The title says it all. I'm currently 22 and for about a year and a half now I've really noticed my hair line starting to recede. I've had a widows peak my whole life and was fine with it but ever since I've gone to college it's gotten noticeably worse. I simply can't stand it, it makes me so self conscious it's sickening. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't think about it and then the more I think about it, I just wind up getting pissed off and it ruins any motivation I had. It's like an endless cycle. Unfortunately my father is bald,he's about an nw5 somewhere in that range. Weird thing is that he didn't start receding/ thinning untill his late 30s/early40s. So I don't understand why I'm getting hosed at only 22.
I took finasteride for a couple months and then I used minoxidil (equate 5% liquid 2x/day) for probably about a month-ish. I was starting to notice peach fuzz along my temples but the minoxidil was causing me to have some awful dandruff and on top of that it made my hair greasy and nasty looking everyday, not cool, so obviously I stopped using it. I also stopped finasteride the same time as minoxidil.
Now I'm at the point where I just dwell on my shitty hair every day and to be honest it is really bringing me down. I have no desire or confidence to go and talk to women cause in my head I feel like I look like a complete moron. And at my age I don't know what woman is gonna want a dude who looks like he'll be bald in 5 years. It just totally sucks and pisses me off. And I can't stand when people just say "oh buzz it off". Ya know it's a lot easier said than done. To be honest I don't want to buzz my hair, I look like an idiot with a buzz cut. I want my hair, I look better with it.
Thank you to whoever read this since I went on a bit of a rant. It's just frustrating and I'm hoping someone could relate to me. I mean is there anything I can do? Is minoxidil and finasteride really the only options? Could I just use minoxidil 1x per day, maybe in the night time so I don't have to deal with that greasy look all day.
I posted some pics of my hair below for a visual. I usually keep my hair about this length and pushed forward as much as possible to hide my hairline, that's about the best hair style I can come up with( the first 2). Then there's the rest.
Any input is appreciated because I just feel like I'm at rock bottom.
Thanks again.
I took finasteride for a couple months and then I used minoxidil (equate 5% liquid 2x/day) for probably about a month-ish. I was starting to notice peach fuzz along my temples but the minoxidil was causing me to have some awful dandruff and on top of that it made my hair greasy and nasty looking everyday, not cool, so obviously I stopped using it. I also stopped finasteride the same time as minoxidil.
Now I'm at the point where I just dwell on my shitty hair every day and to be honest it is really bringing me down. I have no desire or confidence to go and talk to women cause in my head I feel like I look like a complete moron. And at my age I don't know what woman is gonna want a dude who looks like he'll be bald in 5 years. It just totally sucks and pisses me off. And I can't stand when people just say "oh buzz it off". Ya know it's a lot easier said than done. To be honest I don't want to buzz my hair, I look like an idiot with a buzz cut. I want my hair, I look better with it.
Thank you to whoever read this since I went on a bit of a rant. It's just frustrating and I'm hoping someone could relate to me. I mean is there anything I can do? Is minoxidil and finasteride really the only options? Could I just use minoxidil 1x per day, maybe in the night time so I don't have to deal with that greasy look all day.
I posted some pics of my hair below for a visual. I usually keep my hair about this length and pushed forward as much as possible to hide my hairline, that's about the best hair style I can come up with( the first 2). Then there's the rest.
Any input is appreciated because I just feel like I'm at rock bottom.
Thanks again.
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