Should I Be Worried? 19 With Slightly Recedimg Hairline And Shedding

Haysen

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I've always had a very high hairline and I can remember being teased from a very young age about it, but about 1 year ago I began to notice abnormal shedding when I would shower or brush my hair. I have never been one before then to lose hair, I have very thick wavy hair that I have worn long since I was 12. A year later, I'm beginning to get more and more worried because the shedding has not stopped, and I can notice slight recession in my hairline. From what i see fall out, it seems like less than 100 hairs a day, but I dont know how many fall out without my noticing. I've just begun taking Minoxidil 5% today, and I have begun taking 10 mg of biotin daily as well. My girlfriend and parents both say I'm paranoid and I find myself really hoping thats the case, but the shape and height of my hairline does not seem typical for somebody my age.

I was just wondering whether or not I should be taking this as seriously as I am, or if its normal for hair to noticably shed once a certain age is reached.

Thanks!

Pics with hairband taken today, pic with hair held back taken 1 month ago, pic with that taken when I was 14

(PS my father is bald and had major recession in his late 20s early 30s, but his father (my grandfather) has a full head of hair at 70. Not much hair loss on my mothers side, my grandfather on her side had hair his whole life as well.)
 

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ManinBlack

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It looks like you have may have slight recession. On the bright side you seem to have good density on the crown which is good. I would say you are probably about a Norwood 2. Your forehead does look a bit larger than average for someone your age, but so is mine. I am 20 but I have always had a larger than usual forehead even as a young child. The bad part about that is that it makes even normal "maturing" hairlines look super receded. Have you looked at any pictures of your childhood hairline and compared them to now for a reference?
 
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