Hello Everyone! Ive been here for probably 5 years but have never posted. A little background:
38 years old, I have a 33 year old brother who went absolutely completely bald immediately after high school. He has shaved his head with a razor ever since.My dad is 65, and is a classic balding but good looking man.(think Ernest Hemingway) We are of Dutch/German ancestry, so we are blonde. Although my dad had black hair. my hair has always been baby fine, but I had alot of it. For the last 15 years I actually slicked it back with pomade. Cant do that anymore.I started taking GNC mens Ultranourishair about a decade ago.
I knew my hairline has been receding slowly but surely, But it seemed to kick into hyperdrive after my messy divorce 5 years ago.I also knew that my crown was thinning.But when combed you couldnt tell too much. I could feel it, but I wasnt THAT concerned about it because I felt lucky. I cant totally blame it on the divorce because i was at that age when male pattern baldness begins to show up. Alot of us unfortunately know how your wife leaving you can make you question yourself and impact your self esteem. And it most certainly did that.i chased women to show myself I still had it, but ended up feeling empty and lonely.
When all this started I tried Rogaine which made my face swell , and my eyes blacken. It also seemed to mess up my growth phases, Its just a theory, but it seems like it all sheds and then all regrow ever since. I stopped using it.
In the last 3 or so years in winter my scalp starts to sting and I get a big shed. It terrifies me, but a few weeks later ill get 100s of bumps which turn into prickly hairs all over, and eventually its seems to thicken back up. Not like it once was, but manageable. I think each time I grow back less. I always tried to figure out whether it was plain old male pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia. So recently I stumbled on a Thread about burning scalp where a Chiropractor chimed in and said stopping all supplements cured his. I tried it and it stopped my sting. It also cured digestion problems that I have been dealing with for 2 years. I believe all my supplements were robbing my body of acid.
I was dealing ok enough, I knew i was thinning on my crown.I could feel it. But it was manageable. I honestly have avoided mirrors and reflections. I hate to wash my car. I put a hat on to shave. As long as I dont have to look at it I feel pretty good about myself.Then a few weeks ago my uncle walks behind me and say,"OH NO!AHAHAH" So I turn to look at him quickly and he says,"nothing" But I knew what he was joking about.It sent me into a little depression, Ill be honest.
I dont really know what got into me this morning, but I went and grabbed a mirror and looked at my bald spot . I still cant believe I did after all these years. It was visibly thin.Not bald yet, but noticeable.And not far away.
So I listened to Spencer Kobren this morning on Propecia and decided to do it. I ordered it online.After weighing the pros and cons and trying to decipher who is full of it or just a hypochondriac.I dont have the money to go to the doctor or even get a baseline blood test.But I can afford 3 months worth and I did it.
I tried to keep this short because I lose interest in a LOOOONg post im trying to read, but I found out its hard to do. Ill end this post with my regimen up until now and im looking forward to hearing everyones thoughts. I know going around a dr is bad. But I have to act fast.Feel free to give me your .02. Thanks for reading
And there wont be a baseline photo. I cant bring myself to do it.
GNC Mens Ultranourishair (12 years) Until I realized stopping it helped my burning scalp!
Nizoral 2-3x a week (for the last 8 years)
Assorted vitamins (trace mineral drops/ Saw Palmetto/Fish oil/etc)
38 years old, I have a 33 year old brother who went absolutely completely bald immediately after high school. He has shaved his head with a razor ever since.My dad is 65, and is a classic balding but good looking man.(think Ernest Hemingway) We are of Dutch/German ancestry, so we are blonde. Although my dad had black hair. my hair has always been baby fine, but I had alot of it. For the last 15 years I actually slicked it back with pomade. Cant do that anymore.I started taking GNC mens Ultranourishair about a decade ago.
I knew my hairline has been receding slowly but surely, But it seemed to kick into hyperdrive after my messy divorce 5 years ago.I also knew that my crown was thinning.But when combed you couldnt tell too much. I could feel it, but I wasnt THAT concerned about it because I felt lucky. I cant totally blame it on the divorce because i was at that age when male pattern baldness begins to show up. Alot of us unfortunately know how your wife leaving you can make you question yourself and impact your self esteem. And it most certainly did that.i chased women to show myself I still had it, but ended up feeling empty and lonely.
When all this started I tried Rogaine which made my face swell , and my eyes blacken. It also seemed to mess up my growth phases, Its just a theory, but it seems like it all sheds and then all regrow ever since. I stopped using it.
In the last 3 or so years in winter my scalp starts to sting and I get a big shed. It terrifies me, but a few weeks later ill get 100s of bumps which turn into prickly hairs all over, and eventually its seems to thicken back up. Not like it once was, but manageable. I think each time I grow back less. I always tried to figure out whether it was plain old male pattern baldness or androgenic alopecia. So recently I stumbled on a Thread about burning scalp where a Chiropractor chimed in and said stopping all supplements cured his. I tried it and it stopped my sting. It also cured digestion problems that I have been dealing with for 2 years. I believe all my supplements were robbing my body of acid.
I was dealing ok enough, I knew i was thinning on my crown.I could feel it. But it was manageable. I honestly have avoided mirrors and reflections. I hate to wash my car. I put a hat on to shave. As long as I dont have to look at it I feel pretty good about myself.Then a few weeks ago my uncle walks behind me and say,"OH NO!AHAHAH" So I turn to look at him quickly and he says,"nothing" But I knew what he was joking about.It sent me into a little depression, Ill be honest.
I dont really know what got into me this morning, but I went and grabbed a mirror and looked at my bald spot . I still cant believe I did after all these years. It was visibly thin.Not bald yet, but noticeable.And not far away.
So I listened to Spencer Kobren this morning on Propecia and decided to do it. I ordered it online.After weighing the pros and cons and trying to decipher who is full of it or just a hypochondriac.I dont have the money to go to the doctor or even get a baseline blood test.But I can afford 3 months worth and I did it.
I tried to keep this short because I lose interest in a LOOOONg post im trying to read, but I found out its hard to do. Ill end this post with my regimen up until now and im looking forward to hearing everyones thoughts. I know going around a dr is bad. But I have to act fast.Feel free to give me your .02. Thanks for reading
And there wont be a baseline photo. I cant bring myself to do it.
GNC Mens Ultranourishair (12 years) Until I realized stopping it helped my burning scalp!
Nizoral 2-3x a week (for the last 8 years)
Assorted vitamins (trace mineral drops/ Saw Palmetto/Fish oil/etc)
. . best of luck!!