Hi all,
First of all appreciate everyone listening to my story. My mental health hasn’t been in the best of shapes. I’ve feel like I’ve got a choice to make on a short term but I can’t really overview the risk or impact correctly. I dont know what to believe anymore.
So I’ve been panicking a lot these days and taking anti anxiety medication.
I had a short haircut after having it semi long for some years. I didn’t like the short haircut (it was a fade haircut) but I’m fearing. I noticed some thinning in my hair. With this rate I’m going to be bald in the foreseeable future. I did book a consultation at a clinic with a Derm (terrible person she was) she took a microscope and said she saw har miniratization (which basically means I’m going to be bald at some spot / DHT binds to the follicble. My hair is one my dearest possessions, always loved it.
I’m of middle eastern / Turkish descent and extremely hairy overal which is what I love. Always had an amazing head of hair. However my dad and his dad (my grandfather) were bold at a young age (think my dad was 90% bold younger than 30). They were extremely bald no hair on the front at all. I’m 33 and I’d say it’s still in decent condition in a NW2 at this point or transitiong from NW1 to 2.
I’ve read it’s better to be preventive than anything and to act soon. I really can’t imagine a healthy stable life where I would lose my identity with my hair. I dont think I’m shedding crazy, when I look in the shower its max 30 hairs and on the pillow its around 7 did the pull test and had something around 2-3 hairs. Different diameters of the hair on my head showed up meaning hair miniziteration is a thing.
The past few weeks I’ve been 360 mg saw palmetto, vitamine d, zinc, vitamine c and biotin. But I fear this might not give me a real chance of saving it.
So I’ve got a couple of questions:
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I’m thinking starting on finasteride 0,5 mg daily. Although the prescribed dose is 1 MG, I’m thinking of starting lower with it to see how my body reacts to it. Would this be a wise thing or is just better to be on 1 mg from the start?
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My libido has been extremely high since I could remember, so having a lower libido wouldn’t really kill me. But are we talking about a 50% loss of libido, 80% loss%, 100% loss
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So I’m reading a lot about erectile disfunction being another main problem. However, could erectile disfunction created by finasteride be helped with Viagra?
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I dont really have any plans for children or a partner. I might let my sperm freeze in just for the future before I begin the medication but close to 34. I dont think children will ever be a part of my life tbh. But who knows.
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I’m reading so many different stories and that Merck has manipulated the data from the trials regarding side effects so I dont even know how to make a choice anymore.