Up until about the age of 23, I had extremely thick hair, to the point that the barbers I went to always had to thin it just to be able to cut my hair.
I started noticing temple recession, and went to the dermatologist who prescribed propecia. At that point, it seemed like my hair loss went into overdrive. I went from temple recession to diffuse recession.
I also had "the itch" and noticed that my hair loss was always preceded by it. Wherever I scratched my head, it seemed to actually spread to that area, even in the so called "permanent zones". Not that this isn't male pattern baldness, as it is (while my sides & back are thinner, the usual male pattern baldness spots are extremely thin). Both sides of my family were bald, so this is only a matter of time, and I knew what was happening, but I guess I was just praying that I would be one of the lucky ones who it just happened to skip over.
Around a year ago, the dermatologist finally prescribed some topical steroids which did seem to relieve the itching, and I noticed my hair starting to get thicker, but that ran out, and about two weeks later the itching along with the hair loss returned.
It's gotten to the point where even dry, I can see my scalp. I guess I am glad that I had very thick hair earlier, or else I probably would have been a Norwood 6 or 7 by the age of 25. I guess I'm just frustrated that Propecia seemed to do nothing but make the situation worse when I was just hoping to maintain. Yes, I realize I could of probably been worse off without it, but the rapid thinning seemed to happen when I started it.
I started noticing temple recession, and went to the dermatologist who prescribed propecia. At that point, it seemed like my hair loss went into overdrive. I went from temple recession to diffuse recession.
I also had "the itch" and noticed that my hair loss was always preceded by it. Wherever I scratched my head, it seemed to actually spread to that area, even in the so called "permanent zones". Not that this isn't male pattern baldness, as it is (while my sides & back are thinner, the usual male pattern baldness spots are extremely thin). Both sides of my family were bald, so this is only a matter of time, and I knew what was happening, but I guess I was just praying that I would be one of the lucky ones who it just happened to skip over.
Around a year ago, the dermatologist finally prescribed some topical steroids which did seem to relieve the itching, and I noticed my hair starting to get thicker, but that ran out, and about two weeks later the itching along with the hair loss returned.
It's gotten to the point where even dry, I can see my scalp. I guess I am glad that I had very thick hair earlier, or else I probably would have been a Norwood 6 or 7 by the age of 25. I guess I'm just frustrated that Propecia seemed to do nothing but make the situation worse when I was just hoping to maintain. Yes, I realize I could of probably been worse off without it, but the rapid thinning seemed to happen when I started it.
