Are your treatments a secret?

[Design]

Are you quite open about your treatments of male pattern baldness? as in do you openly advertise the fact that you are trying to combat your hairloss to your friends, family, co-workers etc. Or is it your own personal secret and you are too embarresed to tell anyone. As for me i dont really like to tell anyone although its blatantly obvious that im going bald.

design.

 

[HairFreak]

My family knows,but most of my friends don't.
I guess everybody has figured out by now that I'm going bald (my hairline has receded quite a bit) but it's hard to tell how much, as I'm shaving my head.
Well I guess sometimes people that don't know can get a hint, when they see my red and irritated scalp :cry:

 

[George Costanza]

I'm a lot more open about it now. I don't mind walking into a store and buying some hair loss products. Everybody has there own shitty problems to have to deal with and this is just one of mine. Nothing you can do about it but fight it. Thats nothing to be ashamed of the way I see it. I'm playing the hand I've been dealt the best I can and I'm proud of it. Damned if I'm going to take it without a fight.

 

[blue]

George your right you know think about it like this your just putting chemicals on your head its like any other treatment.sh*t the first time i went in to buy condoms i was nervous but now...i go in with one of these

 

[Cassin]

I won't advertise it, but would any of my friends ask(like 2 have), I would tell them right away. I'm not ashamed anymore about this. I was for a long time. My sister and I are fairly close and have talked about it, hell I hooked her husband up and got him on Propecia, Nizoral and Biotin.

My girlfriend knows I am doing something about it. Not exactly what, and I seriously doubt she cares one way or another what it is.

Thought I am not sure I will tell people I put green sh*t on my scalp (Folligen)

 

[Mikey]

I kept my hairloss secret from EVERYONE for the first 6 months of treatment. I didn't even tell my parents I had started taking my medications (I was 19 at the time).

Now the only people that know I am treating my hairloss are my parents and one of my friends who I know I can trust. The only reason I told him in the first place was cause I was drunk off my tits.

If People ask me about it then I won't really be bothered about telling them. Its absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, but Like Cassin said, Im not gonna go advertising it to everyone either.

 

[Thinning Sucks]

Nope...tell no one. They don't need to know even if they ask. Hell....I even hide my Nizoral from my wife. 10 years ago, I hid my Couvre from her for about a year until my thinning got worse and I finally exposed it to her (and she could care less -- thinks I am vain).

 

[Jude]

No-one knows but my mom and dad. One of my friends may know though because I was rooming with her when I was on a vacation last summer. I actually disguised my bottle of Regaine with a label from a bottle of a anticeptic spray! I think she copped on though because the day we were leaving, she said in a real condecending and 'nudge nudge' kinda way: "Make sure you don't forget your anticeptic spray!" I went as red as a berry!! I think she knew full well.

 

[Cassin]

Trust me folks........

For some reason, should anyone bring it up, tell them. I was very self conscience about my hairloss for a long time. I was extremely ashamed like I had done something wrong and that something was "wrong" me.

Anyway............

I can not explain enough how liberating it was to tell people I was treating male pattern baldness when my sister and friends asked me about it. I finally admitted it, and for some reason, my confidence sky rocketed. I was at that time no longer in denial and I felt liberated.

Hey and you know what? Your gonna hear a little sh*t about it!

So what?! It’s no big deal, all friends and family make a little fun of each other. Don’t take it so personal!

 

[elguapo]

I agree that telling poeple is liberating. I think that everybody on this forum should have at least one other person know about it. It just offers some sort of personal support that really helps. Though, I admit, my situation isn't noticeable to anybody yet, which also helps when I do go out and buy rogaine. If they ask, I'd just tell them that it is helping me maintain. They really cannot deny that.

But I went out to this happy hour thing, and was sitting down with a bunch of poeople, including two younger girls, around 21 or so. One of them pointed out to the table that she thought this other guy, standing a few feet away, was going bald. She said she could see his head shining under the light. But his hair was black, and still pretty thick, just gelled, which i think made it more obvious. But man, was I pissed. It's just so superficial of her, and didn't help my confidence or outlook, either. Other guys at the table said the same thing, though, and they will probably never lose their hair, judging by their dads and thickness.

Point is, most people really don't give a sh*t. The right ones, anyway. But there is always that b**ch of the bunch...

good thread, and good luck.

 

[George Costanza]

But I went out to this happy hour thing, and was sitting down with a bunch of poeople, including two younger girls, around 21 or so. One of them pointed out to the table that she thought this other guy, standing a few feet away, was going bald. She said she could see his head shining under the light. But his hair was black, and still pretty thick, just gelled, which i think made it more obvious. But man, was I pissed. It's just so superficial of her, and didn't help my confidence or outlook, either. Other guys at the table said the same thing, though, and they will probably never lose their hair, judging by their dads and thickness.

Pricks like that just need to be slapped. Those are probably the same type assholes that would make fun of someone in a wheelchair. Oh well, what goes around comes around I guess.

 

[Bob_Marley]

If I have it my my nobody will ever know I'm treating my hairloss and it;s been almost 2.5 years. They will only no when they see the scabs from my hair transplant a few years down the road. And if I can go on little vacation at the time, then nobody will ever know.

They will ask "sh*t dude your dad is fully bald, how come you never went bald"

I will say "ahhh you know genetics man, it's a weird thing, sometimes you get the balding gene and sometimes you don't"

Meanwhile, Iv'e spent a hundred thousand on hormone altering drugs, greasy topical and on guy to move follicles form the side to the top.

Ain't life grand.

 

[Design]

No-one knows but my mom and dad. One of my friends may know though because I was rooming with her when I was on a vacation last summer. I actually disguised my bottle of Regaine with a label from a bottle of a anticeptic spray! I think she copped on though because the day we were leaving, she said in a real condecending and 'nudge nudge' kinda way: "Make sure you don't forget your anticeptic spray!" I went as red as a berry!! I think she knew full well.

lol dam that must of been painfull.

With me everyone must know because its blatantly obvious, but no one has mentioned it as of yet. Its funny because when i was at work i just walked in the door and overheard the girls asking asking other female colleagues if they would date a guy who's going bald. I didnt actually get to hear the reply because as soon as they saw me and they went quiet......silence can say alot :freaked:

 

[hopewas]

there is no need of telling anyone of your routine unless they're going through the same thing too.. because one day you might be enemies with the person you told and they'll spread that news around. and you can be proud and not care that anyone knows but it'll change people's perceptions of you and have them stare at your hair. it's not worth it

 

[Kramer3]

Strangely enough I agree with Hopewas on this manner. People get very impulsive and defensive during arguements especially when they feel they are losing. Some may be unable to constrain themselves and say something that you entrusted in them to keep private. The last thing anyone needs is people starring at your hair all the time, even if it doesnt look that bad. If you tell someone make sure its a sensible friend who no matter the circumstances won't resort to something that low.

 

[Cassin]

Bump

I really like this thread, can't help it...

 

[George Costanza]

Well I'm not going to tell anybody I've got a hair problem(although very obvious) but if they ask I'll just tell them "god damn right I've got a hair problem, you wanna make something of it?"
:refilao:
I'm too angry about hair loss to be embarrased about it. issed:

 

[X190]

By now all of my family members and some friends know about my treatments. They are very supportive and I am glad that the bad news is out of the way and now I am making room for the good news...

XL

 

[Guest]

damn, thats the hardest part. i want to tell them buy i just can't. Actually the other day my parents found my bottle of propecia. THat night they asked me what they were for, because i guess they never heard of it. But i think my dad knows what its for really. But i just said that the doctor prescribed it for me because i have excess dht in my blood. I said nothing about hairloss. I could tell they were kind of skeptical. They said then how come i didn't tell them and how come its not in one of those orange prescriptoin bottles with your name on it. man... hairloss sucks.

 

[sucks2bme]

The only people that know are my mom and my ex girlfriend. I have no idea how i got the courage to tell my ex though, I must have been like 18 and she didnt seem to care much about it. She knew i was taking propecia for the 3 short months that i took it.

With my current gf of 2 years, i have not mentioned anything at all about my hairloss and she has never said anything at all about me losing hair. My hairloss is pretty noticable too, id say it almost looks like david lettermans hair in the front. I have no lose in the back or middle of my head though. I guess the reason I have never said anything to her about it is because I am kinda scared about her taking notice in it and then it becoming an issue, although im sure that wouldnt be that case, but you never know. Also, she is almost perfect looking, awesome body, very pretty face and here i am losing my hair, makes the whole situation kind of harder for me. I used to think i was a pretty good looking guy and this has just made my self esteem hit rock bottom.
Then again she probably doenst really care because she has talked about wanting to marry me and what not.

Ok ill stop rambling about that, ohh... I also told a friend of mine one time that we were pretty drunk, then he told me that he was losing his hair also, i think he just told me that to make me feel better because he has tons of hair.
Dont think i will be telling anyone else about it though.