I Ordered Propecia via the Internet at the First Sign of Hair Loss

Dear doctors, keep up the super work. This is my story below.

I worked crazy 12-14 hour days for the past 2 years, and I practically skipped my meals, or had them very irregularly. I lost a lot of weight, and looked good in clothes. Essentially I was malnutritioned. But 1 day I woke up, and noticed easily 20-30 strands of hair on my pillow. I dismissed it as normal, and over the next few weeks, it was the same scenario everyday. It still failed to sink into me.. because I was always healthy. I had a friend who laughed at me, and said that I had a receding hairline. But I ignored him, because I have had a very high forehead / high hairline since birth. One day I looked in the mirror and realised to my horror, that YES I was losing my hair. I immediately ordered Propecia thru the internet.

I have been on Propecia for the past 9-10 months, and I have seen a slowing in the loss of hair. However I’m not really sure if there has been any significant re-growth. There are definitely side effects for me. I no longer get ANY morning wood.. and I need to be significantly aroused before I can have any sex. In the past, it wasn’t the case. (Easier to be aroused). Currently I’m a Norwood 2 – 3. (Can see my widows peaks easily.) By doing the frown test, I can see my hairline has receded half an inch, while my sides have receded 1 inch.

Now for the question:
I can see tiny vellus hairs at the part where my hair has receded. Should I attempt to apply Rogaine just along that 1/2 inch area of tiny vellus hair? Or should I continue my Propecia treatment and hope for the best? It’s really quite sad to see my hair go this way.

I thank you for all the help you have rendered all the brothers here. I feel happy that we can find support in your blog. I wish you and your team all the best always.

You can apply Rogaine at the hairline, but I’m not sure it’ll do much good there. Worth a shot, I suppose. Vellus hair does not turn into normal adult terminal hairs.

I really hope you didn’t just order a prescription drug via the Internet without a doctor’s prescription, because that is what it sounds like you did with Propecia. Regardless, regrowth from Propecia doesn’t occur in everyone, but just halting the hair loss is a positive sign. Arousal issues could be from the medication, but I don’t know what other issues you have in your life — it could be age related, stress related, alcohol or substances, etc. I don’t know enough about you, and this is why a doctor’s appointment should be made to discuss these issues (preferably with the same doctor that prescribed you Propecia).