I have always had a higher hairline since my childhood, but I noticed around the start of this year my hair really falling out and thinning getting worse by the month. Been on testosterone since 2018. Unsure of my Hamilton Norwood rating since my hairline was already quite high for most of my life, my temples were a bit thin for the last couple of years. The photos below are from around 2023 before any noticeable shedding hair loss.
^Image limit so I had to upload a collage
My father is pretty much at V II on the scale and has been there since his late 50s.. I suffer Dysthemia and losing my hair is actually contributing significantly to a cycle of stress and worsened mood and it has already been a very difficult year for me.
I haven’t seen a dermatologist. I was prescribed 1 quarter tablet of Fin 5mg, about 1.22mg, each day by my physician who I see for hormone replacement therapy and I have not added minoxidil yet. I’m having significant shedding right now and had a look at my crown last night. Worst mistake before bed. It has been a cold and extremely humid winter here, and being quite over-sensitive, I am feeling all this cold air moving around my head and face almost every night, and losing sleep. I did not realise until looking back 2 years how much my hair has thinned. I was already quite insecure about my hairline my entire life, I got bullied for having a big forehead. Please tell me this gets better. I can’t actually believe how much this is affecting me.
Photos yesterday and today
