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This is an incredible success story once again. Nobody can deny the importance of needling now. And to imagine that needling was downplayed/unknown only a few years ago...
Also amazing that fina, duta and even hardcore tranny drugs like estradiol and spironolactone didn't work for you BUT the minoxidil/needling combo did. Incredible.
Btw, some questions so we understand your needling regimen:
You needled every week right and minoxidil every night.
- What needle depth?
- What did you use to needle?
- Did you apply minoxidil even on days you needled?
- After how many months of the minoxidil/needling combo did you notice improvement, less shedding, etc?
Yup, same conditions, combed back, wet, under tubelight, flash cam:Any photos?
Both, my first experience with hairloss was an NW2.5 both sides and crowning, in 2015Btw OP, do you only have DUPA or also Androgenetic Alopecia?
it started a few months after estro and spironolactone and got very noticeable in august or soI see and when did you also experience dupa?
Not that I noticedDid you have any shedding of weak hair after a few weeks or a month or so of this microneedling routine?
Normal, I use fitbitminoxidil must of went systemic? did you feel your heart race after applying minoxidil?
How are u doing phaginator?I see and when did you also experience dupa?
No i was curious how is the new year treating you. Are u ready to go and fight in Iran?I hope this will become your new go-to meme response like "ok boomer", it's more unique.
Yup, same conditions, combed back, wet, under tubelight, flash cam:
Sep-15-2019
https://i.imgur.com/3p6O6Ce.jpg
Jan-15-2020
https://i.imgur.com/0x1fp49.png
Hoping that thinned out spot should cover up in a few more months.
Also, the bald spot I had on the right side:
https://i.imgur.com/5nntbEO.jpg
vs now
https://i.imgur.com/AzFe0ZC.jpg
Weird that duta didnt lower your serum DHT levels. What was the name of the generic duta?I would say I have been a veteran at this war. 2014 was back when I first ignored the spectre of an impending disaster and chose to disregard it as an overthought. A few months into 2015, it had started to be a losing battle and I had gotten to a diffused NW2.5 without realizing. However, thanks to this forum, I got hold of the minoxidil and finasteride with meagre results for a few months. The notion of dermarolling having any efficacy was at its nascent stage at the time so I did order and try for a few weeks but never attributed it to my eventual resounding success immediately after assuming it was just the finasteride. 4 years rolled by, every now and then I would view new thinning spots or signs of diffuse.
In 2018, I noticed I was thinning rapidly upto the entire NW8. I freaked out and got on the Dutasteride train (living in India, the generic drugs are dirt cheap and pharmacies don't demand prescription). Placeboed on this efficacy for a while and then noticing a further recession, I decided to speculate through a DHT blood test.
The result: Dutasteride-100% Ineffective
View attachment 135566
Freaking out on the ground I had lost and to avoid further sheds, I started looking at stronger alternatives and in haste decided to get on estradiol and spironolactone. Despite the initial results (not even mentioning the myriad of side effects), by september-2019, my hair had gotten completely diffuse with a massive bald spot on the right side. Needless to say, I dropped estradiol and spironolactone after several shitposting sessions on this forum.
Sep-2019, I decided to drop everything, huge risk, but baldness seemed imperative on my hitherto regime, and stuck to only dermarolling every weekend and minoxidil once a night, ruminating that somehow that was what caused the initial success at all.
Jan-2020, My hair is nearly at its juvenile density, there is good coverage even under wet flashlight and I have vellus hairs upto my juvenile hairline.
Dermarolling is the cure if done right.
I would say I have been a veteran at this war. 2014 was back when I first ignored the spectre of an impending disaster and chose to disregard it as an overthought. A few months into 2015, it had started to be a losing battle and I had gotten to a diffused NW2.5 without realizing. However, thanks to this forum, I got hold of the minoxidil and finasteride with meagre results for a few months. The notion of dermarolling having any efficacy was at its nascent stage at the time so I did order and try for a few weeks but never attributed it to my eventual resounding success immediately after assuming it was just the finasteride. 4 years rolled by, every now and then I would view new thinning spots or signs of diffuse.
In 2018, I noticed I was thinning rapidly upto the entire NW8. I freaked out and got on the Dutasteride train (living in India, the generic drugs are dirt cheap and pharmacies don't demand prescription). Placeboed on this efficacy for a while and then noticing a further recession, I decided to speculate through a DHT blood test.
The result: Dutasteride-100% Ineffective
View attachment 135566
Freaking out on the ground I had lost and to avoid further sheds, I started looking at stronger alternatives and in haste decided to get on estradiol and spironolactone. Despite the initial results (not even mentioning the myriad of side effects), by september-2019, my hair had gotten completely diffuse with a massive bald spot on the right side. Needless to say, I dropped estradiol and spironolactone after several shitposting sessions on this forum.
Sep-2019, I decided to drop everything, huge risk, but baldness seemed imperative on my hitherto regime, and stuck to only dermarolling every weekend and minoxidil once a night, ruminating that somehow that was what caused the initial success at all.
Jan-2020, My hair is nearly at its juvenile density, there is good coverage even under wet flashlight and I have vellus hairs upto my juvenile hairline.
Dermarolling is the cure if done right.