Recent content by Canuck2001

@metadalll - not sure what the real impact of the Zinc is - but I think it helps (of course it could be all psychological).

Hope people are doing well - I haven't been on for a while because I've been busy and wanted to focus on other stuff as I let things take its course. Its probably been a year from when I first really acknowledged that I was losing my hair and started to do anything about it. I tried the Min...

Quick update, Been on 0.5 mg of dutasteride weekly for about 6 weeks now (so just one pill on Sunday) and it is still to early to say if there is any real improvement. I've noticed an increase in shedding - but that could be due to the change in regimen - need to give it more time. Side effects -...

@vjon - good to hear back from you. I'm not going to throw in the towel right away - but I've got to live my life and not let the hair run it (though i've got to do something about the body hair). I'm giving dutasteride a try - but I'm only doing 0.5 mg / week. After 3 weeks I'm already feeling...

Hope everybody is keeping well ... Went to see the same hair transplant specialist I saw last year to discuss my options - better conversation this time (he actually took the time to chat). I ook in the pics that I've been keeping of my hair and he said it didn't look to bad (told him that the loss of...

Jan/Feb Update: Happy New Year to everybody. I was going to hold off on posting for a little bit longer - but things seem to be getting drastically worse and I wanted to get your feedback. Current Situation: - Continue to see a significant decrease in hair quality and volume. I've not a...

@vjon - Sorry to hear that things didn't work out for you with your hair loss battle. If I was only worried about my hair I would be taking the full 1 mg of finasteride and living with the side effects - but I want to enjoy my life. I would say that one group of my friends started around 25/26 - and...

Re: Canuck2001's Story - (32 / Diffuse Pattern Loss) - Month 6 Month 6 Update .... My current program: - finasteride - 0.25 mg daily, with 0.5 mg dose on Sunday & Wednesday - nizoral - three times a week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday) - Min - not applying any min My results: - Hair is getting thinner and...

I've been going back and forth between 0.25 and 0.5 mg since July with mixed results. I was on 0.25 for Jully/Aug with Min and then dropped Min (hair was pretty thick and just wanted to maintain) and went to 0.5 for Sept/Oct but dropped back down to 0.25 in Nov. I can't take the full 1mg (or...

Re: Canuck2001's Story - (32 / Diffuse Loss) - 6mths I'm a little surprised that nobody has posted any comments or suggestions to any of my recent posts - I'm just like everybody else here and looking for some assistance and support and hope that you'll help out. For those of you who have...

Hey everybody, Well I'm definitely going through another shed now (thick & thin hairs in the shower, hairs during the day when I'm at work) - the question is this a sign that things are getting better or is it a sign that things are just getting worse. I've also noticed that my head is a...

Hoping that you guys can provide some answers/feedback - I've started to notice a bunch of really thin wispy hairs in my hands the morning when I shower - does this mean that the finasteride is doing its job and I'm just going through another finasteride Shed or should I be worried? I actually think that my...

Well here are the pics after my last haircut. Not sure if I'm really seeing any real improvement here - I'm hoping that things are at least not getting substantially worse. Would appreciate to hear back from you guys if you have any comments All pictures are towel dry, without flash and no...

So just a quick update for Month 5: - I think my hair started to stabilize after the finasteride and I got the last of the minoxidil out of my system since the shedding has decreased a bit. Seeing a mix of thick and thin hairs in the morning. - I was on 0.5 mg finasteride daily until the end of October and...

Well it is the month of October (month 4 from when I started my battle) and I wish I could say that the shedding has stopped and I've seen some growth and/or stabilization but I unfortunately cant. I will say it has slowed down somewhat (I'm seeing closer to 10 hairs per day) however I'm not...