• Pirky@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I feel that. My hair started to fall out when I was barely 20. Luckily it was slow enough that it didn’t start to be noticeable until my late 20s. It was making me incredibly anxious and depressed.
    I finally started taking finasteride about a year ago and my hair has now finally stopped shedding. I also see peach fuzz starting to grow around my hairline again and it has made me feel so much better about myself.
    I would strongly recommend talking to a doctor about it if it’s causing you that much pain. They can easily give you a prescription for it.

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      1 year ago

      I actually heard about that on a random comedy podcast and it’s been stuck in my head for a little while now. The way the guy talked about sounded pretty interesting. Does it really start to regrow new / old follicles?

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        1 year ago

        I should preface this by saying I’m not a medical doctor and cannot give medical advice. This is all just what I’ve looked up myself and my own personal experience. Your mileage may vary and I would strongly recommend talking to a doctor.

        Yep! It does this by breaking down the form of testosterone that causes hair loss (dihydrotestosterone or DHT for short). And over time your follicles will start to come back to life. Though you have a limited amount of time because if the follicles are attacked long enough they will die. And at that point they will not come back.

        If you’re in the states your insurance probably won’t cover it (they didn’t for me), but thankfully it’s not stupid expensive. Plus if you check out that billionaire’s pharmacy, you can get it for very cheap compared to a regular pharmacy. That’s what I did.