newbie here... need some details on initial regime...

[nura]

hey guys, i hav been a audience of this forum for a couple of months and started my regime around 45 days back only with generic minoxidil 5% and waiting for my Doctor report and to get a prescription for propecia...

when i started i was around Norwood 2.5 - 3 but always had a thick head of course hair, so no one actually noticed me going bald... since the beginning had been shedding like crazy and i do know its totally normal... but wat i have seen is the entire frontal part of hair had thinned drastically and i can literally see my scalp right through it which is what that bothers me much... hav been receding since 21 but never had my hair thinning but this time not just shedding but entire top and frontal scalp had thinned and this completely exposes that i am almost bald...

am much worried about the thinning part. is it normal with minoxidil...?

p.s: i hav been using 2ml for entire top/frontal/crown once per day

 

[nura]

come on guys... shed some light

 

[nura]

shed is a point that i understand...
but wat i see is complete thinning, to extent where i can comepletely see my scalp... thats something i never heard of abt minoxidil :-s

 

[kthxbi]

general theory (from what i understand) is that a shed is the hairs that were due to die anyway take a vacation from your head while the follicles repair themselves. some people might get severe sheds which are only noticeable in the temples, or the crown, or all over. but my understanding is that if they go when you start taking the drugs, it's a good thing and that they're going to come back stronger and longer than ever before.

my words are probably pretty meaningless to you but i hope i've put some kind of peace of mind across.
take care bro

 

[nura]

hey, tnx... dat indeed does helps me understand...