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I used to be lurker in these forums a few years ago but thought I'd come back to share something that some of you may find interesting.
I'm 32 now but I started noticing some recession at my temples at about 23/24 years old. It took at least a good 2 years before I accepted that it was actually happening and it played on my mind a hell of a lot and continued to for years after. I'm sure a lot of you have been through this process of denial, especially if you're experiencing relatively slow hairloss like me. It's comforting to tell yourself it isn't happening although probably in the long run more damaging for mental wellbeing.
Anyway it kept progressing very slowly but progressing nonetheless. Still no hairloss at the crown. I tried rogaine for a while but it didn't seem to have any affect and I found the process of applying it tedious. Then I tried propecia for a good 18 months, but didn't notice an improvement or even a slowing down in recession rate. I did have some side effects, enough to make me think it's not worth continuing. The usual stuff - watery semen, slightly lower sex drive and weaker erections. I think had I seen improvements I may have continued despite the side effects as they weren't drastic enough to counterbalance the positive effect of stopping baldness.
This was maybe 4 years ago. At this point I pretty much decided I'm just going to have to live with what comes. Seemed better to accept it and focus on other things, as difficult as that is. Anyway around the same time, unrelated to hairloss, I went fully vegan having been a meat-eater for many years before. I was raised vegetarian but became a full on, bone-chewing, steak-loving carnivore as an adult.
Long story short, in the past 4 years my hairloss has almost completely stabilised. My temples have stayed where they are and there's still been no loss at the crown. Of course this would by no means stand as reliable evidence in a peer reviewed scientific study but I'm just sharing my own experience. I know this is an idea that's been explored before. People have discussed the idea that hairloss rates amongst populations that eat less red meat e.g Japan are much lower and there might be a link.
Anyways, just throwing it out there to folks who want to add another attack angle to their fight against hairloss. Would be interested to hear if anyone else has experienced something similar.
I'm 32 now but I started noticing some recession at my temples at about 23/24 years old. It took at least a good 2 years before I accepted that it was actually happening and it played on my mind a hell of a lot and continued to for years after. I'm sure a lot of you have been through this process of denial, especially if you're experiencing relatively slow hairloss like me. It's comforting to tell yourself it isn't happening although probably in the long run more damaging for mental wellbeing.
Anyway it kept progressing very slowly but progressing nonetheless. Still no hairloss at the crown. I tried rogaine for a while but it didn't seem to have any affect and I found the process of applying it tedious. Then I tried propecia for a good 18 months, but didn't notice an improvement or even a slowing down in recession rate. I did have some side effects, enough to make me think it's not worth continuing. The usual stuff - watery semen, slightly lower sex drive and weaker erections. I think had I seen improvements I may have continued despite the side effects as they weren't drastic enough to counterbalance the positive effect of stopping baldness.
This was maybe 4 years ago. At this point I pretty much decided I'm just going to have to live with what comes. Seemed better to accept it and focus on other things, as difficult as that is. Anyway around the same time, unrelated to hairloss, I went fully vegan having been a meat-eater for many years before. I was raised vegetarian but became a full on, bone-chewing, steak-loving carnivore as an adult.
Long story short, in the past 4 years my hairloss has almost completely stabilised. My temples have stayed where they are and there's still been no loss at the crown. Of course this would by no means stand as reliable evidence in a peer reviewed scientific study but I'm just sharing my own experience. I know this is an idea that's been explored before. People have discussed the idea that hairloss rates amongst populations that eat less red meat e.g Japan are much lower and there might be a link.
Anyways, just throwing it out there to folks who want to add another attack angle to their fight against hairloss. Would be interested to hear if anyone else has experienced something similar.
