and 17/18 year olds on here using finasteride???

[michael.douglas18]

im 17 been diffuse since 16 and its getting really bad, hairline is starting to go. I have been on minoxidil for 5 months and started topical spironolactone

will this regime last me untill im 18? than get on finasteride? im really ****ting it

 

[NuckyThompson]

Hey, I'm 18.5 right now.

I started minoxidil right after I became 17, fully knowing that it wouldn't suffice for long.
I am going to start with finasteride in a week or so, and am trying to go into it as clear-minded as possible so I won't be overly paranoid in regards to side-effects.

Minoxidil doesn't do anything about the core problem, but you should try to postpone starting finasteride so your body is fully grown.
Who would have thought guys like us would be jealous of a 25-year old in the same situation....

Good luck

 

[michael.douglas18]

Hey, I'm 18.5 right now.

I started minoxidil right after I became 17, fully knowing that it wouldn't suffice for long.
I am going to start with finasteride in a week or so, and am trying to go into it as clear-minded as possible so I won't be overly paranoid in regards to side-effects.

Minoxidil doesn't do anything about the core problem, but you should try to postpone starting finasteride so your body is fully grown.
Who would have thought guys like us would be jealous of a 25-year old in the same situation....

Good luck

im 17 and started minoxidil 5 months ago. havnt seen results yet i added spironolactone to help maintain but i think im shedding again (is this good)

im a diffuse thinner and my hair will be gone in a matter of years, really depressed.


finasteride at 18 could save it or hurt me

 

[pets123]

been using finasteride since i was 17, im one month away from 19 now

 

[michael.douglas18]

been using finasteride since i was 17, im one month away from 19 now

How did it go for you??

 

[pets123]

How did it go for you??

I had a huge initial shedd that lasted for ~2months(during the summer 2011). Then throughout the winter I experienced great hair regrowth. My receding hairline did unfortunately not improve but the overall thickness of the hair did. The vertex area got much better.

It remained like that until summer-12 until I once again got a big shedd that lasted all summer. Now I think I'm having some regrowth again, hair was real bad this summer but yeah I think it's improving again, going back to normal hopefully

Pre-finas I was NW2.5 with vertex thinning (age:17). Today I'm maybe NW2 with barley noticable vertex thinning. If you look in a mirror with bright lights you will notice it's little bit thinner in the vertex than the rest of my head but it's much better than it was 1.5 years ago

So far I haven't had any sides

 

[michael.douglas18]

I had a huge initial shedd that lasted for ~2months(during the summer 2011). Then throughout the winter I experienced great hair regrowth. My receding hairline did unfortunately not improve but the overall thickness of the hair did. The vertex area got much better.

It remained like that until summer-12 until I once again got a big shedd that lasted all summer. Now I think I'm having some regrowth again, hair was real bad this summer but yeah I think it's improving again, going back to normal hopefully

Pre-finas I was NW2.5 with vertex thinning (age:17). Today I'm maybe NW2 with barley noticable vertex thinning. If you look in a mirror with bright lights you will notice it's little bit thinner in the vertex than the rest of my head but it's much better than it was 1.5 years ago

So far I haven't had any sides

dude how did you get it? i have diffuse thinning so this could be they key! have you ever rockd a buzz cut

 

[pets123]

prescription(propecia) from my doctor. Lucky me, I sort of knew him and I went to his house where he lives and explained my situation and he agreed that finasteride was my best shot

Yeah i did shave it all of this summer actually since the shedd was so bad.. it has grown out by now though

 

[michael.douglas18]

prescription(propecia) from my doctor. Lucky me, I sort of knew him and I went to his house where he lives and explained my situation and he agreed that finasteride was my best shot

Yeah i did shave it all of this summer actually since the shedd was so bad.. it has grown out by now though

well i have 9 months untill im 18.. Thats when i can give finasteride a shot because there is no other way i can get hold of any. I pray to God that my hair thickens or doesnt get worse by then

is a buzz cutt good? i have a good hairline and bad diffusing

 

[pets123]

I've seen your pics actually and I personally think that finasteride can help you out massively. As finasteride thickens hair rather than rebuilds a hairline

 

[michael.douglas18]

I've seen your pics actually and I personally think that finasteride can help you out massively. As finasteride thickens hair rather than rebuilds a hairline

yeah i cant get it though, i think minoxidil just made the thick hairs i had thin haha, so everything is thin now

 

[michael.douglas18]

i can get finpecia. should i secretly do it and not tell my parents?

 

[chicknlittle]

i can get finpecia. should i secretly do it and not tell my parents?

People are not likely to tell you to lie to your parents, or disregard what your doctor says. Why? Because those arent good things in general. Only you can decide if doing those things are necessary. You will have to decide for yourself whether you should do that after weighing the risk/ benefit for yourself and taking responsibility for the choice for yourself as an adult (Age 18 doesn't magically make you an adult, but thinking/maturity do... come at different times for different people). And doctors aren't likely to tell you to use finasteride when it is not approved for people under age 18 (though the cutoff age of 18 was likely somewhat arbitrary.. safety simply wasnt studied for 17 year olds), just like doctors aren't likely to tell you that it is ok to use dutasteride which has not been approved for hair loss in men. Why? Because when they recommend medications for unapproved/ off-lable uses they are assuming some risk of responsibility not backed up fully by studies/ the FDA. Leaving you as the only person able to make that tough decision. Random/ anonymous people on the internet really can't take the responsibility for making the best decision for you. Only you can. My best recommendation is to read a lot, consider your current development, and then do what you feel is best for you, understanding that you (not the internet) have responsibility for making the best decision for you. There really isn't data on 17 year olds because it wasn't studied... Are 17 year olds so different from 18 year olds (which finasteride was approved for)? Likely, no... But again, not proven. You will have to choose for yourself. Are side-effects anywhere near what it seems by reading internet posts? Likely no (selection bias), studies likely give a more realistic impression of risk of side effects... http://www.baldingblog.com/2011/01/26/propecia-and-the-15-side-effects-myth/

 

[michael.douglas18]

okay, im just not sure if it will stop me from having a fully functional brain and penis shrinkage