jumpedthegun
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I'm 27 and I started on propecia about 4 months ago to arrest the very beginnings of a receding hairline and a little thinning about an inch into the hairline (though that may have been in my mind since after I noticed the hairline I got a bit paranoid about my hair).
I've always had a good head of hair, and I thought that going on drugs might be a bit premature, but I headed off to the derm just to ask questions. He convinced me that it's better to start now than to wait until it's gone. So I started on propecia because it seemed easiest. The first three months were uneventful. But, starting last month I started seeing a lot more hair in my hands in the shower and recently I noticed my hair is a lot thinner in the front and top as a result.
At first I freaked. I mean, I really freaked. Were the meds causing some adverse reaction? Should I go off them? Would that make it worse? So many questions and doubts went through my head. I made it this far in life with all my hairs, so I always thought they would stick by me. and now they were all jumping ship. traitors. I wished I had never started finasteride.
Fortunately, I came across this site last week and learned about the dreaded sheddds. aptly name the shedding $h%ts. Everybody here hates them, but right now I'm thanking God for them, because they've given me back my hope. I definately feel better now that I know this is a natural reaction to the pill. I seriously thought that I was alone out there, and the image of my precious locks after a year of loss at this rate caused me to taste my lunch in the back of my throat. but it's good to know that all you guys are out there spreading hope (not just about sheds, but about male pattern baldness in general). I want to thank each and every one of you. every single question or fear I've had regarding my hair loss has been answered or at least addressed here. you may all be full of b.s., but your answers are a lot more reassuring that what i was coming up with.
so when i give thanks for the sheds, i'll admit, it would be better if they didn't exist in the first place. but you guys don't know how happy i was to find out it was common. and now i'm ready for them to stop.
but, i also have several questions for all you shedders out there.
1. What type of hair are you shedding? Because for me, it seems to be mainly big healthy hairs on the top of my head where I wasn't [noticeably] losing my hair before.
2. Are they consistent cycles? Because I'll shedd a lot one day, then not at all the next, then consistently bad for a week, then not too bad, then horribly, etc.
3. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Do shed cycles continue indefinitely or is this a short-term thing? If it continues, does it at least get less intense as time goes by? I don't want to have to go through this every few months. :lol:
I've always had a good head of hair, and I thought that going on drugs might be a bit premature, but I headed off to the derm just to ask questions. He convinced me that it's better to start now than to wait until it's gone. So I started on propecia because it seemed easiest. The first three months were uneventful. But, starting last month I started seeing a lot more hair in my hands in the shower and recently I noticed my hair is a lot thinner in the front and top as a result.
At first I freaked. I mean, I really freaked. Were the meds causing some adverse reaction? Should I go off them? Would that make it worse? So many questions and doubts went through my head. I made it this far in life with all my hairs, so I always thought they would stick by me. and now they were all jumping ship. traitors. I wished I had never started finasteride.
Fortunately, I came across this site last week and learned about the dreaded sheddds. aptly name the shedding $h%ts. Everybody here hates them, but right now I'm thanking God for them, because they've given me back my hope. I definately feel better now that I know this is a natural reaction to the pill. I seriously thought that I was alone out there, and the image of my precious locks after a year of loss at this rate caused me to taste my lunch in the back of my throat. but it's good to know that all you guys are out there spreading hope (not just about sheds, but about male pattern baldness in general). I want to thank each and every one of you. every single question or fear I've had regarding my hair loss has been answered or at least addressed here. you may all be full of b.s., but your answers are a lot more reassuring that what i was coming up with.
so when i give thanks for the sheds, i'll admit, it would be better if they didn't exist in the first place. but you guys don't know how happy i was to find out it was common. and now i'm ready for them to stop.
but, i also have several questions for all you shedders out there.
1. What type of hair are you shedding? Because for me, it seems to be mainly big healthy hairs on the top of my head where I wasn't [noticeably] losing my hair before.
2. Are they consistent cycles? Because I'll shedd a lot one day, then not at all the next, then consistently bad for a week, then not too bad, then horribly, etc.
3. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Do shed cycles continue indefinitely or is this a short-term thing? If it continues, does it at least get less intense as time goes by? I don't want to have to go through this every few months. :lol:
