devastating affects of regaine. With pictures

[irishpride86]

so your saying while on finasteride alone you only had that 3-4 month shedding phase, but while on minoxidil you had shedding cycles , correct ?

 

[JayC2]

i shed for 4 months when i started propecia. when i statred regaine i shed from june till november!!!! havnt shed sine but still get 4-5 hairs in shower and when i style my hair....i think

 

[compaq1]

I think most of the shed that people get on finasteride is due to the increase in estrogen that some people get . High estrogen will put most of your hair in the resting state which will end up shedding 3 months after the start of the treatment ... so controlling estro sides from day one will reduce the chance of finasteride shed .. That’s what i did from day one on finasteride and never had the so called finasteride shed ...

 

[1750]

when I did my first finasteride minoxidil burst I was shedding exorbitant amounts of hair daily... 300-500 was literally standard.
at the end of my 3rd month i chrome domed my head as I literally thought it was the end of my hair.
Kept the meds up and it all came back and by month 6... not a single hair was being lost even when shampooing..
too bad the sides gained so much momentum as it was awesome not having the itchy scalp and watching my hair thicken.

 

[JayC2]

how do you control estro sides.....?

 

[irishpride86]

I think most of the shed that people get on finasteride is due to the increase in estrogen that some people get . High estrogen will put most of your hair in the resting state which will end up shedding 3 months after the start of the treatment ... so controlling estro sides from day one will reduce the chance of finasteride shed .. That’s what i did from day one on finasteride and never had the so called finasteride shed ...

i alwyas thought it was because of the raise in T levels, but you think its estrogen levels , huh, why so,

and more important how did you control this do reduce the finasteride shed,

thanks sir

 

[1750]

how do you control estro sides.....?

there are a number of ways to combat them...
first off start by taking DIM and zinc tablets, plus vitamin B and B6...

if that does not help with breast growth type sides... then you really need to speak to your doctor, look into a reduced dosage of finasteride and combining it with an aromatose inhibtor.. would start with a topical like AIFM... and then with the guidance of an endocrinologist look into armidex, tamoxifen or (can't remember but will check).

if sides are giving brain fog and the likes... get off the sheit

 

[JayC2]

hi guys
new pics. am i maintaining what i had from before my shed? last june.
what Norwood am i? how bad are my temples?
been on propecia 15 months. Regaine 10. nizoral on and off / T-gel

thanks

 

[Rabid]

Estrogen prolongs anagen growth phase = good for hair.

 

[JayC2]

thanks for the replies to this thread. i'd like to think im maintaining and can hold my temples on my regime, the temples have gone back while on treatments. I'll update every couple of months max. hey guys what Norwood am I?....
The last week ive been really paranoid and got it into my head treatments havnt worked and thought about stopping my prescription :dunno:

I need/want to keep my hair!!!

anyone going through similar experience to me me (regime / shedding etc?)

 

[compaq1]

Estrogen prolongs anagen growth phase = good for hair.

Estrogen causes synchronous hair growth increasing the chance of massive hair loss once your body adjusts to the increase in estrogen levels which will then lead to all the hairs entering the resting phase at once. Estrogen also increases Sex hormone-binding globulin "SHBG" production by the liver which binds to fat soluble androgens decreasing the availability of the active hormones which would lead to all the sides that most people experience. Estrogen is the reason why most shed and have all the other side effects that no guy wants to deal with … So it’s best to control the estrogen from day one by supplementing with 50-70mg of zinc .

 

[JayC2]

guys what Norwood am I and what are your opinions from the photo's from last june to recent?

Cheers ma deers!

 

[JayC2]

anyone? would like a second opinion other than my own

 

[bunchies]

youre hairline looks good , just looks abit messy with the smaller hairs .
it's somewhere between NW1 and 2 , a mature hairline .
most guys here would kill for it .
No one will notice you are balding , just dont look check youre hairline in the mirror all the time or you will think its worse .

greetz :hump:

 

[1750]

Estrogen prolongs anagen growth phase = good for hair.

Estrogen causes synchronous hair growth increasing the chance of massive hair loss once your body adjusts to the increase in estrogen levels which will then lead to all the hairs entering the resting phase at once. Estrogen also increases Sex hormone-binding globulin "SHBG" production by the liver which binds to fat soluble androgens decreasing the availability of the active hormones which would lead to all the sides that most people experience. Estrogen is the reason why most shed and have all the other side effects that no guy wants to deal with … So it’s best to control the estrogen from day one by supplementing with 50-70mg of zinc .

zinc is only a mild aromatose inhibitor... some people need a lot more help with estrogen control... and it's usually these that are going to suffer side effects from propecia most

 

[JayC2]

16/17 month update......

 

[JayC2]

so from the shed...it seems to have grown back and maintained......would you say

 

[JWM]

Absolutely. Looks better than ever. Congrats.

 

[stoja]

looking good mate, seems like a Norwood 1 to me!

keep up the good work

 

[JayC2]

update....wet, and combed in the same parting. 19/20 ish months. big 3.
do you think this should be moved to a different forum page....cos im on propecia....as well
John