r/Hairloss

I need some advice from the community.
For the past six months, I (m24) have noticed that my hairline has been receding further and further back. I only really started to panic when I noticed that the area around my parting isn’t as full as it used to be.
All the men in my family still have a full head of hair, but it clearly looks like hereditary hair loss. A dermatologist confirmed this as well. I don’t know how far or how quickly the hair loss will progress, and the doctor said I should start by using topical minoxidil. She initially ruled out finasteride.
What do you think—how should I approach this? I’m pretty wary of the possible side effects of finasteride.

2 picture before, last picture is current.

I tried Finasteride and became extremely depressed. I am not fit for the pill due to already being prone to anxiety and depressive episodes. I cannot afford topical solutions either at the moment as a student.

Buddhists shave their head because they believe even hair carries attachment with it. I realize that’s true. I’m not sure what the next steps are. I do not like what I see.

I was formally diagnosed a few years ago (before this happened) with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a mental health disorder characterized by hyperfixation on parts of the body and perceived flaws.

I did therapy and meds and began to love who I see physically and mentally. This has essentially reversed all the work I did.

Hi

I am posting because I honestly feel pretty alone in this and I have not yet found a doctor who can connect all the pieces or help me in a significant way.

I had an FUE hair transplant in 2020, when I was 20 years old. Since then I have had persistent pain and sensitivity in the transplanted area (1000 grafts crown, 200 grafts hairline). They are usually only painful when touched or pressed, but some days they also feel more tense and sometimes become spontaneously sore. Over time this has not really improved.

I have spoken with multiple clinics, and this type of long-term pain in the transplant zone seems to be uncommon. One possibility that has been mentioned is that the punch/incision may have been too deep or too large, leading to extra fibrosis or scarring in the area, pressing on nerves. An ultrasound showed post-operative fibrosis in the transplanted zone (much thicker area than non-transplant)

The clinic that did the transplant has now suggested Kenacort injections into the painful area. I am still trying to figure out whether that is actually a sensible approach or whether I should be looking for something else, as this has risks.

For hair loss treatment, I used minoxidil from 2020 to 2025 and finasteride from 2021 to 2025, both oral and topical at different times. I stopped both in summer 2025.
Since 2022,I developed an anxiety disorder followed by many random physical symptoms, including unexplainable inflammations/pain. The anxiety has improved, but since 2025 I have had a lot of brain fog and dizziness/lightheadedness, especially when I need to concentrate on work. I also often feel generally unwell and tired/motivationless, like I am ill but am not. I am fearing PFS, but have not really found an expert on it. I am European.

I have spoken with many doctors since I started having these symptoms. I have already been evaluated by dermatologists, a pain clinic, ENT, a gastroenterologist, a neurologist, a endocrinologist, a psychiatrist, and a psychologist. Most is being attributed to "stress related symptoms".

I have also tried a lot of supplements with little benefit on the health side of things.

On the hairloss side, I am currently still doing LLLT, PRP, microneedling, and rosemary oil for hair maintenance, but it definitely does not feel the same as the finasteride + minoxidil combination did.

My main questions are:

If you've had a transplant, have you experienced long-term pain on the transplant site years after FUE? Did anything help with the pain/bumps? Experience with cortisone injections?

If you've taken hairloss medication, have you had brain fog, dizziness, anxiety, or a constant malaise feeling after stopping finasteride/minoxidil? What helped?

Any experience, advice, or thoughts would be appreciated. I'm posting multiple issues at once, but I do feel they are connected and figured Reddit might have some insights as the specialists I've been seeing don't really seem to have a solution for me.

Thanks for reading.

I have been using this successfully for two years. The dermatologist isn’t compounding it anymore. I am looking for an online source that offers this all in one topical.

Any other advice (in case I can’t find this) is appreciated.

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I'm 24. I've had long hair down to my chest for about 2 years. My girlfriend and I just broke up and so I decided to get a hair cut. During the haircut the barber told me I was thinning. The hopeful side of me thinks the spot he's saying is thinning just has less hair because I've never had a good hairline and it's right where I was brushing my hair when it was long so maybe the hairs were just getting pulled out by the brush. I have some pictures of what my hair looked like before it got super long and I started styling it differently but i can only post one photo for some reason. The hairline was never really super good to begin with. I took pictures today of what it looks like now. Don't really know what I'm looking to hear but I guess if anyone can confirm it is or isn't thinning that'd be helpful. Also if it is what the fuck do I do?

I am 31 male and I need help. I consume oral minoxidil and topical minoxidil with 0.1 mg finastride solution.

Consume folic acid tabs too. All this is dermt prescribed. I don't know if it has helped. It's been more than 6 months now

When I sweat specially in summers my scalp is visible a lot. Is there any chance of regrowth and if not advice me on what hairstyle to keep or if there are guyz who faced the same how did u cope up with confidence and looks anxiety. I am unmarried but might look for a partner

26F and I genuinely cannot tell if I’m overreacting or if this amount of shedding is actually concerning. I washed my hair tonight and ended up with a huge clump after detangling and it completely killed my mood.

I have thick wavy hair so I know shed hair tends to stay trapped until wash day, but lately it feels like way more than usual. I wash around twice a week because my scalp gets oily and itchy fast. Right now I use Nizoral once a week, SheaMoisture coconut shampoo, and a lightweight leave in. I barely use heat and usually keep my hair clipped up loosely.

No obvious bald spots yet but my ponytail definitely feels thinner than it used to and I feel like I notice more scalp under bright lighting now which is freaking me out a little. My mom also has very thin hair so now my brain is spiraling thinking this is the beginning of something?

Has anyone gone through a phase like this where the shedding looked dramatic but it ended up stabilizing?

Was hoping it would start in late 30s. But here we are. Whats my situation lookin like? Has it begun?

I've been on minoxidil for a couple weeks now and the shedding phase is knocking down my confidence a lot. One side of my hair is far worse off than the other and my overall hair has thinned out quite a bit in the last few months. I attribute a large amount of my confidence to my hair and it feels awful beginning to lose it. I'm about to start finasteride as well within a week or so, but i'm just hopping on here for a little peace of mind. Will my regimen really be able to get my hair back to a reasonable thickness? Sidenote, is it worth to buzz my hair off to save a bit of confidence for the time being? Or is that not worth the effort.

I found legit compound pharmacy in my region that makes Clascoterone 5% topical solution which according to phase 3 dosage, is a 1 month pack, but, it costs 1350$ PER 60ml!

Is it worth it? Like, really?
I got DUPA and I’m on the brink of either do something or just lose it all.

No fin suggestions please, the sides are insane…

Haiii ummm so umm i showered today and this big hair clump thingy formed after washing hair. and im kinda concerned if im going to be bald ;-;

Hair routine: blue berrie size T/SAL shampoo + camille rose guava slip detangling shampoo 2 blue berrie size and do that 2 rounds+ Curl milk Camella rose. after shower the hair feels soft and comfortable (no hay texture) but also my hair is low porous, dense curly 3c, and uniform distribution (no hair part line), and afroiy (no long jesus hair) and its liek 7-8 inches. I also wash the hair every 4 days when the dandruff and itching start happening.

I have dandruff, TSAL is non negoatible. If i dont use TSAL then my hair becomes itchy and painful after a day. I also tried native a while back and it didnt do anything as if i wasnt using shampoo or conditioner. Also Any of those 2/1 shampoo dont work ofc ;-; I also dont use alot of product just leave in conditioner and shampoo (moose and gel failed ;-;)

Is there liek anything i can change about the hair routine or something to not be bald by 28 ;-; also my grandpa and dad have hair so if i go bald its not genetic releted.

TLDR: I have giant ball of hair, I use T/SAL shampoo + camille rose guava slip detangling shampoo 2 rounds, my family have no history of hairloss, i have dandruff, curly 3c hair lowporous.