I think my hair loss has reached a new point. Since I first started noticing hair loss at around 19, I’ve had very slow recession and still was able to pull off almost any hairstyle without anyone noticing. That is up until around this May/June. My temples and hairline really started to go back, and I’ve noticed I’m shedding a lot more than usual. I'm probably a NW1.5-2.0 which isn't bad at all compared to other people, but considering the rate that it's been at recently it's left me pessimistic about the future. I’ve also had all these small hairs pop up all over my hairline (which I assume is hair on its way out), and for the first time I can see right through my hair and see my scalp even when my hair is styled. I guess it could be Telogen Effluvium considering I've had a pretty hectic past few months, but we all know how small of a probability that is and it’s more likely than not diffuse thinning of the AA type. Considering I had a full thick head of hear just 3 years ago, and it’s ramped up over the past 4 months, I really wonder how much longer I’ll have my hair for.
I’m hesitant to get on any treatments because of sides and lack of permanence. Finasteride has all those nasty side effects associated with it, which although slim, won’t sit well with me knowing the type of person I am. I'm also not a fan of ruining one thing to fix another (aka playing with my natural hormone levels). Minoxidil also has the small side effect of ruining skin quality, but more importantly isn’t even permanent, so why bother? It'll also be expensive to maintain all that considering I'm a student. At this point all I can do is hope that that magic “cure” is coming soon, though that doesn’t look to be anytime before ~2021 in the US and who knows how expensive that’ll end up being.
Honestly I don’t even know why I’m making this post as I don’t expect anything to come out of it, just a rant I suppose since I’m out of options. Though I still have a good amount of hair remaining for the time being, I’m really considering buzzing it all off just to get some peace of mind as bad as I know it's going to look. I think about hair loss way too often.
But all that negativity aside, hope everyone is doing well, and apologies for the long post.
I’m hesitant to get on any treatments because of sides and lack of permanence. Finasteride has all those nasty side effects associated with it, which although slim, won’t sit well with me knowing the type of person I am. I'm also not a fan of ruining one thing to fix another (aka playing with my natural hormone levels). Minoxidil also has the small side effect of ruining skin quality, but more importantly isn’t even permanent, so why bother? It'll also be expensive to maintain all that considering I'm a student. At this point all I can do is hope that that magic “cure” is coming soon, though that doesn’t look to be anytime before ~2021 in the US and who knows how expensive that’ll end up being.
Honestly I don’t even know why I’m making this post as I don’t expect anything to come out of it, just a rant I suppose since I’m out of options. Though I still have a good amount of hair remaining for the time being, I’m really considering buzzing it all off just to get some peace of mind as bad as I know it's going to look. I think about hair loss way too often.
But all that negativity aside, hope everyone is doing well, and apologies for the long post.
