That sore/weird feeling of balding..

[decro435]

What is that weird feeling you get at your crown when you're losing hair there? I cant help scratching or massaging it but it doesnt seem to go away? I heard it something to do with inflamatories or something and that its basically the DHT eating your hair... Is this true? because Ive been taking Finpecia for a week or so now and the feeling hasnt gone away which would generally mean that the DHT hasn't been reduced. Anybody?

 

[evildude]

no, it's not true. itching may or may not accompany male pattern baldness. no direct relationship there.

 

[MSU4life]

Personally my itching was the worst during my first big shed, right before I saw some pretty decent regrowth.

 

[decro435]

Its not an itch.. Its kind of a strain on the roots of the hairs just around the crown area. Its been really sore lately. Anyways I was just wondering why this pain is there? and why this pain only associated with the place that Im shedding from the most? And why hasnt the finasteride stoped this feeling????

 

[MSU4life]

Well I dont have any idea about the pain, check with your Dr. However, you have only been on the finasteride for a week. Give it some time work.

 

[decro435]

Hmm I think I might have found out what it is , it seems that loads of people are expieriencing it and that it might be associated to the absence of hair in the follicle as the nerves send pain messages back to the brain because there is no hair in the follicle anymore...

""""Trichodynia is a condition where the patient experiences a painful sensation on their scalp. The pain sometimes is described as burning. Trichodynia often is associated with hair loss, but some studies show it has no connection to hair loss. Often there is an underlying psycho-somatic cause, such as stress, depression or anxiety.

Only a few studies have been conducted on this condition. A theory behind the condition is that nerves innervating scalp hair follicles send pain messages back to the brain when the follicle no longer has a hair in it, in a similar way to phantom limb pain. Another theory is that people who have this condition (sometimes called "ponytail syndrome") have super-sensitive nerves in their scalp.

A possible treatment is to halt hair loss in the patient, however it is important to understand and address any underlying psychologic comorbity""""

What do you think?

 

[blueshard]

I personally believe that this sore feeling is absolutely, positively associated with male pattern baldness. People get this inflammation in thinning areas all of the time on the forums.

 

[ghg]

I've had a constant scalp pain for over a year now, not an hour passes by without feeling the tingling and the tickling on my NW5 area. I'm also thinning all the time despite finasteride and minoxidil. So yeah, it is definitely associated with male pattern baldness. There seems to be nothing that would work for my itch, I've literally tried everything.

 

[KielMcK]

Use spironolactone ya dickhead. :gay: Happy Holidays :roll:

 

[ghg]

Use spironolactone ya dickhead. :gay: Happy Holidays :roll:

That's my next bet, dickhead :smack: . Did the spironolactone help with your itch? And if it did, how severe was your itching in the first place? Did you have seb. dermatitis (dandruff etc)?

 

[KielMcK]

I had dandruff really bad and wicked red scalp. Nizoral took care of the dandruff after about a month of using it 3 times a week but I was still getting the itch and that weird sore, tight feeling. So I got spironolactone thinking it might just slow down my hairloss but it did alot more then that. It stopped that sore feeling all together... got rid of the red scalp and makes my head just feel relieved when I apply it ya dickhead. :jackit:

 

[ghg]

I had dandruff really bad and wicked red scalp. Nizoral took care of the dandruff after about a month of using it 3 times a week but I was still getting the itch and that weird sore, tight feeling. So I got spironolactone thinking it might just slow down my hairloss but it did alot more then that. It stopped that sore feeling all together... got rid of the red scalp and makes my head just feel relieved when I apply it ya dickhead. :jackit:

Hey sounds good, dickhead :hump: . Well I just ordered spironolactone so I'll soon find out if it works for me.

 

[KielMcK]

Like I said it ussually takes about a week but it is quick... it lasts like 6-8 hours whenever you apply it and keeps the DHT out of your scalp. I use it when I first wake up in the morning and an hour before bed. I used the cream as well for a few months but found it harder to apply and left my hair pretty greasy.

 

[KielMcK]

Ya... dickhead

 

[ghg]

Ya... dickhead

Sounds promising, dickhead. I have exactly the same symptoms, tight feeling scalp on NW5 area and dandruff + red spots. I hope spironolactone works for me too.

 

[masculineyourheart]

Sorry to step in the middle of your flirting, just thought I'd add that the scalp exercises from over at Hairloss Reversible have helped a lot with my pain at the hair root. I still get it at the tightest part of my scalp, right on the vertex, but I'm hoping that'll go away after I keep doing these exercises (only been at it a month or so now). They give a lot of elasticity back to your scalp which feels pretty groovy, kind of like tofu jelly, so should remove the tight scalp feeling as well.

Dunno about growing hair back, but for those reasons alone I'll keep doing them.

 

[ghg]

Sorry to step in the middle of your flirting, just thought I'd add that the scalp exercises from over at Hairloss Reversible have helped a lot with my pain at the hair root. I still get it at the tightest part of my scalp, right on the vertex, but I'm hoping that'll go away after I keep doing these exercises (only been at it a month or so now). They give a lot of elasticity back to your scalp which feels pretty groovy, kind of like tofu jelly, so should remove the tight scalp feeling as well.

Dunno about growing hair back, but for those reasons alone I'll keep doing them.

Oi dickhead (it's just a joke don't take it seriously), I can't do those exercises. I just can't wiggle my ears, it's impossible. Tried it for over a week on a daily basis. NOTHING. Any tips?

 

[KielMcK]

Damn you have a chisled jaw... and great triangles on your temples. Good for you.

Scalp exercises I've been doing for 3 years and I'm pretty sure I'm still doing them wrong. wicked hard to do.

Nah... ya a dickhead

 

[RaginDemon]

Use spironolactone ya dickhead. :gay: Happy Holidays :roll:

That's my next bet, dickhead :smack: . Did the spironolactone help with your itch? And if it did, how severe was your itching in the first place? Did you have seb. dermatitis (dandruff etc)?

dude, look at that dickhead's hair, he doesn't have male pattern baldness. :smack:

 

[bubka]

What is that weird feeling you get at your crown when you're losing hair there? I cant help scratching or massaging it but it doesnt seem to go away? I heard it something to do with inflamatories or something and that its basically the DHT eating your hair... Is this true? because Ive been taking Finpecia for a week or so now and the feeling hasnt gone away which would generally mean that the DHT hasn't been reduced. Anybody?

i had the same thing, same result when taking propecia, others have reported it too, i believe it is the auto immune response being reversed by reduction in DHT