Hi all,

nice to meet you all.

I have been taking proscar for 1.6 years. Last night I noticed I have lost about 2cms more of hairline. It was never apparent before cause I had a long fringe. My hairdresser didnt listen, cut it too short and now I see that proscar hasnt done a thing to stop my hairloss. My consultant said it would prevent further hairloss, and re-grow about half of what I have already lost. Well I havent regrown a thing and my hairline continues to recede. So what can I do? This is a huge blow. I just feel so bitterly depressed. My hairline, although receding, used to be clearly defined. Now it is very patchy - obviously in the stage of loosing it.
I am 26yo. Considering HT. Can anyone tell me, it may be a dumb q, but can the donor be someone else? My body hair and head hair are significantly different.

Sorry guys, but this has really got me down. I have a new job and all, should be celebrating. All I can think about is being bald at 26.

Wildnfree -

I started taking Prosar at 26 to combat my thinning. I took it for one year and felt it wasn't doing anything. I stopped taking it and four months later my hair was falling like autumn leafs ! I did not know at the time that stopping it would have such a profound effect on my hair. What happened was that the hair that was growing because of Prosar fell out. That combined with my hair loss progression, made it look like it was falling at twice the rate. The person who said it would grow half your hair back didn't know what they were saying. It has been documented to regrow in percentages of test subjects, but that does not mean you should expect the same effect. What you can expect is your hair loss to at least slow. check this post - http://hair-restoration-info.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6566060861/m/5501023151

You don't really know how fast your hair is falling out, you only see the results with thinning spots and how much more pronounced it becomes. You say your consultant told you it would regrow - was that person a licensed doctor who specializes in hair loss??? I listened to TOO MANY hair stylists who said this or that would "REGROW" my hair, and they would say they knew of someone who it worked for... Bottom line - there are only two products approved by the USFDA to treat hair loss, Finasteride(Propecia & Proscar) & Minoxidil. They have shown to reagrow hair in a percentage of tests. This means that it could regrow SOME of your hair. But using nothing at all you will definitely loose more than with it. Also with an HT you still have to plan for more hair loss and treat it.. Most DOCTORS will recommend Propecia and/or Minoxidil to combat hair loss progression.

As far as getting a HT - READ THIS ENTIRE SITE. Then READ THIS ENTIRE SITE, and once you're done- READ THIS ENTIRE SITE AGAIN. If you are really considering HT check out all the facts on this site(doctor interviews, patient reviews, photo albums of real patients). Then when you decide you are ready - go do MANY consults. Do NOT just jump at the first REMEDY for hair loss, it will leave you heart broken and depressed. The fact is there really is no ONE solution to hair loss. BUT- there ARE plenty of ways to slow it down and MAYBE with a little LUCK you can even stop it where it is. Right now you might be saying - SH*T - F*%K - DAMMIT!!! But that's because nobody really told the truth about hair loss. The fact is it is PROGRESSIVE once it starts !

The good news is this - a good HT with a good treatment regimen WILL give you back the dignity you are about to loose with your hair. I am laying a lot on you at once because loosing your hair can be BRUTAL!! But you are in the right place. Take the time to really read this entire site - The multi media center - THESE FORUMS - use the find feature to learn more. You can ask as many questions as you need. Look around at the people who are posting alot, ask them their stories with hair loss, look at the photo albums, READ - READ -READ. By all means take your time!! Consider a HT and do many consults, BUT DON'T STOP TAKING FINASTERIDE(propecia / prosacar) Hope to see you around here more often!! And regardless of anything else, keep your shinny side up, THERE IS ALOT OF HOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great post and great advices tymman...

that post applies to a lot of us...