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Discussions About Being Bald => To be or not be...Bald => Topic started by: dave523 on May 07, 2010, 07:26:54 PM
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i have been here before, trying to find a solution. Still not giving in.Now my hair situation has developed into recess of my hairline (temporal) as to where an island of hair might form in the middle of my (fornt) head. Also the crown is thinning fast since a couple of months.
Question: what treatment can i still try (tried finasteride, and every hair growth shampoo out there). If i don't get something quick, temporal might meet vertex. Normally i have a very thick and full head of hair (used to). Need something or am i destined to becoming a genuinely bald guy. Really still not for me imho!
Traveling abroad 6-5-2010, what options should i choose. ill do a follow- up. O0
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i have been here before, trying to find a solution. Still not giving in.Now my hair situation has developed into recess of my hairline (temporal) as to where an island of hair might form in the middle of my (fornt) head. Also the crown is thinning fast since a couple of months.
Question: what treatment can i still try (tried finasteride, and every hair growth shampoo out there). If i don't get something quick, temporal might meet vertex. Normally i have a very thick and full head of hair (used to). Need something or am i destined to becoming a genuinely bald guy. Really still not for me imho!
Traveling abroad 6-5-2010, what options should i choose. ill do a follow- up. O0
Excuse me, but why did you come to a site where every guy here shaves his head, is proud of his shaved head, has more self confidence with his shaved head?
Most of us have been where you are with his head, (some are BBC) and eventually decided to shave it off. Your hair is receding quickly at this point. The solutions will not help at this point, except to put your money in someone else's pocket. Yes, you are "destined to becoming a genuinely bald guy". Embrace your baldness!
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hey dave: your post is titled: "destined for baldness?"... your choices R--- let mother nature have the final word or embrace your baldness and take control. i would stay away from any drugs & special shampoos because it's only a temporary fix. it sounds like U R not ready 2 become a SBG, until then keep us posted 2 your road 2 slyness. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Why fight the inevitable? You'll just make yourself miserable in the process.
Buzz it or shave it and get it over with and move on to the rest of your life.
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Get the hell off that crap asap !!! there are some discussions on the board about those DHT blockers and how they can royally screw up your body....no DHT = no manhood and a rise in estrogen. The other option is to try a spirolactone and keta for topical treament.
Check this out, Dr. John Crisler is one of the leading experts in HRT and overall Male health and the endocrine system.
http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=12510.msg206483#msg206483
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Ive done a research paper on hair loss and its treatments. none of the treatments are a permanent result. So if you decide that route prepare for a depressing journey that is EXTREMELY expensive
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I don't mean to be rude, but;
Man up and cut it off, its just hair.
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Man up and cut it off, its just hair.
I agree with Sultan here, that's the best way to go about it. It's the smartest and easiest way to handle dealing with MPB. The drugs and false potions are not going to do a damn thing, except mess with you physically and mentally. They'll also mess with your wallet, a big waste of money. Check out some of the early posts by pdxtodd, see how he feels about it.
Go the natural route, buzz it down first, get comfortable with that. Then you can decide when you want to take it all down to the skin. I bet it will be sooner than later.
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Dude... you're not going to get any advice here on what drug you should use to keep your hair. We believe in "No drugs, no rugs, no plugs".
Anybody that thinks they are helping you by posting information on the use of any drug will have that post pulled immediately by me. That will not be tolerated gentlemen........
............ but I really don't have worries that anybody here will do that. Listen to Morthen about none of these treatments being permanent....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXnUZBD_qV4
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Um, drugs are bad, mmkay?
Except pot.
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Um, drugs are bad, mmkay?
Except pot.
nice southpark reference
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The very concept of "destiny" negates the possibility of choice. Removes the chance that you can alter your course. It implies that you are locked in and helpless. "Fate", "Prophecy" and "Destiny" are all ways of saying it's out of your hands. They are concepts created by primitive people to help explain things that they can't understand. :-\
Biology and genetics, however are observable, repeatable and able to be studied. Genetics can give us a pretty good picture of what awaits us as we age.
Now, very, very few men dealing with MPB would ever, if left strictly up to nature would ever become totally bald in their lifetimes. Bald spots, receding hairline, thinning and patchiness sure. But full on SLY clean head? Not many would get there.
It's all about perception and frame of mind.
Your genetics has determined that your MPB will change the way your hair grows. But only YOU can decide to take control of that situation. Own your situation, accept it, control it. Give yourself the gift of a clean, clear, sexy, slick dome.
I would encourage you to shed the superstitious and victim filled thought process that is "destiny" and give yourself the gift of enlightened, progressive and modern thinking. Give yourself a new you. ::)
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Um, drugs are bad, mmkay?
Except pot.
:*))
I am always mystified at the things that we humans choose as fodder for worry. Maybe it's because I'm older that I see sly as nothing more than a choice. Either I wear a gray toilet seat on my head or I scrape my skull down to the bone. It's a choice.
When I am in worry mode what preoccupies me is at what point in my travels I will encounter the Angel of Death. I've been lucky so far. But today is another day.
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When I am in worry mode what preoccupies me is at what point in my travels I will encounter the Angel of Death. I've been lucky so far. But today is another day.
Do you mean "travels" metaphorically as in your journey through life or are you being literal? I mean are you referring to a fear of flying or the like?
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I've tried virtually every treatment known to man -- and I've stood in the mirror and stared at my head for way too many hours trying to see signs of regrowth. I was on Minoxodil in 1987 when you needed a prescription -- results -- $120/month less money in my pocket. I tried custom mixtures by doctors who had cult like followings for their mixtures (minoxidil + finasteride + some other nasty stuff) - results = $150/month out of my pocket with no results. I tried Proscar - the prostate drug when people were starting to talk about it being used for hairloss. Results = nothing other than a huge estrogen boost and breast tissue growth. I did the hair piece route as well -- spending at least $70,000 on systems over the years. The result -- I'm still a bald guy and dealing with a hair piece is a nightmare. The only thing I haven't tried is hair transplants and I just about did that back in the late 80's until a friend of mine did the scalp reduction surgery and transplants. He looked like a freak of nature after the procedures -- and every time it rained his ears filled up with water (nawh just a joke that he used to tell after his scalp reduction surgery - used to tell people his ears ended up on the top of his head).
So the net result for me -- if I would have taken every dollar I spent on trying to regain my hair and put it into the stock market - I'd have enough money to pay cash for a nice house, and I wouldn't struggle with the effects of Finasteride (they hang with you no matter what the literature says).
I'm the happiest I've been since that day in 1987 (or so) when I saw the top of my head in a reflection in an elevator. You may not think you'll be happy after you shave your head and you may think that people will look at you or treat you differently. The truth -- its all in your mind. Nobody stares at me, nobody makes a comment (other than women who say how hot guys who shave their heads are), and I spend about 1/10th of a second a day thinking about my hairloss (probably an overstatement - its actually significantly less than that).
Do yourself a huge favor and don't take the drugs, don't do the shampoos, and don't worry about losing your hair. But you won't understand the freedom and not worrying about your hairloss until you take a razor to your head.
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AND ALL THE BALD MEN SAY.....AMEN. Todd speaks the gospel of the bald man. O0 Spend the money on a Corvette or a house. That will draw more women than hair. 8)
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When I am in worry mode what preoccupies me is at what point in my travels I will encounter the Angel of Death. I've been lucky so far. But today is another day.
Do you mean "travels" metaphorically as in your journey through life or are you being literal? I mean are you referring to a fear of flying or the like?
I was speaking metaphorically when I used the word "travels".
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Destined for baldness?? :/O I would have rather said being bald is 'destined for greatness'!! ^-^
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Destined for baldness?? :/O I would have rather said being bald is 'destined for greatness'!! ^-^
O0 Well said!
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I'm sorry i have to in some parts disagree with u guys.
Like Dave i'm now taking finas + 1 of 2 days minoxidil. I perfctly know it won't be forever, and i know at some point i'll bored and i'll just buzz it. But today my alopecia is in someway undercontrol, and i'm only 20 years old. For now if i can keep what i have i'm happy. My mind is not ready yet to buzz (however i wanna do it, but i just cant right now).
So, to Dave, the olny only advice i'll give is this one: if you are ready to buzz or shave u hair, just do it men.
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i'm only 20 years old. For now if i can keep what i have i'm happy. My mind is not ready yet to buzz (however i wanna do it, but i just cant right now).
If you've read the adverse effects, understood that they're real and you're willing to exchange hair on your scalp for heart problems, loss of potency, etc.--you've made your deal w/ the devil. It's really sad, 20 and no sense of how long the effects will last and no guarantees of the time you will have with hair. But, you're a big boy, excuse me, a grown, no--nothing with 'size" fits you, or will fit you soon. So, let's just say you should know better at your age.
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Blows my mind. Gobs of money and Man boobs. ....but I have hair.....kind of ??? I'd rather have a motorcycle/sport car and a comb over if I was going to be in denial.
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Don't do it if you ask me.
I used some stuff for a while as well. I don't like pills at all. And taking pills reminded me everyday of my hair loss. That was not my goal. So I stopped, also before my boobs went out of control ;)
Just let your hairs leave you if they want to and go with the flow. Really, as long as your hair is (really) short you won't even notice the progress of your hair falling out. Hair loss is not a flaw, it is a blessing for modern men: it reminds us that we are not here on this planet to be vain and complaining, that we are men and not women ;)
For me, I chose the "become confident and happy with myself" route and stopped with the drugs. I hope you eventually do that too.
I'm sorry i have to in some parts disagree with u guys.
Like Dave i'm now taking finas + 1 of 2 days minoxidil. I perfctly know it won't be forever, and i know at some point i'll bored and i'll just buzz it. But today my alopecia is in someway undercontrol, and i'm only 20 years old. For now if i can keep what i have i'm happy. My mind is not ready yet to buzz (however i wanna do it, but i just cant right now).
So, to Dave, the olny only advice i'll give is this one: if you are ready to buzz or shave u hair, just do it men.
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I know you are all right, and i would really like to behave like u did/do but, i dont know, its my mind. As soon as i'm ready i'll stop with finasteride (however no side effects) and minoxidil, but i really cant, thats the problem.
I only hope the day i ll say to myself 'enought with that sh*t, i buzz it' will come soon, but for know thats the situation.
For you its easy, you are not in this era where you still have hair and ur able and want to keep it. U have all moved on shaving/buzzing, and so will I one day, but try to understand, its not easy, and for now, sadly, i wanna keep it.
But, be sure, the day i'll buzz my head (this day might no be that as far as the shaving one) i'll come to SBG forum, post some pics and ask for ur opinions ;) And also celebrate the fact that 'ill be saving 25 € every month :D
Btw, new aim: In summer, i'll buzz.
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I know you are all right, and i would really like to behave like u did/do but, i dont know, its my mind. As soon as i'm ready i'll stop with finasteride (however no side effects) and minoxidil, but i really cant, thats the problem.
No one, and I mean no one here who's had mpb, early or late is in anyway minimizing the angst of the day we had to as you should faced the real solution. Unfortunately for you you have already started what you seem to think is only an expensive dependence on some really dodgy drugs. Ultimately you'll lose the hair, not a disease, defect or anything like it, just a genetic predisposition. What you may be doing is hidden lurking waiting to affect your entire life, not just the drugged remnants of your life with hair.
You have deeper problems than hair, and you need to address them before they further damage your future.
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I'm just wondering why you were hoping to get our acceptance? You are on a forum sponsored by four different shaving products. One of which makes a razor that half of us use and 85 percent own. Almost none of our members that have used any of the snake oils recommend it. We are the hair club for men's worst nightmare. I'll tell you in a toned down version like one of our members has said in the past. Cowboy Up and be a man. I know you are younger than most of us and still have this delusion of indestructibility, but that stuff is straight up bad for you. I know you think your made of twisted steel and sex appeal, but you not. Your just a mere mortal and I hate that you believe that pumping your self full of synthetic chemicals for meager results is the answer. What it all boils down to is that like it or not each one of us in our own way cares for you. Otherwise we would have quit posting here a long time ago. We are the ultimate support group for MPB, but you have to buy into our system before you will get any sympathy. And that system cost you a pack of razor cartridges and half a can of shave gel a month. Just remember our moto "No Plugs, Drugs or Rugs" Until then I'll be praying for your sanity. :-X
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I know you are all right, and i would really like to behave like u did/do but, i dont know, its my mind. As soon as i'm ready i'll stop with finasteride (however no side effects) and minoxidil, but i really cant, thats the problem.
I only hope the day i ll say to myself 'enought with that sh*t, i buzz it' will come soon, but for know thats the situation.
For you its easy, you are not in this era where you still have hair and ur able and want to keep it. U have all moved on shaving/buzzing, and so will I one day, but try to understand, its not easy, and for now, sadly, i wanna keep it.
But, be sure, the day i'll buzz my head (this day might no be that as far as the shaving one) i'll come to SBG forum, post some pics and ask for ur opinions ;) And also celebrate the fact that 'ill be saving 25 € every month :D
Btw, new aim: In summer, i'll buzz.
Yep. It's easy to say now, but I do remember it wasn't easy back then. That's why we are on this forum. We can't let other people go through the same mental sh*t as we did before the relief.
For me the decision to buzz my hair was simple: I was getting depressed by the hair that I saw on my pillow and shoulders day after day. They were very long hairs. So I buzzed it, to stop notice the hair loss. It made my mind clear and I got myself back. I cried, I was relieved. Whether or not you choose to continue the pills, I recommend that you buzz your hair today, rather than tomorrow. At this point, you are probably having a fear that it will look hidious. You won't. Every day you wait before a buzz cut (or shave for that matter) will build up anxiety. Well, it's your choice. Good luck :)
And with a buzzcut, you could look like Jason Statham ;)
Polar bear
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I'm not in my 20's, I'm 45. But I have seen my hair thin quite a bit over the last few years. People would look at my scalp showing through my hair while they where talking to me. (I could understand if there was cleavage up there.) Some of my friends would remark on my thinning hair, and we would laugh. I try not to take myself too seriously.
I knew I would not go for a lifetime of drugs for uncertain results. I don't like hats, and a I didn't think I could go the way of the hairpiece.
I too set goals of when to buzz, or go for the gold and shave. I just did 2 weeks with a #1 buzz. That was quite a relief. Most folks I know had complements if anything to say about it. This past weekend I shaved for the first time, and have been shaving daily since. I'd be lying if I said every moment was great. (I don't like to attract attention to myself.) When I do begin to question this choice, I remind myself I have been thinking about this for about 2 years. I have a clearly defined horseshoe and very thin hair on top which thins more with each passing day.
You have to take the plunge when you are ready. After you do, don't second guess yourself. Do the 30 days. I can't wait for my scalp color to even out. Right now I look like the new kid in the concentration camp. But I still don't regret the choice.
Try the buzz, I think you'll like it. If you do, go for the sly when you are ready.
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"Destined for Baldness"? I say, "Blessed with Baldness!" At fourteen, everyone has a full head of hair; at sixty, only the immature, still suppressing their testosterone, do. Those of us who follow the fortunate path let the world know we are mature, wise, and wholly male.
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Taking a bunch of expensive drugs with side effects, always avoiding wind and rain, and constantly running to the bathroom to check and adjust your hair in the mirror are not conquering.
Listen to Todd's story.
We know you're not ready; but you should get ready soon then go sly.
I first buzzed my head with no guard three summers ago before I went on a trip to Germany/rest of Europe for the summer. I loved it. I met several American and European girls who loved my buzzed head and thought it was sexy.
They thought my newly found confidence (from no longer worrying about hair/remedies) was sexy.
It was one of the best summers of my life.
Buzz your head, the night before you go abroad, bring your buzzer/razor with you (and power adapter if it's a buzzer) and never look back.
Embrace your destiny like a man, or live in denial.
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Just so you know drugs like propecia and avodart will only be able to save the hairs that are still on your head. They are not able to regrow new follicles. If you can wait though there should be some new technologys coming out by 2015. Do a google search for Histogen's Hair Stimulating Complex.