Hey guys!
Been reading the forums for a while now and finally decided to sign up and start posting etc.
I am 31, and I would say I have had a slow receding hair line for a good few years now (now a NW2 I would say), for one reason or another this has never eally bothered me, I guess partly because it has been a slow process and I haven't really paid attention to it. Over the last 2 or 3 months however I have been made aware of my thinning crown/vertex. An ex mentioned it when I was talking about it a couple of months ago, at the time shrugged it off and carried on as normal. Fast forward to last month and I saw some photos of my hair when I was covered in sweat (do martial arts and photos were taking at the time) and I could clearly see loss at the crown area. I do however still have thick hair and very good coverage on the best of my head aside from the crown/vertex right now.
Since I noticed it and began looking at it it has unfortunately consumed me. I have for many years suffered from OCD as well as anxiety and depression, and this has sent me into these hard. I have bought Regaine (UK here) but have yet to use it due to fear of the dreaded shed and also being away next month or unable to take the foam as a carry on. I have been using Apecin C1 shampoo and using Nizoral shampoo a few times a week as of a couple of weeks ago. I recently picked up Regenepure DR shampoo and condioner to try as something kinder over Nizoral.
So more than anything I am looking for some advise/thoughts on my situation. I am aware I need to start using at least one of the big two (both ideally). My hair is about 2 inches in length so am pretty nervous as to how it will end up looking depending on how it reacts to the minoxidil. As far as Propcia goes, I have thought about getting a prescription for a few weeks now, but the idea of the sides still worries me (bearing in mind my OCD etc), I am concerned that if I go on it and experience some of them it will hit me even harder mentally and take away what confidence I have left. My main concern is sexual side effects (like everyone), I am single and dating so the idea of not being able to "perform" or have difficually would not only be embarrassing but also leave me in the situation of weather to stay on them or come off and hope sides go. The stress alone of the situation for me as already had an impact on my sex life and libido so who knows how it could do (weather it is in my head or actual sides).
Just wanted to give you a bit of background and see what some of you guys think. Thanks a lot for reading this essay, I shall be using this place as a regular now.
Nick
Been reading the forums for a while now and finally decided to sign up and start posting etc.
I am 31, and I would say I have had a slow receding hair line for a good few years now (now a NW2 I would say), for one reason or another this has never eally bothered me, I guess partly because it has been a slow process and I haven't really paid attention to it. Over the last 2 or 3 months however I have been made aware of my thinning crown/vertex. An ex mentioned it when I was talking about it a couple of months ago, at the time shrugged it off and carried on as normal. Fast forward to last month and I saw some photos of my hair when I was covered in sweat (do martial arts and photos were taking at the time) and I could clearly see loss at the crown area. I do however still have thick hair and very good coverage on the best of my head aside from the crown/vertex right now.
Since I noticed it and began looking at it it has unfortunately consumed me. I have for many years suffered from OCD as well as anxiety and depression, and this has sent me into these hard. I have bought Regaine (UK here) but have yet to use it due to fear of the dreaded shed and also being away next month or unable to take the foam as a carry on. I have been using Apecin C1 shampoo and using Nizoral shampoo a few times a week as of a couple of weeks ago. I recently picked up Regenepure DR shampoo and condioner to try as something kinder over Nizoral.
So more than anything I am looking for some advise/thoughts on my situation. I am aware I need to start using at least one of the big two (both ideally). My hair is about 2 inches in length so am pretty nervous as to how it will end up looking depending on how it reacts to the minoxidil. As far as Propcia goes, I have thought about getting a prescription for a few weeks now, but the idea of the sides still worries me (bearing in mind my OCD etc), I am concerned that if I go on it and experience some of them it will hit me even harder mentally and take away what confidence I have left. My main concern is sexual side effects (like everyone), I am single and dating so the idea of not being able to "perform" or have difficually would not only be embarrassing but also leave me in the situation of weather to stay on them or come off and hope sides go. The stress alone of the situation for me as already had an impact on my sex life and libido so who knows how it could do (weather it is in my head or actual sides).
Just wanted to give you a bit of background and see what some of you guys think. Thanks a lot for reading this essay, I shall be using this place as a regular now.
Nick
, I think that is a good option, go with a slightly longer buzz and see how I feel about it. I guess the biggest bit is taking a leap into the "unknown" image wise, never had really short hair so no idea how it will look, but either way I think it is worth trying, I may love it and it will certainly be easy to maintain as well as making thinner areas look more blended from what I have read/seen.