Martin M

I've been on Rogaine for a little over a month, and Propecia for nearly a month. Today, as I ran my fingers through my hair, I noticed a larger-than-average amount of hair loss. In fact, by my rough observations I feel as though I've lost tremendously more than I would on a given day. Whereas I would usually notice around 10 to 20 hairs on my pillow, shirt, etc., today I've counted up to 100 hairs jumping out of my scalp. Can I be sure that this is the infamous "shedding" phase? Or could it just be that my hair loss has accelerated? And if this is in fact shedding, could anyone please inform me of the process/expectations that should follow afterward? Thanks in advance for everyone's advice.

I've been on Rogaine for a little over a month, and Propecia for nearly a month. Today, as I ran my fingers through my hair, I noticed a larger-than-average amount of hair loss. In fact, by my rough observations I feel as though I've lost tremendously more than I would on a given day. Whereas I would usually notice around 10 to 20 hairs on my pillow, shirt, etc., today I've counted up to 100 hairs jumping out of my scalp. Can I be sure that this is the infamous "shedding" phase? Or could it just be that my hair loss has accelerated? And if this is in fact shedding, could anyone please inform me of the process/expectations that should follow afterward? Thanks in advance for everyone's advice.

Billonny, I agree with Bruce65. The results look great. Is that just with Propecia after a year?

Thanks Smoothy, I appreciate your comments. I actually haven't been washing my hair much since my hair loss has been progressing - the last time I did, I was horrified! I lost an enormous amount of hairs and very rarely wash my hair now because of that traumatizing experience. Yet, I have been reading on Nizoral and other products that are used by hair loss sufferers and will probably experiment with one soon.

Thanks, Bill - I guess my best bet at this point is to take the meds for a year and re-evaluate. Hopefully the Propecia and Rogaine stop the loss everywhere, but I'm hoping it at least does some justice to the crown - if the front/vertex fails me I will be looking into a transplant in the coming years.

Recently (for the past 6 months) I've been experiencing some loss in the crown as well as some frontal loss and a receding hairline. I just started taking Rogaine and Propecia (for under a month) and am optimistic that the two might help loss in the crown, which is the area I understand they work best on. However, is there anything that I can be doing to help my frontal hair loss? I use Toppik which has been helping a bit in disguising the thinness, but can anyone suggest a strategy (if such a thing exists) for my hairline?

Recently (for the past 6 months) I've been experiencing some loss in the crown as well as some frontal loss and a receding hairline. I just started taking Rogaine and Propecia (for under a month) and am optimistic that the two might help loss in the crown, which is the area I understand they work best on. However, is there anything that I can be doing to help my frontal hair loss? I use Toppik which has been helping a bit in disguising the thinness, but can anyone suggest a strategy (if such a thing exists) for my hairline?

Does anyone know if shaving your head or cutting your hair really low will do anything to curtail your hair growing back? I am considering a buzz cut during my treatment process (Rogaine, Propecia, etc.) but am unsure if this will make it more difficult to grow my hair back.

Thanks everyone for your comments so far. I had that consultation with HC for Men today. According to a "hair specialist," I have some moderate thinning in my frontal area and advanced hair loss occuring at the crown. The "specialist" said that I wouldn't be the best candidate for a surgical procedure (since I'm so young and most doctors would reject me), and then proceeded to offer me a product called "Extreme Hair Therapy" - which includes some shampoo, conditioner and vitamins that adds up to a couple thousand bucks. After hearing everyone's skeptical opinions of HC for Men, however, I highly doubt that I will take that route. Right now I'm leaning toward getting on Propecia, evaluating those results and adding some Minoxil or something for regrowth down the road - though a transplant does look very alluring with some of the results I've seen.

First of all I want to say that this site is an incredible resource for people losing their hair. All contributors should be extremely proud of what this has become. I'm a relatively young guy who's been experiencing mild hair loss for the past 5 months or so. My crown and frontal area have been thinning. I haven't get sat down with my dermatologist to discuss the issue (she's been booked for 4 months), but am doing so this week. Obviously there is no "quick fix" to hair loss, as any treatment takes months and even years to resolve the problem. I'm considering propecia - however from what I understand that will take months to only STOP my hair loss - which by then will probably be significant. I've been looking into the possibility of a transplant, which seems like the best (albeit expensive and risky) solution to having hair that looks full and continues to grow. I also know that there are some issues (as I learned here) with younger guys getting HTs, namely the fact since my hair is still falling out, I'd have to keep getting surgeries to keep up with the balding. In any event, I've scheduled some free consultations with some clinics - Hair Club for Men, Boseley, and Medical Hair Restoration Clinic just to see what they're about. I know some of this information is on this site elsewhere, but could anyone share their experiences with these places, or direct me to some good clinics in New York? Also, does anyone have some good questions that I should address while at these clinics? Any comments and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

First of all I want to say that this site is an incredible resource for people losing their hair. All contributors should be extremely proud of what this has become. I'm a relatively young guy who's been experiencing mild hair loss for the past 5 months or so. My crown and frontal area have been thinning. I haven't get sat down with my dermatologist to discuss the issue (she's been booked for 4 months), but am doing so this week. Obviously there is no "quick fix" to hair loss, as any treatment takes months and even years to resolve the problem. I'm considering propecia - however from what I understand that will take months to only STOP my hair loss - which by then will probably be significant. I've been looking into the possibility of a transplant, which seems like the best (albeit expensive and risky) solution to having hair that looks full and continues to grow. I also know that there are some issues (as I learned here) with younger guys getting HTs, namely the fact since my hair is still falling out, I'd have to keep getting surgeries to keep up with the balding. In any event, I've scheduled some free consultations with some clinics - Hair Club for Men, Boseley, and Medical Hair Restoration Clinic just to see what they're about. I know some of this information is on this site elsewhere, but could anyone share their experiences with these places, or direct me to some good clinics in New York? Also, does anyone have some good questions that I should address while at these clinics? Any comments and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated.