SimpsonKnight
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Ok, so here is my epic story of hair loss, hormones and hair loss solutions. You be the judge if I should cut my losses and move on at this point.
First of all I am only 19 and yet have been experiencing hair loss for over a year now. At first I decided to have a wait-and-see approach, or, more accurately, I decided to ignore the problem and hoped that it would it just go away. It didn't. So last December I decided to take the plunge and take Propecia. I took it every two days for literally about three weeks, which means 11 pills in total. Even so the infamous side effects became pretty notable pretty fast which is why I stopped so soon. Luckily, over the course of the next few months these side effects slowly but surely receded and I felt pretty much like I did before taking Propecia at all.
Then in April I decided to look into other treatments and eventually settled on a combination of Rogaine and Revivogen. I also used Nizoral shampoo here and there. For a while this worked pretty well. I noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of hairs I would loose every time I took a shower. Things were good.
Then in August or September I decided to stop Rogaine. I've been using it exclusively in my temple area and there was definitely a lot more hair loss there than pretty much everywhere else which I attributed to the shedding side effect of Rogaine. So at this point I was using Revivogen by itself.
In September I had a complete change of heart. Spurred on by the fact that Rogaine actually has scientific studies to back up its claims while Revivogen basically goes on word of mouth I decided to stop wasting money on the latter and switched back to Rogaine. Then a few weeks ago I've had yet another change of heart because I noticed an increase in shedding (probably caused by the Rogaine). So as it stands I am using Revivogen daily as well as something called "Divine Herbal Hair Oil," which I've heard about on these forums actually, every two or three days.
Now, this is where things take another turn for the worse. I can accurately say that over the past few weeks I've noticed a decrease in libido and everything that goes along with that. At this point its not nearly as severe as what happened when I took Propecia but its still noticeable and somewhat concerning. This can probably be attributed to the Saw plametto which is present in Revivogen and likely present in the Divine Hair Oil, right? I realize that both are topical treatments but I've read that that doesn't completely rule out the possibility of systematic absorption and maybe I am just particularly susceptible to such things. As a result I am obviously very tempted to quit both but where does that leave me? I suppose I could go back on Rogaine but who is to say that it won't do more harm to my hair than good? Of course if I was in my 40s and already bald, going on Rogaine wouldn't require any thought whatsoever since the shedding thing wouldn't be a problem. But since I am only 19 and still have hair I am hesitant on taking that risk.
In all honesty there is that little voice in my head which tells me that I should just let my hair fall out since there isn't much else to do at this point and I should just accept a future of wigs and Rogaine. Each day this voice gets a little louder which is incredibly depressing.
Anyways, any and all thoughts or advice on my situation are greatly appreciated. What would you guys do in my place? Admittedly I am the furthest thing from an expert on hair loss so please share any thoughts you may have. I need to learn!!
First of all I am only 19 and yet have been experiencing hair loss for over a year now. At first I decided to have a wait-and-see approach, or, more accurately, I decided to ignore the problem and hoped that it would it just go away. It didn't. So last December I decided to take the plunge and take Propecia. I took it every two days for literally about three weeks, which means 11 pills in total. Even so the infamous side effects became pretty notable pretty fast which is why I stopped so soon. Luckily, over the course of the next few months these side effects slowly but surely receded and I felt pretty much like I did before taking Propecia at all.
Then in April I decided to look into other treatments and eventually settled on a combination of Rogaine and Revivogen. I also used Nizoral shampoo here and there. For a while this worked pretty well. I noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of hairs I would loose every time I took a shower. Things were good.
Then in August or September I decided to stop Rogaine. I've been using it exclusively in my temple area and there was definitely a lot more hair loss there than pretty much everywhere else which I attributed to the shedding side effect of Rogaine. So at this point I was using Revivogen by itself.
In September I had a complete change of heart. Spurred on by the fact that Rogaine actually has scientific studies to back up its claims while Revivogen basically goes on word of mouth I decided to stop wasting money on the latter and switched back to Rogaine. Then a few weeks ago I've had yet another change of heart because I noticed an increase in shedding (probably caused by the Rogaine). So as it stands I am using Revivogen daily as well as something called "Divine Herbal Hair Oil," which I've heard about on these forums actually, every two or three days.
Now, this is where things take another turn for the worse. I can accurately say that over the past few weeks I've noticed a decrease in libido and everything that goes along with that. At this point its not nearly as severe as what happened when I took Propecia but its still noticeable and somewhat concerning. This can probably be attributed to the Saw plametto which is present in Revivogen and likely present in the Divine Hair Oil, right? I realize that both are topical treatments but I've read that that doesn't completely rule out the possibility of systematic absorption and maybe I am just particularly susceptible to such things. As a result I am obviously very tempted to quit both but where does that leave me? I suppose I could go back on Rogaine but who is to say that it won't do more harm to my hair than good? Of course if I was in my 40s and already bald, going on Rogaine wouldn't require any thought whatsoever since the shedding thing wouldn't be a problem. But since I am only 19 and still have hair I am hesitant on taking that risk.
In all honesty there is that little voice in my head which tells me that I should just let my hair fall out since there isn't much else to do at this point and I should just accept a future of wigs and Rogaine. Each day this voice gets a little louder which is incredibly depressing.
Anyways, any and all thoughts or advice on my situation are greatly appreciated. What would you guys do in my place? Admittedly I am the furthest thing from an expert on hair loss so please share any thoughts you may have. I need to learn!!
