Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share my story with you all, because when I first started experiencing male pattern baldness and dealing with it success stories on here really helped me, so hopefully I can help others.
I first noticed my hair was thinning when I was around 20, and it was only in my bathroom mirror where the light was really harsh but I could style my hair to cover it so I didn't worry about it.
Then at 22 I started noticing it really bad, a couple of my buddies started commenting and joking about it, and people kept asking me if I had started dying my hair ginger (I had always had brown hair, but as my male pattern baldness got worse the top started getting a lot lighter, making it look worse). My brother was 3 years older than me and was balding really bad. In my opinion he was far past the stage where he should've shaved it, so through him I could see where I'd be if I didn't do something. My brother always told me that the pills are a waste of money, and I should just deal with it and get on with life like he had.
It was really starting to affect me, plus my girlfriend of 7 years cheated on me and finished with me which put my confidence at an all time low. I plucked up the courage to go see a hair implant doctor, but they told me I wasn't a candidate and I should try anti-androgenic drugs instead. I researched it online and after reading a bunch of success stories on this forum, I went and bought fincar 5mg and started taking 1.25mg daily. It was around £15 for 4 months supply which is nothing. I'd spend more than that on a night out with my mates.
Now 3 months later I'm pretty sure I've seen a slight thickening of my hair and the colour is a bit darker. I know it's still early days but it looks as though I'm one of the lucky ones. I've attached photos, both were taken in the exact controllable lighting and positioning. However I don't feel it really allows you to see the colour very well, but you can still get an idea.
The best part is that I never experienced any side effects. During the first few weeks I think my ejaculation volume might've been a bit lower, and I seemed to get spots a bit more, but I feel if you're constantly stressing you're taking something that's going to mess you up then you'll end up blaming everything on it. Plus the placebo effect may produce false side effects.
Again, I know it's early days but I'm really happy so far.
My advice to anyone thinking of dealing with their male pattern baldness is just to start taking finasteride, and stop worrying about it. I think it's really important that you don't keep stressing about finasteride messing you up. Side effects are rare.
Hope that helps, I'll keep you all updated.
Just wanted to share my story with you all, because when I first started experiencing male pattern baldness and dealing with it success stories on here really helped me, so hopefully I can help others.
I first noticed my hair was thinning when I was around 20, and it was only in my bathroom mirror where the light was really harsh but I could style my hair to cover it so I didn't worry about it.
Then at 22 I started noticing it really bad, a couple of my buddies started commenting and joking about it, and people kept asking me if I had started dying my hair ginger (I had always had brown hair, but as my male pattern baldness got worse the top started getting a lot lighter, making it look worse). My brother was 3 years older than me and was balding really bad. In my opinion he was far past the stage where he should've shaved it, so through him I could see where I'd be if I didn't do something. My brother always told me that the pills are a waste of money, and I should just deal with it and get on with life like he had.
It was really starting to affect me, plus my girlfriend of 7 years cheated on me and finished with me which put my confidence at an all time low. I plucked up the courage to go see a hair implant doctor, but they told me I wasn't a candidate and I should try anti-androgenic drugs instead. I researched it online and after reading a bunch of success stories on this forum, I went and bought fincar 5mg and started taking 1.25mg daily. It was around £15 for 4 months supply which is nothing. I'd spend more than that on a night out with my mates.
Now 3 months later I'm pretty sure I've seen a slight thickening of my hair and the colour is a bit darker. I know it's still early days but it looks as though I'm one of the lucky ones. I've attached photos, both were taken in the exact controllable lighting and positioning. However I don't feel it really allows you to see the colour very well, but you can still get an idea.
The best part is that I never experienced any side effects. During the first few weeks I think my ejaculation volume might've been a bit lower, and I seemed to get spots a bit more, but I feel if you're constantly stressing you're taking something that's going to mess you up then you'll end up blaming everything on it. Plus the placebo effect may produce false side effects.
Again, I know it's early days but I'm really happy so far.
My advice to anyone thinking of dealing with their male pattern baldness is just to start taking finasteride, and stop worrying about it. I think it's really important that you don't keep stressing about finasteride messing you up. Side effects are rare.
Hope that helps, I'll keep you all updated.
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