amrod's story

[amrod]

ok basically i came across this website last night and it made me realise i had chucked my hole life down the toilet because of my hair

heres how it went. i have NEVER been satisfied with my hair since i can remember. I used to wear it real long, i looked like sh*t but hey, at that age who really cares - but ofcourse as one gets older looking good to get girls or whatever becomes important. When i was about 15 in the summer just when life was openning up for me and i was really starting to enjoy the world i had the misfortune of seeing the back of my head in a mirror, i was just like "holy sh*t". The crown looked rather large i wasnt sure if this was normal or not but it discomforted me. This coupled with the fact that the area around my temples had been lopsided and kinda high aswell really bothered me. My parents convinced me that it was just my hairline and due to having black hair on pale skin it was more noticeable - yeah thanks alot.

as the years went on my self confidence completely evaporated, ive been living in hats and bending my entire life to my hair. If i look at it and on that day when i was 15 if my hairline was great i am sure my life would have moved in completely the opposite direction, i would have not made half the ridiculous choices i have - kinda like a parallel universe or something lol. Anyhow i am now 19, hate myself more then ever, life completely depending upon my hairline (which has got worse over the last 4 years). Due to my parents making up BS excuses and convincing me that my hairline wasnt going bald (when it clearly was) i still havent done anything about it.

I do the most ridiculous stuff, i miss out on huge nights clubbing because i wont be able to take my hat off and my friends dont know why, one night i even had to kick a girl out of my room that was in my bed because i secretly thought she could examine my hair if she woke up before me - my hole life has just got completely ridiculous. Im currently using toppik to make the crown look more normal but im still not satisfied since the bits on the front sides (temple area) are receding and not even equal, the one on the right goes back noticeably further.

i know it is a persons decision how we deal with our problems but as far as it goes... hair loss at young age ruined my life. im 19 now and i dont care what i gotta do to get hair back, whatever the costs ill find a way to deal with them. I may update this thread with pictures if i can take some but if u can give me some advise it would be more then appreciated - my parents are the only people ive ever been this honest with and they havent exactly helped so yeah... there u go

 

[outgrowth]

you just came to the right place. every one here might help you. dont be like that.

what's your regimen?? how do you treat your hairloss? do you use propecia, minoxidil?

 

[Trent]

the good news is, in my opinion, you came to one of the greatest sources of hairloss information on the web, or anywhere for that matter. Really, even if you went in to see a doctor you would not get every question answered, nor would you get the honest opinions of hundreds of people in your situation that have tried every hair loss treatment out there and know what works and what doesn't. So this totally cuts out the "trial and error" and experimental phases of hair loss treatment that waste very precious time.

I understand your depression man. Let me tell you, i noticed my hair loss about six months ago and was doing the same thing you are. Not going to clubs, worrying that people would see my hair if i went certain places, worried about the lighting, spent hours checking my hair, forming theories about it, hating myself, hating god, the whole works. If you want to b**ch about that stuff and vent, Private message me, i don't care. I've been through this sh*t for months and months, and still am (though i am getting better) so that I totally understand.

THE GOOD NEWS
This forum is basically your therapy for the depression aspect of it, you can b**ch and moan about it and most people here will be supportive, or maybe even give you a kick in the *** for being a little to superficial (which can sometimes be a good thing). In the end however, you are going to have to rise above this sh*t on your own. You just need to be honest and realistic to yourself.

Propecia and nizoral will not give you your 12 year old hair line and brad pitt fullness, but they definitely maintain, and very very often totally improve the quality and thickness of your hair.
treatments out there DO work. Its only been 5 months for me and i went from never wanting to going out, being super super depressed every minute of everyday, hating waking up, and considering dropping out of medical school and even suicide because of my hair, to the point now where i was actually almost forgetting to take my propecia because for an hour or so i actually didn't think about hair loss. My hair is really starting to improve, and hopefully at the end of the year i will be content with maintenance and can move on with my life. You just have to be patient. If you are really that deeply concerned with your hair loss, perhaps a regimen of the big 3 might be in order (propecia + rogaine + nizoral shampoo), if you think you can wait a year to see if propecia and nizoral alone work, then can add rogaine later in life if you really need to, then do that. But don't mess around anymore, go see a doctor and get a prescription RIGHT NOW. the earlier the better.

ps. a great therapy for me is visiting the success stories portion of this forum. it really gives you the motivation to be patient and wait things out. find the one that sounds the most like you, and read it every time you get a little down. after you become an expert on hair loss from reading every post on here, you can help others. best of luck man.

 

[amrod]

^ thanks i really appreciate that

 

[Guest]

I can only echo what the other posters are saying. I would get on finasteride and nizoral right away. But before you do this consult your Dr.

Good luck and keep us informed.

 

[global]

Ditto what Traxdata says, its time to start fighting back.