carrotbumzz
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Age: 21
Race: Asian
Hair loss history:
-My hair started to be thinning before I was 18 but I didn't notice, or didn't pay that much attention on hair loss. My hair stylist told me my hair was thin on the top comparing to the whole scalp, but in general it was still thick.
-I lived and grew up in a Southeast Asia country where baldness is really rare. When I turned 18, I immigrated to the states for my studying. Since this time, I started to spend much time on the mirror and care too much on my hair loss.
-My hair loss started to be accelerated since immigration and it increased to the highest rate during the time Oct/10-Jan/11.
-My hair loss stopped immediately by Feb/11 since I took L cysteine 500mg. Then I switched to Nioxin supplements and it still keeps my hair from loosing until at the end of June/11.
-My hair was crazily shedding again for 2 months. I almost lost all my frontal hair unless coming back to L-cysteine. My hair stopped shedding since then and L cysteine keeps that pace until now-1 pill every day.
My hair loss is totally male pattern baldness.
I have some theories explaining my hair loss:
+My hair loss is due to DHT. I can feel that some thing is controlling my hair growth.
+Due to stress-living by myself in a different country is a very hard time in my life, my hair loss is accelerated. Stress may kill L-cysteine in my body and make crazy shedding => Supply L-cysteine helps me prevent hair loss.
My theory is without stress, my hair loss would go more slowly. I would end up with baldness at the age of 30 or later. My dad and uncle was bald since they were 40 which is normal to older men but the tragedy is my baldness is even worst than theirs.
My other theory which is more skeptical is my hair loss is due to shampoo/water/food. There were so many Vietnamese people telling me that they started to be bald since moving to the states. But this theory is not strong as the stress theory.
I has been taking L cysteine for 2 months now. My hair loss is stopped but I need regrow. I has been using Rogaine for 2 months already. It shows some results in my temples-some tiny hair growing in those areas but they re not what I am looking for.
My baldness is due to DHT; stress or lack of L-cysteine just accelerates it. So although my hair has stopped shedding, it cannot grow back if I do not control the DHT going to my scalp.
I ordered Fincar from inhouse and it has just arrived. Taking finasteride is a risk so I want to consider carefully before making the decision. I'm thinking of giving Saw Palmetto a try before going to finasteride. As I said, my hair has stopped shedding but DHT is controlling my hair growth. So I think my DHT level is not that high to make my hair shedding but high enough to block my hair from growing. Is SP a good try before finasteride in this case?
Here are some my pictures.
This is on 8/29 when I just started L-cysteine after a very crazy hair shedding time. I almost loose all my frontal hair.
This is on 9/6, I have my hair cut very short to apply minoxidil more easily.
This is 10/1, almost a month later.
And this was taken today 10/24
Before combing
After combing
I was saying DHT is controlling my hair growth because my frontal hair cannot grow long. I noticed that issue since I was 18. You guys could see on the pictures above and easily can tell that my frontal hair just keeps the same length.
What do you guys thing? finasteride or not?
Race: Asian
Hair loss history:
-My hair started to be thinning before I was 18 but I didn't notice, or didn't pay that much attention on hair loss. My hair stylist told me my hair was thin on the top comparing to the whole scalp, but in general it was still thick.
-I lived and grew up in a Southeast Asia country where baldness is really rare. When I turned 18, I immigrated to the states for my studying. Since this time, I started to spend much time on the mirror and care too much on my hair loss.
-My hair loss started to be accelerated since immigration and it increased to the highest rate during the time Oct/10-Jan/11.
-My hair loss stopped immediately by Feb/11 since I took L cysteine 500mg. Then I switched to Nioxin supplements and it still keeps my hair from loosing until at the end of June/11.
-My hair was crazily shedding again for 2 months. I almost lost all my frontal hair unless coming back to L-cysteine. My hair stopped shedding since then and L cysteine keeps that pace until now-1 pill every day.
My hair loss is totally male pattern baldness.
I have some theories explaining my hair loss:
+My hair loss is due to DHT. I can feel that some thing is controlling my hair growth.
+Due to stress-living by myself in a different country is a very hard time in my life, my hair loss is accelerated. Stress may kill L-cysteine in my body and make crazy shedding => Supply L-cysteine helps me prevent hair loss.
My theory is without stress, my hair loss would go more slowly. I would end up with baldness at the age of 30 or later. My dad and uncle was bald since they were 40 which is normal to older men but the tragedy is my baldness is even worst than theirs.
My other theory which is more skeptical is my hair loss is due to shampoo/water/food. There were so many Vietnamese people telling me that they started to be bald since moving to the states. But this theory is not strong as the stress theory.
I has been taking L cysteine for 2 months now. My hair loss is stopped but I need regrow. I has been using Rogaine for 2 months already. It shows some results in my temples-some tiny hair growing in those areas but they re not what I am looking for.
My baldness is due to DHT; stress or lack of L-cysteine just accelerates it. So although my hair has stopped shedding, it cannot grow back if I do not control the DHT going to my scalp.
I ordered Fincar from inhouse and it has just arrived. Taking finasteride is a risk so I want to consider carefully before making the decision. I'm thinking of giving Saw Palmetto a try before going to finasteride. As I said, my hair has stopped shedding but DHT is controlling my hair growth. So I think my DHT level is not that high to make my hair shedding but high enough to block my hair from growing. Is SP a good try before finasteride in this case?
Here are some my pictures.
This is on 8/29 when I just started L-cysteine after a very crazy hair shedding time. I almost loose all my frontal hair.
This is on 9/6, I have my hair cut very short to apply minoxidil more easily.
This is 10/1, almost a month later.
And this was taken today 10/24
Before combing
After combing
I was saying DHT is controlling my hair growth because my frontal hair cannot grow long. I noticed that issue since I was 18. You guys could see on the pictures above and easily can tell that my frontal hair just keeps the same length.
What do you guys thing? finasteride or not?
