New (Just started some treatment and trying to learn) in need of help

[KWaus]

Hi,
I am 27 and have been balding since about the age of 16. It started off slowly and about 7 years ago i moved to a "shaved head" style.

Recently a number of things changed in my life and i thought bugger it. why not do a bit of research and try something.

I have been using regaine (Aus version minoxidil) for nearly 2 weeks now. My hair is definitely shedding and i touch my head and hairs basically fall out which from what i have read is how it all starts.

I have started looking into Proscar as its a bit cheaper (qtring the tabs to get 1.25mg finastride).

I am reading that the two together are much more likely to show results. I just have a few of questions.

1. I am shedding after 12 days, how long will i continue to "lose" or shed hair before it levels and potentially halts or regrows?

2. Am i wasting my time attempting this? as i have read that the sooner you catch the baldness the better (mine has been slow for the past 10+ years)

3. Is this combination (minoxidil + Finastride) a good place to start?

Oh also what is the NW2 NW3 etc that i read around the place?

any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Photos above to help.

many thanks


kkw

 

[diffuse2007]

your hair loss is very advanced but you should definitely try treatments. Your loss has not been slow it's very aggressive but don't lose hope mine is even worse than yours. Your doing all the right things and forget about shedding, also add a keto shampoo like nizoral but don't expect to regrow a full head of hair.

here's me at 19 and 6 months later at 20

 

[KWaus]

Sweet. Thanks for the reply. Yeah I don't know too much about it all and to be honest it has never bothered me much until I found myself back single after many years so I figured I may aswell give it a crack haha. Yeah didn't know how aggressive it was. Started early but I have had many friends catch up to me and overtake with their baldness over the last 5hrs.
Wow you have had some awesome success. Good stuff!

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Oh also. If you stop using regaine during the shed phase will you return to how you were before starting the use of regaine? Or will the shredded hairs stay gone?
Cheers

 

[diffuse2007]

I think you would return the same as before but why would you stop? If you don't do anything about it your gonna be slick bald very soon so why does it matter anyhow. Get on finasteride,regaine and nizoral and see how it goes.