Hello everyone, Im new here and recently started dealing with hair loss/ shedding at a accelerated rate.
Heres some background info about me.
Im a 28 year mold ale thats been geling/ styling my hair since I was 15. I recently ( about a few months ago June/ July 2013) noticed more and more hair failing out when I gel it or on my pillow when I wake up. Not enough to the point to worry/ scare me until the rate I see now.
I started minoxidil which is the generic Kirkland brand from Costco around December 2012- December 2013 and used Nioxin shampoo/ Conditioner.
It looked like it was working and have slowed down the shedding until Jan 2014 when I turned 28 it was like a alarm clock and I started noticing a lot more hair on my pillow in the morning. I would see about 15-20 pieces of hair when before I would only see 2-5 pieces of hair. I would wash my hair and I would see a ton in my hands. That got me worried and I had my general doctor prescribe me finasteride.
I recently started 1mg of Finasteride and stopped Minoxidil since Feb 2014 and have seen some improvement. I have stopped styling my hair ( will sometimes on a few weekdays).
Whenever I wash my hair ( every 2-3 days) I would always see a lot of shedding for a day or so until it gets back to 2-10 pieces on my pillow in the morning.
My question is did the stoppage of minoxidil and starting of finasteride a bad idea? I sorta want to avoid using minoxidil as it causes heavy dandruff. I have read that once you start minoxidil your basically on it for life.
I guess Im a little worried today as I saw basically 25-30 pieces of hair on my pillow after I shampooed it last night.
Heres some background info about me.
Im a 28 year mold ale thats been geling/ styling my hair since I was 15. I recently ( about a few months ago June/ July 2013) noticed more and more hair failing out when I gel it or on my pillow when I wake up. Not enough to the point to worry/ scare me until the rate I see now.
I started minoxidil which is the generic Kirkland brand from Costco around December 2012- December 2013 and used Nioxin shampoo/ Conditioner.
It looked like it was working and have slowed down the shedding until Jan 2014 when I turned 28 it was like a alarm clock and I started noticing a lot more hair on my pillow in the morning. I would see about 15-20 pieces of hair when before I would only see 2-5 pieces of hair. I would wash my hair and I would see a ton in my hands. That got me worried and I had my general doctor prescribe me finasteride.
I recently started 1mg of Finasteride and stopped Minoxidil since Feb 2014 and have seen some improvement. I have stopped styling my hair ( will sometimes on a few weekdays).
Whenever I wash my hair ( every 2-3 days) I would always see a lot of shedding for a day or so until it gets back to 2-10 pieces on my pillow in the morning.
My question is did the stoppage of minoxidil and starting of finasteride a bad idea? I sorta want to avoid using minoxidil as it causes heavy dandruff. I have read that once you start minoxidil your basically on it for life.
I guess Im a little worried today as I saw basically 25-30 pieces of hair on my pillow after I shampooed it last night.