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Comment by Halfbakedwho on November 27, 2018 at 3:47pm

I love it Bloomie Kid :)!

I just came across a picture of myself on FB - To me, my hairline looks sooo high and it's higher now (to me) and thinner, a month later. 

I am going with the Finasteride to see what happens - it's sort of a last hurrah before I start to seriously consider the helper hair. I was just at the wig place last month (or was it the beginning of this month??) and it seems that since that appointment, the top is even thinner. And I can understand that others don't notice, that I can still get away with just pushing my hair forward...but I have lost a LOT of hair over the past two months or so (is it going faster or is it my imagination? Do you all go through this waxing and waning?) ... and if the loss keeps up at this pace I will have bonded hair too by March or so! 

BUT - as time goes by (I think this is interesting too) my acceptance has gotten a lot better. I am more just "whatever" about this. Sometimes in the middle of the night I fuss with my scalp and worry, but mostly I just am very glad that the bonded-hair-option exists. Worse comes to worst, I will have to blow my remaining hair straight to fit in with a hairpiece. Again, I can live with that. The only thing that concerns me ( a bit) is how will I deal with it when I go on my hiking trips? Oh, first-world problems... 

Comment by Afraid on November 27, 2018 at 12:18pm

Most definitely amazing!! What resilient and resourceful ladies and encouraging to those moving towards taking the plunge.  Thank you 

Comment by Lara79 on November 27, 2018 at 12:04pm

Looks amazing!

Comment by Bloomingdalekid on November 27, 2018 at 11:10am

This whole thread of comments is interesting.... and so glad that many have found hope through this great group of people that are all suffering from this horrible disease that doctors don’t really know how to treat.  We are kind of like the guinea pigs in an experiment to see what might work without killing other organs in our body. I, for one, am not willing to take on the risk of those side effects not knowing what damage it could do.  I bit the bullet and invested in hair... a bonded unit.  I still have enough hair around my sides that the unit can be attached with links and then bonded to my forehead where the hair has receded.  History shows that the hair isn’t going to grow back - even with all of these treatments talked about on this website, so I took the plunge.  Here is a picture of the unit....  

Comment by Lara79 on November 27, 2018 at 9:45am

I found a doctor online who prescribed it but he has retired now so managed to get 6 months supply and then will have to see if my NHS team will prescribe if there is evidence it did any good.

It looks like a version of it may be released in a couple of years though:

https://www.belgraviacentre.com/blog/topical-finasteride-male-hair-...

Comment by Miss Mymble on November 27, 2018 at 7:45am

HBW, cool to hear Finateride is covered in France. I’m sure the same or some similar rules applies for DK then (but I will check it out to be sure).  It was the whole off-label that made me suspicious about it not being covered. I actually think I’ll at least discuss this treatment with my dermatologist now. I’ve also read that some women with PCOS who experience hairloss are prescribed Finasteride (and similar drugs). Somehow that just made me a little more relaxed about it. Not sure why. Maybe to know we’re not the only group of patients who are prescribed off-label drugs. 

Your comments about the stress. Yes!! 

Lara79, yes please let us know how it goes with the topical Finasteride. Does your doctor prescribe it? I would prefer to use it topical instead of orally. But had no idea that was possible. So thanks for putting it out here.

Comment by Halfbakedwho on November 26, 2018 at 5:19am

Again, I am not really on the internet so this is just an exception. Really, really exceptional (OK I am trying here). 

EVERYTHING or practically everything is covered under our French system. Only homeopathic stuff isn't, and yes if things are being prescribed out of context. But my Finasteride is covered, Miss Mymble. My Minoxydil wasn't though, and it was awfully expensive. 

I tend to react a lot to medicines so I feel better taking half the dose for now. 

Wilhood - I am so annoyed at doctors attributing everything to "stress". Notice that they would most likely not give this catch-all meaningless explanation to MEN. True enough, it is more stressful for women to live in the world - but not taking our health issues seriously certainly doesn't make it less stressful...

I went through that with my old doctor in my old town. So f-ing annoying... 'scuse me. 

Comment by Willhod3 on November 26, 2018 at 4:50am

Hi I’ve been using Saw Palmetto for the past couple of months, whilst no lost hair has grown back, what’s left continues to grow thickly and quickly after a hair cut, and, thus far, my forehead appears to have stopped getting any higher. I’m also taking curcumin , and at night a tablespoon of black seed oil. I’ve also found meditation helps as every clinician I’ve seen, and God knows Ive seen quite a lot, some of the leading experts in the UK , and they have all stated stress makes the condition worse. But then Stress is the Doctors stock answer to everything these days.

Comment by Lara79 on November 26, 2018 at 3:16am

I was on finasteride for 6 months but had to stop due to breast pain and a lump that developed. Had it checked out in breast clinic and all okay but I stopped finasteride orally due to this. The lump vanished about a month after stopping.

You can get topical finasteride from a pharmacy in Italy so I’m trying that instead. If it does anything amazing I’ll let you know. I’ve been on it for over a month and so far no weight gain or breast symptoms though.

Comment by illustr8r on November 25, 2018 at 10:36pm

I decided tonight to try topical Saw Palmetto. It’s supposed to have similar qualities as Finasteride. I’ve had good luck with Castor Oil so let’s see what this stuff can do. It says expect results in 3 months. I’m going to be watching my temples closely.

Good luck ladies with Finasteride! Fingers and toes crossed for future success stories! 

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