Taking pictures, seeing hairloss

[person_123]

I have been on Propecia since the end of September. I have taken 3 lots of photos since that time, and I'm seeing that the first photo displayed a bunch of hair, the second lot of photo's showed less hair. Recently I took another bunch of photos and this lot showed even less hair.

All of them are compared on my crown with camera flash on.

I realise it may be that I have received differing hair cuts, but could it be that I am still continuing to thin quite drastically?

What is a site where I can host pictures? I might try posting a few of that area to get another point of view.

I read in the Success Stories sticky, that you need to stick with a regimen for 2 years for optimal results, but lately, I'm just feeling downright awful about my hair loss. Especially recently after I took my photo's.

I'd hoped and prayed that my hair would look better, but it looks worse.

I can't handle this. Feeling very sad about it.

What should I do? Should I be optimistic about my regimen? (1mg of Propecia a day or 1/4 pill of Proscar a day). Will I see better results soon?

 

[UK1]

Be optimistic about your regime, theoretically you have gone through the worst of it, you have done well to stick with it so far. I use personally photobucket to host photos.

 

[Nathaniel]

I would add something else. I added minoxidil and all I can say is that my proscar-only regimen has drastically improved since.

 

[person_123]

So you're saying this was just another shed cycle? Because I hope things will get better soon. I've noticed the thinning spreading forward from my crown into the front of my hair as well. It is horrible.

 

[UK1]

So you're saying this was just another shed cycle? Because I hope things will get better soon. I've noticed the thinning spreading forward from my crown into the front of my hair as well. It is horrible.

Yes it could just be a shed cycle, or your male pattern baldness is severe, if so then it will just happen faster without finasteride, and then there's absolutely no chance of it growing back then either.

 

[person_123]

That second sentence you said scared me quite a bit. If that's really the case then I'm pretty much fucked. How do I tell if it's a shed cycle or not? Do I just have to ride it out? Or are there some things that will indicate this is merely a shed cycle and I shouldn't worry.

 

[Jojje]

i had greate suckses with finasteride and rogain foam... could help.
i got fast results..on that combined. chanses are that nott that much regrowth with only finasteride, chanses are better to get much more with minoxidil (rogaine)
Good luck 8)

 

[UK1]

That second sentence you said scared me quite a bit. If that's really the case then I'm pretty much fucked. How do I tell if it's a shed cycle or not? Do I just have to ride it out? Or are there some things that will indicate this is merely a shed cycle and I shouldn't worry.

You won't know for sure until you've given it a reasonable amount of time, your situation is in no way unusual, you've nothing to worry about at this stage, just hang in there as you still have every chance of responding well.

 

[person_123]

I don't like hearing that I wont get much regrowth with finasteride if I'm not using minoxidil.

I don't want to use minoxidil. I dislike the product completely. I realise you were only wanting to help me, but saying finasteride will not give you regrowth is saddening.

I guess UK78, you're right. My situation might not be unusual, and if indeed it is a shed cycle, it may mean I'll get good regrowth soon.

 

[UK1]

I don't like hearing that I wont get much regrowth with finasteride if I'm not using minoxidil.

I don't want to use minoxidil. I dislike the product completely. I realise you were only wanting to help me, but saying finasteride will not give you regrowth is saddening.

I guess UK78, you're right. My situation might not be unusual, and if indeed it is a shed cycle, it may mean I'll get good regrowth soon.

finasteride might give you regrowth, I have seen some great before and afters.
The benefits vary so much from person to person that the only way of knowing for sure how well you are going to respond is to stick with it through thick and thin, just try to remember that it is unlikely that it will be doing nothing, at very least it should be slowing things down.

 

[person_123]

Yeah, I am going to stick with it. Nothing else I can do for now.