Recent content by johndoe89

Yes any medication can have side effects and there are a full list that you can read online for each. Having said that I've had absolutely none from finasteride 1 mg which is prescribed to me by my dermatologist. I also use minoxidil which I initially did experience mild light-headedness for the...

The idea is that you want to catch hair loss early to slow down the progression rather than wait until it's really noticeable which leads to treatments like finasteride and minoxidil not being as effective. I have had a widows peak most of my life so I never thought anything of it then realized...

Was suspicious the med I was taking Fincom (ordered it from India) could be fake. Took it for about 3 months. I will say I was having a lot of hair shedding so I don't know for sure. I will say I had these weird hot flashes while taking it that immediately went away whenever I started taking the...

finasteride 1 mg + minoxidil 5% foam Yes! :) Even my hair dresser (who has cut my hair since I was 8 years old) commented that my hair is now thicker and there seems to be more of it. Not for now at least. That I continue to maintain what I have I guess. The shedding process can be very...

It's up to you. You're one of the unfortunate guys who started having hair loss young and chance of it stopping/slowing down is pretty unlikely. Finasteride (Propecia) works best at maintaining what you have and slowing down the hair loss process. The longer you wait and the more your hair loss...

Congrats man! :) I'm approaching the half year mark with finasteride. The combo of finasteride and minoxidil have done wonders to my hair. The way I style my hair no one knows I even have hair loss (except for my hairdresser who has done my hair since I was 8. Although she can't figure out how suddenly...

That's the tricky part with us guys who have steep widow peaks. We don't pay attention since it already looks like it's receding to begin with. Ha ha. I always covered my forehead up so it wasn't until I was a N2.5 that I really noticed and decided to do something. I started finasteride about 5 months...

Ah okay yes now I see thanks. I would definitely recommend starting minoxidil at this point in addition to finasteride and start applying it to the thinner areas of your hairline. The way I see it the worst that could happen is you don't grow new hair (which will happen if you don't use it at...

It's really tough to tell because you need to pull your hair back so I can see your hairline. I'll give you an example here's mine: You wouldn't believe it but mine has come a long way and I've done finasteride for 5 months and minoxidil for 3. But to answer your question yes you may experience...

Pics would be helpful to see where you're at. Personally the finasteride+minoxidil combo is working. You want to not only slow down the hair loss but try and grow whatever you can in the process. I remember thinking "There's no way I can put Rogaine on my scalp twice a day for the rest of my...

I tried my best with my camera phone. The crown really filled in. The hair line is starting to grow in more as well although it's hard to tell in the photos:

Just as an update the itchy scalp seems to have improved. I lose about 10-15 hairs in the shower now (keep in mind I wash my hair every other day so I'm not losing hair in the shower on the other days).

Thanks I appreciate it! I will take a look at the shampoo. And yeah like I said it's confusing because I've actually had noticable hair regrowth and the density is thicker despite continuing to have the itch as well as losing 20-30 hairs in the shower.

Well then you've answered your own question. Lol I will say in my own case I started noticing thinning of the crown and receding temples at 25 and waited 2 years before doing anything. And even though I've had some success with the finasteride+minoxidil combo looking back it would've been better for me...

I mean your crown is pretty visible but you said it's looked like that since you were a kid, right? If not I would've said you were balding. Has your temples receded any?