I’m a Student and My Budget Is Tight

Hello, I am 24 years old. I have always had really thin hair, even when I was a kid. In my freshman year of high school kids were already teasing me and saying I was going bald. In the past year, I have seen a significant increase in the speed at which my hair is thinning.

Thus far I have tried the Crew Hair Recovery system and Nioxin and I would have to say that if anything, my hair has gotten thinner since using both of those products.

I am a full time student so my budget is tight, but I am desperate to halt my hair loss and grow back some thicker hair. Is there a proven method that is affordable that you could recommend? Thank you for your time.

At 24 years old with early balding, you should talk to your doctor about Propecia (finasteride 1mg). It is prescription only. There are generic 5mg finasteride pills available, but you’d need to cut the pills and your doctor would have to be willing to prescribe it to you. Some doctors may not want to prescribe the 5mg, because it is a prostate medication at that dose, but it is the same drug as Propecia if it is cut into 4 pieces (easier than cutting it into 5 equal parts). There is no 1mg generic available in the US at this time due to patent laws, which is why you have to jump through these hoops to get the medication so cheap.

But the first step is to talk to your doctor to see if you should be taking Propecia. Good luck.