Hairloss

[shadow0919]

so Ive been losing my hair for about 2 years now, Ive tried propeica (had no effect) avodart (no effect)

it started when i was 20 (I'm 22 now), just like over night i got up and got in the shower and my hair started falling out, i went to my family DR and she told me that i was just going to have to deal with it and that there was nothing i could do. well i didn't want to hear that so i went to a dermatologist and he told me that i was just going though a stressful time in my life and that it would stop in about six months, well six months goes by and still falling out so he put me on propecia (which cost a lot of money and isn't covered by ins.) i was on that for 9 months and that didn't help, so i tried going to another DR in town and she put me on avodart and Ive been on that for 8 months now and still no effect.

I'm really running out of ideas on what to do here short of a transplant or something.

a little background info: a few month prior to it falling out i was at the beach and my friends mom put a lot of benzoyl peroxide in my hair to lighten it, also i had stepped in a huge puddle in the woods and did have some kinda worm or something on my leg (i did use some cream my DR gave me and it worked but my leg still itched like crazy for a wile after the cream was gone)

my scalp is pretty sensitive and sometimes is sore and itchy.

any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

 

[KaraBulut]

You might take a look at this thread:

http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299684

 

[anchihiro]

Is it hereditory? Did i spell that right?

Try Nisim shampoo. I think if you are losing your hair naturally you need to understand there is no cream etc that will just regrow it within a matter of months. If there was it would be really famous and everyone would have heard of it. Right now there is no genuine cure for hair loss.

 

[shadow0919]

no one in my family has hair loss, none of my brothers have any hair loss (i have a twin and his hair if fine)

so its not genetic or stress, and every DR has a different excuse. im pretty much turning to you guys for any idea (even one that are out there)

im really starting to consider a transplant (even though i know it costs a lot of money).

i would give anything to go back to the days of not worrying about my hair

 

[CTorontoC]

Not to give you false hope or anything but my hair started to thin slowly when I was 18 and it became pretty noticeable by comparison by the time I was 22 or 23 but around that time it pretty much stopped. I stopped having hair in the shampoo (you know what that means) and a lot of people actually said my hair looked like it had thickened up again mildly. My mom also had a hair thinning problem years ago but it also reversed so it may just be something genetic there dunno. I also had a bad nervous habit of scratching my scalp I stopped around the same time. If you have that habit too, definitely stop.

I tried both propecia and the liquid you put on your scalp but even the mild liquid gave me painful sores on my scalp and the propecia, after a few months gave me testicular pain so I discontinued. My maternal grandfather went bald fairly young. My paternal grandfather went bald very late and never entirely. My dad is almost 60 salt and pepper and has pretty much a full head of hair. Problem is, hair loss wasn't really a huge medical concern until modern times and the age of vanity but now that men are so insecure about it a LOT of research is being done. Because so much of it is genetics (I assume) generational studies will be necessary. In a few years I bet they'll be able to halt balding and a few more, maybe they'll even be able to reverse it.

The fact that the two common treatments work for some and not for others may also indicate that baldness has various independent genetic triggers which react differently to treatments. There is also a definite environmental relationship to hair loss. If Im very upset for too long, hairs will fall out.

My ex was and is balding from the time he was 17. When I met him at 18 he had a small bald spot, by the time he left me last week you could see it had spread considerably. His brother is bald and so was his dad. He will probably go bald too although I always tried to tell him it might stop as it did for me.

Change shampoos if you haven't already, and stick with one once you pick it. I sometimes thought I lost more hair when I switched around randomly. Don't scrub your head too hard when you shower. Always use your fingers to massage the scalp obviously but make sure you massage, I used to go for ultra efficiency and speed, now I take my time. I use herbal essences blue bottle but I doubt that's the miracle poo .

Try a comb instead of a brush if you haven't already, less tugging on the roots. Try to avoid tugging on it repeatedly if you can in general (your partner may do it in sex though dont worry ). A lot of women who do the "dos" forget the term where the hair is knotted and pulled back tightly lose hair because of all the tugging those hairstyles cause. It's just like brushing your teeth; before my dentist realized I was just clenching my teeth when I slept he told me the gums in the area of two identical teeth on opposite ends were being "pushed up" (dif than eroding) He said I was brushing my teeth too hard originally though which proves sometimes we go too hard on ourselves grooming.

Diet and exercise changes in my life also came around the time the hair stopped falling out. Veggies were more regularly incorporated into my diet, I saw the sun more and I ate less processed foods (not that Im an organic nut or anything). I also always stay hydrated whether it's with diet coke ( a vice I am trying to give up now) or h20.

All or none of this may help you with your hair loss, problem is as others mentioned, they don't know what causes it yet and they can't cure it. I saw a guy on youtube once who advocated these weird forehead exercises that he said reversed his balding, you could look him up too but the routine is hard to do and made me nauseated. In the mean time, reduce your stress level as much as possible, be nice to your scalp and don't sweat it too much cuz SOOO many gay fellas are bald.

 

[evanrick]

think of it this way, its a tradeoff for having a penis.

 

[fbhwes]

I know what this is like mine started falling out when i was 25 and by the time i was 28 i had lost most of my hair (think Dr Phil) type baldness. I like yourself fought it with everything there was available at the time. Short of Hairclub and The Bosley institute that is. I still wish i could do something about it but at my age (44) i have other things i have to deal with and i'm not as focused on it as i once was. Although i'd be lying if i said i don't sometimes wish i still had it and believe it would make me more attractive.

 

[robbie75]

Your topic has been at the back of my head for a few days now. This is very important and personal topic to me. I first noticed my hairloss when I turned 21, and have been dealing with it since. More than anything I could say, I want to let you know that I empathize and that you're really not alone. Hairloss has been the most traumatic thing to ever happen to me, and in telling people, I've met a lot of rolled eyes and comments about my vanity. Ditch those people, I think. First, you should probably confirm what you're experiencing is male pattern baldness. It's the most common, but there are other causes and some are more treatable and some even resolve themselves. Even stress and pulling on the hair can be causes. Male pattern baldness doesn't happen overnight; hair growth happens in very long cycles, and as baldness progresses, the period of new growth gradually shrinks to nothing. Since you're a guy and dealing with these medications already, I think it's safe to assume that it is androgenetic alopecia, mpb, but it's something to keep in mind.

You're probably aware of possible treatments. As far as I know, there are only two FDA approved medications: finasteride (Propecia) and minoxidill (Rogaine), and only the former attacks the cause of male pattern baldness. I've read that some people have had success with dutasteride, your Avodart, too. I've also read papers on and heard of success with ketoconazole in shampoos, in the US, Nizoral. My dermatologist put me on Propecia straight away, and I admit I was hesitant at first to try it. I wish I hadn't been. I started out with just hoping to keep what I had, but instead I've regrown a lot of loss along the corners on my hairline in six months. Keep in mind that it can take a while, even a couple years to see results. I know Propecia is expensive, and if that's an issue, maybe you could try Proscar, which is finasteride, but used for treating enlarged prostates. Insurance usually will cover it, but I suppose that's technically fraud; just be careful. If your dermatologist is comfortable trying Avodart, it should probably fly, too. I know you've tried them, but, and I'm sad to say it, for now, these seem to be our options.

I also have a problem with a dry, itchy scalp. It ends up in a vicious cycle of itching and infection. I've been diagnosed a few times with folliculitis, or inflammation of the hair follicles. She's put me on a few different antibiotics to help this, but the biggest help for me has been to keep my hands out of my hair. I also notice that when my scalp is really dry and flaky, applying jojoba or baby oil helps.

From what I've read, transplants aren't really an option for people as young as us, since our hairloss isn't stable and can't yet be predicted. There is the hope of future treatments, though. In fact, just the other day, I read that a group of researchers had success producing hair follicles from stem cells. There are also a few new companies working on different things. A lot of people suffer hairloss, and a lot of people don't. It seems even more people think it's not a problem. For me, though, it was debilitatingly embarrassing. I constantly worry, that, especially being gay (and maybe I am really being vain here), that people won't like me, want to date me, want to love me. In practice though, I've not really found anyone who really cares, and it seems the people who notice are in the same boat. More important for me has been seeking counseling and talking it out online. I've also been listening to the podcast at The Bald Truth (Google for the link, I've not yet hit 25 posts) for a while. They've got good news and a great outlook. You seem to be handling things in stride, and I wish you only the very best. For anyone suffering because of this, though, there is help out there.