Hey everyone,
I’m honestly pretty desperate right now, so please don’t laugh at my situation — I really need some advice from people who’ve been through this.
I’m around 25, and I’ve been losing a lot of hair on my crown. My dermatologist said it’s genetic (androgenetic alopecia). For the first few months, I tried to fight it seriously — I was using minoxidil spray, and taking biotin and cystine supplements.
After around 6 months, things looked promising. My hair got thicker, and even my friends noticed. But over time, I started skipping my routine because daily spraying and taking pills got tiring, and life got stressful — late nights, work pressure, etc.
Now, my hair loss has gotten much worse again. I’m currently using Remedyl shampoo, but every time I use it, I feel like I lose even more hair in the shower.
What’s strange is that while my scalp hair is thinning, I’ve started growing a lot of long hair on my legs, arms, and even facial hair — like, uncomfortably much. It’s weird and kind of scary.
I’m honestly terrified. I’m not very tall, wear glasses, and losing hair makes me feel like I’ll never be attractive to anyone — that I’ll be lonely forever or judged by colleagues (none of them are bald, not even the guys in their mid‑30s).
I’ve looked into laser therapy and microneedling, but they’re seem expensive and require multiple clinic visits. As for finasteride or other DHT blockers, I’ve read a lot about possible side effects, and that really worries me.
So now I’m stuck. I don’t know what to do anymore. Any advice, personal experiences, or encouragement would mean the world to me right now. Thank you for reading this far.
Though a bald man can never grow hair but a man with a full head of hair can just buzz it down if he wants, your call. Seriously go straight to a proper dermatologist, ideally balding and knows what kind of a hell it is and tell him about finasteride (he probably already knows it