Hair thinning on top - stress induced?

Minoxidil tends to be effective only on the crown of the head.

Minoxidil causes the hair to shed before it begins to grow back, which usually won't work in the frontal lobe area because that's where most of the miniaturised follicles are, but OP only has hair thinning at the vertex anyway.
Have you tried Minoxidil before? Just out of curiosity since I have no personal experience with it.

Would rather make this anonymous lol, but yes I do. I can't say if it's working, as I decided to start using it before the balding process started. My family's history of hair loss means I'm almost certain to lose it sooner rather than later.

How long have you been using it for? It should make your hair shed quite fast for the first couple of weeks, which is why a lot of people prefer
not to use it. Have you tried Finasteride? It's orally ingested so it's not as safe as Minoxidil (and it has a few negative side effects) but it's worth a try.

You should definitely read into it if your hair continues to thin, just so that you have an idea of what it is that you're dealing with and where to go from there.
Telogen effluvium is the name of a condition where you have general hair shedding and it's usually the result of stress (which is likely in your case). However, for some people, it's due to iron deficiency anaemia, so I would definitely recommend taking some iron supplements (no more than 2 tablets a day unless you've had a blood test and been advised otherwise by your GP).

Also, avoid harsh shampoos and frequent hair washes.

To work out whether your hair loss is genetic, take a look at the Norwood scale: http://www.greathairtransplants.com/images/norwood_scale.jpg

you can try something like Regaine (Minoxidil) or Finasteride, bearing in mind that there are disadvantages to these, also..

After spending the whole day researching this stuff, I definitely plan on investing in a couple vitamin supplements, can at least say they won't hurt me if taken at recommended amount.


I'm also gonna stop this, I shampoo'd a lot more frequently once the thinning was pointed out, and it definitely hasn't done any wonders.


I definitely can't rule out a genetic influence, it could be early days after all. However fortunately at this point in time the hair loss is inconsistent with Norwood scale, and my hairline hasn't receded.


I've learnt a lot about this today, particularly the fact that you're pretty screwed once you stop using it. =/

I take biotin, MSM and folic acid for hair growth (not because of hair loss issues, just a haircut that I'm regretting!), however I'm not sure how these would affect a male. Biotin (vitamin B7) and MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) help skin, hair and nails, and MSM is also used to help joint pains, but they can cause breakouts of cystic acne. Folic acid helps estrogen follow the right path so that it doesn't become toxic, which helps with hormonal acne, but it also helps in DNA replication which is why it's been linked to hair growth. The estrogen part might be off putting, however.
Finasteride can be dangerous to females who come into contact with it (it would also be dangerous for your sperm to come in contact with a female partner while you're taking this drug), and it would only prevent the hair growth completely if you stick with it for 3+ years.
So I guess you could try some home remedies like the inversion method which just entails massaging warm hair oil into your scalp and hanging upside on your sofa/bed for about two minutes to increase circulation at your scalp and thus stimulate the follicles. Do this once a day for a week and see if there's any hair growth. It has always worked best for women with Afro-Carribbean hair from what I know, but it's worth a try! And don't waste your money on the likes of Alpecin caffeine shampoo - they've only ever tested the hair growth benefits of it on mice.

then you can try something like Regaine (Minoxidil) or Finasteride, bearing in mind that there are disadvantages to these, also.
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Actually there's something much better than MSM that was only discovered recently, stabilised keratin.
cynatine HNS, which is manufactured using a patented process that enables the keratin molecule to be absorbed

Only a few supplements have it in though.

Also, forget taking just biotin, take a whole b complex, high quality one, to deal with stress induced hair loss.

For topicals, use triple refined emu oil. A new product was released just last month, that isn't still available in the UK unless you paid massive international postage, that contains proanthocyanidin b2 and copper peptides, the first time they have been put into one product.
it is Anti-Aging Rejuvenating Scalp Serum , it has stem cells in it extracted from trees also. No other product like it on the market, but it still isn't available to get in the UK.

Also, take tocotrienols, they combat baldness and thinning.

Also resveratrol, only a high quality version, can combat baldness directly.

I used to take MSM all the time, it does nothing for most men. That is the cold hard truth.

Do you know anywhere I could read into cynatine HNS? And have you tried it? I was taking biotin and MSM at the same time for about two weeks and one of them gave me really bad cystic acne (worst I've ever had) but I couldn't work out which one so I've come off them both until my skin clears up again, but I wasn't able to use them long enough to see if there was any significant hair growth. If you're prone to breakouts then they're not the best option.
Have you tried Finasteride or any other kind of 5a reductase inhibitor? (assuming you suffer from thinning hair / pattern baldness)

MSM supposedly converts to Keratin in the body, since most of your hair is keratin. But it doesn't work for so many people and has side effects so I simply no longer take it.

Minoxidil is supposed to be pretty good as the users above have pointed out.

In the meanwhile, if you're looking for a more natural remedy, try applying castor oil to your hair.

So as I approached the end of my final year exams - my sister pointed out to me that my hair was thinning at the top. Needless to say at the time I was under an immense amount of stress trying to obtain the best grade(s) I could possibly get.

Now stress related hair loss is something my sister says she often experiences - so I assumed perhaps the same was for me. However my exams ended a month and a half ago, and my hair still appears to be rather thin, it's very noticeable under right light. The only thing giving me hope that I may not be balding just yet, is the fact that my hairline has not receded at all... yet.

Naturally I'm a bit concerned,I'm sure no male under 40 likes the idea of being bald. I was just wondering if anyone has any tips I could use to help reverse or at least stop thinning? Like perhaps a useful supplement or habit. I've read a little on high protein diets and such.

Thanks in advance.

balding brah... sounds like diffuse thinning. get on propecia asap. I've been on it for 8 months, it has stabalised my loss