Hi there
Been a reader of this forum for the last few months and it has helped to keep me going and have used it to formulate my regime. To start I should note that I do have hairloss on my father's side. It started around 30 (my current age) although it was certainly not has heavy as mine, which at this current rate looks like it'll be gone in the next year. he lost his temples around then but the rest of his head was very thick until his 40s or 50s.
I think I started losing hair about a year ago - not entirely sure as that was when I first noticed it and pictures before then show seriously thick hair. A few months before I had a bit of a major event in my life which kept me stressed for about a year (although I don't usually show it, it was affecting me). I also started using anti-dandruff shampoo for the first time as I had a bit of a problem. Now of course these are probably both coincidences but thought I'd mention them. Anyway, shedding has, up until very recently, been concentrated on the temple followed by major thinning, but no "visible" thinning (definitely exists, but you can't see it), on the crown.
In May last year I decided to switch to Nizoral as I had heard it might help and still needed the anti-dandruff shampoo. Did wonders for the dandruff, but didn't stop the shedding. So a couple of months later I added 5% liquid Minixidol to the mix. Kept to the regime very well but noticed nothing but continuous shedding. Mainly on the temples but a little on the back crown. Everywhere else was fine. Eventually I noticed the top was starting to thin a lot more and the temples seemed to become far more aggressive.
Just under 3 months ago I added Propecia into the mix. Hair continued to shed and now my temples are completely gone leaving me with the widows peak. It's been a pain, but I sort of thought of all of this was part of shedding phase. Kept on with the regime hoping that eventually it'd get better despite losing large amounts of hair.
However this brings me to today. I'm close to the 3 month mark and not only has the top significantly thinned (not enough to reveal the scalp yet, but certainly enough if you feel it) but the last week and a half I've seen the front, which was perfectly okay throughout everything, turn that ominous blond and start to thin. I know exactly what's going to happen next, having witnessed it on my sides.
My shedding doesn't seem to be THAT big. It's more than before the hairloss, but not 100s per day. Hairs are always all dark brown and various lengths. I'm definitely losing more hair despite shedding less than I did a few months ago. The sides do shed and do seem to be thinner, but not enough for me to have any concern over them.
I've no intention of stopping this regime, but should I really be losing loads more hair, particularly in new places? I've read the forums and I know shedding is part of it all, but now the front has suddenly, almost over night decided to go down that typical hairloss path I'm really not sure.
Any comments would be welcome.
Been a reader of this forum for the last few months and it has helped to keep me going and have used it to formulate my regime. To start I should note that I do have hairloss on my father's side. It started around 30 (my current age) although it was certainly not has heavy as mine, which at this current rate looks like it'll be gone in the next year. he lost his temples around then but the rest of his head was very thick until his 40s or 50s.
I think I started losing hair about a year ago - not entirely sure as that was when I first noticed it and pictures before then show seriously thick hair. A few months before I had a bit of a major event in my life which kept me stressed for about a year (although I don't usually show it, it was affecting me). I also started using anti-dandruff shampoo for the first time as I had a bit of a problem. Now of course these are probably both coincidences but thought I'd mention them. Anyway, shedding has, up until very recently, been concentrated on the temple followed by major thinning, but no "visible" thinning (definitely exists, but you can't see it), on the crown.
In May last year I decided to switch to Nizoral as I had heard it might help and still needed the anti-dandruff shampoo. Did wonders for the dandruff, but didn't stop the shedding. So a couple of months later I added 5% liquid Minixidol to the mix. Kept to the regime very well but noticed nothing but continuous shedding. Mainly on the temples but a little on the back crown. Everywhere else was fine. Eventually I noticed the top was starting to thin a lot more and the temples seemed to become far more aggressive.
Just under 3 months ago I added Propecia into the mix. Hair continued to shed and now my temples are completely gone leaving me with the widows peak. It's been a pain, but I sort of thought of all of this was part of shedding phase. Kept on with the regime hoping that eventually it'd get better despite losing large amounts of hair.
However this brings me to today. I'm close to the 3 month mark and not only has the top significantly thinned (not enough to reveal the scalp yet, but certainly enough if you feel it) but the last week and a half I've seen the front, which was perfectly okay throughout everything, turn that ominous blond and start to thin. I know exactly what's going to happen next, having witnessed it on my sides.
My shedding doesn't seem to be THAT big. It's more than before the hairloss, but not 100s per day. Hairs are always all dark brown and various lengths. I'm definitely losing more hair despite shedding less than I did a few months ago. The sides do shed and do seem to be thinner, but not enough for me to have any concern over them.
I've no intention of stopping this regime, but should I really be losing loads more hair, particularly in new places? I've read the forums and I know shedding is part of it all, but now the front has suddenly, almost over night decided to go down that typical hairloss path I'm really not sure.
Any comments would be welcome.
They seemed to have some effect in controlling my hair fall prior to the minoxidil induced shed.MSM is something that would be a part of my regimen soon just to speed up the growth of Minoxidised hairs.