Is This What Is Known As The Vocal Minority?

[djhype]

I know a lot of people here are suffering, but let's not forget you are the vocal minority.

I'm guessing most of you are early, agressive balders (20's) and most of you non responders were destined to lose all their hair anyway in the next couple years, which is probably why the meds aren't enough.

People who get good results don't post on forums for the most part.

 

[Manochoice]

Are you trying to encourage yourself to do something about hair loss?

 

[djhype]

Are you trying to encourage yourself to do something about hair loss?

More like I find the posts here extremely discouraging and negativey slanted as is the case on most medical based forums where the vocal miority paints a different picture than reality.

For me, I'm going to wait it out a couple months.

I'm a 40 year old body builder who did multiple cycles of steroids and recently tried some heavy sh*t last month that lead to hair fall which is still persisting two weeks after my cycle. Given all the cases of people who recover fully in this instance it would be prudent for me to wait it out a while and see what's what before jumping onto to finasteride or even min.

There is a good chance I have Telogen Effluvium or hairfall from hormonal fluctuations that will abate as I am 40 and this was caused by external factors and not my own biological clock. It is extremely unlikely I will go bald from one bad cycle but I am not ruling anything out, but even if this is Androgenic Alopecia I will probably mostly recover because my genetic programming held on to a full head of hair until the age of 40.

Most of the people on this forum seem to have extremely agressive early stage balding in their 20's which is why I can see the meds not working.

I am not new to medical forums however, and have seen time and time again that they are extremely biased towards the most negative outcomes because people with good results rarely report them.

Six months ago I had a bad reaction to medication and developed blistering all over my body, and forums, not to mention doctors, told me I would be affected for life. I am currently 100% healed from that.

 

[Baldy12345]

Quit coming to this forum if your planing on starting a regimen for hairloss, it’s filled with negative posts about every and each treatment.

 

[Manochoice]

More like I find the posts here extremely discouraging and negativey slanted as is the case on most medical based forums where the vocal miority paints a different picture than reality.

For me, I'm going to wait it out a couple months.

I'm a 40 year old body builder who did multiple cycles of steroids and recently tried some heavy sh*t last month that lead to hair fall which is still persisting two weeks after my cycle. Given all the cases of people who recover fully in this instance it would be prudent for me to wait it out a while and see what's what before jumping onto to finasteride or even min.

There is a good chance I have Telogen Effluvium or hairfall from hormonal fluctuations that will abate as I am 40 and this was caused by external factors and not my own biological clock. It is extremely unlikely I will go bald from one bad cycle but I am not ruling anything out, but even if this is Androgenic Alopecia I will probably mostly recover because my genetic programming held on to a full head of hair until the age of 40.

Most of the people on this forum seem to have extremely agressive early stage balding in their 20's which is why I can see the meds not working.

I am not new to medical forums however, and have seen time and time again that they are extremely biased towards the most negative outcomes because people with good results rarely report them.

Six months ago I had a bad reaction to medication and developed blistering all over my body, and forums, not to mention doctors, told me I would be affected for life. I am currently 100% healed from that.

You may recover from other types of hair loss (as long as the cause is eliminated) but I can assure you there is no recovery from male pattern baldness without specific intervention. Of course it is the minority that have sides and are very vocal about that, I don't think there's doubt about that. The things is though what are the margins of this minority and the fact that there is a risk (reduced or not) to become a vocal minority. It's more like "this may also happen to you" kind of deal...

 

[djhype]

You may recover from other types of hair loss (as long as the cause is eliminated) but I can assure you there is no recovery from male pattern baldness without specific intervention. Of course it is the minority that have sides and are very vocal about that, I don't think there's doubt about that. The things is though what are the margins of this minority and the fact that there is a risk (reduced or not) to become a vocal minority. It's more like "this may also happen to you" kind of deal...

It's a different situation.

Lots of people coming off a bad cycle of steroids will shed for up to 5-6 months even if they are prone and then recover back 70%-80% of what is lost even if they are prone to male pattern baldness.

See, I may have naturally have some level of male pattern baldness, but at 40 (with mostly a full head of formerly very thick hair), slight temple recession that has not really moved since I was 27, the level of male pattern baldness I naturally suffer demonstrates my follicles are much more tolerant of DHT than the natural 20 something year old suffering aggressive hair loss. What I am noticing right now is my scalp has thinned some, and hairline is in tact. The hairs I've lost to AA with tremendous amount of DHT I had in my system at the time, will all grow back but likely thinner in density. This is scientific fact and a worst case scenario.

Sure, I may have set my hair back some, but when the offending hormone is removed, it is extremely likely things will move close to baseline when my levels balance out and I reach homeostasis because that is my genetic programming. Of course, certain anomalies exist and nothing is 100% certain.

I would hop on finasteride right now but I think what's most important is to let the body reach homeostasis and reevaluate as not to further complicate the situation.

Trust your body to heal unless the progression of disease comes soley from within rather than an external factor.

 

[INT]

People who get good results don't post on forums for the most part.

Got any data on that? Sounds like an assumption stuffed wish wishful thinking.

 

[djhype]

Got any data on that? Sounds like an assumption stuffed wish wishful thinking.

Yeah, peer reviewed medical studies.

Am I being trolled?

People who heal, rarely report positive results, or hit up forums at all. Forums are a haven for the worst cases seeking help.

It's as simple as adding 2+2,

but it seems you've come up with 3.

 

[INT]

Yeah, peer reviewed medical studies.

Am I being trolled?

People who heal, rarely report positive results, or hit up forums at all. Forums are a haven for the worst cases seeking help.

It's as simple as adding 2+2,

but it seems you've come up with 3.

I was asking for data to back up your claim about the demographics of the people on this forum, which you obviously don't have because you were only making an assumption. People who heal rarely report positive results...You do see that we even have a section for success stories here?

 

[djhype]

I was asking for data to back up your claim about the demographics of the people on this forum, which you obviously don't have because you were only making an assumption. People who heal rarely report positive results...You do see that we even have a section for success stories here?

I wasn't aware they made studies for small forums.

You might be best served looking up the success rates of tue big three instead and see who falls into the minority.

 

[Manochoice]

I wasn't aware they made studies for small forums.

You might be best served looking up the success rates of tue big three instead and see who falls into the minority.

What exactly are looking for?