Dark to blonde facial hair

[Dominick_81]

This may be a stupid question but, can all the black facial hair that you've had in the past turn back to blonde? As I said in my other post, I can't grow back any of my facial hair. It seem like the dark black facial hair I've had in the past is gone and it's growing back blonde or not growing at all. I've waited for almost 2 years to grow facial hair, do I have to wait another 2 years to grow back the facial hair I once had? Since I've been off the shots since August is it like I'm starting all over again to have facial hair come in? Will I grow it back sooner b/c I've had facial hair back in Sept.?

[Simon]

I'm thinking the Propecia you had taken stunted the growth of your facial hair. I know the pill is a DHT blocker. Head hair doesn't like DHT but facial and body hair does.

Besides genetics (can't speculate that) from everything you've told everyone that is the only thing I can think of that would have hindered the growth of your facial hair.

[Dominick_81]

I've only taken Finastride for about month or so. Wouldn't my facial hair go back to normal once I stopped taking Finastride?  So b/c I took Finastride I can't grow decent facial hair anymore? So basically Finastride burnt out my chances of ever growing facial hair or decent facial hair ever again? This is something I did not know or else I would  have thought more about whether or not to take Finastride.

Wow, T has done absolutely nothing for me except giving me everything negative as possible. I was finally starting to grow some decent patchy facial hair and now b/c I took Finastride I can no longer grow facial hair anymore? That really sucks! I can't grow facial hair, I'm losing my hair on my head, T has ruined my skin. I delt with acne for almost 2 years, I still have trouble passing on T at almost 2 years. Hair in unwanted places... Yeah, there's absolutely nothing positive here about taking T.  I'm so angry that I've come all this way for nothing. 

My doctor never said I wouldn't be able to grow my facial hair back once I stopped Finastride. She had me off Finastride until I can grow back my facial hair that I've had before.

[Adam (birkin)]

Sorry to hear things aren't going well, Dominick. Are you at least happier with the emotional changes on T? That may one small comfort.

[Dominick_81]

Sorry to hear things aren't going well, Dominick. Are you at least happier with the emotional changes on T? That may one small comfort.

Nope. Haven't had any emotional changes. I mean I'm just so angry b/c I've waited so long to be seen as male and not everyone is seeing me the way I want to be seen. I though, lately i've been passing a lot more, not sure why? But it's great!

I wanted so badly to grow facial hair and when I can its ruined b/c no one told me that if I took Finastride I wouldn't be able to grow a beard. From all the stuff people told me is that Finastride doesn't affect facial hair. Now all of a sudden I'm hearing it does affect facial hair??? Now I've heard that it can slow down facial hair growth but not stop it.

My doctor hasn't given me the impression that I will never grow facial hair b/c I took Finastride, all she said is we'll stop Finastride until I can grow back my facial hair and I'm satisfied with growth.

[kenton_07]

Finasteride won't permanently stunt your facial hair growth, it only slows it down if you take it and that isn't for everyone that does take it. It is just one of the listed side effects. Your facial hair might not be growing because of the problems you have had with taking T. Finasteride doesn't really show signs of being effective for about 3 months, so since you were only on it for a month I doubt it is causing the problems with your facial hair.

I think once you start taking T via injection, you will feel better and start to pass better because you know the injections will be working, whereas with the gel/cream you used to use doesn't always work. Once the T is in your system, your facial hair will/should grow back but it will take some time so just try and be patient!

[Dominick_81]

Thanks Kenton. I had my first injection about a week ago since having my last shot in August.

[AdamMLP]

I have no experience with Finastride, and I have no desire to find out for the future.  But no one here has said that Finastride will permanently prevent you from ever growing facial hair again, just that it might have been a contributing factor to the growth slowing down/stopping.  I think the most plausible reason for your problems with growing back facial hair is that you've just not got enough T in your system because of your problems with gel, so you're only growing the light peach fuzz that you get pre-T.

Just focus on the people who do gender you correctly instead of getting worked up about the small things in life.  Surely it's worth something to know that some people still see you for who you really are, beard or no beard?  And obviously if you're passing more than before something must be changing.

[Simon]

I've only taken Finastride for about month or so. Wouldn't my facial hair go back to normal once I stopped taking Finastride?  So b/c I took Finastride I can't grow decent facial hair anymore? So basically Finastride burnt out my chances of ever growing facial hair or decent facial hair ever again? This is something I did not know or else I would  have thought more about whether or not to take Finastride.

Wow, T has done absolutely nothing for me except giving me everything negative as possible. I was finally starting to grow some decent patchy facial hair and now b/c I took Finastride I can no longer grow facial hair anymore? That really sucks! I can't grow facial hair, I'm losing my hair on my head, T has ruined my skin. I delt with acne for almost 2 years, I still have trouble passing on T at almost 2 years. Hair in unwanted places... Yeah, there's absolutely nothing positive here about taking T.  I'm so angry that I've come all this way for nothing.

Relax.

If you only took it for a month it probably didn't have a big effect on your facial hair. Some guys just aren't very hairy. I have a cis male friend who marvels at my facial hair because all he has is a patch on his chin and a thin strip on his lip. You're upset because you can grow nothing. I'm worried I'm going to end up looking like an Ewok, lol.

It is ok though. On T you will physically become the man you should have been born. It may not be what you desire but it's you. We'd all love to pick and choose our transition and the effects hormones gives us.

Instead of worrying yourself over superficial things just go with the flow man. Take your injections and get to a good level where changes can occur. Enjoy watching changes and don't nit pick when you get them.

You should put a pic up. I bet you're a handsome guy who is just unreasonably hard on himself.

[Dominick_81]

I have no experience with Finastride, and I have no desire to find out for the future.  But no one here has said that Finastride will permanently prevent you from ever growing facial hair again, just that it might have been a contributing factor to the growth slowing down/stopping.  I think the most plausible reason for your problems with growing back facial hair is that you've just not got enough T in your system because of your problems with gel, so you're only growing the light peach fuzz that you get pre-T.

Just focus on the people who do gender you correctly instead of getting worked up about the small things in life.  Surely it's worth something to know that some people still see you for who you really are, beard or no beard?  And obviously if you're passing more than before something must be changing.

I hope I get the T back in my system soon so I can grow my facial hair back.

I'm not sure if anything is changing. I can't really see a noticeable difference...? And up until August when I had the perfect T levels I wasn't passing well. But from August until now when I was on the andro gel that wasn't working all this time I'm passing better? Weird, huh?

Relax.

If you only took it for a month it probably didn't have a big effect on your facial hair. Some guys just aren't very hairy. I have a cis male friend who marvels at my facial hair because all he has is a patch on his chin and a thin strip on his lip. You're upset because you can grow nothing. I'm worried I'm going to end up looking like an Ewok, lol.

It is ok though. On T you will physically become the man you should have been born. It may not be what you desire but it's you. We'd all love to pick and choose our transition and the effects hormones gives us.

Instead of worrying yourself over superficial things just go with the flow man. Take your injections and get to a good level where changes can occur. Enjoy watching changes and don't nit pick when you get them.

You should put a pic up. I bet you're a handsome guy who is just unreasonably hard on himself.

Sorry, I just get frustrated very easily.  I feel that if I grow a beard I will be able to pass better and people will see me the way I want to be seen and treat me the way I want to be seen. But I really do want to grow a beard, it'll give me more confidence in passing.

"You should put a pic up. I bet you're a handsome guy who is just unreasonably hard on himself."

I wish I was a handsome guy. Maybe if I lost 2 thousand pounds I'd like myself better and I could get a girlfriend. I just can't stand the way I look b/c I'm not skinny, I'm overweight/husky.  I've always had a weight problem, I just wish it would go away.

[Simon]

I've always had a weight problem, I just wish it would go away.

It's not just going to go away.

You are injecting the perfect substance to build lean muscle and boost your metabolism. Use it to your advantage. I know it's hard to when you're depressed and down about everything but the kicker is working out is what will bring you out of the funk you're in.

Trust me...I've had weight issues all my life (up and down). Transition is much harder than losing weight. The core of both things is just believing in yourself. If you can do one you can certainly do the other.

[Dominick_81]

It's not just going to go away.

You are injecting the perfect substance to build lean muscle and boost your metabolism. Use it to your advantage. I know it's hard to when you're depressed and down about everything but the kicker is working out is what will bring you out of the funk you're in.

Trust me...I've had weight issues all my life (up and down). Transition is much harder than losing weight. The core of both things is just believing in yourself. If you can do one you can certainly do the other.

Yeah, I know it won't just go away. I know I've got to work at it. And someday I will have the body I want. I came close when I was pre-t back in early mid 2000's...? But that was the starvation diet and it worked, but only for a little while and I gained the weight back. I'm thinking about going back on that diet again. I mean, it wasn't a starvation, starvation diet. I didn't eat between meals, and I only drank water with meals and didn't eat after 6pm. I didn't eat breakfast either, just lunch and dinner. I had soup and sandwiches for lunch and dinner except Tuesdays when I had dinner at my grandma's house, but that was my diet back then, and I did it without exercise too. I'm gonna try and see if I can do that again. Maybe after the holidays.

[Dominick_81]

I forgot to mention in this post that my doctor had me on a high dosage of finastride for over a month, maybe 2 months? and then after that I took the right dosage for a little while, maybe month? I'm hoping the high dosage she had me on isn't the reason why I can't grow back my facial hair and the length of time I was on finastride also? I think I was on it for at least 3 months, 2 months being on a high dosage. I'm hoping once I get the correct dosage of T I'll eventually be able to grow back my facial hair...?

[Natkat]

I don't really know about your facial hair, it sucks, I really want alittle facial hair myself but I got pretty much nothing.
sure hair depends on genenes of each person and the dose, I know a guy who is in his 43 and he never had a beard.

I am wondering about your T, you seams to have complained for a long time that it dosen't work properly as you think. So I think either your are expecting too much or not satified with the effect or also the T really isnt doing its job good enough.

if your on testrogel I would highly recomend you to try to go to injection of some other kinds.
I do know transfolks who are on gel and happy, I have been on gel myself but I find most people to be more satified with injection, both because its less troublesome and becuase they feel they get more effect out of it. so I think hou should try talk with someone who is knowlegde about your type of T and dose and consider to try another kind if you havent already done that.
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also about passing its not only about T, passing as I see it depends on alot of things from where you are, to what your lucky and unlucky features are.

For me I pass with my high, my voice and my slim boob-less body, but if I sit sillence with a big jacket on where you cant see if I got boobs or not, neither my mucles and only showed my thin hands and pretty femenine face, then I tend not to pass so well.

for other people they might be very short and not had top surgery but they can pass with there boyish face, its diffrent from each person, so you can also look at yourself to consider what make you pass and not pass.

[Simon]

I'm hoping once I get the correct dosage of T I'll eventually be able to grow back my facial hair...?

I hope you will be able to as well. A lot of what body hair you grow depends on your genetics. As I have said before, I have a gay cis male friend who is in his 50's and I grow more facial hair then he does. He has a mustache and a little chin hair but that is it. Everything is personalized and the rate that we get results is dependent on genetics as much as it is the hormone.

I think the most important thing for you is getting on a consistent dose and staying on it for the long run. I do worry that if you lose your hair or have other undesirable results that you won't be satisfied because you have a preconceived notion of how your transition should progress. That is the scary part. We don't get to pick and choose.

I'll admit that I don't want to go bald and it is probably the number one fear I have with HRT. I don't obsess over it but I am trying to prepare myself mentally for it to happen. If it does I will keep everything buzzed short and wear caps more often. I do know that I would rather be a happy bald man than a sad girl with fabulous hair, lol.

Just go with the flow bud. It's going to take time and possibly a long time. Getting your dose at a regular schedule will help you with your physical and emotional issues.

[DriftingCrow]

I wish I was a handsome guy. Maybe if I lost 2 thousand pounds I'd like myself better and I could get a girlfriend. I just can't stand the way I look b/c I'm not skinny, I'm overweight/husky.  I've always had a weight problem, I just wish it would go away.

I didn't see this thread til now, so sorry if this comment seems a little late. But, if that's you in your avatar, you look really good!

[Frank]

You know, I swear I've never seen a happy or even half-way happy post from you. I wouldn't be surprised if all the negativity you have had an effect on things. I'll tell you a story from my gym times.

Two men would come in and train with the same trainer. One was really serious, and beat himself up every time he made a mistake or something wasn't happening fast enough. The other was more carefree and didn't sweat it. At the end of the month, the guy who was carefree had made far more progress than serious guy. He learnt the lesson and began to make progress. Real story actually.

[dalebert]

Dominick, I think you're really close to the problem because you're looking at yourself in the mirror every day. The last time you posted a pic, I thought you passed really well. The change seemed significant to me.

FWIW, whatever effects the finasteride had, it should be temporary and stop when you go off or when you go to a lower (more typical) dose. I'm fairly confident it's not going to have any permanent ramifications. I'm not a doctor, mind you, so take it with a grain of salt, but it's something I read up on because I'm on it myself and have been for... gosh, 20 years now I think. I have a genetic disposition for baldness but I've managed to keep a lot of my hair.

I think it may be reducing my facial and body hair as well. Not sure though. I don't mind these very much, personally. I like not being hairy but I wouldn't mind being able to grow some decent facial hair. As it is, I pretty much have to shave because I just look crappy with scraggly facial hair. It could just be genetic as well. I honestly don't know.

[Dominick_81]

@Natkat: I'm back on the shots again. I just had my second injection Wed.

@Simon: Wow, in his 50's and hardly any facial hair? I guess it's not the worst thing.

A lot of what body hair you grow depends on your genetics

I don't want body hair, I just want to grow facial hair. I want to be able to grow back what I once had. And b/c my doctor had me on such a high dosage of finastride I feel it burned out my chances of ever growing back my facial hair that I once had.

I didn't see this thread til now, so sorry if this comment seems a little late. But, if that's you in your avatar, you look really good!

I wish it was me. It's Ashton Kutcher.

@Frank: It's hard to post a happy post when being almost 2 years on T and not passing 100% and nowhere near getting top surgery. And now not being able to grow back the facial hair I once had.

@dalebert: In some pics I can see a change, but in other pics, I can't. And some of my cousins tell me I look the same, and in some pics I do look the same as I did pre-T. There is a change, but I don't think it's a major change. I'm still recognizable to people who haven't seen me in 10 years. BTW, what does FWIW stand for?

whatever effects the finasteride had, it should be temporary and stop when you go off or when you go to a lower (more typical) dose. I'm fairly confident it's not going to have any permanent ramifications.

That's a good thing.  But is it still temporary even on a more higher dosage than what the normal dosage is for hair loss?

[Simon]

I don't want body hair, I just want to grow facial hair. I want to be able to grow back what I once had. And b/c my doctor had me on such a high dosage of finastride I feel it burned out my chances of ever growing back my facial hair that I once had.

Facial hair and body hair love DHT. If you get one you'll probably get the other.

Ashton Kutcher, really? I thought it was Jared Leto in the pic.