You Know The Drill... Thoughts On This Crap Hair?

[80computerwarrior]

I’m 29 but honestly didn’t notice loss until around a year and a half ago. I believe my Norwood is ok (been that size since I can remember) but I’m getting a line of thinking starting from the front left crossing the top of my head. I’ve always had extremely thick hair until recently so it kinda sucks.

Anyways you all think I let it go a little too long? I really don’t want to take propecia. I’ve recently started doing some stupid natural remedy with peppermint and almond oil in my hair. I hold no hope in that but I just hate using chemicals. Guess if I have to I will.

 

[Alphalete]

Hello. Looks like you are diffuse thinning. Luckily, the medical treatments are the best for diffuse thinners such as you and I. If your hair is precious to you, I suggest reading about Propecia, Minoxidil & Nizoral Shampoo. Alot of people talk sh*t about propecia, so it is your decision in the end. You can always try light doses and see how it goes.

If you don't really care about your hair, peppermint and such will do just fine... but they do not prevent the DHT follicles from thinning out your hair. Best of luck

 

[razzmatazz91]

Get on finasteride (propecia). Take it for three months, and if you don't have sides by then, then you're a winner.

And Google pictures of bald men to motivate yourself to get on medication. Don't make the mistake many of us made.

 

[DiffThinner35]

Unfortunately you're hairloss is quite noticeable (diffuse thinning on top I mean). I have the same type of hair loss.

Please don't make the mistake of waiting too long to start medication (propecia and minoxidil). At least try 0.25mg propecia for starters and then slowly build to 1mg daily (if there are no side effects). Minoxodil is also a must - you might get lucky and get good regrowth (improved density on top).

Don't go the "natural" route - it just doesn't work.

You could also hide your hair loss with concealers like Topik (or Caboki which I prefer) and Dermmatch.

 

[fgh27]

Yeah, go get propecia if you want a significant chance of your dick never working properly again. It really f*****g will be over then.

Also small doses will make f*** all difference since what causes the sides is the DHT drop.

Inb4 just stop if you get sides, the thing is these 'sides' have an average duration of 3 and a half f*****g years and in some cases are permanent: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mens...ia-carries-risk-losing-something-else-n731841

"It’s a low risk— overall, just 1.4 percent of men who took the drugs suffered long-term erectile dysfunction. But it lasted a very long time: more than 3 ½ years after they stopped taking the drugs, the team at Northwestern University found."

So a 1/70 chance of your dick not working for an average of 3 and a half years. You can also comfortably double or treble that 1/70 figure since erectile dysfunction is the kind of thing many, many men are not going to tell their doctor about out of embarrassment.

Don't f*****g do it. Get on Rogaine. Failing that get a hair transplant. Then if you have more thinning get another hair transplant. Once your donor area runs out, shave it off. Should buy you 10 years or so in your prime of life. When you're older it's not as big of a deal if you're balding.

 

[DiffThinner35]

Well there's also the option of topical finasteride.

Read more here:
https://www.hairlosscure2020.com/dr-hasson-ditches-oral-finasteride-and-switches-to-topical/

A hair transplant with no medication is a bad idea in my opinion.

 

[fgh27]

Well there's also the option of topical finasteride.

Read more here:
https://www.hairlosscure2020.com/dr-hasson-ditches-oral-finasteride-and-switches-to-topical/

A hair transplant with no medication is a bad idea in my opinion.

You still get it absorbed into your system, it won't make any difference to sides.

The thing is, the downside in this case is so ridiculously massive compared to the upside that a 1.4% chance is far far too high of a risk. To put it another way: I'd rather contract HIV than have my dick never work again. In fact, I'd rather just shoot myself in the head than have my dick never work again. 1.4% isn't some vanishingly small chance, and that's almost certainly an underestimate by a factor of 2 or 3.

Is the chance of this massive downside really worth keeping all your hair 15 frickin years later? Keep in mind with Rogaine + hair transplant's you can buy yourself 10-15 years most likely, and by that point, who knows, there might be a cure. But even if not, by then you'll be middle aged and loads of people don't have much hair in their 40s and 50s - it's more crucial to have it in your 20s and 30s as that's when you can still attract prime women (who will want you to have your hair).

 

[Alphalete]

Yeah, go get propecia if you want a significant chance of your dick never working properly again. It really f*****g will be over then.

Also small doses will make f*** all difference since what causes the sides is the DHT drop.

Inb4 just stop if you get sides, the thing is these 'sides' have an average duration of 3 and a half f*****g years and in some cases are permanent: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mens...ia-carries-risk-losing-something-else-n731841

"It’s a low risk— overall, just 1.4 percent of men who took the drugs suffered long-term erectile dysfunction. But it lasted a very long time: more than 3 ½ years after they stopped taking the drugs, the team at Northwestern University found."

So a 1/70 chance of your dick not working for an average of 3 and a half years. You can also comfortably double or treble that 1/70 figure since erectile dysfunction is the kind of thing many, many men are not going to tell their doctor about out of embarrassment.

Don't f*****g do it. Get on Rogaine. Failing that get a hair transplant. Then if you have more thinning get another hair transplant. Once your donor area runs out, shave it off. Should buy you 10 years or so in your prime of life. When you're older it's not as big of a deal if you're balding.

Look another baldie mad at guys who try to take action to preserve our hair. Enjoy being bald )

 

[fgh27]

Look another baldie mad at guys who try to take action to preserve our hair. Enjoy being bald )

Enjoy having your girlfriend go f*** other men because you can't get it up anymore.

 

[Alphalete]

Enjoy having your girlfriend go f*** other men because you can't get it up anymore.

Did your girlfriend cuck you?? Because it sure sounds like so. You are overexaggerating. There is a cure. It is called Propecia. Alot of people do not experience sides. Why are you ruining this man's hopes and many others?

You can say that there are side effects, but why do you have to say it like the way you did? You are 10 years older than me but you act like 10 years younger

 

[Elevated]

Don't let the fear mongering get to you man. I have had no sides after 2.5 months and my hair has already started to thicken up. I was scared initially too but glad I took the plunge. As others said if you start and notice some sides just hop off.

 

[fgh27]

Did your girlfriend cuck you?? Because it sure sounds like so. You are overexaggerating. There is a cure. It is called Propecia. Alot of people do not experience sides. Why are you ruining this man's hopes and many others?

You can say that there are side effects, but why do you have to say it like the way you did? You are 10 years older than me but you act like 10 years younger

It's your girlfriend who will be cucking you boyo if you can't get your dick up after Procepia.

And if you're actually 10 years younger than me, IIRC finasteride is dangerous for you as you've not finished growing yet, and really REALLY shouldn't be putting your hormones out of whack.

OP - just do your own research and don't listen to the bravado on here. None of these guys will be here if you get permanent dick problems - which let's face it, are a life ender really. Just assess whether it's actually worth it for you.

I've made the choice just to resign myself to getting more than one transplant, and ultimately shaving it off if I run out of donor area. Better that than running the very real risk of long term sexual side effects from these drugs.

 

[80computerwarrior]

Thanks you all, it sucks but isn’t the end of the world lol. No need to argue though. I’m not cool with taking propecia, I’ll hardly take an aspirin for a headache. Rogaine is a possibility and if that doesn’t work I’m willing to accept the inevitable, lol. So as far as diffused thinning is that easier to treat and why?

 

[Alphalete]

It's your girlfriend who will be cucking you boyo if you can't get your dick up after Procepia.

And if you're actually 10 years younger than me, IIRC finasteride is dangerous for you as you've not finished growing yet, and really REALLY shouldn't be putting your hormones out of whack.

OP - just do your own research and don't listen to the bravado on here. None of these guys will be here if you get permanent dick problems - which let's face it, are a life ender really. Just assess whether it's actually worth it for you.

I've made the choice just to resign myself to getting more than one transplant, and ultimately shaving it off if I run out of donor area. Better that than running the very real risk of long term sexual side effects from these drugs.

Based on the way you write, it wouldn't surprise me if you previously were a member of bodybuilding.com misc.
Transplants aren't really the best way out either. You will still have to take medication in order to make your donor area stronger/transplanted areas fuller.

Propecia is FDA-approved, and has been tested. Only about 5% experienced side effects. Heck, even if 10% did I'll still be taking it in the future. Rather pop v**** than look like sh*t. Just saying.

So goodluck with your future hairtransplants ''boyo''. When you do decide to have them, don't be surprised when the doctor tells you to use Propecia 6 months prior to the transplant.

 

[Alphalete]

So as far as diffused thinning is that easier to treat and why?

Where there is hair, there is potential for hair growth. People with major receding hairlines do usually not have the likelihood of gaining as much as diffuse thinners do.

Edit: But it all depends, of course.

 

[Johnt1997]

Enjoy having your girlfriend go f*** other men because you can't get it up anymore.

Been on propecia for almost 18 months and never had a problem caused by it once

 

[fgh27]

Based on the way you write, it wouldn't surprise me if you previously were a member of bodybuilding.com misc.
Transplants aren't really the best way out either. You will still have to take medication in order to make your donor area stronger/transplanted areas fuller.

Propecia is FDA-approved, and has been tested. Only about 5% experienced side effects. Heck, even if 10% did I'll still be taking it in the future. Rather pop v**** than look like sh*t. Just saying.

So goodluck with your future hairtransplants ''boyo''. When you do decide to have them, don't be surprised when the doctor tells you to use Propecia 6 months prior to the transplant.

Already booked in boyo, I explained to the Doctor that I'm not willing to take finasteride,I explained why, and he said that's cool, it's my choice. Of course I'll likely need a futurue transplant earlier than someone who is on finasteride, but I'd rather do that than roll the dice with my dick.

BTW, v**** might not do sh*t if you get the sexual sides, since v**** doesn't help libido - which is impacted by finasteride. v**** only helps you if you want to get it up, but can't - that won't be the case if finasteride has irreparably smashed your libido due to screwing your hormones up.

Been on propecia for almost 18 months and never had a problem caused by it once

1 piece of anecdotal evidence is irrelevant. Mersk themselves had to add the possibility of long term sexual side effects as a risk factor.

 

[Alphalete]

It's your girlfriend who will be cucking you boyo if you can't get your dick up after Procepia.

And if you're actually 10 years younger than me, IIRC finasteride is dangerous for you as you've not finished growing yet, and really REALLY shouldn't be putting your hormones out of whack.

OP - just do your own research and don't listen to the bravado on here. None of these guys will be here if you get permanent dick problems - which let's face it, are a life ender really. Just assess whether it's actually worth it for you.

I've made the choice just to resign myself to getting more than one transplant, and ultimately shaving it off if I run out of donor area. Better that than running the very real risk of long term sexual side effects from these drugs.

I also know alot of people who have used Propecia, and have had no side effects. When I eventually take them, neither will I. And if i do, I'll quit using Propecia, easy as that. Why make it so complicated?

Edit: If I recall correctly, aren't you around 30 by now? If so, why even bother with hair. It's more common for older people to experience hairloss. But balding at 20? Hell no. There's a reason why people take dangerous treatments, such as Propecia and I understand why. Trying to give us anxiety about it is completely useless.

 

[WinstonExPat]

OP - Don't put yourself down like you have done in your title. Propecia 0.25mg to start.

 

[fgh27]

I also know alot of people who have used Propecia, and have had no side effects. When I eventually take them, neither will I. And if i do, I'll quit using Propecia, easy as that. Why make it so complicated?

Edit: If I recall correctly, aren't you around 30 by now? If so, why even bother with hair. It's more common for older people to experience hairloss. But balding at 20? Hell no. There's a reason why people take dangerous treatments, such as Propecia and I understand why. Trying to give us anxiety about it is completely useless.

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The problem is, by the time you notice the sides, you might well be already fucked. It's not simply a case of jump off the treatment and you'll be fine within a week or two. The average side effects lasted 3 and a half frickin years in the study I linked above, and some sides were permanent. Some patients only took the drug for a few weeks. And you can bet the number of patients with ED was under reported as it's an embarrassing issue for most men.

I'd broadly agree hair loss matters more when younger than older, although I'd set the 'acceptable' age at 35, ideally 40. But if we're agreed on that, then you must surely agree with my position. You do 1 hair transplant now and use minoxidil to get say, 5-8 years of decent hair. Then you go back for another hair transplant to take care of the areas that have thinned out since then, to buy yourself another 5 years or so. If after this you have no more donor left, well by the time it becomes an issue you'll be much older and you can shave it the f*** off with less social stigma and without hampering your dating prospects as much. There might also be a cure in that time, or at least a better treatment alternative than finasteride.