5 month proscar update

[CauseForConcern]

5 months in since I started Proscar and ive noticed 4 hairs in thinning areas turn healthy.Vellus hairs along the hairline are getting longer and some have darkened only slightly.No major sheds yet.I shed a normal 10-30 hairs during minor sheds which last only a week at a time.Hair got very thick at around month 3 but now its back to normal but no diffuse thinning.If these vellus hairs would turn healthy i would be a norwood .5 but we'll see its still too early to tell i guess.My libido is good but isnt what it use to be i can barely get a full erection now-a-days.I dont get morning wood anymore (You fellas know what im saying :lol: ) and i dont know if i miss that haha.Right now all my regimen consists of is Proscar cut into 5ths taken once daily and regular shampoos with the occasional Anti-dandruff shampoo 3-4 times a week.Overall i would say proscar is doing its job and has given me confidence and peace of mind but im still not where i wanna be but things look good so far ..

 

[Rage]

HORRAY!

 

[AKA]

What the f*** is a Norwood .5? Is it worth losing sexual function for the sake of four hairs when you're not actually going bald anyway!

I fail to understand why so many kids on this board are taking finasteride when they are below Norwood 2. Unless you are diffusing badly or developing a bald crown it seems ridiculous, and a little irresponsible, to be medicating yourself already.

Whilst it's a good idea to start early. it helps to know that you are actually experiencing male pattern baldness!

 

[ACT10Npack]

I'm with you AKA, Norwood .5 makes no sense. The only way you can have a .5 if you started up with a woman's hairline. A Norwood 1 is not a hairloss. Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise is a Norwood 1 and they don't have a hair loss. Can we see some images and than we can tell you want Norwood you are really on.

 

[asolof]

I agree with you AKA. It would be very helpful to take photographs every 6 months just to monitor the progress and consider beginning finasteride if it worsens significantly. He could go for the next 30 years without significant progression. Without a photographic record, you would never be really sure.

 

[wheyface33]

I think he just meant he'd have a solid hairline.

On the other hand...how the fck did you manage to monitor the growth of four hairs?

 

[CauseForConcern]

Thanx for the Hooray Rage.

Wheyface your exactly right i meant i would have a soilid hairline.


AkA how in f*** would you know my situation man?.Im 22 and ive been thinning out since i was 17 and all thats left of my hairline are small vellus hairs some of which have been growing out now but havent gotten darker.Dont talk like i dont know what im doing with myself bro.The 4 hairs i spoke of are hairs in thinned out areas i never ever saw before they stick out like a sore thumb.With all the time ive spent scrutinizing my hair in the mirror i would know if they were there before.And when i said a norwood .5 that was'nt meant to be taken literally c'mon man think a little.