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I’ve been reading this site for about 2 months now, and first of all I’d like to say thank you to all the people who have contributed here. Reading of your progress and advice has been a huge help. Initially it wasn’t my intention to post, but then I realised that if everyone was selfish in that way then I would never have received the help and knowledge that I’ve have.
I’m 39 and only became aware of my hair loss a few months ago, although I now realise that it has been happening over several years. Having read the stories of some of the young guys here, I consider myself very lucky to have made it this far. I feel for you young guys. Nevertheless, the realisation was traumatic for me as it was something I’d never even considered I’d have to worry about .
I would put myself as a Norwood 1.5 with diffuse thinning on top. The thinning is not noticeable when my hair is dry but when it’s wet I realise that I’ve lost a considerable amount of hair.
I’ve been on the big three for 6 weeks now, and just the fact that I’m doing something has allowed me to stop worrying every second of the day. What I have learnt from this site, from people’s successes and failures, is to be consistent with these treatments and wait for a minimum of one year. If I see no success after that then I may consider adding other treatments, but I’m determined to make no changes until then. I’m also going to try to be objective about the progress (or lack of it) that I’m making, and not to panic and imagine things are getting far worse than they are. What I don’t want to do is spend all day in front of the mirror or counting hairs in the bath. All of this is comes as a result of reading posts on this forum.
After 6 weeks on the treatments I’m not surprised to have seen no changes. My shedding continues at least the same rate. I have noticed that my temples have receded bit further since I’ve started (which is obviously going to be the most noticeable), leaving the hairline thinned out. If I’m lucky this thinning may be as a result of the minoxidil and will grow back. We’ll see.
There’s a couple of other things I wanted to mention after reading people’s experiences here. Firstly, my girlfriend. I haven’t wanted to talk about this with anyone, but eventually I plucked up the courage. Her reaction couldn’t have been better. She was very sympathetic, and she told me she’d love me however bad my hairloss became. Also, she said that she had been out with guys with little or no hair in the past and it made no difference to her, and that anyway, shaved heads are trendy. It made me feel a lot better.
The second thing that has struck a chord with me is how, like some other people here, the first thing I look at in other men is their hair! However, I now notice that certain people have lost significant amounts of hair, whereas before I wouldn’t have really been aware of it. The point I’m trying to make is that nobody is half as interested in our hairloss as we are ourselves.
Lastly, my situation has made me determined to make the most of what I’ve got. I’ve started exercising regularly, eating more healthily and just generally looking after myself. I’ve made it my goal this year to get in the best shape I can and to make the very best of my appearance.
I’ll post an update in due course, but in the meantime good luck to everyone, keep the faith, and make the best of what you have.
I’m 39 and only became aware of my hair loss a few months ago, although I now realise that it has been happening over several years. Having read the stories of some of the young guys here, I consider myself very lucky to have made it this far. I feel for you young guys. Nevertheless, the realisation was traumatic for me as it was something I’d never even considered I’d have to worry about .
I would put myself as a Norwood 1.5 with diffuse thinning on top. The thinning is not noticeable when my hair is dry but when it’s wet I realise that I’ve lost a considerable amount of hair.
I’ve been on the big three for 6 weeks now, and just the fact that I’m doing something has allowed me to stop worrying every second of the day. What I have learnt from this site, from people’s successes and failures, is to be consistent with these treatments and wait for a minimum of one year. If I see no success after that then I may consider adding other treatments, but I’m determined to make no changes until then. I’m also going to try to be objective about the progress (or lack of it) that I’m making, and not to panic and imagine things are getting far worse than they are. What I don’t want to do is spend all day in front of the mirror or counting hairs in the bath. All of this is comes as a result of reading posts on this forum.
After 6 weeks on the treatments I’m not surprised to have seen no changes. My shedding continues at least the same rate. I have noticed that my temples have receded bit further since I’ve started (which is obviously going to be the most noticeable), leaving the hairline thinned out. If I’m lucky this thinning may be as a result of the minoxidil and will grow back. We’ll see.
There’s a couple of other things I wanted to mention after reading people’s experiences here. Firstly, my girlfriend. I haven’t wanted to talk about this with anyone, but eventually I plucked up the courage. Her reaction couldn’t have been better. She was very sympathetic, and she told me she’d love me however bad my hairloss became. Also, she said that she had been out with guys with little or no hair in the past and it made no difference to her, and that anyway, shaved heads are trendy. It made me feel a lot better.
The second thing that has struck a chord with me is how, like some other people here, the first thing I look at in other men is their hair! However, I now notice that certain people have lost significant amounts of hair, whereas before I wouldn’t have really been aware of it. The point I’m trying to make is that nobody is half as interested in our hairloss as we are ourselves.
Lastly, my situation has made me determined to make the most of what I’ve got. I’ve started exercising regularly, eating more healthily and just generally looking after myself. I’ve made it my goal this year to get in the best shape I can and to make the very best of my appearance.
I’ll post an update in due course, but in the meantime good luck to everyone, keep the faith, and make the best of what you have.
