Hairloss: My Timeline & Results, Starting October 2018

[ShanghaiExpat]

Since 17, I have noticed my hairline receding, and some general thinning on the top of my head. Now I am 21 I decided to take action.

Age: 21 years old
Ethnicity: White British
Location: Shanghai, China
Regimen: 1.25mg Proscar everyday, 5% Rogaine Foam x2/day, 1% Nizoral Monday-Wednesday-Friday (First month Proscar was 1.25mg every other day to begin steady)
Start date: 26th October 2018
Goal: Maintain the hair I have until I am 30 (8.5 years from now).
Pictures: Attached are photos from 26th December, 2 months into my regimen. My hair is very wet, and the light is very bright.

Side effects:
Week 1 - Minor ball ache, subsided.
Week 2 - Decreased libido, followed by an increase. Now has normalised.
Week 2 - 4 - My partner said several times my c*m tastes bitter. So bitter they would do the 'I just ate a lemon' face. 2 weeks later, it became less watery and tasted sweet again.
Week 3 - I never had bad bacne (Back Acne), maybe the occasional spots, but these have all stopped which I give Proscar credit for. These have not returned.
Week 4 - now - Perhaps slightly increased shedding. I never cared before so it is hard to tell. I would always have hairs on my towel after drying my hair, but now every time I run my hands through it, 1-3 hairs will fall out. These forums lead me to believe an increase in shedding around the 2 month mark is a good thing.

I won't be one of those who gets results and disappears. I intend to update this thread until I take a razor to my scalp. I look forward to presenting the results, good or bad. If you have any advice, it would be welcome. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

[ShanghaiExpat]

This is my update! After 10 months, I feel my hair has continued to thin at the front. The crown went a little thinner, but recently has thickened to baseline.

I am not sure if in the next 2 months, as I speed towards the 1 year mark, I will see a big increase.

I dropped the minoxidil, but continue the nizoral 1% twice a week. It seemed strange using minoxidil and finasteride at the same time, as then I would not know the effects of either one.

My side effects have been minimal. Decreased libido (less random erections) but when needed, he still remembers how to stand to attention.

 

[JFLAtMtBalding]

Seems improved to me.

 

[ShanghaiExpat]

Seems improved to me.

The first of the 2 pictures is just after it was cut. The second two were yesterday. I just really think the front has crept further back.

 

[Yar]

Since 17, I have noticed my hairline receding, and some general thinning on the top of my head. Now I am 21 I decided to take action.

Age: 21 years old
Ethnicity: White British
Location: Shanghai, China
Regimen: 1.25mg Proscar everyday, 5% Rogaine Foam x2/day, 1% Nizoral Monday-Wednesday-Friday (First month Proscar was 1.25mg every other day to begin steady)
Start date: 26th October 2018
Goal: Maintain the hair I have until I am 30 (8.5 years from now).
Pictures: Attached are photos from 26th December, 2 months into my regimen. My hair is very wet, and the light is very bright.

Side effects:
Week 1 - Minor ball ache, subsided.
Week 2 - Decreased libido, followed by an increase. Now has normalised.
Week 2 - 4 - My partner said several times my c*m tastes bitter. So bitter they would do the 'I just ate a lemon' face. 2 weeks later, it became less watery and tasted sweet again.
Week 3 - I never had bad bacne (Back Acne), maybe the occasional spots, but these have all stopped which I give Proscar credit for. These have not returned.
Week 4 - now - Perhaps slightly increased shedding. I never cared before so it is hard to tell. I would always have hairs on my towel after drying my hair, but now every time I run my hands through it, 1-3 hairs will fall out. These forums lead me to believe an increase in shedding around the 2 month mark is a good thing.

I won't be one of those who gets results and disappears. I intend to update this thread until I take a razor to my scalp. I look forward to presenting the results, good or bad. If you have any advice, it would be welcome. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

 

[Yar]

[QUOTE = "ShanghaiExpat, post: 1747108, member: 139734"] С 17 лет я заметил, что моя линия волос упала, и на голове у меня появилось некоторое общее истончение. Теперь мне 21 год, я решил принять меры.

Возраст: 21 лет
Этническая принадлежность: белые британцы
Расположение: Шанхай, Китай
Режим: 1,25 мг проскара каждый день, 5% пены рогейна 2 раза в день, 1% низорала с понедельника по среду и пятницу (первый месяц проскара составлял 1,25 мг через день, чтобы начать стабильно)
Дата начала: 26 октября 2018
Цель: сохранить волосы до 30 лет (8,5 лет).
Картинки: Приложены фотографии с 26 декабря, 2 месяца в моем режиме. Мои волосы очень мокрые, а свет очень яркий.

Побочные эффекты:
Неделя 1 - Незначительная боль в бале, стихла.
Неделя 2 - Снижение либидо с последующим увеличением. Сейчас нормализовалось.
Неделя 2 - 4 - Мой партнер сказал несколько раз, что моя сперма имеет горький вкус . Так горько, что они сделали бы лицо «Я только что съел лимон». 2 недели спустя он стал менее водянистым и снова имел сладкий вкус.
3-я неделя - у меня никогда не было плохого состояния (Back Acne), может быть, случайные пятна, но все они прекратились, за что я и прославляю Proscar. Эти не вернулись.
Неделя 4 - сейчас - Возможно, немного увеличилась линька. Я никогда не заботился прежде, поэтому трудно сказать. У меня всегда были волосы на полотенце после сушки волос, но теперь каждый раз, когда я провожу их руками, выпадают 1-3 волоска. Эти форумы заставляют меня поверить, что увеличение сброса около 2-месячной отметки - это хорошо.

Я не буду одним из тех, кто получает результаты и исчезает. Я намереваюсь обновить эту тему, пока я не возьму бритву на кожу головы. Я с нетерпением жду представления результатов, хороших или плохих. Если у вас есть какие-либо советы, это будет приветствоваться. Если у вас есть какие-либо вопросы, не стесняйтесь спрашивать. [/ QUOTE]
I think it's better to switch to spironolactone

 

[newbiemicroneedler]

More importantly what is a brit doing in China? Any white man with or without hair gets to be popular in China haha. When I went there a few years ago I felt like an exotic curiosity, sometimes people would stop me to take selfies with me lol. We had so much fun, and I never felt that handsome lol.

 

[ShanghaiExpat]

More importantly what is a brit doing in China? Any white man with or without hair gets to be popular in China haha. When I went there a few years ago I felt like an exotic curiosity, sometimes people would stop me to take selfies with me lol. We had so much fun, and I never felt that handsome lol.

Yes it's really great here in China. Everyone seems to be interested in foreigners, but in a positive way. Kind of exoticism I'm glad you had a fun time here

 

[ShanghaiExpat]

So, it has pretty much been 1 year of Finasteride and Nizoral.

After starting my original regime, I dropped minoxidil because I was worried I wouldn't be sure what is doing what for my hair.

Here are the update pictures - my hairline has receded and my hair has thinned considerably.

I have re-added minoxidil to my regime. With 1.25 finasteride everyday, I have seen no significant regrowth or even maintenance of what I had. My hairline has severely receded over the past year, despite the drugs and shampoo.

I'm at a loss for what to do, and my thoughts are turning to a hair transplant when I am 25! I am only 22! And have the hairline of a man twice my age. You can see from my first post a year ago, I have begun buzz cutting my hair.

When people ask me my age and I say 22, they just keep repeating "Wow, really! You're only 22? Really? 22??"

Thoughts on my situation?

 

[Who Farted]

Seems like your dosage may not be high enough. Even if you lost the effects of Min, which is mostly cosmetic as it thickens hair, the finasteride should have kept your follicles going. You would expect the appearance and texture to have thinned upon ceasing Min, but continued recession likely means your finasteride dose isn’t up to the job. Do not get a hair transplant before you have the recession under control.

 

[ShanghaiExpat]

Seems like your dosage may not be high enough. Even if you lost the effects of Min, which is mostly cosmetic as it thickens hair, the finasteride should have kept your follicles going. You would expect the appearance and texture to have thinned upon ceasing Min, but continued recession likely means your finasteride dose isn’t up to the job. Do not get a hair transplant before you have the recession under control.

I am worried to increase my dose. I already have 1.25mg. Should I give up finasteride? It has clearly had no effect and simply slightly reduced my libido.

 

[Who Farted]

That’s a tough call. If you’re not responding and aren’t comfortable increasing the dose then there isn’t much point in tolerating even a mild reduction in libido. The only thing to consider is that even if it isn’t stopping the loss, it could be slowing it down and quitting would obviously end that.

Honestly it doesn’t look to me that it’s slowing it at all unless your male pattern baldness is really aggressive. The problem is you can’tknow for sure without stopping. Have you considered trying dutasteride? Its a stronger DHT inhibitor (90% to finasteride 70%) and attacks both types of DHT production, while finasteride only blocks one.

If you tolerated finasteride it’s very likely you will tolerate dutasteride.