to nw2.5 and I am at Norwood 2.5 but a year older than you. Your loss will prob be aggressive if left untreated.

maybe i crashed ? mybe i am not how can i know?

 

[g.i joey]

maybe i crashed ? mybe i am not how can i know?

EXACTLY!!!!! thats how u fkn know. The crash feels like death, i wouldnt know. But from people who do suffer PFS there is no doubt in there mind that they have crashed. You're losing your mind over something that doesnt exist.

 

[ahmed wolf]

EXACTLY!!!!! thats how u fkn know. The crash feels like death, i wouldnt know. But from people who do suffer PFS there is no doubt in there mind that they have crashed. You're losing your mind over something that doesnt exist.

are u saying pfs are not real? or its death?

 

[g.i joey]

are u saying pfs are not real? or its death?

listen to me, this is the last time i will be responding to your silly posts.

You would know if you had pfs, if you're wondering if you crashed or not then NO you did not crash, you would 100% be sure you crashed. PFS FEELS like death based on what most propeciahelp writers write. No one has ever died from finasteride.

If you want to cure yourself, go jerk off, get off the forum go do whatever you did before you got introduced to HairLossTalk.com, then in a month report back and i PROMISE you, you will realize you never had a serious problem.

 

[ahmed wolf]

listen to me, this is the last time i will be responding to your silly posts.

You would know if you had pfs, if you're wondering if you crashed or not then NO you did not crash, you would 100% be sure you crashed. PFS FEELS like death based on what most propeciahelp writers write. No one has ever died from finasteride.

If you want to cure yourself, go jerk off, get off the forum go do whatever you did before you got introduced to hair loss talk, then in a month report back and i PROMISE you, you will realize you never had a serious problem.

I hope so man but i hope I recover for real man I really hope so all i want is my life back thats all f*** hair loss f*** finasteride f*** the ppl are shaming bald men

 

[sunchyme1]

he's fearing the crash that he never got.

loool

you do seem a little f*****g nuts ahmed

staying here isnt gonna do you any good.

need to go away and live heathily for awhile. clean eating, weight lifting. take a look at cd nuts protocol. your wasting your time here panicking. youl be fine

 

[ahmed wolf]

loool

you do seem a little f*****g nuts ahmed

staying here isnt gonna do you any good.

need to go away and live heathily for awhile. clean eating, weight lifting. take a look at cd nuts protocol. your wasting your time here panicking. youl be fine

i am fine but mentally i am not really fear i wont get an ererctions the next morning or it won't get up fear i will crash next year or next 10 years after reading all the stories in every hair loss fourm
i know i sound crazy
dudee i saw the protocol it wont do me sh*t I alredy live a healthy lifestyle sooooo i am fucked

 

[sunchyme1]

i am fine but mentally i am not really fear i wont get an ererctions the next morning or it won't get up fear i will crash next year or next 10 years after reading all the stories in every hair loss fourm
i know i sound crazy
dudee i saw the protocol it wont do me sh*t I alredy live a healthy lifestyle sooooo i am fucked

sounds like you just need to chill out.

get off the forums, go live normally. dont think about any of this. youll be fine.

 

[ahmed wolf]

sounds like you just need to chill out.

get off the forums, go live normally. dont think about any of this. youll be fine.

I hope so man

 

[michel sapin]

bro get on propecia asap . And hope you will respond . I was better when i started propecia , but unfortunately i didn't respond well

 

[Sanfran448]

Update: Picked up prescription of generic finasteride on Friday, took 1/3 of 1mg pill every day starting Friday just to ease my body into it.

Only thing I'm noticing is left nipple tenderness and itchiness. Is this just hormonal adjustment or should I be worried that this could be a precursor to gyno? I'm wondering if this possibly psychosomatic given how early into my regimen I'm noticing this slight pain/tenderness/itchiness.