Decided to accept balding...LIFE MUST GO ON. (long post)

[Guest]

You're missing the point. You have to look at the big picture.

male pattern baldness cannot be stopped or prevented. There is no cure. It's not like a cold where you can drink some cough syrup and it'll get better and eventually go away.

You are just wasting time, money and effort in slowing down the inevitable. Imagine if you go invited to a dumb reality TV show like Survivor or Big Brother, and you spent that much time on a regimine. That will temporarily slow down male pattern baldness, but you body is a powerful thing. Eventually it adjusts and your balding will come back. It's better just accepting you're balding and allowing ppl to see that and so you can move on with your life.

Being bald is more accepted in todays society than it was in the past because the population is more and more showing this trait. Even in men and women. Just riding the bus and train to work (before I get my 3) I see lots of people losing their hair. It is fine people. I see even Women losing their hair (thats more devastating than men losing their hair).

You're right. male pattern baldness is accpetable in today's society. But only by people that haven't got it!

They accept it becuase its not there f*****g problem.

Trust me, when your hair really starts turning to sh*t and you are norwood 4 or worse, everytime you piss someone off, the first thing they will call you is a bald bastard. Then imagine how many times that is said behind your back, by people you like and dont like, whether they are joking or serious.

Because they are not suffering from male pattern baldness they dont give a sh*t about it and genrally don't realise how hurtful such a comment can be. To the non-male pattern baldness sufferer, 'egghead', 'baldy', etc are throw-away comments.

How many times have you heard someone make a 'jokey' remark about someones bald head thinking that it is acceptable to do so?

If I ever lose the battle with male pattern baldness, the first jokey remark I get from someone will be retorted with a personal insult from me.

This Fat b**ch that works with me made a comment about another colleague's bald patch in work a few months ago, he just smiled and said 'yeah'. I spoke to him on his own later and said to him if was in his position I would have made a comment about her fat *** or her disgusting eating habits. He said he wouldn't because she would report him to the boss and he would get in trouble. IMO that is crazy, you can take the piss out of something that cannot be helped like male pattern baldness but you cant take the piss out of something like obesity, even though 99% of the time its due to someones laziness and gluttony.

The world is a f*****g crazy place. Let's start taking the piss out of people with mental illness and deformities because its no f*****g different. The only difference is that male pattern baldness is 'socially acceptable'.

If you don't wanna do anything about your male pattern baldness that's your choice and I respect that. But once you get your first bald insult or remark, it cut through like a f*****g knife and you'll be back on this site under a different username, asking about finasteride and hair transplants.

Sorry to be a bit hardcore but I don't like to see people throw away opportunities to improve themselves and make their lives better.

 

[stevieb]

F@#king hairloss!!!!!! :evil: ......it F@#king sucks!!!! :evil:

sorry, had to vent!!!!

 

[Guest]

You're missing the point. You have to look at the big picture.

male pattern baldness cannot be stopped or prevented. There is no cure. It's not like a cold where you can drink some cough syrup and it'll get better and eventually go away.

You are just wasting time, money and effort in slowing down the inevitable. Imagine if you go invited to a dumb reality TV show like Survivor or Big Brother, and you spent that much time on a regimine. That will temporarily slow down male pattern baldness, but you body is a powerful thing. Eventually it adjusts and your balding will come back. It's better just accepting you're balding and allowing ppl to see that and so you can move on with your life.

Being bald is more accepted in todays society than it was in the past because the population is more and more showing this trait. Even in men and women. Just riding the bus and train to work (before I get my 3) I see lots of people losing their hair. It is fine people. I see even Women losing their hair (thats more devastating than men losing their hair).

You're right. male pattern baldness is accpetable in today's society. But only by people that haven't got it!

They accept it becuase its not there f*****g problem.

Trust me, when your hair really starts turning to sh*t and you are norwood 4 or worse, everytime you piss someone off, the first thing they will call you is a bald bastard. Then imagine how many times that is said behind your back, by people you like and dont like, whether they are joking or serious.

Because they are not suffering from male pattern baldness they dont give a sh*t about it and genrally don't realise how hurtful such a comment can be. To the non-male pattern baldness sufferer, 'egghead', 'baldy', etc are throw-away comments.

How many times have you heard someone make a 'jokey' remark about someones bald head thinking that it is acceptable to do so?

If I ever lose the battle with male pattern baldness, the first jokey remark I get from someone will be retorted with a personal insult from me.

This Fat b**ch that works with me made a comment about another colleague's bald patch in work a few months ago, he just smiled and said 'yeah'. I spoke to him on his own later and said to him if was in his position I would have made a comment about her fat *** or her disgusting eating habits. He said he wouldn't because she would report him to the boss and he would get in trouble. IMO that is crazy, you can take the piss out of something that cannot be helped like male pattern baldness but you cant take the piss out of something like obesity, even though 99% of the time its due to someones laziness and gluttony.

The world is a f*****g crazy place. Let's start taking the piss out of people with mental illness and deformities because its no f*****g different. The only difference is that male pattern baldness is 'socially acceptable'.

If you don't wanna do anything about your male pattern baldness that's your choice and I respect that. But once you get your first bald insult or remark, it cut through like a f*****g knife and you'll be back on this site under a different username, asking about finasteride and hair transplants.

Sorry to be a bit hardcore but I don't like to see people throw away opportunities to improve themselves and make their lives better.

I agree 100%.

He will care when someone insults his hair loss.

People will take advantage over the guy with hair loss. If you're in an arguement, you're down before you've even begun - because the other guy can pick on your hair loss.

It's a no win situation.

At my last job, my boss, pulled my baseball cap off and laughed at my hair, when I was in an arguement with him. It was a weakness.

He preyed on it.

Everyone will if given the chance.

Stop the treatments and you'll regret it, whether you have a million pounds or not.

 

[80sRevival]

You're missing the point. You have to look at the big picture.

male pattern baldness cannot be stopped or prevented. There is no cure. It's not like a cold where you can drink some cough syrup and it'll get better and eventually go away.

You are just wasting time, money and effort in slowing down the inevitable. Imagine if you go invited to a dumb reality TV show like Survivor or Big Brother, and you spent that much time on a regimine. That will temporarily slow down male pattern baldness, but you body is a powerful thing. Eventually it adjusts and your balding will come back. It's better just accepting you're balding and allowing ppl to see that and so you can move on with your life.

Being bald is more accepted in todays society than it was in the past because the population is more and more showing this trait. Even in men and women. Just riding the bus and train to work (before I get my 3) I see lots of people losing their hair. It is fine people. I see even Women losing their hair (thats more devastating than men losing their hair).

You're right. male pattern baldness is accpetable in today's society. But only by people that haven't got it!

They accept it becuase its not there f*****g problem.

Trust me, when your hair really starts turning to sh*t and you are norwood 4 or worse, everytime you piss someone off, the first thing they will call you is a bald bastard. Then imagine how many times that is said behind your back, by people you like and dont like, whether they are joking or serious.

Because they are not suffering from male pattern baldness they dont give a sh*t about it and genrally don't realise how hurtful such a comment can be. To the non-male pattern baldness sufferer, 'egghead', 'baldy', etc are throw-away comments.

How many times have you heard someone make a 'jokey' remark about someones bald head thinking that it is acceptable to do so?

If I ever lose the battle with male pattern baldness, the first jokey remark I get from someone will be retorted with a personal insult from me.

This Fat b**ch that works with me made a comment about another colleague's bald patch in work a few months ago, he just smiled and said 'yeah'. I spoke to him on his own later and said to him if was in his position I would have made a comment about her fat *** or her disgusting eating habits. He said he wouldn't because she would report him to the boss and he would get in trouble. IMO that is crazy, you can take the piss out of something that cannot be helped like male pattern baldness but you cant take the piss out of something like obesity, even though 99% of the time its due to someones laziness and gluttony.

The world is a f*****g crazy place. Let's start taking the piss out of people with mental illness and deformities because its no f*****g different. The only difference is that male pattern baldness is 'socially acceptable'.

If you don't wanna do anything about your male pattern baldness that's your choice and I respect that. But once you get your first bald insult or remark, it cut through like a f*****g knife and you'll be back on this site under a different username, asking about finasteride and hair transplants.

Sorry to be a bit hardcore but I don't like to see people throw away opportunities to improve themselves and make their lives better.

I agree 100%.

He will care when someone insults his hair loss.

People will take advantage over the guy with hair loss. If you're in an arguement, you're down before you've even begun - because the other guy can pick on your hair loss.

It's a no win situation.

At my last job, my boss, pulled my baseball cap off and laughed at my hair, when I was in an arguement with him. It was a weakness.

He preyed on it.

Everyone will if given the chance.

Stop the treatments and you'll regret it, whether you have a million pounds or not.

No offense,
But that just shows how insecure you guys are with or without hair. If someone can joke about your hair with you feeling like sh*t, then you feel like sh*t in the beginning.
I've had ppl comment that I'm going bald, its only a matter of time. But who cares really? It speaks volumes about the individual making fun of you who picks on something that is entirely out of your control. They are pieces of sh*t. If it makes you guys more comfortable, fire back with a comment. But for me, I blow it off because its something I can't control and if making fun of it has such a detrimental effect on your then when you go bald, then I suggest you quit life. You guys have to see past it for the big picture. It's just hair.

If you're balding, then you should live life with a chip on your shoulder then. Work hard in all other areas of your life, areas that you are in control. Finances, weight lifting, etc....Get rich. Its ok I'm bald but I'm worth X billion dollars.

I know its tough, but I'm learning to live life without hair. Let all the comments come, who really cares. I'm bald, so what?

 

[80sRevival]

You're missing the point. You have to look at the big picture.

male pattern baldness cannot be stopped or prevented. There is no cure. It's not like a cold where you can drink some cough syrup and it'll get better and eventually go away.

You are just wasting time, money and effort in slowing down the inevitable. Imagine if you go invited to a dumb reality TV show like Survivor or Big Brother, and you spent that much time on a regimine. That will temporarily slow down male pattern baldness, but you body is a powerful thing. Eventually it adjusts and your balding will come back. It's better just accepting you're balding and allowing ppl to see that and so you can move on with your life.

Being bald is more accepted in todays society than it was in the past because the population is more and more showing this trait. Even in men and women. Just riding the bus and train to work (before I get my 3) I see lots of people losing their hair. It is fine people. I see even Women losing their hair (thats more devastating than men losing their hair).

That is a very provincial and fatalistic view. Let me extend your logic a tad bit further. Since we're all going to die anyway (it's inevitable), why live now? In your words, we're just wasting "time, money and effort" -- why not just kill ourselves now and get it over with? Get my drift?

The point with slowing down baldness by doing something about it is to maximize the incremental (marginal) benefit we get from having hair minus the marginal cost (time, effort, money). For most of us, the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost. For you, obviously, the marginal cost is much too high, and so, you'd rather not be bothered by it. To each their own.

D.

Drinkrum, you do realise that you're taking my logic to the extreme.

My question is are you truly living?

NO.

You hair controls all aspects of your life.

Is my hair wet?

I can't wear a hat or beanie because my hair looks like sh*t.

I'm travelling to Mexico, what do I do with my regimine? I use 4 things before I can walk out of the door. When should I wake up to do everything?

minoxidil in the morning, wait for it to dry. minoxidil at night, wait for it to dry. I hope no one sees me. sh*t the doorbell just rang.

Propecia everyday for the rest of my life, hopefully the drug is safe. But who knows? I hope my kids turn out fine wihtout defects.

Hundreds of dollars spent every month on drugs and hair prducts to concealers. Hundreds of dollars that could have been used to buy a house, go on a trip, etc etc etc.

The list goes on....you call that living? I call it being in denial of life! You spend more time thinking and worrying aobut your hair to do anything else. Thats not living IMO.

To each their own is correct. Its the perceived value of hair to ones self. I place value in having hair, don't get me wrong. But I am more willing to accept the outcome when go bald. Balding won't kill you.

Shave your head, save your pennies and live your life to the fullest. Its the only male pattern baldness outlook on life IMO. [/b]

 

[daedalus]

Propecia everyday for the rest of my life, hopefully the drug is safe. But who knows? I hope my kids turn out fine wihtout defects.

Hundreds of dollars spent every month on drugs and hair prducts to concealers. Hundreds of dollars that could have been used to buy a house, go on a trip, etc etc etc.

The list goes on....you call that living? I call it being in denial of life! You spend more time thinking and worrying aobut your hair to do anything else. Thats not living IMO.

To each their own is correct. Its the perceived value of hair to ones self. I place value in having hair, don't get me wrong. But I am more willing to accept the outcome when go bald. Balding won't kill you.

Shave your head, save your pennies and live your life to the fullest. Its the only male pattern baldness outlook on life IMO. [/b]

Couldn't agree with you more. I shaved my head and accepted that I will eventually be bald anyway, so why spend every day worrying about it? There are enough real problems that I could dedicate my time and energy towards. Hairloss sucks and I hate it, but it's not going to control my life.

 

[Trent]

to 80s revival: but if you truly have your screw-it-all-I-don't-care frame of mind about hair loss, you won't care if the doorbell ring and if someone is there to see you with some minoxidil on your head. you have to see that, you can have both, freedom and treatment. Why does it have to be all or nothing with you? You want to shave your head? go ahead! you can still get on treatments with a shaved head, maybe they will work and you won't have to shave anymore?? Its really not this huge inconvenience you make it out to be. all i do is take a pill in the morning and wash my hair with nizoral three times a week (total time lost in one week due to treatments: 2 minutes (cause i wash my hair anyway)). Hell i spend more time washing my balls each week. Along the way I try and keep the attitude: i don't care what people think cause i'm doing all i can. Travel, get a great car, whatever, fifty bucks a month isn't gonna stricken you with poverty so that you have to live in squalor at the expense of your hair. I plan on doing all the things you speak of, while keeping my hair. i plan on having both the things you want, a good outlook and a decent head of hair. I'm not there yet, i'm still bothered by my loss, but i'm getting better everyday, and it helps knowing i'm doing all i can.

If you want my honest opinion, i think you will regret your decision. And i only continue to argue with you because I want you to at least reconsider. You jumped very quickly to this decision, and the fact that you keep coming on this forum makes me believe there's a part of you that still wants to fight this male pattern baldness b**ch of a thing.

 

[stax]

Yeah i completely agree with you Trent, I mean you've got to sacrifise to get results in life. To have a successful career you have to sacrifice your time, money, and a lot of your social life to acheive this, but once you do this it will be all worth it in the end. Some of us arne't born with the genetics to keep our hair naturally so we have to sacrifice 10 or 15 minutes twice per day to apply minoxidil and if your using a quick drying one like Dr.Lee's its not that bad at all and at the end of the day it will be worth it. I mean using special shampoo's doesn't change anything because you wash you hair anyways and popping a propecia pill is just like popping a multi-vitamin.


Okay lets say you do go to Mexico or anywhere else on vacation, why cant you take 10 minutes to apply some minoxidil on your scalp? Do it in your car or your hotel or when you get out the shower if you want. I mean really when you just want to maintain your hair even Dr.Lee says you can just use Xandrox 15 once per day for maintenance. If this is too much trouble then i mean what isn't? For all we no HM or a cure could be out in 5 years and you wouldnt have to be bothered with anymore treatments. But untill then wouldn't it be nice to maintain? Also im not cocky but im a good looking guy and girls tell me this too but without hair it totally destroy's your appearance and if your not happy with yourself you cant make anybody else happy. I personally couldn't be happy and the way i look is important to me, not for anybody else but for myself. It gives you the confidence to take on the world (well me anyways) and be a success in life.


So if you truly beleive that you'll be happy letting yourself go bald then you'd better make sure you've made the right desision because one day you might be bored or not doing anything and look in the mirror and tell yourself you've made a big mistake, and there's no coming back. And i truly beleive that any man would want to keep his hair. Just my opinion

 

[finallyhair]

I wish I was humble enough to not give a rats *** because I would have definitely saved money by not having a hair transplant and by not taking Proscar amongst other things. Unfortunately I am not that confident. But, I am with hair. I'm extremely satisfied now that I have it. If I could just keep my abs showing I'll be set but there is always Lipo. haha :lol:

 

[Dpunkz]

well this is all easy for you guys to say..being out of highschool an sh*t...well i am 17!!!! i am still in highschool (Jr.), thats why i am going to be at least trying to grow my receeding hair line back, becuase who knows after all there is a chance that it could work, and if i never tryed anything and gave up basicaly like you are then some day when im older and am in college not getting any bytches at all then i am going to be pissed and am going to kick my own *** for not fixing my sh*t...lol

 

[drinkrum]

You're missing the point. You have to look at the big picture.

male pattern baldness cannot be stopped or prevented. There is no cure. It's not like a cold where you can drink some cough syrup and it'll get better and eventually go away.

You are just wasting time, money and effort in slowing down the inevitable. Imagine if you go invited to a dumb reality TV show like Survivor or Big Brother, and you spent that much time on a regimine. That will temporarily slow down male pattern baldness, but you body is a powerful thing. Eventually it adjusts and your balding will come back. It's better just accepting you're balding and allowing ppl to see that and so you can move on with your life.

Being bald is more accepted in todays society than it was in the past because the population is more and more showing this trait. Even in men and women. Just riding the bus and train to work (before I get my 3) I see lots of people losing their hair. It is fine people. I see even Women losing their hair (thats more devastating than men losing their hair).

That is a very provincial and fatalistic view. Let me extend your logic a tad bit further. Since we're all going to die anyway (it's inevitable), why live now? In your words, we're just wasting "time, money and effort" -- why not just kill ourselves now and get it over with? Get my drift?

The point with slowing down baldness by doing something about it is to maximize the incremental (marginal) benefit we get from having hair minus the marginal cost (time, effort, money). For most of us, the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost. For you, obviously, the marginal cost is much too high, and so, you'd rather not be bothered by it. To each their own.

D.

Drinkrum, you do realise that you're taking my logic to the extreme.

My question is are you truly living?

NO.

You hair controls all aspects of your life.

Is my hair wet?

I can't wear a hat or beanie because my hair looks like sh*t.

I'm travelling to Mexico, what do I do with my regimine? I use 4 things before I can walk out of the door. When should I wake up to do everything?

minoxidil in the morning, wait for it to dry. minoxidil at night, wait for it to dry. I hope no one sees me. sh*t the doorbell just rang.

Propecia everyday for the rest of my life, hopefully the drug is safe. But who knows? I hope my kids turn out fine wihtout defects.

Hundreds of dollars spent every month on drugs and hair prducts to concealers. Hundreds of dollars that could have been used to buy a house, go on a trip, etc etc etc.

The list goes on....you call that living? I call it being in denial of life! You spend more time thinking and worrying aobut your hair to do anything else. Thats not living IMO.

To each their own is correct. Its the perceived value of hair to ones self. I place value in having hair, don't get me wrong. But I am more willing to accept the outcome when go bald. Balding won't kill you.

Shave your head, save your pennies and live your life to the fullest. Its the only male pattern baldness outlook on life IMO. [/b]

Right, but again, you are forcing your definition of "living" on other people. You are also forcing your definition of what is "valuable" on other people. Some people place a lot of value on their hair and looks in general; who are you to refute that?

Also, you assume the people that spend money on treatments obsess all the time about their hair. Let me propose myself as a counterexample: I take a 1/6th of Proscar each day and shampoo with T/Gel whenever I'm in the shower. That's it. End of story. I don't obsess any more than I have to. If finasteride stops working for me, I will learn to accept being bald. But I am comfortable knowing I am doing what I can, with what I deem to be a reasonable amount of risk, in keeping something that is somewhat important to me. Other people have different tastes for risk (an economist would talk about how their utility curve for hair is less concave), and so, for them, trying dutasteride or whatever is worthwhile.

Anyway, even for those that apply minoxidil in the AM and PM, it may be just as much in their routine as is brushing their teeth. By your logic, brushing your teeth, flossing, cleaning your face, etc. would be a "denial of life". Clearly, there is a limit to your logic. That limit (i.e. where the marginal cost of doing something about your baldness is greater than that when letting nature take its toll) is what is _personal_ to you. Otherwise, my first counterexample would hold, and we'd all be jumping off ledges somewhere. So, again, to each their own.

D.

 

[juststarting]

You are so right. I have read in this forum some SCARY amounts of time people are spending on their treatments (I mean 6-7 treatments a DAY!). I have the same viewpoint as you. I take a pill, changed my shampoo (which had side benefit of fixing my dandruff anyway! ) and take a reduced amount of finasteride to further reduce a small risk. That's it. If this works, great! If not, well I will just accept it. I won't move to rogain or that other stuff....for now anyway

You're missing the point. You have to look at the big picture.

male pattern baldness cannot be stopped or prevented. There is no cure. It's not like a cold where you can drink some cough syrup and it'll get better and eventually go away.

You are just wasting time, money and effort in slowing down the inevitable. Imagine if you go invited to a dumb reality TV show like Survivor or Big Brother, and you spent that much time on a regimine. That will temporarily slow down male pattern baldness, but you body is a powerful thing. Eventually it adjusts and your balding will come back. It's better just accepting you're balding and allowing ppl to see that and so you can move on with your life.

Being bald is more accepted in todays society than it was in the past because the population is more and more showing this trait. Even in men and women. Just riding the bus and train to work (before I get my 3) I see lots of people losing their hair. It is fine people. I see even Women losing their hair (thats more devastating than men losing their hair).

That is a very provincial and fatalistic view. Let me extend your logic a tad bit further. Since we're all going to die anyway (it's inevitable), why live now? In your words, we're just wasting "time, money and effort" -- why not just kill ourselves now and get it over with? Get my drift?

The point with slowing down baldness by doing something about it is to maximize the incremental (marginal) benefit we get from having hair minus the marginal cost (time, effort, money). For most of us, the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost. For you, obviously, the marginal cost is much too high, and so, you'd rather not be bothered by it. To each their own.

D.

Drinkrum, you do realise that you're taking my logic to the extreme.

My question is are you truly living?

NO.

You hair controls all aspects of your life.

Is my hair wet?

I can't wear a hat or beanie because my hair looks like sh*t.

I'm travelling to Mexico, what do I do with my regimine? I use 4 things before I can walk out of the door. When should I wake up to do everything?

minoxidil in the morning, wait for it to dry. minoxidil at night, wait for it to dry. I hope no one sees me. sh*t the doorbell just rang.

Propecia everyday for the rest of my life, hopefully the drug is safe. But who knows? I hope my kids turn out fine wihtout defects.

Hundreds of dollars spent every month on drugs and hair prducts to concealers. Hundreds of dollars that could have been used to buy a house, go on a trip, etc etc etc.

The list goes on....you call that living? I call it being in denial of life! You spend more time thinking and worrying aobut your hair to do anything else. Thats not living IMO.

To each their own is correct. Its the perceived value of hair to ones self. I place value in having hair, don't get me wrong. But I am more willing to accept the outcome when go bald. Balding won't kill you.

Shave your head, save your pennies and live your life to the fullest. Its the only male pattern baldness outlook on life IMO. [/b]

Right, but again, you are forcing your definition of "living" on other people. You are also forcing your definition of what is "valuable" on other people. Some people place a lot of value on their hair and looks in general; who are you to refute that?

Also, you assume the people that spend money on treatments obsess all the time about their hair. Let me propose myself as a counterexample: I take a 1/6th of Proscar each day and shampoo with T/Gel whenever I'm in the shower. That's it. End of story. I don't obsess any more than I have to. If finasteride stops working for me, I will learn to accept being bald. But I am comfortable knowing I am doing what I can, with what I deem to be a reasonable amount of risk, in keeping something that is somewhat important to me. Other people have different tastes for risk (an economist would talk about how their utility curve for hair is less concave), and so, for them, trying dutasteride or whatever is worthwhile.

Anyway, even for those that apply minoxidil in the AM and PM, it may be just as much in their routine as is brushing their teeth. By your logic, brushing your teeth, flossing, cleaning your face, etc. would be a "denial of life". Clearly, there is a limit to your logic. That limit (i.e. where the marginal cost of doing something about your baldness is greater than that when letting nature take its toll) is what is _personal_ to you. Otherwise, my first counterexample would hold, and we'd all be jumping off ledges somewhere. So, again, to each their own.

D.

 

[Guest]

Too much quoting going on here. :roll:

 

[juststarting]

Too much quoting going on here. :roll:

lol, yes, way too much in my previous post. Funny. I was too lazy to deal with editing it all out lol

 

[too bald too furious]

I agree with most of what 80sRevival said abt balding men's ideal perspectives to life.

However, I feel the bald man should try out the Big 3.

The chances are quite fair that you can grow a good amount of hair.

Everyone loves hair..and you live your life only once.

Id rather spend money on hairloss treatments and save my hair ..rather than save for a house.

I can always buy a house when i get a bit old.

Right now I am in my 20s and my priorities are to sleep with as many chicks as possible. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ONLY CONCERN WITH PROPECIA IS WHAT IF AFTER 5 YEARS THERE IS SOME HYPER REACTION AND YOU HAVE TO QUIT IT.

THEN WITHIN 1 YEAR YOU LOSE ALL YOUR HAIR AND LOOK LIKE A JACK - ***.

 

[Zen2Bald]

I love this thread!

Im 24 and starting to lose my hair. In the last year it has been
progressing much faster than in the years before. I am just
starting to get a tiny baldspot. Right now it just looks like a
calic...but i know whats coming.

I was googling balding celebrities and came across bruce willis and vin
diesel...both who shave their heads now.
These guys can pull it off...why not me?

Now I know they have $$ and fame, but I still bet women would want them
without it.

My plan is to up my time at the gym, use minoxidil (soon) and pray to the
hair gods. Once that baldspot is no longer concealable I think im
shaving it all off.

Anyone else with me?
I think I will look like a cancer patient...but who knows.

There are worse things than losing one's hair (like cancer).

Vin Diesel revealed: "I'm losing my hair.
You can see the patches. There are two ways to handle it - wait for the
inevitable, or accept it at an early age and use it as part of your
style.

My advice? Cut it off before you have to."

sounds good to me.


P.S. Some people do experience PERMANENT side-effects from propecia (very rare...but is it worth the risk?)

 

[WithTheLidOff]

If i had millions of dollars or a wife i wouldnt spend a single second worrying about hairloss. Its all a perspective thing and MUCH easier for people to deal with it at a later age. I was way more affected by the comments when I was younger than I am now. I think its something that you get used to. When I first got my glasses, i was SO embarassed and thought that everyone would laugh at me ( i was like 12) and now, theyve grown to be part of me..I NEVER thikn about it. I'd imagine hairloss is the same way. Its dificult because youre seeing a face that youre not used to.

 

[80sRevival]

I love this thread!

Im 24 and starting to lose my hair. In the last year it has been
progressing much faster than in the years before. I am just
starting to get a tiny baldspot. Right now it just looks like a
calic...but i know whats coming.

I was googling balding celebrities and came across bruce willis and vin
diesel...both who shave their heads now.
These guys can pull it off...why not me?

Now I know they have $$ and fame, but I still bet women would want them
without it.

My plan is to up my time at the gym, use minoxidil (soon) and pray to the
hair gods. Once that baldspot is no longer concealable I think im
shaving it all off.

Anyone else with me?
I think I will look like a cancer patient...but who knows.

There are worse things than losing one's hair (like cancer).

Vin Diesel revealed: "I'm losing my hair.
You can see the patches. There are two ways to handle it - wait for the
inevitable, or accept it at an early age and use it as part of your
style.

My advice? Cut it off before you have to."

sounds good to me.


P.S. Some people do experience PERMANENT side-effects from propecia (very rare...but is it worth the risk?)

You know that is the exact outlook I have. Vin Diesel has got it right. Hit the gym. Get fit and muscular. Accept it early and use it for your style. In those 15 minutes that you're applying minoxidil to your head you could have done maybe 3 reps on your biceps.

And some people say they want to keep their hair until they get married and stuff etc. I'd rather be bald before I marry so that I know the woman I married didn't like me for my hair etc! But rather for my personality and other qualities!!!

Its all about attitude. You can be blad and sexy as a bad ***.

You look at this site, and just look at teh success stories section. There are only rough ~30 posts. That says it all folks.

 

[Trent]

that was started like two months ago based on a suggestion from me. so all the other people that have had success over the last 6 years of this site haven't even seen that section yet, and most that i know with success didn't even post there. for example, action pack, BHD, and more.

 

[80sRevival]

You guys now probably know who Freddie Lunjberg (sp) is. Hes the swedish soccer player who is the nweest coverboy for CK.

He's got a receeding hairline and he's got the attitude. Now, not everyone looks like him or is rich like him. But you could definitely hit the gym and have his attitude.

And if you check out the message boards. Girls just love this guy.
Heres an example:
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-692.html