Introduction:
I am 22 years old and have been experiencing hair loss since i was about 18 years old. My main concern is to stop the thinning that has been occuring in my temple region as well as the recession of my hairline. My father is completely u shaped bald and my grandfather on my mom's side had great thick hair into his 60s.
Treatments: (1/4 Proscar, Liquid Min., Nizoral currently )
I started finpecia way back in june of 2005 in hopes of just maintaining what I had which was barely noticiable frontal loss. In about August of 2006 I began to realize that my thinning could possibly be stopped and even reversed if I added minoxidil into my regimen. I did not start this til October '06 which i began with the liquid. I used the liquid til end of May '07 when i decided to give the foam a shot. The foam seemed amazing at first since i could use as if it was basic mousse and almost forgot i had it on. Then the shed came in mid july and lasted into august and it left my hair looking pretty thin. At this point i decided i had to go back to the liquid just to be safe. I am still on the liquid now and feel it is doing a good job. I also substituted U P's proscar for Finpecia in late july and am taking 1.25 mg a day.
Sheds:
I experienced shedding in March which was about 5 months into treatment on the liquid as well as in July when i switched to the foam. The march shed was scary and lefy my temples looking like crap but it did eventually thicken up in May. The really scary shed was in late july though when i had been on the foam for nearly 2 months. I was losing all sorts of hairs both thick and thin. This is where i freaked out and started back with the liquid. Currently, i still shed small, thin hairs that do not really seem to affect the overall appearance of my hair. (Seems like tons of poeple on here experience this so I feel this is prolly a good sign that the treatment is maintaining healthy hairs and flushing out the miniturized) Alot of them i lose just from flaking from the liquid residue that has dried up on my scalp so I try not to worry too much about that.
Regrowth:
Havent really experienced hairline regrowth other than small hairs that never really thicken up. Seems like my temples have maintained since i began taking pictures although i do not have any baseline ones but that shouldnt matter since i didnt shed til March. Temples seemed to be maintaining though which is all i care about. Regrowth on the hairline would be awesome but i dont dwell on it. I just want to keep the temples thick.
Pictures: (Hope these work) Ill try and get more from earlier as well as more current when i get them off my old comp.
July 15
June 17
April 22
March 21
Let me know what you all think and good luck to everyone! Just be consistent.
I am 22 years old and have been experiencing hair loss since i was about 18 years old. My main concern is to stop the thinning that has been occuring in my temple region as well as the recession of my hairline. My father is completely u shaped bald and my grandfather on my mom's side had great thick hair into his 60s.
Treatments: (1/4 Proscar, Liquid Min., Nizoral currently )
I started finpecia way back in june of 2005 in hopes of just maintaining what I had which was barely noticiable frontal loss. In about August of 2006 I began to realize that my thinning could possibly be stopped and even reversed if I added minoxidil into my regimen. I did not start this til October '06 which i began with the liquid. I used the liquid til end of May '07 when i decided to give the foam a shot. The foam seemed amazing at first since i could use as if it was basic mousse and almost forgot i had it on. Then the shed came in mid july and lasted into august and it left my hair looking pretty thin. At this point i decided i had to go back to the liquid just to be safe. I am still on the liquid now and feel it is doing a good job. I also substituted U P's proscar for Finpecia in late july and am taking 1.25 mg a day.
Sheds:
I experienced shedding in March which was about 5 months into treatment on the liquid as well as in July when i switched to the foam. The march shed was scary and lefy my temples looking like crap but it did eventually thicken up in May. The really scary shed was in late july though when i had been on the foam for nearly 2 months. I was losing all sorts of hairs both thick and thin. This is where i freaked out and started back with the liquid. Currently, i still shed small, thin hairs that do not really seem to affect the overall appearance of my hair. (Seems like tons of poeple on here experience this so I feel this is prolly a good sign that the treatment is maintaining healthy hairs and flushing out the miniturized) Alot of them i lose just from flaking from the liquid residue that has dried up on my scalp so I try not to worry too much about that.
Regrowth:
Havent really experienced hairline regrowth other than small hairs that never really thicken up. Seems like my temples have maintained since i began taking pictures although i do not have any baseline ones but that shouldnt matter since i didnt shed til March. Temples seemed to be maintaining though which is all i care about. Regrowth on the hairline would be awesome but i dont dwell on it. I just want to keep the temples thick.
Pictures: (Hope these work) Ill try and get more from earlier as well as more current when i get them off my old comp.
July 15
June 17
April 22
March 21
Let me know what you all think and good luck to everyone! Just be consistent.
