Help! I’m Thinning So Bad Over Short Period

Should i start minoxidil to get thick hair?

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Northface32

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Thanks buddy , im just afraid that finasteride won’t be enough and if i wait a year things may get worse and it’s late to start minoxidil! But I’ll start finasteride so soon and see how things will go ... what about your experience with hair loss and finasteride or minoxidil?
Tbh it’s very minor probably more age related than anything but I have a strong family history of male pattern baldness so I’d rather be proactive and prevent rather than regain, also it’s given me bdd knowing I have the history but you seem to either have had a strong Telogen Effluvium occurrence and finasteride could reactivate your folicles to a healthy state. The hair you have looks thick and healthy.
 

Zaki27

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Tbh it’s very minor probably more age related than anything but I have a strong family history of male pattern baldness so I’d rather be proactive and prevent rather than regain, also it’s given me bdd knowing I have the history but you seem to either have had a strong Telogen Effluvium occurrence and finasteride could reactivate your folicles to a healthy state. The hair you have looks thick and healthy.
I agree. ! The rapid progress made me feel so , but I didn’t wanna have high hopes on this only . I have always had oily skin and face and a layer of dandruff or something like this on my scalp for years .. where do u live btw? As im an arabs , the male pattern baldness is striking so hash among us
 

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Believe it or not I've never seen an Arab with a full head of hair, there's probably plenty but I've never seen one without thinning or a receding hairline ones and most of them have a horseshoe so you're lucky.
 

Zaki27

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Believe it or not I've never seen an Arab with a full head of hair, there's probably plenty but I've never seen one without thinning or a receding hairline ones and most of them have a horseshoe so you're lucky.
Im still young and here’s a lot of ppl of my age and a lil older with high density, im grateful for my hairline , but the thinning is stressing me out so bad :( i have a big head and I’ll look like a dumbass when i get bald , also my beard isn’t full...u think it’d be a good idea to start minoxidil for my beard,?
 

Ritchie

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Im still young and here’s a lot of ppl of my age and a lil older with high density, im grateful for my hairline , but the thinning is stressing me out so bad :( i have a big head and I’ll look like a dumbass when i get bald , also my beard isn’t full...u think it’d be a good idea to start minoxidil for my beard,?
You mean like shaving your head and growing out a beard with minoxidil? At least try finasteride first.
 

Zaki27

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You mean like shaving your head and growing out a beard with minoxidil? At least try finasteride first.
In the future yeah! I also doubt that the beard would work for me , I’m starting finasteride this week or next and will wait for a few month , if no obvious results will be achieved, I’ll add minoxidil, what do u think??

Im scared ti start minoxidil as i have some thick and good hair and minoxidil mght ruin it and regrow weaker ones!
 

whatintheworld

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If you want to go bald, do nothing.

If you want to save your hair, get on finasteride and minoxidil.

Unfortunately those are the only choices we have at the moment.

I would use both at the same time, you are unlikely to get regrowth from finasteride alone (some people do but it is rare), whereas minoxidil will likely strengthen those miniaturized hairs and maybe bring them back to anagen.
 

Northface32

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Im still young and here’s a lot of ppl of my age and a lil older with high density, im grateful for my hairline , but the thinning is stressing me out so bad :( i have a big head and I’ll look like a dumbass when i get bald , also my beard isn’t full...u think it’d be a good idea to start minoxidil for my beard,?
If you want to go bald, do nothing.

If you want to save your hair, get on finasteride and minoxidil.

Unfortunately those are the only choices we have at the moment.

I would use both at the same time, you are unlikely to get regrowth from finasteride alone (some people do but it is rare), whereas minoxidil will likely strengthen those miniaturized hairs and maybe bring them back to anagen.
Na like I said start with finasteride fuk minoxidil untill you see what finasteride does for you after a year, you have the type of hairloss that will get regrowth because it's difuse, people say they don't get regrowth because it's the hairline they want to see the growth you don't have that problem. Trust me start with finasteride and then reasess because finasteride is the best treatment there is and it stops hairloss in over 80% and regrows in 60%. I think you will have good results. Rooting for ya man.
 

Zaki27

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Na like I said start with finasteride fuk minoxidil untill you see what finasteride does for you after a year, you have the type of hairloss that will get regrowth because it's difuse, people say they don't get regrowth because it's the hairline they want to see the growth you don't have that problem. Trust me start with finasteride and then reasess because finasteride is the best treatment there is and it stops hairloss in over 80% and regrows in 60%. I think you will have good results. Rooting for ya man.
Thank u so much bro , I really appreciate that❤️ You know any positive word would help a lot make me feel better . I’ll start within these days and keep u updated .
 

whatintheworld

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Na like I said start with finasteride fuk minoxidil untill you see what finasteride does for you after a year, you have the type of hairloss that will get regrowth because it's difuse, people say they don't get regrowth because it's the hairline they want to see the growth you don't have that problem. Trust me start with finasteride and then reasess because finasteride is the best treatment there is and it stops hairloss in over 80% and regrows in 60%. I think you will have good results. Rooting for ya man.

I was one of those diffuse thinners so Im speaking from experience. If he gets regrowth from just finasteride though, great. I hope that happens, but objectively speaking it's unlikely.
 

Zaki27

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I was one of those diffuse thinners so Im speaking from experience. If he gets regrowth from just finasteride though, great. I hope that happens, but objectively speaking it's unlikely.
Do u have the same pattern of thinning that im having,? Or with a receding hairline?
 

whatintheworld

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Do u have the same pattern of thinning that im having,? Or with a receding hairline?

Pretty much a very similar pattern, my hairline isn't receding just thinning as well. This is aggressive style loss, more aggressive than the typical receding pattern. Fortunately with finasteride minoxidil and derma rolling I have kept it contained somewhat, plus got some regrowth too.
 

Zaki27

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You lost all of that in one year?
First pic with was taken December 2018 and the one with relatively intensive hair was taken in feb 2019 “ it looks dense as i had styled it with hot air” and the other ones were taken soon..
 

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Pretty much a very similar pattern, my hairline isn't receding just thinning as well. This is aggressive style loss, more aggressive than the typical receding pattern. Fortunately with finasteride minoxidil and derma rolling I have kept it contained somewhat, plus got some regrowth too.
what roller do you use? any advice on how to conduct dermarolling? like the cleaning alcohol for roller and for your scalp and stuff?
 

Zaki27

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bro that doesnt sound like male pattern baldness. I have never heard anyone experience miniaturization, this fast. Did you get blood work done?
i did ! Like a couple of month as i have been working as a medical analyst, everything seemed to be normal and even my hemoglobin is 14 ! I also feel that that it’s progressing over short period! Btw , I started finasteride today! Like half an hour first pill , wish me good luck
 

Northface32

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i did ! Like a couple of month as i have been working as a medical analyst, everything seemed to be normal and even my hemoglobin is 14 ! I also feel that that it’s progressing over short period! Btw , I started finasteride today! Like half an hour first pill , wish me good luck
Good luck buddy don't think to much into it, stick with it and just take things day to day, your body will adjust and you'll see some positive results around the 3-6 month mark, keep me updated thru private messages if you need anything!
 

Zaki27

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Good luck buddy don't think to much into it, stick with it and just take things day to day, your body will adjust and you'll see some positive results around the 3-6 month mark, keep me updated thru private messages if you need anything!
thank u buddy , I have started finasteride1 mg generic today and I’ll carry on , Honestly, it’s stressing me out and everybody can notice , but im trying not to be so much depressed and hopeful the finasteride works for me! I bought a bottle of minoxidil but not gonna use it now. I also bought 2 shampoos “ nizoral 2% but the Egyptian generic is way cheaper and not sure about the effect” and a caffeine, saw palmetto and aloevera containing shampoo..
 

Zaki27

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Good luck buddy don't think to much into it, stick with it and just take things day to day, your body will adjust and you'll see some positive results around the 3-6 month mark, keep me updated thru private messages if you need anything!


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