Gavin

you actually look pretty good without a HT, are you on any meds yet..finastride, etc

Hi, I am from Ireland and for 3 years i had been taking propecia with great results.Then, in July of 2004, for personnal reasons i stopped taking propecia and for a month everything was ok.Then i started to shed massive amounts of hair.In October i realised what a mistake i made, and I started taking propecia again, but although the hair loss has slowed, even on a weekly basis i can see my hair line receeding even more.Just 2 weeks ago fter advice form this forum I added 5% minoxidil to my daily routine.I am now definetly going to have a HT, but my problem is when will my hairloss stabilize!I will be travelling to the North America for surgery for definite, but if i went next month say and got my hairline restored, i would say that within another month, based on the present hairloss, my hairline will receed even further.My main question is what else can i do to stabilize my hairloss so that i can actually consider a HT. All comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi, I am from Ireland and for 3 years i had been taking propecia with great results.Then, in July of 2004, for personnal reasons i stopped taking propecia and for a month everything was ok.Then i started to shed massive amounts of hair.In October i realised what a mistake i made, and I started taking propecia again, but although the hair loss has slowed, even on a weekly basis i can see my hair line receeding even more.Just 2 weeks ago fter advice form this forum I added 5% minoxidil to my daily routine.I am now definetly going to have a HT, but my problem is when will my hairloss stabilize!I will be travelling to the North America for surgery for definite, but if i went next month say and got my hairline restored, i would say that within another month, based on the present hairloss, my hairline will receed even further.My main question is what else can i do to stabilize my hairloss so that i can actually consider a HT. All comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

hi, thanks for the encouragement. The rash was not that bad, as long as i left it alone........hard to do at times though.The sex drive and the rasfh were the only side effects i noticed, and i would not hesitate in encouraging anyone to take propecia. My main concern at the moment is trying to stop the current hair loss-ie stabilizing so that i can start to consider what kind of HT i can go for, as at the moment FUE is my preferred choice over FUSS just because of the thought of an 8" scar.

Hi, just a bit of advice for anyone going on propecia.....I'm 31 now and from the age of 22 it was pointed out by an ex girlfriend that i had a receeding hairline.At the temples but not the crown.Over the years it was very slow and gradual,and therefore i didnt notice it happening.About 3 years ago i heard about propecia and i began taking it. I never told anyone that i was taking it, and im sure that if i did they would hve said "but you're not bald".In August 04 i decided I didnt want to take it anymore, sex drive was slightly down and i also had a rash on my stomach, both which i put down to propecia. About a month after going off it , my sex drive was back to normal, the rash was gone, but my hair was also starting to go. The reate at which it has happened has totally astounded me. In October i went back on Propecia, but even now , approaching January I am still seeing more forehead every day i look in the mirror. I just cant believe how stupid I have been. I actaully only now realise how well the propecia actually worked for me, and how thick my hair was in the summer. Now, even with dry hair I can see right through to the scalp under the bathroom light, I also have my hair much longer now to try and hide it a bit. Also, there is a hole in my crown where there never was one before. Last night I ordered 3 months supply of regaine extra strenght to see if this might halt it where it is.If my hair loss continues at the rate of the last 5 months, then it is actaully a possiblility that I may be bald or a class 5 my the middle of next year,(at the minute i would consider myself to be a 3A) I never would have before even considered a hair transplant , but at the moment I am planning to leave my job just so that I can have the procedure,but this is all dependant on whether the current hairloss stabilises. I guess i am telling this as a warning to anyone considering going off propecia, and i am also looking for any advice on what can be quickly done to stabilise what is hppening at the moment.

Hi, just a bit of advice for anyone going on propecia.....I'm 31 now and from the age of 22 it was pointed out by an ex girlfriend that i had a receeding hairline.At the temples but not the crown.Over the years it was very slow and gradual,and therefore i didnt notice it happening.About 3 years ago i heard about propecia and i began taking it. I never told anyone that i was taking it, and im sure that if i did they would hve said "but you're not bald".In August 04 i decided I didnt want to take it anymore, sex drive was slightly down and i also had a rash on my stomach, both which i put down to propecia. About a month after going off it , my sex drive was back to normal, the rash was gone, but my hair was also starting to go. The reate at which it has happened has totally astounded me. In October i went back on Propecia, but even now , approaching January I am still seeing more forehead every day i look in the mirror. I just cant believe how stupid I have been. I actaully only now realise how well the propecia actually worked for me, and how thick my hair was in the summer. Now, even with dry hair I can see right through to the scalp under the bathroom light, I also have my hair much longer now to try and hide it a bit. Also, there is a hole in my crown where there never was one before. Last night I ordered 3 months supply of regaine extra strenght to see if this might halt it where it is.If my hair loss continues at the rate of the last 5 months, then it is actaully a possiblility that I may be bald or a class 5 my the middle of next year,(at the minute i would consider myself to be a 3A) I never would have before even considered a hair transplant , but at the moment I am planning to leave my job just so that I can have the procedure,but this is all dependant on whether the current hairloss stabilises. I guess i am telling this as a warning to anyone considering going off propecia, and i am also looking for any advice on what can be quickly done to stabilise what is hppening at the moment.