Going Bald In Less Than A Year, Need Advice

[bluecyclone]

I’m mixing in topical Dutasteride and eventually will switch to .5 Dutasteride from 1% Finasteride I am just trying to understand if it will even help. Hate to be on it if it’s not doing any good.

Shouldn’t that slow even age related loss? If can’t stop this shedding it will never stabilize. I’m being realistic about age and the amount of hair that I have.

given normal Thyroid labs, lower T and DHT, I’m running out of ideas to stop the shed. I want to rule out what isn’t helping more than anything. Derek seemed to think a topical Dutasteride RU stack was my best shot and maybe a PDGE inhibitor.

I have taken all of the advice and given everything at least 6 months before a change.

 

[bluecyclone]

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I don't consider that DUPA because your density is still normal for your age. If you look carefully, your density is fairly uniform all over your scalp. David Beckham is close to your age and check out his density now. When your hair looks like that, then you can call that Diffuse Pattern Alopecia.

Is this shock loss from a $$$$ density transplant? I mean this could be a fake but you’ll never see this guy without a full thick head of hair for very long. If someone with his resources can’t find a solution no one can. Could be a case in which some people don’t respond to the AAs. I’m fighting through sides to give it one last shot to either work or rule it out. Upped to 10mg oral minoxidil as well. Debating CB or RU to rule our impact of Test. Derek was a big proponent of the theory that other androgens can do just as much damage. This is much much thinner than a month or two ago.

 

[bluecyclone]

Thanks. I’d kill for your density. I shouldn’t be complaining but from zero loss black hair to where I am now, despite throwing a bunch of meds and attention at the situation the minute of the first shed. I still think thyroid meds ruined my hair.

what’s you view of RU as a user?

 

[bluecyclone]

I started with RU back in 2017 gave up after 8 months, but hell looking at what’s happened after starting Finasteride, the RU might have been doing something.

I’m considering needling but sure I’ll f*** musket with that too

 

[Here For the Lulz]

So let me get this straight, you’re convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that you are losing your hair, but you’re still wearing a f*****g man bun?!?!

That should have been the first thing you ditched when you started seeing it thin out. The man bun is the worst possible choice a balding man can make. It exponentially speeds the process up as miniaturized hair can’t handle any kind of strain. Best case scenario, premature, expedited shedding results in loss that is far more obvious to the observer than it would have otherwise been. Worst case, you damage your already weakened follicles and you bypass the entire miniaturization process.

If you think length is hiding anything, it isn’t. That’s the same thought process that leads people to use massive combovers. If you care this much cut your hair.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Is this shock loss from a $$$$ density transplant? I mean this could be a fake but you’ll never see this guy without a full thick head of hair for very long. If someone with his resources can’t find a solution no one can. Could be a case in which some people don’t respond to the AAs. I’m fighting through sides to give it one last shot to either work or rule it out. Upped to 10mg oral minoxidil as well. Debating CB or RU to rule our impact of Test. Derek was a big proponent of the theory that other androgens can do just as much damage. This is much much thinner than a month or two ago.

Some people have a theory that when you start using finasteride or dutasteride you actually make your follicles supersensitive to DHT. Because there used to be genetic testing on how you respond to finasteride, I believe some people are just poor responders to finasteride. You fail to remember the obvious. Our cases are almost the same(including the thyroid issue). In my case, I never had hair density like yours or your hair color. I never went back to my baseline no matter what I did. But I still maintained fairly well. After 3 years, you have maintained fairly well for someone who said they would be bald in less than a year. Why do you think you can do better?

 

[baba_yaga]

So let me get this straight, you’re convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that you are losing your hair, but you’re still wearing a f*****g man bun?!?!

That should have been the first thing you ditched when you started seeing it thin out. The man bun is the worst possible choice a balding man can make. It exponentially speeds the process up as miniaturized hair can’t handle any kind of strain. Best case scenario, premature, expedited shedding results in loss that is far more obvious to the observer than it would have otherwise been. Worst case, you damage your already weakened follicles and you bypass the entire miniaturization process.

If you think length is hiding anything, it isn’t. That’s the same thought process that leads people to use massive combovers. If you care this much cut your hair.

A man bun would not accelerate hair loss to the degree you’re portraying in this post. Yes it may accelerate it, but its effect is negligible imo.

 

[Who Farted]

A man bun would not accelerate hair loss to the degree you’re portraying in this post. Yes it may accelerate it, but its effect is negligible imo.

He’s not wrong, but he should have been more specific. While wearing your hair tied back will always cause more loss than hair that isn’t, the degree of the loss and how apparent it is will depend on the length and corresponding tension. His hair is relatively short for a man bun, which means the tension is high and is more likely tha an not to cause noticeable loss.

Longer hair in a loose bun carries much less of a risk. His post also doesn’t address the other issue here, which is the traction alopecia a tight bun can cause. A person without male pattern baldness can experience permanent hair loss due to TA, but that risk is much higher for those with male pattern baldness. Every time a hair is pulled out, regardless of the reason, can permanently damage the follicle in question. Miniaturizing follicles are already compromised, which means it is far more susceptible to being pulled out via TA and therefore has a higher risk of permanently killing the follicle as each instance increases the statistical likelihood of this result.

If you’re not stabilized and/or don’t have a regimen that controls your hairloss, long hair worn in a bun is a really bad idea. Wearing a man bun with any kind of hairloss is like driving around without a seatbelt on; you could be fine for a while, but you do so at your peril should things go wrong. Whether or not that risk is worth it is up to the individual, but if you’re as freaked out about hairloss as bluecyclone is, it’s hard to see how the risk would be worth it. I’ve mentioned it to him before and he believes that the length helps with coverage and has decided to keep it this length, which is of course his decision to make.

 

[bluecyclone]

So let me get this straight, you’re convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that you are losing your hair, but you’re still wearing a f*****g man bun?!?!

That should have been the first thing you ditched when you started seeing it thin out. The man bun is the worst possible choice a balding man can make. It exponentially speeds the process up as miniaturized hair can’t handle any kind of strain. Best case scenario, premature, expedited shedding results in loss that is far more obvious to the observer than it would have otherwise been. Worst case, you damage your already weakened follicles and you bypass the entire miniaturization process.

If you think length is hiding anything, it isn’t. That’s the same thought process that leads people to use massive combovers. If you care this much cut your hair.

Good advice. Keeping it long has caused a bunch of issues and could be a big reason for shedding and breakage. I just thought the meds would stabilize things. I rarely tie it back and mostly I pull it back loosely with some head phones. Is there any chance this could help some sort of recover?

 

[bluecyclone]

A man bun would not accelerate hair loss to the degree you’re portraying in this post. Yes it may accelerate it, but its effect is negligible imo.

Yeah. I should explain that my loss was 80% vertex with some but minimal thinning at the hairline. I noticed some in October after I stopped using HCG, seemed to slow a bit over the holidays and was getting better in January. Had some work in Madrid, no HCG... thinning seemed to increase. I had been on 1% topical Finasteride for 2 years at this point. I dropped all but topical Finasteride with a Propecia 3 times a week to cover bases (March) by April my forelock has thinned dramatically. I just wonder if the test from the HCG helped? It was recommended to keep fertile while on AAs.

appreciate the feedback.

thoughts on this routine for six months:

Dutasteride topical .5% 6ml once daily
Oral minoxidil 10 mg daily
RU 50mg twice daily
T3 supplements (in addition to T4)
Resume HCG low dose 3 times per week
Cut hair to 4-5 inches not 8-9.

consider (Doctor recommendation) HGH .3mcg daily.

still can’t explain the outbreak on the back of my head, the thinning on sides and back.

thanks all.

 

[whatintheworld]

None of that will work but you can pump yourself with those drugs if you want. I strongly advise you do nothing and just enjoy your life, or just get a very minimal FUE if your OCD absolutely requires it.

 

[Wisemiller]

topical dutasteride, oral min, RU, etc.... Sure if you were 21 years old it might grow some insignificant wispy hair for a few months, but in truth there is no such thing as a medication that stops hair loss. Be thankful that your hair loss is fairly slow, just get a minor restoration procedure to correct the hairline a few times.

 

[sam333]

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Yeah. I should explain that my loss was 80% vertex with some but minimal thinning at the hairline. I noticed some in October after I stopped using HCG, seemed to slow a bit over the holidays and was getting better in January. Had some work in Madrid, no HCG... thinning seemed to increase. I had been on 1% topical Finasteride for 2 years at this point. I dropped all but topical Finasteride with a Propecia 3 times a week to cover bases (March) by April my forelock has thinned dramatically. I just wonder if the test from the HCG helped? It was recommended to keep fertile while on AAs.

appreciate the feedback.

thoughts on this routine for six months:

Dutasteride topical .5% 6ml once daily
Oral minoxidil 10 mg daily
RU 50mg twice daily
T3 supplements (in addition to T4)
Resume HCG low dose 3 times per week
Cut hair to 4-5 inches not 8-9.

consider (Doctor recommendation) HGH .3mcg daily.

still can’t explain the outbreak on the back of my head, the thinning on sides and back.

thanks all.

Does oral minoxidil increase body hair

 

[bluecyclone]

topical dutasteride, oral min, RU, etc.... Sure if you were 21 years old it might grow some insignificant wispy hair for a few months, but in truth there is no such thing as a medication that stops hair loss. Be thankful that your hair loss is fairly slow, just get a minor restoration procedure to correct the hairline a few times.

If Hairline especially a Norwood pattern was the issue I would not be on here. It’s the utter decimation in just over 3 years despite a ton of chemicals. If I could stop the diffuse everywhere I would chill out.

This hair thing f*****g got me. Out of the blue at 40 GOAT dense hair when it never crossed my I might loose at all. Then constant shedding thats never changed, never slowed... it’s not the vanity or the aging both I can manage. It’s the absolute inability to make a situation even a slight bit better or to control any of the variables despite a ton of time, attention, money... Konior told me an FUE is unlikely because the donor area also thinned. Might kitchen sink then give up. f*** I mean I’m still in denial that this is real, didn’t help that the first 2+ years EVERYONE insisted it was not male pattern baldness despite miniaturization and a biopsy...

 

[bluecyclone]

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Does oral minoxidil increase body hair

Some have mentioned that side effect. 3 years in 5-10 mg dose no increase in body hair. Also, would that even matter? I’d grow a tail if it kept my hair in tact.

 

[michaelle]

True I don't thank that body hair is an issue. I have been taking some pills, and I often Buy Propecia for me, but I have never had any side effects like those. Don't worry too much about it

 

[Iambatmanco]

You have a very good quality hair for a 40+ year guy. At 26, I feel jealous looking at your hairline. If you are so concerned about hair fall, you can opt for a buzz cut, like triple h of wwe.

 

[Derelict]

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Does oral minoxidil increase body hair

I haven't noticed much increased body hair but some have so something to be wary about, i have found it thickened up existing body and facial hair though.

 

[sam333]

I haven't noticed much increased body hair but some have so something to be wary about, i have found it thickened up existing body and facial hair though.

When did you start using oral minoxidil and which dose do you use?

 

[Derelict]

When did you start using oral minoxidil and which dose do you use?

Since october 2018 or thereabouts, for the majority of the time i was on 10mg, but have went as high as 20mg, currently on 5mg.