themiz1234
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I could write a lot but don't have much time for now. So here is a quick rundown:
-I noticed my hair was thinning shortly after I graduated high school in mid 2012, was 18 years old at the time
-I began keeping my hair very short to hide the thinning
-September 2012 I began using Rogaine to maintain what I had an hopefully regrow some of what I had
-These pics were taken in June 2012 prior to starting. My 50 year old dad is with me and you can see his hairloss
-Fast forward 2 years later now. I continue to use rogaine once a day after showers and Nizoral shampoo every MWF. However, my hair has gradually thinned on top and I can barely start to see a horse-shoe developing. womp womp! lol
-I currently just shave my hair down to scalp damn near, usually with a 3mm guard on my razor.
-Oddly enough, the back of my head hasn't thinned out since I started rogaine two years ago, and in fact, has filled in a bit since. However, the top of my head and temple areas have thinned out a decent amount.
-So I ask, am I a good candidate to start finasteride after so much time of using rogaine? Is there plenty of hair left that I could perhaps fill back in what I lost while on rogaine, and maybe gain some back to my high school days?
-Are the sexual side effects worth it? I have done HOURS of research on finasteride, and it seems the % of side effects is much higher than 2%
-Finally, where should I go to get a finasteride prescription? Could I go to my school's health center and possibly get treated? Or is a dermatologist preferred (next appointment I checked isnt' for 3 months grrr)
Thanks for reading, took me a while to decide to post on this site!
EDIT: Can't believe I forgot to mention, my brother started balding REALLY BADLY his senior year in high school. Now he is 24 years old and pretty much bald to a horse shoe, worse than my dad. He isn't shiny bald, but barely has anything left on top, just scraps probably saved from shampoos.
EDIT2: That mosquito bite looking thing on my head is a scar from when I was born lol, please don't worry about it. It's not a tumor. Just scar tissue.
EDIT3: Just also want to add, my hair is thin pretty much all over my body. Hamstrings, calves, quads, arms, belly button hair, all thin. Even on the side of my head, the hair is very thin. The only thick hair I can get is "downstairs" and the facial hair that I can barely grow (I have a baby face).
One month update
Sides: None except for reduced sex drive (which is a good thing IMO, it used to be way too high and a problem). Junk still works with GF just fine lol.
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-I noticed my hair was thinning shortly after I graduated high school in mid 2012, was 18 years old at the time
-I began keeping my hair very short to hide the thinning
-September 2012 I began using Rogaine to maintain what I had an hopefully regrow some of what I had
-These pics were taken in June 2012 prior to starting. My 50 year old dad is with me and you can see his hairloss
-Fast forward 2 years later now. I continue to use rogaine once a day after showers and Nizoral shampoo every MWF. However, my hair has gradually thinned on top and I can barely start to see a horse-shoe developing. womp womp! lol
-I currently just shave my hair down to scalp damn near, usually with a 3mm guard on my razor.
-Oddly enough, the back of my head hasn't thinned out since I started rogaine two years ago, and in fact, has filled in a bit since. However, the top of my head and temple areas have thinned out a decent amount.
-So I ask, am I a good candidate to start finasteride after so much time of using rogaine? Is there plenty of hair left that I could perhaps fill back in what I lost while on rogaine, and maybe gain some back to my high school days?
-Are the sexual side effects worth it? I have done HOURS of research on finasteride, and it seems the % of side effects is much higher than 2%
-Finally, where should I go to get a finasteride prescription? Could I go to my school's health center and possibly get treated? Or is a dermatologist preferred (next appointment I checked isnt' for 3 months grrr)
Thanks for reading, took me a while to decide to post on this site!
EDIT: Can't believe I forgot to mention, my brother started balding REALLY BADLY his senior year in high school. Now he is 24 years old and pretty much bald to a horse shoe, worse than my dad. He isn't shiny bald, but barely has anything left on top, just scraps probably saved from shampoos.
EDIT2: That mosquito bite looking thing on my head is a scar from when I was born lol, please don't worry about it. It's not a tumor. Just scar tissue.
EDIT3: Just also want to add, my hair is thin pretty much all over my body. Hamstrings, calves, quads, arms, belly button hair, all thin. Even on the side of my head, the hair is very thin. The only thick hair I can get is "downstairs" and the facial hair that I can barely grow (I have a baby face).
One month update
Sides: None except for reduced sex drive (which is a good thing IMO, it used to be way too high and a problem). Junk still works with GF just fine lol.
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