Fighting Hairloss- MY Diary

[rodman9866]

hey dude just thought id add some quality fluff to your journal lol. i tried rogaine for like almost 2 years and it maintained my hairloss but that shit got expensive. i stopped taking it now. 6 months later all the hair that was being maintained by the minoxidil seemed to just fall out. im looking into some type of hair translplant now. i thought if getting pklugs but then said fuck that! im looking into treatments where they take your own hair form like the back of your ead and plant it in the front and it becomes your own for good. i'll keep ya updated with my findings.

[sana]

both i think... i have a predisposition i think to female hair loss, and if i go through with any AAS, i'd like to see articles on it's impact... maybe you can post 'em in another thread (dun wanna corrupt ur thread). thanks :D

[YellowJacket]

Im sure I do, androgen related or other?

[sana]

i think my stylist :) i was asking how i could stop my shedding - i lose quit a bit of hair as well, and i'm not sure i grow it back. got any articles on female hair loss???? :)

[YellowJacket]

According to who? If in fact they do, and I suppose they could, they'll grow theirs back so its no big deal, I wont.

[sana]

i thought the average person loses 50-100 hairs/day?

[YellowJacket]

Day 11

Still no side effects to report. I havent missed a pill or application thus far. On the downside, Im now losing about 30 hairs a day from showering and just rubbing my head. I dont expect it to subside for at least another 2-3 weeks.... but hopefully Ill be wrong and it will be much sooner. Im vertex is still fully intact, only my hairline is fading, Im pretty sure Im good to go in the back of my head.

WIll keep everyone posted, hopefully my next entry will to say the shedding has subsided....

[YellowJacket]

Day 7

Thanks Tinfish :)


I got my haircut yesterday and my barber commented on how quickly my hairline as drawn back...... fuck him. :) No change as of yet, still 6-7 hairs on my towel after I wash my hair and some on the pillow in the morning.

I have noticed that Nizoral dries my scalp out pretty bad, which sucks and is the opposite of what I want. Im also thinking of adding in Niacin (B3) for its minor vasodilation properties, since lack of blood flow to the scalp and follicle is a prime reason hair falls out, but extended use of niacin can be harsh on the liver so maybe Ill hold off.

No sexual side effects from the Propecia, in fact, I almost feel more sexually aggressive, of course Im trying not to be sexually dysfunctional so bad it may just all be in my head, but Im not complaining. Waiting for the Propecia to kick in, usually around 1 month of use you can notice hair shedding come to a complete stop and around 4 months you'll notice some regrowth, if you respond well to it, but like I said before, Im content with just getting it to stop.

Be back soon........

[Tinfish]

Damn YJ, killer thread.

Good luck to you, and if not, may the hottest, most limber bi-sexual 22 year old girl fall in love with your 'raisin head' :D

[YellowJacket]

Day 4

(For you sana :) )

Im still shedding quite a bit, not sure where its coming from but its coming out none the less...... Im waiting for the shedding to speed up a bit, it gets ugly at points, but its nothing I didnt expect. Propecia & Minox. both make your hair fall out at a more rapid rate, but thats a good thing because its starting your hair cycles over again..... to start some regrowth.... Propecia works for 85% of men.. let's hope Im one of those......

No side effects from the Propecia yet, but Ill give it 30 days or so before I make an official diagnosis of any side effects. The Minox. makes your hair look like shit if you let it stay in for any amount of time, so let it dry, then wash your hair.

Thats about all I have for now, I will be back again around Friday.

[sana]

YellowJacket, aka, "The Hair Loss Avenger" :)

where's the update for monday and today?

[YellowJacket]

Day 2

Not really feeling anything, of course I was 100% positive I wouldnt. Just wanted to check in and drop you guys this link I found where you can go and post questions on a message board about hair loss and they will be answered by doctors and professionals: www.thebaldtruth.com

Here's a great read on Hair Loss By Buffdoc.

Upon researching Propecia yet again, Im seeing side effects are fairly common as opposed to what Merck claims. Sexual dysfunction seems to be common and one week is about the average time needed to observe it if indeed you are having any. So now Im praying I dont get any sides of that sort. Below is a list of quotes or observations from members around the board regarding Propecia:

"I´m on Propecia and have been for about 4-5 months. I can´t say that it works miracles but I´ve been on drol, test and dbol for 2 months (not more than one oral at a time) and I´ve not seen any hairloss from my part. Test at 1000mg a week for 6-7 weeks.
Have not seen any regrowth either but then again, both my brothers lost their hair in their mid 20s and they are completely bald, with that said I KNOW I will loose my hair, hopefully I´ll keep my hair a little longer than my 2 older brothers though"

"Yeah I read that too in the leaflet.I have no issues regarding sides though"

"I've been using propecia for two years....no sides at all'

"I have use propecia before about 1 yr. Needless to say it didnt work for me i ended up with alopecia total hair loss. Iam now in my third full year. But i have done alot of research on propecia and have found out that you can devolpe total mix reaction in some males using it. As in total hair loss"

"i took proscar for hair loss for 6 months and saw zero results. on top of that, my sex drive was not what it usually was so i chucked that shit in the garbage. "

"I'm takin proscar .......great results
Caught the hairloss early and shedding has completly ceased.
No negative sides as far as muscle is concerned.
The sex drive sides subsided after a couple months into using."

"I have used it for the past year or so. It seems to have stopped my hair problem, or at least slowed it to a minimal rate."

"I've used it or propecia (same thing) for over a year. Certainly seems to have stabilized my hair, but you know, it's hard to tell. Thing is, if you start it, you gotta keep taking it. Not a big deal, but intermittent use WON'T work. You'll lose anything you saved."

"I started to use the proscar on a HEAVY cycle and it ceased all of my hair loss. I was noticing hair on my pillow and after i washed my hair but it is just fine now. Shit is also cheap, I'm not gonna come off of it...."

[YellowJacket]

Hey man....

Anytime you start messing with your hormone balances, hair loss is pretty much a side effect. Hypo or hyperthyroidism can both cause hairloss. Your body sort of sees hormone level changes as a crisis. Luckily the hair loss isnt permanent and cab ne reversed.

[trip]

YellowJacket,

That's an A+ post, lotsa hairloss posts but most in bits and pieces, did a little research myself so know how many hours you have into and to spend more for all of our benefit is great.

Question: Your post is first one ever read anything about thyroid related.

Which brings me to my question. Been on test awhile and in whole life, (45yrs) never had hair problems or ever saw any shedding.

Well, a month into a low dose of t-3, 25mcg a day, started noticing shedding, and thought damn, that's the test cause I had upped dose over last month. So ordered nixoralmans stuff, don't know if it was cheapest, definitely was easiest.

So, got my supplies and used them as directed for like a week. At that point ran out of t-3, had pharmacy grade pills from friend, so ordered some liquid, and low and behold the week it took to get here my hair stopped shedding. Of course I was happy, although as soon as got the new t-3 got back on and then a 3-4 days later shedding again, which as you know is frustrating, and thought, heck was working now it's not, plus there's that wonder is the androgen suppresion affecting other aspects of cycle.

Anyways, based on what you know and I described you got me thinking for me t-3 is the culprit, not the test, cause never had problem before. What's you're take?

Thanks
Trip

[Puddles]

Excellent post! I'm not a guy, but maybe I'll find this useful for someone else in the future. Good luck!