Give Up Or Continue Treatment? (very Bad Diffused Thinning?)

[FutureSaitama]

Added a new pic under broad daylight. The hair length should be around the same in all pictures. I always let my hair grow for around 2 weeks then cut it to around 0.5mm to make it easier to apply minoxidil.

Man, try to add dermarolling to your regimen. There are studies on the internet, go check them out. And if you respond to treatments, maybe do a hair transplant and you should be ok.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

Man, try to add dermarolling to your regimen. There are studies on the internet, go check them out. And if you respond to treatments, maybe do a hair transplant and you should be ok.

Thanks for the tipp. Wouldn't that cause overabsorption again and with it all the side effects though? Or do you think it'll help because wounds promote hair growth?

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

I also think the contents are not evenly distributed. But considering how the drug works (take a while to the concentration to go up/down), I decided to: cut a 5mg pill in 4 (or 5) as even as possible, but then, storing the pieces in a single vial/pot. So, if I split 2 pills, I use 2 plastic containers: 1 for each "pill".

Then, I use one container at a time. This way, at least I know I ingested 5mg in 4 or 5 days.

On the other hand, if you cut all your pills and store all the pieces in a single container, then you could very well ingest all the "high-concentration" pieces first, and have more than 5mg / 5 days.

Make sense??

Makes sense, yes, thanks. I currently just use one container. Just getting 1mg pills might be easier though . They're covered by health insurance here so I don't have to pay anything (minoxidil isn't though).

 

[FutureSaitama]

Thanks for the tipp. Wouldn't that cause overabsorption again and with it all the side effects though? Or do you think it'll help because wounds promote hair growth?

Well, its true it might cause overabsorbtion, but i'm using it for like 2-3 weeks and i had no sides so far. I think its good for both, absorbtion and the fact that wounding is beneficial for hair growth.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

Well, its true it might cause overabsorbtion, but i'm using it for like 2-3 weeks and i had no sides so far. I think its good for both, absorbtion and the fact that wounding is beneficial for hair growth.

How many times do you use minoxidil a day? And how do you make sure you only take like 1ml?

 

[FutureSaitama]

How many times do you use minoxidil a day? And how do you make sure you only take like 1ml?

I use it once a day, at night and it use 1,5 ml.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

I use it once a day, at night and it use 1,5 ml.

How do you deal with the stuff getting all over your pillow?

 

[tylerduren]

Hit the gym

 

[MrPortugal]

I want to know this too "How do you deal with the stuff getting all over your pillow?"

 

[Balding curse]

I have been cutting the pills over two months and I put the cutted one into the pills container again all in one place I don't feel overdosing, I cutt the pill to 4 pieses, and the proscar pills are hard to cut to equal pieses, but I ingest them anyway.

 

[Pacey123]

Wtf the finasteride is evenly distributed throughout the tablet, stop the speculation.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

Stopped finasteride as well. Face tingling hasn't actually stopped and the wrinkles are spreading, especially near the eyes. I have like 10 times more wrinkles compared to before I started -_- (6 weeks ago). When I smile people are visibly scared lol. Will post an update in a month.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

Here are the symptoms I'm having:
1. Jaw pain
2. Fat redistribution from the upper half to the lower half of my face (e.g. there's more fat right above my lips). Basically went from having a model-like face to looking like a zombie. No wonder people are scared of me.
3. Thin skin, sometimes veins showing through
4. Weight loss. I've been eating like crazy these couple weeks, didn't hit the gym but still lost weight.
5. Under-eyes-area is puffy and dark
6. Complete loss of libido. I can't remember when I last had a sexual thought or wanted to masturbate. No morning wood either.
7. Brain fog / blurry vision / depression. I've noticed that taking finasteride in the morning resulted in me being useless at work after around 2pm.
8. Body hair not growing as much as before. My hands used to be covered with hair, kind of like a bear. Right now the hair just seems to give up midway.
9. Blood test 3 weeks ago showed a high thyriod value (no idea which one though). Starting to think this might be related to taking finasteride...

Don't think those things are related to minoxidil since I've stopped taking that stuff roughly one week ago?

Going to have my blood tested next week + going to the dentist anyway, so I'll have my jaw checked.

Day I stopped taking finasteride: 2017-03-09, evening.

Edit: Started applying AHA/BHAs, antioxidants and retinol + collagen supplement to fight the sagging of the left side of the face which I presume is a result of minoxidil overdose?

 

[g.i joey]

Here are the symptoms I'm having:
1. Jaw pain
2. Fat redistribution from the upper half to the lower half of my face (e.g. there's more fat right above my lips). Basically went from having a model-like face to looking like a zombie. No wonder people are scared of me.
3. Thin skin, sometimes veins showing through
4. Weight loss. I've been eating like crazy these couple weeks, didn't hit the gym but still lost weight.
5. Under-eyes-area is puffy and dark
6. Complete loss of libido. I can't remember when I last had a sexual thought or wanted to masturbate. No morning wood either.
7. Brain fog / blurry vision / depression. I've noticed that taking finasteride in the morning resulted in me being useless at work after around 2pm.

Don't think those things are related to minoxidil since I've stopped taking that stuff roughly one week ago?

Going to have my blood tested next week + going to the dentist anyway, so I'll have my jaw checked.

How much are you taking per day? Sounds brutal, I didn't read if you were on minoxidil or not but it sounds like both drugs side effect profile combined lol. The weight loss is a little weird imo, best to go get bloods then reassess. Maybe you can take finasteride at lower dose, I take it 3-4x a week and have no sides

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

How much are you taking per day? Sounds brutal, I didn't read if you were on minoxidil or not but it sounds like both drugs side effect profile combined lol. The weight loss is a little weird imo, best to go get bloods then reassess. Maybe you can take finasteride at lower dose, I take it 3-4x a week and have no sides

Yeah, I think the minoxidil part is my fault though since I overdosed like 10-20 times, e.g. almost emptying a bottle a day. So can't blame the drug for that one.

Finasteride I took around 1-1.5mg a day I think. Not sure I'll ever take that stuff again. I'd much rather have a normal looking face without hair than destroying my body lol. No idea if that hollowing out of the face can be reversed.

Edit: And yes, I took both finasteride + min. At least my hair is growing back!

 

[g.i joey]

Yeah, I think the minoxidil part is my fault though since I overdosed like 10-20 times, e.g. almost emptying a bottle a day. So can't blame the drug for that one.

Finasteride I took around 1-1.5mg a day I think. Not sure I'll ever take that stuff again. I'd much rather have a normal looking face without hair than destroying my body lol. No idea if that hollowing out of the face can be reversed.

Edit: And yes, I took both finasteride + min. At least my hair was growing back!

just fixed your edit lol, actually, i find it pretty weird that you'd mention hollowing of the face considering the increase in estrogen is alot more likely to "puff up" your face if it were to happen from finasteride. You should do wtv feels best for you and exhaust all other alternatives really, if you cant take finasteride, you should research RU and see what you think about it. I do think the aesthetic effect these drugs had on you can be directly blamed on minoxidil and your overconsumption of it lol, but at the same time thats a long list of shitty side effects to go through again.

I personally think that if you're serious about fighting your hairloss you're eventually gonna give finasteride another try, thats just my opinion. But if you do, id recommend starting at low doses like .25 eod for a couple weeks and then upping it to .5 eod and eventually .5 every day. This will help ease you onto the drug and maybe itll help with the placebo the drug can sometimes have on someone.

 

[shookwun]

Here are the symptoms I'm having:
1. Jaw pain
2. Fat redistribution from the upper half to the lower half of my face (e.g. there's more fat right above my lips). Basically went from having a model-like face to looking like a zombie. No wonder people are scared of me.
3. Thin skin, sometimes veins showing through
4. Weight loss. I've been eating like crazy these couple weeks, didn't hit the gym but still lost weight.
5. Under-eyes-area is puffy and dark
6. Complete loss of libido. I can't remember when I last had a sexual thought or wanted to masturbate. No morning wood either.
7. Brain fog / blurry vision / depression. I've noticed that taking finasteride in the morning resulted in me being useless at work after around 2pm.
8. Body hair not growing as much as before. My hands used to be covered with hair, kind of like a bear. Right now the hair just seems to give up midway.
9. Blood test 3 weeks ago showed a high thyriod value (no idea which one though). Starting to think this might be related to taking finasteride...

Don't think those things are related to minoxidil since I've stopped taking that stuff roughly one week ago?

Going to have my blood tested next week + going to the dentist anyway, so I'll have my jaw checked.

Day I stopped taking finasteride: 2017-03-09, evening.

Edit: Started applying AHA/BHAs, antioxidants and retinol + collagen supplement to fight the sagging of the left side of the face which I presume is a result of minoxidil overdose?

Hit the gym

The long term solution that actually works.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

The side effects are probably me imagining things, I apologize.

A few updates:
1. I have hay fever so dark circles might also be from that + minoxidil overdose
2. Headache is probably from my wisdoom teeth, getting those pulled soon
3. Started minoxidil again, probably every 2nd day now (only once daily), in the morning + taking a shower in the evening so as to be certain there's no minoxidil on the pillow or anywhere else.
4. "Fat redistribution" is probably just me getting fat? Have to hit the gym again like already mentioned.

Is there a topical finasteride that might not have has many effects on your body?

New progress picture as well. The hair is longer compared to the other pictures.

 

[myhairsuckswtf]

- Switched to a minoxidil without propylene glycol(?) if that's the correct name
- Hair cut short to 0.5mm 1 week ago

 

[Balding curse]

how is your hair line?