23 Year Old Contemplating Finasteride! Let Me Know!

[Zwillard90]

So on the fence about starting it up. I may just start with a .5mg dose per day. Any thoughts? The only thing I am worried about are the sides. Comments would be greatly appreciated! The photo on the bottom is my hairline when I was about 15 or 16 years old!

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

Seems a good time to start a treatment indeed, you're in your early twenties and you want to catch it early, good move.
As for dosage, .5mg is also a good decision, take it for at least 6 months, check your progress and maybe increase to 1mg

Are you shedding a lot ? When did you noticed your hairloss ? For how long are you balding ?

finasteride results will be clear at a 12months mark, not before

 

[Zwillard90]

Seems a good time to start a treatment indeed, you're in your early twenties and you want to catch it early, good move.
As for dosage, .5mg is also a good decision, take it for at least 6 months, check your progress and maybe increase to 1mg

Are you shedding a lot ? When did you noticed your hairloss ? For how long are you balding ?

finasteride results will be clear at a 12months mark, not before

That's what I am thinking, I don't think my hair is that bad as of now, just want to hold what I have and possibly get new growth. Not much shedding at all to be honest, probably noticed about 3 years ago? I think its just slowly receding but why not be smart and get an early jump. Just worried about the sides! Are you on it?

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

That's what I am thinking, I don't think my hair is that bad as of now, just want to hold what I have and possibly get new growth. Not much shedding at all to be honest, probably noticed about 3 years ago? I think its just slowly receding but why not be smart and get an early jump. Just worried about the sides! Are you on it?

Yep, for 14 years, now 32y old, not much i can do about it, if i quit i'm fucked and will be NW7 in a year or so, but god i despise this drug having some tiredness with it, but sex drive is still good.Anyway, you still should be careful with it.

I asked those questions to see if you're agressively balding, and it doesn't seem so, you definetly should go see a dermatologist and do a Trichoscopy before jumping on it, to be certain.

Also compare your current status with your highschool pictures

 

[Zwillard90]

Yep, for 14 years, now 32y old, not much i can do about it, if i quit i'm fucked and will be NW7 in a year or so, but god i despise this drug having some tiredness with it, but sex drive is still good.Anyway, you still should be careful with it.

I asked those questions to see if you're agressively balding, and it doesn't seem so, you definetly should go see a dermatologist and do a Trichoscopy before jumping on it, to be certain.

Also compare your current status with your highschool pictures

Yeah see that's why I am skeptical! well at least you've held onto your hair, and I posted another picture above of my hairline at 15 or 16. See what you think of that? Ill definitely consult with a Doctor before as well thanks for the advice.

 

[BalderBaldyBald]

Yeah see that's why I am skeptical! well at least you've held onto your hair, and I posted another picture above of my hairline at 15 or 16. See what you think of that? Ill definitely consult with a Doctor before as well thanks for the advice.

There's some temporal recession...not much but it's here, i'm no expert, derm consult is a part of the starter pack ^^

 

[Zwillard90]

There's some temporal recession...not much but it's here, i'm no expert, derm consult is a part of the starter pack ^^

Thanks bro! Wish me luck! Keep grinding on your situation as well!

 

[Alphalete]

should've gotten on finasteride years ago tbh

 

[recedingornot87]

Honestly, if I were you, I wouldn't get on finasteride yet. You have a naturally high and receded looking hairline which i'm guessing you had since birth looking at the 15 year old pics. It is normal to lose some hairline slowly as you age. You seem to have no thinning across your scalp and have very thick hair which means you wouldn't be going bald anytime soon. Unless your family(especially ur dad) has a lot of young norwood 6 and 7s then I would not get on finasteride right now. I also don't think finasteride would do much for you. But yeah talk it over with your derm and do whatever you feel comfortable doing. Goodluck!

 

[Zwillard90]

Honestly, if I were you, I wouldn't get on finasteride yet. You have a naturally high and receded looking hairline which i'm guessing you had since birth looking at the 15 year old pics. It is normal to lose some hairline slowly as you age. You seem to have no thinning across your scalp and have very thick hair which means you wouldn't be going bald anytime soon. Unless your family(especially ur dad) has a lot of young norwood 6 and 7s then I would not get on finasteride right now. I also don't think finasteride would do much for you. But yeah talk it over with your derm and do whatever you feel comfortable doing. Goodluck!

Thank you, I feel like I have had a high hairline as well, its always been like that. I think it honestly may be maturing too and that combined with a high hairline looks like its receding badly? I think I get in my head about it. My dad is 47 and I mean he still has hair just a big forehead and some recession(probably a norwood 3 maybe 3.5). He probably won't fully go bald until like 65-70. I'll talk it over with my doctor, thanks for the input I appreciate it!

 

[Alphalete]

you think? I am just worried about the sides. I didn't want to start too early. You on it? I feel like my hair isn't that bad? you think a norwood 1.5-2 or what bruv?

Well, I know I have aggressive hair genes which is why I got on it. You might not and if you don't I guess you don't have to get on it, but I personally would not take that gamble.

I think you're a tad bit higher than nw2. finasteride is more wise for preventing rather than regrowing which is why I would think that it'd be better, but that's just my opinion. You can always ask a derm

 

[Thins]

anyone else's thoughts??

hey man, your hair still looks great and I think starting on a low dose of finasteride can keep it for many years, maybe even regrow some if you respond well!

I'm in a similar situation as you, 26 and just started frontal thinning and recession, my dad had a very receded hairline in his 30s which he hid with that asian combover LOL so I'm trying to prevent that right now, you can check my thread to see where my hair is at as well. I started with finasteride 0.5mg every other day in August and then in September upped to 0.5mg every day. I plan on using 0.5mg every day for at least a few more months to see whether I should up the dose or not but so far I don't have any noticeable results.

My dermatologist has been taking finasteride for 3 years and has kept a lot of hair on his head and even regrew a bit of his temples! Honestly I wouldn't have gotten on finasteride if it wasn't for him telling me he's on it too, that reassured me that the medicine would not be as "harmful" as I thought lol, he's also one of the people who runs the site KEEPS so I think it's legitimate where they source their finasteride, but I wanted to be safe and asked him to write a prescription for a generic one at the pharmacy

Longass post but all in all wanted to say don't give up man, hoping both of us keep the hair on our heads for many years to come!

 

[hollow11]

Well, I know I have aggressive hair genes which is why I got on it. You might not and if you don't I guess you don't have to get on it, but I personally would not take that gamble.

I think you're a tad bit higher than nw2. finasteride is more wise for preventing rather than regrowing which is why I would think that it'd be better, but that's just my opinion. You can always ask a derm

you must be insane to say hes above NW2 if youve been on this forum for a year

 

[Zwillard90]

you must be insane to say hes above NW2 if youve been on this forum for a year

Hahah I hope your right and I’m not above a NW2, what do you think about starting up finasteride with a .25mg dose a day? Just see how I react and if I get some gnar sides just stop? Not gonna make my recession worse will it?

 

[hollow11]

if you get sides from 1mg youll get them from .25 too. Just take the real thing, it's not any safer to go with a quarter

 

[Zwillard90]

if you get sides from 1mg youll get them from .25 too. Just take the real thing, it's not any safer to go with a quarter

okay cool thanks, you think my hair is to the point where I should start? Or do you think I am fine, maybe wait a bit till it gets worse? I can't tell if I psych myself out. I am just so on the fence about trying out the finasteride

 

[Alphalete]

you must be insane to say hes above NW2 if youve been on this forum for a year

lol then what norwood is he? 1?

 

[Alphalete]

dude read what i said, u shouldve started with finasteride a while back. do not wait.

 

[DatLad]

do it

 

[Zwillard90]

Hey so just got my 1mg Finesteride. Think I am just going to take .5mg every other night, and if I don't get any sides I will up the dosage! I just want to ease my body onto finasteride slowly, any thoughts? I really just want to maintain at this point as well if I am a Norwood 2, if I can get re growth that would be great but I want to take the least amount of the drug as I possibly can. I will keep you guys posted on how everything is going! Wish me luck, yew!