Hair Loss

[Koby-7]

Hey, has anyone tried using Rogaine or any other treatment for hair loss? If yes i would like to hear from u guys plz. Does it actually work, any side effects etc... Thanks

[peter12]

Buzz.

[J pold]

Ah,

So you to know the sting of male pattern baldness, I’m 23 years old and have been losing my hair for the last couple of years. Right now my hairline has receded a fair ways back and it won’t be long until she’s all gone. I read a pretty great article last week on a blog I frequent, about balding, hair loss, etc. take a look.

Balding Gracefully: Tips and Hairstyles for Balding Men

[Regulator75]

Do anything but a comb-over.

[Frank MetaMusil]

Let it ride.....

[Rathji]

Be a man, shave it off.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by J pold

Ah,

So you to know the sting of male pattern baldness, I’m 23 years old and have been losing my hair for the last couple of years. Right now my hairline has receded a fair ways back and it won’t be long until she’s all gone. I read a pretty great article last week on a blog I frequent, about balding, hair loss, etc. take a look.

Balding Gracefully: Tips and Hairstyles for Balding Men

You too? Ah it's been a long while since our young and hairy days of wrapping trees together, my friend.

I've got male-pattern baldness in my family for generations. My grandfather, most of my cousins and uncles went bald at 17. 17!!! My dad is a bit of a hold-out, so maybe I've got something going for me, but I've basically lost everything in the front and have got a rapidly expanding bald spot on the back of my head.

Just shave it. Women don't mind it.

[Caged Great]

Happened to me a couple years ago, It's no big deal. If it's not too bad, then just buzz it, if not, then just shave it all off.

Doesn't make any difference.

[Russic]

Buzz it off is my suggestion. In the world of heads, a receding hairline or a baldspot will never beat out a shaven head in my opinion.

[Doctordestiny]

I'm in my 50s and still have lots of hair, although it is going. I'd like to consider one of those places where they treat you (not sure how it's done) and you're supposed to keep what you have and grow a bit more. Anyone have experiences with those?

[bc-chris]

my brother-in-law was really starting to thin out a couple years back... and he was early 30's.

a buddy of his is a doctor and heard of a side effect from a prostate cancer drug - hair growth! so my brother-in-law got a prescription for this drug.... but in a very reduced dose (he has some sort of pill splitter that chops the pill into 4 and just takes 1/4 of a pill a day).

he's been taking this stuff for a few years now and it worked - he's got a nice thick full head of hair again! he'll have to keep taking this drug, otherwise he'll start to thin again, but he doesn't care... and i bet his chances of prostate cancer are pretty low too!

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by peter12

You too? Ah it's been a long while since our young and hairy days of wrapping trees together, my friend.

I've got male-pattern baldness in my family for generations. My grandfather, most of my cousins and uncles went bald at 17. 17!!! My dad is a bit of a hold-out, so maybe I've got something going for me, but I've basically lost everything in the front and have got a rapidly expanding bald spot on the back of my head.

The hair loss might stop if you'd stop trying to learn books through osmosis!

[Envitro]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

my brother-in-law was really starting to thin out a couple years back... and he was early 30's.

a buddy of his is a doctor and heard of a side effect from a prostate cancer drug - hair growth! so my brother-in-law got a prescription for this drug.... but in a very reduced dose (he has some sort of pill splitter that chops the pill into 4 and just takes 1/4 of a pill a day).

he's been taking this stuff for a few years now and it worked - he's got a nice thick full head of hair again! he'll have to keep taking this drug, otherwise he'll start to thin again, but he doesn't care... and i bet his chances of prostate cancer are pretty low too!

Was it finasteride?
If so, that's the generic name for Propecia...

[red sky]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

my brother-in-law was really starting to thin out a couple years back... and he was early 30's.

a buddy of his is a doctor and heard of a side effect from a prostate cancer drug - hair growth! so my brother-in-law got a prescription for this drug.... but in a very reduced dose (he has some sort of pill splitter that chops the pill into 4 and just takes 1/4 of a pill a day).

he's been taking this stuff for a few years now and it worked - he's got a nice thick full head of hair again! he'll have to keep taking this drug, otherwise he'll start to thin again, but he doesn't care... and i bet his chances of prostate cancer are pretty low too!

That is probably Proscar which is 5mg of finasteride. The propecia pill is a single pill with 1mg of finasteride. So if he is cutting into fours, he is technically gett 1.25mg of finasteride.

[blankall]

I am 29 and have started to recede on the corners. My dad is bald, but other family members are not.

I will definitely be going for the Rogain option if the receding starts to get much worse. Apparently a lot of men just develop the widows peak and then stop losing hair, I'm hoping I'm one of those.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

The hair loss might stop if you'd stop trying to learn books through osmosis!

I just place a book on my head and rub in a counter-clock motion.

[Scoopdogg]

Originally Posted by blankall

I am 29 and have started to recede on the corners. My dad is bald, but other family members are not.

I will definitely be going for the Rogain option if the receding starts to get much worse. Apparently a lot of men just develop the widows peak and then stop losing hair, I'm hoping I'm one of those.

I'm 30 and this is what has happened to me. Just a little receding of the widows peak but now that has stopped. Hopefully that's all I'll lose.

[1stLand]

do yourself a favour and do a google search on the side effects of finasteride and propecia.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

my brother-in-law was really starting to thin out a couple years back... and he was early 30's.

a buddy of his is a doctor and heard of a side effect from a prostate cancer drug - hair growth! so my brother-in-law got a prescription for this drug.... but in a very reduced dose (he has some sort of pill splitter that chops the pill into 4 and just takes 1/4 of a pill a day).

But is it just hair growth on his head, or everywhere?

Edit: Made a link so that it doesn't scare small children.

http://www.techdigest.tv/Hairy-Man-thumb-400x366.jpg

[cral12]

I'm a drug dealer...

...legally, that is - a pharmacist {insert groan...lol}

Save your money....

As suggested before, shave your head!