Trent said:
guys, i must have been fooled by my own eye. i really thought i was improving, i really did, but my hair is looking like absolute sh*t this past week. it has receeded a ton it seems in only a few weeks, the hair up front is thinning fast and i am getting back to a similar state of depression that i was in when this all started. never going out, not looking forward to the future, stuff like that. i try SO damn hard to keep a positive spin on things, but i just keep on falling back down. all i freaking wanted was a little tiny regrowth up front and some f*****g maintenance. 83% of people have success, there's no one bald in my family, and i have to be a balding guy without regimen success. that's some piss poor luck. on top of it all, i don't have the typical balding pattern that its this shitass norwood 1.5 that just looks unhealthy and wispy, to be honest, i would be more than happy with, some recession over time, fine, as long as i could spike it up without looking like a f*****g unhealthy piece of sh*t that i do now, gel won't even hold the hair up anymore, really down in the dumps guys, 6.5 months and things seem worse. hair loss sucks. i try to stay positive in my posts usually cause i hate the negativity, but i just really need to vent and screaming out loud in the middle of the night will just wake people up. if this negative post pisses you off, i apologize, but i'm really having a hard time :-(
ps, i seem to be shedding on top of it all. fantastic.
I go through similar phases to you and have a similar hairloss pattern and i have been taking finasteride for pretty much exactly the same time as you.
I'm goign througha good phase at the moment, my hair seems to be just starting to look a little better than it did a month or so ago. But my hair is defintely still worse than it was when i started finasteride.
I have been using minoxidil for 4 months now as well which may be starting to work.
I'm not sure.
I have recently started using the lasercomb as well(this week) on recommendation from a colleague. He has definitely started to thicken up the front and temples - and he doesn't use anything else at all.
I've only used it twice but it does seem to make your hair look and feel fuller after using it. It's up to you, i know they're expensive but in the long run, it's not much to pay at all if it works.
I can't really comment yet but I have seen results on my colleague and heard good reports from Viperfish and a few others.
Some people have say it hasn't worked for them, but i'm guessing these are desperate guys that have extensive male pattern baldness, and are looking for a miracle cure for their norwood 5's. I think it will compliment use of finasteride and minoxidil very well.
It may be worth taking the plunge into that before you start minoxidil, if you do start minoxidil defnitely go for Dr Lee's quick drying stuff.
For thickening your front cosmetically, I suggest using a couple of things.
1. Cut down on your nizoral washes - they dry your hair out and excessive washing robs your head of 'good' bacteria' as well as bad. Thus leaving your hair shitty looking all the time.
2. after washing your hair, run some TIGI X-wax over your hair and comb through. This thicken your hair a treat and revives wispy hairs.
3. then run a dry dermatch applicator around in the dry dermatch disc and gently run it over the frontal hair (make sure your hair is still slightly damp) and comb it through. You need very little dermatch to do this and it disguises your thin spots a treat.
4. then style your with more TIGI X-Wax and finish of your spiky style with some conditioning hairspray like Pantene.
I am a master at this, I wish I could show some guys how to do it in person - it really does not show up at all in bright lights or anyhting.
PM me if you need more advice on styling, cutting or concealing. I have worked in the industry in the past.
Photos would help to so i can see hair type and facial structure.
You've done a very very good thing here seriously. By venting and knowing that you've got that place to vent, you may even help your hair out without even knowing it