mumpsimus
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Hey everybody,
I've been lurking on these forums for about a year now and learned a great deal from reading hundreds of posts. Never really posted anything so far because I still feel like I know a lot less than many of you. Thought I would share my story though and post some pictures later (I have to get that organized first).
For people who just want to now about my status and don't really wanna read too much: I'm 26, I've first noticed that my hairline is receding when I was 16. My hair loss has been fairly slow, I'd say that I'm a Norwood 2.5 or 3 now, temples are badly receded, hairline has slowly crept up, probably two or three centimeters gone now. It's pretty easy to tell because I have one last hair from my original hairline sticking out of my forehead. It's like a good luck charm to me, not sure if people can tell, I don't really care either.
After avidly reading about other people's experiences for about a month I decided to be original and get on the big 3.
I've been on the big 3 since January 2006 (started with regaine 5%, nizoral and fincar 1.25 per day). Later started American Crew Spray and Serum (old formula). No dramatic results with my regimen, but I'm still happy. I have some decent regrowth around the temple area, probably like 1,5 centimeters. The left temple has gained a lot more than the right, which is not that unusual but I find it a bit annoying. My hairline has thickened a bit I believe, even though it's hard for me to tell by the photos.
My dad is in his early 60s now and sports a NW5, heading towards NW6.
Both of my grandfathers died in WW2, their hair looks alright on pictures, obviously didn't really help. Other males on my Mom's side are all in good shape, hairwise. My younger brother who is 25 is a solid NW2, barely noticable because his hair is thick and long.
So much for the bare necessities.
Now why didn't I get on treatments earlier if I've been losing my hair for over ten years now? It's pretty simple, I didn't know anything about hairloss until recently. Words can't describe how p***ed off I am about being so ignorant. See, I would describe myself as a fairly knowledgable person but I actually believed my parents when they told me that there was absolutely no need for me to worry and I felt no need to find out about hairloss myself.
Another problem is that since my hairloss was so slow it took me a long time until I figured out that I was actually losing my hair. I always thought I would keep that slightly receded hairline that I had with 16 for the rest of my life. Oh, the ignorance. Even when I did find out that I was losing my hair I didn't take action because I didn't know there were ways to fight hairloss. My dad always told me that all the stuff that they advertise were snakeoils. This shouldn't sound like I want to blame my parents for my advanced state of hairloss. I always did the exact opposite of what my parents told me anyway just not in that one case.
Well, I wish I could say that getting on treatments and actually seeing some results has turned everything to the better. Before I started getting on treatments I would lie awake at night thinking about how in about one or two years time the only chicks that I could score with were fat and ugly . Yeah, i know, i did it all for the nookie, I'm one superficial bastard. 8)
Truth be told, I spend a lot more time thinking about my hairloss now than I ever did before. I can hide my hairloss without using any concealers but when I'm out on the weekends I don't really like going to clubs that don't have lots of mirrors and if have to walk long distances I to get there I prefer to wear a baseball hat or something because my hair will get messed up anyway.
I was supposed to finish university this year but I failed one of my exams. I know this must sound weird to most of you, a 26 year old still studying at university but it's not unusual in Germany. Anyway, I've always been a decent student and I think my obsession with hairloss is part of the reason why this year's grades deteriorated.
Still, I know I would feel a lot worse about myself now if I wouldn't have started doing something about my hairloss. And even though I could be happier, the only regrets that I have regarding my hairloss are that I didn't find out about treatments earlier.
Ehm, maybe that's not a terribly positive post so far, I will try to come to a happy ending: I pull hot chicks all the time now and everybody compliments me on my great hair.
Ok, seriously: I've made completely reversed my hairloss and have even seen some regrowth. I keep preaching to all my receding friends about the wonders of minoxidil, proscar and what not, two of them have started treatments, I'm sure they will see some success as well.
And all this because of this forum. Reading about the experiences of you out there, struggling with the same problems that I am makes me feel a lot better. I know everything I've written in this post has been said before so it's not very original but maybe some of you who read this can relate and feel a bit better about your own problems.
Oh, and I wanna thank people like the Gardener, Aplunk1, Bryan, CCS, Jayman and all the others that spend a lot of time on here helping others. I've read so many of your posts, it almost seems like I know you. Sorry for the sentimental post, it's a friday night and I should be studying while my friends are out having fun, so what can you do
Oh, and I will post some pictures eventually...
Comments on my regimen are always welcome of course!
I've been lurking on these forums for about a year now and learned a great deal from reading hundreds of posts. Never really posted anything so far because I still feel like I know a lot less than many of you. Thought I would share my story though and post some pictures later (I have to get that organized first).
For people who just want to now about my status and don't really wanna read too much: I'm 26, I've first noticed that my hairline is receding when I was 16. My hair loss has been fairly slow, I'd say that I'm a Norwood 2.5 or 3 now, temples are badly receded, hairline has slowly crept up, probably two or three centimeters gone now. It's pretty easy to tell because I have one last hair from my original hairline sticking out of my forehead. It's like a good luck charm to me, not sure if people can tell, I don't really care either.
After avidly reading about other people's experiences for about a month I decided to be original and get on the big 3.
I've been on the big 3 since January 2006 (started with regaine 5%, nizoral and fincar 1.25 per day). Later started American Crew Spray and Serum (old formula). No dramatic results with my regimen, but I'm still happy. I have some decent regrowth around the temple area, probably like 1,5 centimeters. The left temple has gained a lot more than the right, which is not that unusual but I find it a bit annoying. My hairline has thickened a bit I believe, even though it's hard for me to tell by the photos.
My dad is in his early 60s now and sports a NW5, heading towards NW6.
Both of my grandfathers died in WW2, their hair looks alright on pictures, obviously didn't really help. Other males on my Mom's side are all in good shape, hairwise. My younger brother who is 25 is a solid NW2, barely noticable because his hair is thick and long.
So much for the bare necessities.
Now why didn't I get on treatments earlier if I've been losing my hair for over ten years now? It's pretty simple, I didn't know anything about hairloss until recently. Words can't describe how p***ed off I am about being so ignorant. See, I would describe myself as a fairly knowledgable person but I actually believed my parents when they told me that there was absolutely no need for me to worry and I felt no need to find out about hairloss myself.
Another problem is that since my hairloss was so slow it took me a long time until I figured out that I was actually losing my hair. I always thought I would keep that slightly receded hairline that I had with 16 for the rest of my life. Oh, the ignorance. Even when I did find out that I was losing my hair I didn't take action because I didn't know there were ways to fight hairloss. My dad always told me that all the stuff that they advertise were snakeoils. This shouldn't sound like I want to blame my parents for my advanced state of hairloss. I always did the exact opposite of what my parents told me anyway just not in that one case.
Well, I wish I could say that getting on treatments and actually seeing some results has turned everything to the better. Before I started getting on treatments I would lie awake at night thinking about how in about one or two years time the only chicks that I could score with were fat and ugly . Yeah, i know, i did it all for the nookie, I'm one superficial bastard. 8)
Truth be told, I spend a lot more time thinking about my hairloss now than I ever did before. I can hide my hairloss without using any concealers but when I'm out on the weekends I don't really like going to clubs that don't have lots of mirrors and if have to walk long distances I to get there I prefer to wear a baseball hat or something because my hair will get messed up anyway.
I was supposed to finish university this year but I failed one of my exams. I know this must sound weird to most of you, a 26 year old still studying at university but it's not unusual in Germany. Anyway, I've always been a decent student and I think my obsession with hairloss is part of the reason why this year's grades deteriorated.
Still, I know I would feel a lot worse about myself now if I wouldn't have started doing something about my hairloss. And even though I could be happier, the only regrets that I have regarding my hairloss are that I didn't find out about treatments earlier.
Ehm, maybe that's not a terribly positive post so far, I will try to come to a happy ending: I pull hot chicks all the time now and everybody compliments me on my great hair.
Ok, seriously: I've made completely reversed my hairloss and have even seen some regrowth. I keep preaching to all my receding friends about the wonders of minoxidil, proscar and what not, two of them have started treatments, I'm sure they will see some success as well.
And all this because of this forum. Reading about the experiences of you out there, struggling with the same problems that I am makes me feel a lot better. I know everything I've written in this post has been said before so it's not very original but maybe some of you who read this can relate and feel a bit better about your own problems.
Oh, and I wanna thank people like the Gardener, Aplunk1, Bryan, CCS, Jayman and all the others that spend a lot of time on here helping others. I've read so many of your posts, it almost seems like I know you. Sorry for the sentimental post, it's a friday night and I should be studying while my friends are out having fun, so what can you do
Oh, and I will post some pictures eventually...
Comments on my regimen are always welcome of course!
