Long time reader, first time poster here. I would first like to thank everyone and the HairLossTalk.com website for all the wonderful info on hairloss treatments. Reading all the success stories and positive experiences from posters was enough for me to finally get off my *** and do something about my hairloss.
So about 6 months ago, after reading through this forum I decided to go for the famous Big3. A month later (June 2006) I received all the necessary products (fincar, kirkland minoxidil, and nizoral) and began using it immediately. Five months later I decided it was about time I took some pictures and I was actually quite shocked at how well my temples filled in such a short amount of time. I find it odd how minoxidil companies continue to state that it is only to be used on the vertex, despite the number of people who have experienced success in the front.
My experience with the treatments:
- went through a minoxidil shed 3 weeks in but began noticing good regrowth about 2 weeks later.
- applying minoxidil has been such a hassle. No longer can I wear a hat when I leave the house in the morning. When winter arrives, I'll probably have to drop the morning application b/c I need to cover my head with something.
- I was also having problems with the itching and residue that are caused by minoxidil, but those went away eventually.
- initially experienced various side effects like rashes on the face and rapid heartbeat after applying minoxidil, but those subsided within a few weeks.
- experienced a halt in shedding right after taking finasteride (excluding the minoxidil shed), but now I'm starting to shed like crazy. I surely hope this is all a good sign.
So enough chit chat, here are the pics. Hopefully I can maintain this look for many years to come. I'll post more in a few months to let you all know how things are going. Btw with these pics, it should be noted that I buzz my hair with a 2 guard (1/4") so it may look like I'm a serious diffuse thinner. Not to say that I'm not a DT, it's just not as severe as it may seem.
So about 6 months ago, after reading through this forum I decided to go for the famous Big3. A month later (June 2006) I received all the necessary products (fincar, kirkland minoxidil, and nizoral) and began using it immediately. Five months later I decided it was about time I took some pictures and I was actually quite shocked at how well my temples filled in such a short amount of time. I find it odd how minoxidil companies continue to state that it is only to be used on the vertex, despite the number of people who have experienced success in the front.
My experience with the treatments:
- went through a minoxidil shed 3 weeks in but began noticing good regrowth about 2 weeks later.
- applying minoxidil has been such a hassle. No longer can I wear a hat when I leave the house in the morning. When winter arrives, I'll probably have to drop the morning application b/c I need to cover my head with something.
- I was also having problems with the itching and residue that are caused by minoxidil, but those went away eventually.
- initially experienced various side effects like rashes on the face and rapid heartbeat after applying minoxidil, but those subsided within a few weeks.
- experienced a halt in shedding right after taking finasteride (excluding the minoxidil shed), but now I'm starting to shed like crazy. I surely hope this is all a good sign.
So enough chit chat, here are the pics. Hopefully I can maintain this look for many years to come. I'll post more in a few months to let you all know how things are going. Btw with these pics, it should be noted that I buzz my hair with a 2 guard (1/4") so it may look like I'm a serious diffuse thinner. Not to say that I'm not a DT, it's just not as severe as it may seem.
