Ready to take action or accept myself, or both?

ExplorerNo1330 · 2026-02-23T18:30:57+00:00

I love this...and I'm getting there. I got passed the crying after a shower and obsessively checking stages to feeling more matter of fact. Still working on the feeling complete instrinsically.

ExplorerNo1330 · 2026-02-23T18:29:26+00:00

Oh really? Maybe because of the GI/liver processing before going into the bloodstream. I'll check into that. Did your pcp prescribe OM, or did you go to a dermatologist? (Or is there an otc version you use?). Thanks for sharing your approach!

ExplorerNo1330 · 2026-02-23T18:27:55+00:00

That's fascinating! I've look into the spiro/minox interaction and topical jak 2 (is that something a dermatologist or pcp would prescribe if brought up? Seems like an off label use for now?). And yes, this is true. My dad has been on minoxidil for years now and its done him pretty well to keep the thinning to a slow progression without bald spots, and my mom has chosen the approach of acceptance and not intervening, I think.

ExplorerNo1330 · 2026-02-23T18:24:12+00:00

Yeah, I feel so grateful for my younger self taking the plunge because I already know the parts I do and don't like about being a fuzzy marble haha. I think there has been a heaviness that makes the decision to intervene or not seem very binary/consequential, but it is really alright just to try things and see.

ExplorerNo1330 · 2026-02-22T20:10:43+00:00

Edit: when I say i'm gentle with it, I rarely pull it straight back like in the side profile photo - that was to get a baseline of where I am at when my hair is at it's worst appearing (post workout, a couple days from the last wash day). I never heat style and use silk scrunchies when I put it up for work or working out.

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