Fighting Hairloss- MY Diary

[YellowJacket]

Day 50

WEll after 50 days of treating my hairloss.... I can honestly say I dont know if its anymore noticavle Im losing hair on this day as it was on day 1. Ive had no comments other than 1 friend who noticed, but he's irrelevant :)


My hopes are still high that within the next 50 days, Ill be regrowing some hair, or at least stop the currect shedding, so I consider myself about half way through this mess, because in the next 50 days Ill know if Im going to be able to keep my hair ot not.

On a final note, I added in a Polysorbate based shampoo this morning, used it for the first time so Ill see if it has any notcable added benefits. Still will be using Nizoral 1% and Head & Shoulders as well.

[YellowJacket]

Day 48

Got my haircut pretty short, cant really tell Im loosing too much hair, but it sure is falling out at a rate of about 25-35 hairs per shower and a few more during the day. Rogaine shouldnt kick in until around early December, so waiting it out is tough. Propecia shouldnt take that long, but Im not going to hold my breath.

As far as sides go, I have none. My sex drive, if anything, has increased pretty dramatically. No problems getting it up either. Ive been getting wicked headaches late at night, not sure if its from anything Im taking or this damn monitor.

I made a serious decision in my life this evening. I have decided that if indeed my hairloss stops and I see any regrowth at all, I will be giving up anabolics all together and go all natural. Believe it or not, it was a tough decision. I know people take their Propecia and add in Spiro while on, but to be honest, I just dont trust that. I never though losing my hair would be a big deal, until I began losing a substantial amount. So we'll see.

Almost 50 days into this and hair lose hasnt stopped only sped up, but I expected it so Im keeping to the normal routine.

1mg Propecia ED
3ml Rogaine, applied to each 'horn' or hair line and the vertex (crown area).

I must give a HUGE bump to Nizoralman at www.wholesalehairproducts.com for his very quick shipping and stand up service over and over.

On a final note for tonight, Ill be looking into some Spiro within the next couple weeks.

[YellowJacket]

Day 45


Hey sorry guys, Ive never been so busy with work in my life... not much time to spend here anymore....


Its been a month and a half now since I started my propecia and minox. Not much has changed, Im stil severly shedding, but like I said before, Im not sure where the hair is coming from. Ive kept my hair a little longer and I plan on getting it cut after work this evening. Im interested in seeing if there are any baby hairs to spot. I found some awesome information on Propecia & Rogaine lastnight while searching around, I will post the articles this evening as well.

I havent missed an application of Propecia or Minox. and I have sometimes been using a little extra minox. throughout my scalp.

On a negative note, Im not sure if its just me or not, but my vertex (crown) seems to be thinning gradually now, maybe thats where all this shedding is coming from. I will ask my barber this evening.

I expect the shedding to slow drastically or to stop in this coming month. 3-4 months is the tiem frame in which you should see a halt in shedding and possibly some re-growth, so we'll see. Its getting down to the nitty gritty.

[Ditsz]

Hey YJ, you haven't written in a while, how is it going with your hair? Any better?

[DarCSA]

Hell no I ain't shaving my head either. Fight the battle man keep it as long as possible. One note to add I looked into some of the things you have mentioned previously. One idea I did not see or I may have missed sorry if I did but I like that Boseley guy on tv. They take the hair from the back of your scalp and transplant it into the place where the hair line is receding. If I had the money for it I would do it but you can get a loan to cover it. Just one more option for you.

[Ditsz]

Did you do any research on Kerastase (or any other salon products) hair loss products?

I would recommend trying one of them. I studied hairdressing for 2 years before giving it up. I was taught that the "medicated" brands can be really strong if used for long periods of time.

I personally use Kerastase, from the shampoo to the conditioner, treatments etc. I would never use any hair care products bought from the store.

Here is a link to the Kersatase Site, if you would like to read up on what they have to say...
http://www.hairloss-hair-loss.com/hairloss/hairloss.htm


Yellow, I know that you have researched this extensively...just a thought.

[YellowJacket]

Day 23

First off thanks for the comments everyone, you guys are a big help on the mental side of this battle :)

A bit of bad news to report--

I had a friend ask me today if I was under a lot of stress lately, I asked him why and he says it looks like Im missing some hair and hairloss usually comes from stress. What he doesnt know is it also comes from a myriad other things, but I must say, thats the first person to notice my hair thinning and falling out, which has had me down all day.

Still havent missed an application of pill, will report back in a week for my 1 month observations.

[THEVIXEN]

Originally posted by The_Jarhead

Bald is beautiful.

Amen! There will never be enough bald men in this world for my likings!:)

[new231]

Here's a weird story. When I was in college I lived with my ex-girlfriend for over 4 years. During this time my hair was falling out pretty badly. I wasn't ready for it because I was only 19. This happened throughout college. And then about one month after graduation I moved out from her apartment and we broke up. That was four years ago and I am not joking when I say that immediately after I moved out and broke up with her my hairloss stopped and I have virtually grown all of it back. I am 28 now and my hairline has no sign of recession and is thicker and fuller than my 19 year old brother. I know that college was somewhat stressful, but nothing compared to my ex. What a pain in the ass. YJ try to eliminate any stress from your life and just relax. This will create a very good environment for hair regrowth.

[rodman9866]

good luck dude, yeah iim thinking of going back on the minoxodil road again. the first 1-2 months SUCK!!!!!! your hair falls out quicker and basically the minoxodil is shedding any weak hair follicles you have out. but around the 5-6 month range, if you were lucky like me, new hair grows from those shedded spots and your hair actually starts to feel more stronger. keep at it man. i still got one bottle left and when i decide to order a new year supply i will start the last bottle i have left anyway.

oh yeah what i did in the beginning month was use hlaf the minoxodil i think they reccomend 1mL around your affected area i used about half cuz i was afraid my hair would all fall out before it had a chance to work.

stay stong man!

[YellowJacket]

Day 19


Still shedding pretty bad as expected. Spilled a lot of my minox. last night like a dumbass, so will be ordering more tomorrow. Havent missed an application of minox. or missed a pill of Propecia thus far.

I have stuck to my plan of using Nizoral 1% every 4 days and Polysorbate or selenium based shampoos other days. Scalp seems very dry and itchy, which isnt what I want. Considering dropping the Nizoral.....


On a good note- we went out lastnight and I wore gel in my hair for the first time in 3 months and you really couldnt notice any loss at all, and thats coming from me and Im my biggest critic.

[YellowJacket]

Im using Minoxidil, which is the active ingredient in Rogaine.... :)

[YellowJacket]

Thank you FG... thanks for the story as well, brings a little bit of hope back :)

[YellowJacket]

I hear you guys..... no hair transplants for me, if Propecia and Minox. doesnt work, Ill be shaving it. Of course, you can get Minox. for $8 a bottle from Nizoralman.....thats a little less than $100 a year.

[The_Jarhead]

I know the feeling. My hair started receding when I started high school. I started shaving my head in the 10th grade. It cost a lot less (no shampoo, no hair cut, no medication that may not work) and talk about easy. A couple of minutes every few days and I’m done.

Bald is beautiful.

Good luck on your quest.