Hi guys,
I started to treat my advanced hairloss about a year ago and after 7-8 months of finasteride and 2-3 months of minoxidil once a day i finally started getting some very good results...which lasted for a whooping 3 months (basically the whole winter), then i started to notice my hairs thinning again in march. I then noticed tons of hairs on my hands and in the comb every evening when i apply minoxidil, unlike anything i've seen before, and it's been going on like this since nearly two months, taking a heavy toll on my regrowth and my hairline with scalp showing again and recession at the temples. Most of the hairs i shed are thick and colored so it's rather depressing to lose them, and while i'm still somewhat above baseline, one more month or two like this and i can say bye bye to my hairs.
Adding minoxidil to finasteride only definitely had a role to play in the great regrowth i had, and while i know that meds never last forever, three months seems way too short to lose meds effect! Since people rarely post the outcome of their second shed, i'd like to know if any of you experienced such a loss after finally getting results and what was the outcome of it. I really can't tell if it's male pattern baldness progressing very suddendly or if it's a meds shed and i should just ride it out, it's very depressing,
Some pics to show you what i mean, picture 1 is baseline in april 2012, picture 2 is at the peak of results in february 2013 (9 months of finasteride and 3 and a half of minoxidil) and picture 3 (bad quality and different camera but you get the idea) is may 2013. Pic 2 and 3 are both right after having a haircut. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
I started to treat my advanced hairloss about a year ago and after 7-8 months of finasteride and 2-3 months of minoxidil once a day i finally started getting some very good results...which lasted for a whooping 3 months (basically the whole winter), then i started to notice my hairs thinning again in march. I then noticed tons of hairs on my hands and in the comb every evening when i apply minoxidil, unlike anything i've seen before, and it's been going on like this since nearly two months, taking a heavy toll on my regrowth and my hairline with scalp showing again and recession at the temples. Most of the hairs i shed are thick and colored so it's rather depressing to lose them, and while i'm still somewhat above baseline, one more month or two like this and i can say bye bye to my hairs.
Adding minoxidil to finasteride only definitely had a role to play in the great regrowth i had, and while i know that meds never last forever, three months seems way too short to lose meds effect! Since people rarely post the outcome of their second shed, i'd like to know if any of you experienced such a loss after finally getting results and what was the outcome of it. I really can't tell if it's male pattern baldness progressing very suddendly or if it's a meds shed and i should just ride it out, it's very depressing,
Some pics to show you what i mean, picture 1 is baseline in april 2012, picture 2 is at the peak of results in february 2013 (9 months of finasteride and 3 and a half of minoxidil) and picture 3 (bad quality and different camera but you get the idea) is may 2013. Pic 2 and 3 are both right after having a haircut. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
