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I am 25 and I receded at my temples a bit around 3 years ago, since then my hairline has not really gone any further back, if it has it has been extremely slow and not really noticeable. I didn't begin any treatment for my hair as it didn't really change but in the last couple of months I have noticed thinning out of nowhere, something I didn't previously have once corners had receded. This thinning seemed to happen out of nowhere at the front of my hairline, I started taking photos of my hair in general, especially under flash lights and can see my scalp sometimes, this does however depend on lighting, sometimes I take photos and I cannot see anything but hair it's weird. Despite this my hair still feels and looks thick. None of my friends think I have a receding hairline, nobody has ever said anything to me, when I have mentioned it they think I'm being stupid. If anything, I have received comments telling me how thick my hair is, even recently, and that I have thick ginger locks.
I recently went to my doctors and expressed my concerns, he told me that my scalp appeared a bit red and gave me some special shampoo for this. He looked at my hair and said it didn't appear to be thinning, he told me that some thinning is natural with age and most men don't keep their teenage hair. He mentioned I may have telogen effluvium and he gave me another appointment for blood tests to rule out other conditions. I have been quite depressed for about 5/6 months due to some issues which has led me to therapy so this could contribute to hair loss but I am still convinced I have male pattern baldness.
Anyway, I am strongly considering taking finasteride, I am in the UK and was wondering if anyone would recommend it and had success with it on their frontal hairline? Are there any particular brands that are better than others and did anyone experience any side effects?
You can see from my photo's below I am probably around a Norwood 1.5 - Norwood 2? In the last few months I have had these long hairs growing along my hairline but away from it and 'sticking out' kinda thing if that makes sense. It should be noted I've always had a large forehead, even when I was young and my hairline was straight, if I pulled my hair back I'd get the odd comment about it here and there.
I am obviously still in the early stages with hair loss so would like to tackle it now for greater success. Picture 1 is from September 2016, Picture's 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are from April 2017, picture 3 is with the flash on and no scalp showing, picture 4 is pulling hair back to reveal scalp under flash light. Picture 5 obviously just hair down at fringe.
I am absolutely terrified at the thought of going bald, it has made me feel down since my temples receded around three years ago.
I am 25 and I receded at my temples a bit around 3 years ago, since then my hairline has not really gone any further back, if it has it has been extremely slow and not really noticeable. I didn't begin any treatment for my hair as it didn't really change but in the last couple of months I have noticed thinning out of nowhere, something I didn't previously have once corners had receded. This thinning seemed to happen out of nowhere at the front of my hairline, I started taking photos of my hair in general, especially under flash lights and can see my scalp sometimes, this does however depend on lighting, sometimes I take photos and I cannot see anything but hair it's weird. Despite this my hair still feels and looks thick. None of my friends think I have a receding hairline, nobody has ever said anything to me, when I have mentioned it they think I'm being stupid. If anything, I have received comments telling me how thick my hair is, even recently, and that I have thick ginger locks.
I recently went to my doctors and expressed my concerns, he told me that my scalp appeared a bit red and gave me some special shampoo for this. He looked at my hair and said it didn't appear to be thinning, he told me that some thinning is natural with age and most men don't keep their teenage hair. He mentioned I may have telogen effluvium and he gave me another appointment for blood tests to rule out other conditions. I have been quite depressed for about 5/6 months due to some issues which has led me to therapy so this could contribute to hair loss but I am still convinced I have male pattern baldness.
Anyway, I am strongly considering taking finasteride, I am in the UK and was wondering if anyone would recommend it and had success with it on their frontal hairline? Are there any particular brands that are better than others and did anyone experience any side effects?
You can see from my photo's below I am probably around a Norwood 1.5 - Norwood 2? In the last few months I have had these long hairs growing along my hairline but away from it and 'sticking out' kinda thing if that makes sense. It should be noted I've always had a large forehead, even when I was young and my hairline was straight, if I pulled my hair back I'd get the odd comment about it here and there.
I am obviously still in the early stages with hair loss so would like to tackle it now for greater success. Picture 1 is from September 2016, Picture's 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are from April 2017, picture 3 is with the flash on and no scalp showing, picture 4 is pulling hair back to reveal scalp under flash light. Picture 5 obviously just hair down at fringe.
I am absolutely terrified at the thought of going bald, it has made me feel down since my temples receded around three years ago.
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