Toren when u stopped did ur hair go back to normal ?
I'll have to let you know in 2-4 months. The thing that most people don't know about hair growth is that is that it happens in a cyclical fashion. The hair that I shed will either come back weaker during the next growth phase or possibly not at all if it was at the end of it's life cycle anyway. There is also a chance that the ejected hairs (whether prematurely or naturally ejected) will grow back a little bit thicker if I stay on top of my topical anti-androgen regimen. Only time will tell.
Having said that, the aggressive shedding I was seeing in the last half of the cycle has seemingly stopped. I am almost 2 weeks into PCT now. If I had to guess, and this is an educated guess based upon 15 years of recreationally watching and studying hairloss, I would guess that the small hairs at the front of the hairline are probably gone for good; they were gone soon anyway and all I did was speed up the process. At best they will grow back as more "peach fuzz". I would also venture to say that the diffuse thinning I saw on the top and at the crown will probably thicken back up a bit over the next 6 months or so. Only time will tell.
Another consideration was the Ostar1ne/Dermacrine cycle I ran prior to the Tr1umph cycle. The cycle consisted of 20mg Osta and 2-3 pumps derma for 5 weeks or so. I then continued the derma dosage during the Tr1umph cycle and also stayed on 5mg ED of Osta to help with my joints. These compounds can potentially play a role in hairloss as well, although anecdotally speaking, to a much lesser degree and some would say not at all.
As an FYI, my topical hairloss regimen for the last 3 months while "on", consisted of 5 days/wk of 2% Nizoral and 1-2x/day application of 5% topical spiro. I do believe it helped slow down the thinning.
I really wish I could give you a definitive answer but there really isn't one as we all respond differently. For sure though, if you are prone to MPB and choose to run steroids over a period of a few years, you will speed up the process. It comes part and parcel with AAS usage.
I will try and remember to post back here in a few months to give an update for those that are interested. Of course, by then, I will be on to the next cycle!! :]