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I just recently noticed my hair looking thin right out of the shower. I started doing some research across the internet and have become pretty sure that I have thinning in my crown and vertex area. Both my father and paternal grandfather have moderate hair loss. My dad [56] still has hair but his scalp near his crown is clearly visible when his hair is oily or he's in the sun. On my maternal side, none of the men have had any noticeable hair loss.
These past few months have been difficult. I have always valued my hair and as a 23 year old Asian male with little to no facial hair, shaving my head is not an option I want to take. Every single day I am overwhelmed with sadness and disappointment. I spend hours of my day researching treatments and reading other people's stories. There are times during the day where I can't even bring myself to do anything productive because of how down in the dumps I am. The only time my mood is lifted a bit is when I read about the promising treatments that are supposedly coming out within the next few years. However, I know that these treatments might not even be effective and they can be delayed indefinitely.
My only option now is to take finasteride but reading all the stories online have scared the sh*t out of me. I read some success stories and decide I'll give it a try, then I read about some accounts of permanent sides and I go back to doubting whether or not I should try it. All the symptoms from mental issues and ED to gyno are horrifying. How common are these? Am I definitely going to have an initial shed? If I am going to start taking Finasteride I am going to need some kind of motivation. I have considered starting at low dosages (.5 mg EOD) but I am not sure about the effectiveness of both lowering sides and stopping hair loss.
I'm not sure what the point of my post is but I just really wanted to talk to people about this. I haven't told anyone I know in real life so I'm left feeling lonely and scared. I apologize for the lengthiness of this post but thanks for reading guys.
Here are some pictures for you guys to judge.
https://imgur.com/QcbPOKR
https://imgur.com/JkpcPch
https://imgur.com/FxHmeZX
https://imgur.com/X80aPYP
https://imgur.com/9uAtZJV
https://imgur.com/yrg5WGU
These past few months have been difficult. I have always valued my hair and as a 23 year old Asian male with little to no facial hair, shaving my head is not an option I want to take. Every single day I am overwhelmed with sadness and disappointment. I spend hours of my day researching treatments and reading other people's stories. There are times during the day where I can't even bring myself to do anything productive because of how down in the dumps I am. The only time my mood is lifted a bit is when I read about the promising treatments that are supposedly coming out within the next few years. However, I know that these treatments might not even be effective and they can be delayed indefinitely.
My only option now is to take finasteride but reading all the stories online have scared the sh*t out of me. I read some success stories and decide I'll give it a try, then I read about some accounts of permanent sides and I go back to doubting whether or not I should try it. All the symptoms from mental issues and ED to gyno are horrifying. How common are these? Am I definitely going to have an initial shed? If I am going to start taking Finasteride I am going to need some kind of motivation. I have considered starting at low dosages (.5 mg EOD) but I am not sure about the effectiveness of both lowering sides and stopping hair loss.
I'm not sure what the point of my post is but I just really wanted to talk to people about this. I haven't told anyone I know in real life so I'm left feeling lonely and scared. I apologize for the lengthiness of this post but thanks for reading guys.
Here are some pictures for you guys to judge.
https://imgur.com/QcbPOKR
https://imgur.com/JkpcPch
https://imgur.com/FxHmeZX
https://imgur.com/X80aPYP
https://imgur.com/9uAtZJV
https://imgur.com/yrg5WGU