Ive been reflecting and thinking a lot about my life lately, and I’m starting to think one of the biggest battles man faces is the push and pull between fear and regret. I truly am starting to think that the pain of looking back on our regrets will always outweigh the pain of fear heavily. Are there any philosophers who engaged deeply with this idea?
Has anyone tried ketoconazole solution or cream on the scalp? I know a lot of people try the shampoo, but that only stays on your scalp for 5 minutes. I’m looking for alternatives to 5ar inhibitors.
According to the trials it increases hair density by hundreds of percents compared to placebo
But people who use grey market cb-03-01 claim it’s extremely weak and not even close to ru58841 in effectiveness. The vast majority of anecdotes cant even get maintenance on it.
So is cb-03-01 not the same compound as clascoterone somehow? Or are the clinical trials being faked?
Is it realistic to hope it could be a replacement for 5ar inhibitors?
I’ve tried every dosing protocol you could think of, oral and topical. Every single time I start to get horrific sides after a couple weeks that just get worse and worse as I keep taking it. Should I try dutasteride? Do you guys think we’ll have a better cure against the Norwood reaper in the next few years?
18 years old and my hair is already going to shit
I’ve tried fin 4 separate times in all kinds of doses. Topical, oral, daily, every other day, halved, quartered, etc. Every single time I feel great for the first couple weeks, but as the weeks go by I gradually start to become an entirely different person. My dick stops getting fully hard, orgasm feels numb, but the worst part is mentally I get the worst depression and brain fog Ive ever felt. Ive been through a lot of tough times in my life, but Ive never felt as awful as I do on fin. It feels like a chemical literally blocking my brain from being able to feel happy, all I feel is negativity and hopelessness. I become extremely emotional and have the urge to cry almost every day. And I also have trouble sleeping, I keep waking up 4 hours after I fall asleep and cant get back to sleep. Despite this I didn’t stop taking it because the thought of going bald is so horrifying and life ruining it forces me to keep taking this poison that’s ruining my life. I haven’t felt cheerful for months. Am I fucked and destined to become bald by my 20s if I just stop taking fin?
Then why am I losing my hairline so rapidly on it after switching from oral fin? Is this a temporary shed that will grow back, or am I just losing ground by switching to topical?
Let’s say hypothetically someone is born into a Job-like situation where they suffer intensely every day due to health issues, disabilities, and immense loss, and despite spending their days praying to God and worshipping, the suffering never relents even a little. If they asked for forgiveness, would God forgive them for not being able to carry their burdens any longer? Or would he condemn them to eternal hellfire for their weakness and lack of faith?
I started noticing hair loss and a receding hairline at 17 so I started oral finasteride the day I turned 18. Ive been taking it for about 6 months and over time have been having some issues. I’ve become completely asexual, nonfunctional down there, penis became a weird curved half soft shape, but the worst part is mental. I noticed an extreme dullness and apathy about everything and a lack of any passion or joy whatsoever. It felt like a dark cloud following me everywhere, Ive never felt anything like it in my life. I even began having thoughts and feelings that are completely unfamiliar and unrecognizable to my regular self.
I switched from 1mg daily to 0.1% topical about 2 weeks ago, and while my mood, body, sexuality, and brain have felt infinitely better, my hair is not doing good at all. Oral fin really thickened my hair, and in the last 2 weeks I think Ive lost most of my progress. Just yesterday, I shedded about 400 hairs in the shower and clogged the drain for the first time since before I started treatment. I also have a really annoying itch on my temples, sides, and crown a few times a day, and I’m noticing when I style my hair there are some more transparent spots in my temples than last week.
What should I now, since topical fin is too weak? Ru55841, topical dutasteride, just ignore it and get a transplant? I have never felt worse than I did on oral fin but if it’s the only way then it’s still better than going bald at 18.
2 pics before fin, then 2 pics during oral fin, then 2 pics during topical fin