Qasim

Hi Qasim, your hair does look good. In my own opinion, I would say there is no need for transplantation at the moment. Maybe sticking to finisteride or rogaine would keep it from receding. Use 1mg of finisteride instead of .5mg. Are you using rogaine foam or the solution? At what percentage? Maybe you can even add Nizoral shampoo to your list? Your hair also looks thick in those pics. I would not worry too much man. Worrying alone adds to stress that adds to the effects of stress which could be hair loss. A good nights sleep, meals, and the proper dosage of what you take could do the trick to prevent it at this time. good luck

I am using rogain liquid. You are right i shouldn't mess with hairtransplantation right now. Well i will see in future that if i need to add nizoral to my regime or not. Studies have shown even 0.2mg of fin supress same amount of DHT as a 1mg can so i sticked with 0.5mg coz it may help me in reducing sides.

Hi Qasim,

Your hair looks good. You still have a lot of hair and you have caught it pretty early. Hope you get great results. I am from Lahore and have been suffering hair loss for 3 years now ( i m 22). So I know how you feel man.

Anyways I have been using genesis(finasteride) for two years and just wanted to ask you that what are you using? Is it genesis or some other generic finasteride. I have a little doubt about its legitimacy.

 

Thankyou.

Well bro i am from rawalpindi and i am using finasteride named as 'hairfin' pills. I think genesis is also a similar brand nothing different in both, the key element is finasteride in both. Can u tell me about your results? How much u regain hairs and are you using any other treatment also with it like min0xdil or s0me thing else like that? What about side effects?

Here are m0st recent picx!

A little update guys, My shedding is reducing now significantly i just notice less than 50 hairs on my pillow and maybe 20 to 30 hairs in shower. I m hoping it will keep on reducing and will halt soon. Here are some snaps i just have taken. I will keep you all updated with my results in this thread:-).

I dont know why you are taking 0,5 mg Finasteride, 1 mg is usually the recommended dosage, I dont think that or Minoxidil will cause permanent shedding like someone above suggests, and you will need to take it for a few months before seeing results, you can see some extra shedding in the beginning, I for instance noticed some extra shedding now after beginning on Minoxidil again which I hadnt taken for a few months, but since I have been taking Minoxidil on and off for several years I know this hairs come back stronger than before so dont stop using Finasteride and Minoxidil, give it time and you will see the results (that is in most cases, some people it will not do anything for but for most it will at least stop or slow dramatically down the hair loss).

 

In regards to Steroids, they can definitely trigger more hair loss but since you haven't been taking them for two years I hardly think they are effecting you.

 

The pattern isn't a usual one according to the Norwood scale but dont worry about that, not all follow this pattern.

 

I hope this works out for you and you get your hair to its former glory.

Thanks so much for caring to reply and as 0.5 mg fin issue you have raised i want to tell u that i have do a little search and find out that even 0.2mg fin have same effects as a 1mg have so thats why i am taking 0.5mg maybe low dose will help in reducing side effects.

Depends on what type of steroids you used. Most steroids stay in your system for up to 10-12 months after your last injection (injectable testosterone, deca, etc). Your past steroid use isn't causing the problem you are currently experiencing. Regarding Propecia, I would continue to use it because it takes several months to see any type of benefit. Good luck.

Well i am agreed with you that steroids have only sides for a limited period and now after two year i don't think so they are culprits for my hairloss. I wil definately give time to propecia and rogaine to see there effectiveness but the current issue is i m losing a lot more hairs as compared to before starting treatment by using rogaine and finasteride. Is it normal to loss more hairs in the start of treatment?

Its hard to tell from pics mate. Your hair appears wet in pictures. I suggest you post some pictures in dry hair. Also, push your hair back in a couple of pictures to reveal your hairline. This will allow forum members to gauge the extent of your hair loss correctly. Steroids can definitiely cause hair loss. If you love your hair, stay away from them. As far as Finasteride is concerned, 20 days is too early to tell if its working for you. I made the mistake of taking Finasteride even when I didnt need it. I started shedding like crazy and my hair went from extremely thick Norwood 1 to Norwood 2.5 in matter of 3 months. I stopped taking Finasteride after 3 months and the shedding stopped immediately. However, the hair that I lost during this period never grew back. I regret the day I took Finasteride. It destroyed my hairline along with my confidence. However, its just my personal experience. I wouldnt ask you to stop taking Finasteride. Finasteride has helped a lot of people as well.

well bro i can understand your delimma of losing hair so fast same is the condition with me and my hairline is not affected by this tremendous hair shedding..my hairs are falling from everywhere except my hairline thats the reason i am asking is it male pattern baldness or not?

0ne m0re thing i had to tel u guys that a two years befor i used steroids for 3 m0nths for mass gaining. Is my hairlos is due to steroids?

I have uploaded my head pics please guys tell me is it a male pattern baldness or not? If it is then can anyone tell at which norwood level i am? M0reover i am on propecia 0.5mg and rogaine 1ml twice daily from last 20 days but it didn't helped me and even making my hair shed more than before. I m so hopeless as my hairs are thining with so much speed. Can i regrow my hairs back from current condition? Did i cut down my hairs. Wil it help in reducing hair shedding? Currently i didn't notice any side effect. Did this mean i m on safe side or i wil hv to face sides later or it is due to my very low dose of propecia? Help me guys waiting for your replys.

Thanks friends i get all of your points they bottom line is celebrities also suffer baldness like many of us but they hide it secretly by their money

hey friends ! I just wonder what products celebrities use to prevent their hairloss.i have never seen a celebrity going bald even in ther forties . I just wanna kn0w the products can any0ne here kn0w about them?

isn't any 0ne here to help me?

@sparky doctor prescribed me 1mg propecia 0ne in a day nd 2 percent minoxdil twice daily...

N0w i want to discuss some issues with you guys that if i take

0.5mg of propecia daily mean i divide a pill into two pieces and take each daily as i have read that 0.5mg and 1 mg of propecia has the same results. Does it help in reducing side effects? And as my scalp is c0vered by hairs of approximately 2 inch each thus if i use m0re than 1ml to make sure all the scalp is covered. Does it is harmful or not?

Moreover, can you please tell me long hairs are the reason for falling hairs are not?

i m sitting in dr.hamayuns hair transplant institute and waiting for my turn of c0nsultati0n with 0ne of there c0nsultants.. Thanks taking the plunge bro for helping i hope i can reverse it back but i kn0w it will take time but 0ne m0re questi0n is that. Did l0ng hairs are 0ne of the main reas0n of lossing hair?

Hello evey0ne!

I am new in this forum and its my first thread here. I need help from u guys so thats the main reason i am here..i d0n't kn0w fr0m where i start what i want to explain to all of you.. I m very tensed due to this issue. I m just 20 nd 0ne year back i had a full wavy nd silky hairs but they started thining last year and n0w the c0nditi0n is so much w0rst when i take bath or make my hairs wet my scalp is visible and it seems like i have a very few hairs m0re to fell and then my baldness will be n0ticeable even fr0m my dry hairs. I had lost numer0us hairs in jst 1 year. I hav tried many shampo0s, oils etc to cure all this but n0thing happened. Everytime when i saw mirror my heart cries nd i am mentally disturbed also due to this. I have d0ne a s0me internet searching and n0w c0nsidering the opti0n to use niz0ral shamp0o and propecia but i m afraid of it due to its side effects that may lead to me impotency... I also d0n't kn0w fr0m where to get these pr0ducts and how much it will c0st me, i live in rawalpindi,PAKISTAN. Maybe if my hairs keep falling like this i will go for hairtransplant opti0n next year. I m also c0nsidering to visit DR.HAMAYUN in Islamabad. Friends please help me out in this matter...