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CharlotteMike

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Basic Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Country
    United States
  • State
    NC

Hair Loss Overview

  • Describe Your Hair Loss Pattern
    Thinning on Top only (Genetic Baldness)
  • How long have you been losing your hair?
    In the last 5 years
  • What Best Describes Your Goals?
    Maintain Existing Hair
    Maintain and Regrow Hair

Hair Loss Treatments

  • Have you ever had a hair transplant?
    No
  • Current Non-Surgical Treatment Regime
    Propecia (Finasteride)

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  1. Hi everyone, I am 25, and will be turning 26 in March. I had pretty bad thinning on my crown that has slowed down at least, and I think stopped over the past 2 years. No side effects or anything. I have been taking propecia every other day, as I have heard that DHT is inhibited for 48 hours. anyway, as i approach 26 I wont be able to be on my parents insurance ( as I am a graduate student and will be till i'm 27). I have been saving my stuff. So to preserve what I have, I will either 1) take .5 mg every 2 days, or 2) take 1 mg every 3 days? Which would you think would be better? I have been taking it every other day for a while, but it was 1 mg. Also .5mg every 2 days will last longer, than 1 mg every 3 days btw. Other option, is to buy propecia online. Which scares me a bit. Advice would be appreciated!
  2. thanks for the reply. can Hypo not be diffuse thinning too? I believe that's what my dr said I had on the crown. THe real question is it MPB or thyroid. EIther way, what do you think about the small stubble sized shedding? Reason to worry? I am hoping it is the propecia replacing small hairs with thicker ones, but i'm really thinking it has to do with my thyroid problem/medicine. Can propecia shed at 1 year? or really any time? I know shedding is common in the first few months. I'm year 1. Again, i never really paid attention to my sheds, and never really had a bad one. The small stubble hairs just went down the sink, and if it happened before i began synthroid, i would not have known.
  3. Hi everyone, I am a 24 year old male. I have been on propecia 1 year ( thinning on crown). Nothing grew back, but it didn't get worse. ( at least i think). I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism from Hashimotos disease 7 weeks ago. I was put on 50mcgs of snythroid. I have heard horror stories of hair loss from synthroid. My gf and I clogged the shower drain last week, the hair i shed then stayed on the floor of the shower and didn't go down the drain. I noticed 70-90 "stubble sized hairs" and 20-40 regular length hairs. I am worried it's from the the synthroid, although my hair looks the same it did 7 weeks ago. worse case scenerio- the synthroid is making my hair fall out, and once a long hair falls out, it wont grow back long but will shed like a very small stubble hair. The thing is , when we fixed the drain, I didn't notice any hair left on the shower floor. So i don't know if this is something new, or caused by my synthroid. I did however I put a paper towel over the shower drain, and saw the same amount of stubble hairs as the other shed "70-90" a couple days later. i'm not sure if the stubble shedding happened before me getting on synthroid, or if the synthroid is currently causing by it! So in the long run, i'm not sure if my thinning was due to MPB or my thyroid disorder. Should I be worried? any advice would be appreciated! The stubble hair just freaked me out!
  4. I have been on Propecia for a year and a half. Nothing has grown back, but it has not gotten worse. I had thinning on my crown, and no where else. I'm 24 and had a thyroid test and my levels were around 6, dr said 4-5 is normal. I was prescribed Synthroid ( 0.05 mg) and have read that it MAY cause hair loss. Has anybody dealt with Synthroid and Propecia? Should I be worried? It seems Propecia has stopped my hair loss,I am hoping Synthroid won't have a negative effect. Thanks guys!
  5. thanks! Did anybody have side effects on this? I have been on Fin for a year ( no side effects). Are they similar? So I could expect not to have bad side effects?
  6. Does anybody know a good website to buy this stuff at a good price? I will def give it a try! Or do you need a prescription?
  7. Hard to say. Was your hair naturally high? Or are you receding. My good friend has had the same naturally "odd looking redecing" hairline for a decade. He has had it since middle school, and is not losing his hair.
  8. Thank you very much for your help! You have been very helpful. Can dry scalp cause me to lose more hair? And worse case scenerio it does cause me to lose hair, is it possible to grow the hair back I lost due to the dry red scalp ( if it goes away) or is it gone forever? The thing that bothers me the most is its red 8 months after using it for 2 weeks. If that is even possible?
  9. Thanks for the reply! How much does the average crown bald spot get bigger a year? Is it fast or very slow? Could Nioxin from November 2011 cause my current scalp redness/ dryness? My scalp is red, so does that mean I cant start rogaine? Could the dry scalp cause me to lose more hair? Also I am meeting with my dermatologist in 2 weeks, what questions would you recommend? I received my propecia perscription from a medical dr, not a dermatologist.
  10. Hi everyone I am 24 years old. I started Propecia in August 2011. I noticed a bald spot/ thinning hair 2 years ago. After 1 year, I did something about it and got on Propecia. It has been 1 year, and it has not gotten any better. But it has not gotten any worse ( to my knowledge). Would you guys recommend starting Rogaine? I only have crown thinning, and I am not receding at the moment. PS Could my thinning crown have slowed down naturally? I didnt see much if any difference between 2 years ago, 1 year and now ( so i was on meds only 1 year, and it looked the same from when i wasnt on Propecia). I have been told by barbers that I have a cowlick there also. How much bigger would my bald spot get if i was continuing to bald these past 2 years? Could it look almost the same after 2 years? Also I tried Nioxin to make it look more thick in November, gave up after 2 weeks because it burned. NOW my barber says I have red scalp and dry scalp. Could Nioxin do this after quiting it for 8 months now? And If I want to do rogaine, can i start with a dry scalp? I took photos in different light. The pics with the line down my head is when I part my hair ( the way style my hair) Thanks everyone!
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