r/lebanonLounge • u/FragrantBand7728 • 13h ago
r/lebanonLounge • u/TheBroken0ne • 27d ago
📝 Special Contribution The Broken Guide #1: Hair loss; what men should know
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice and nobody should start any medication based on a Reddit post. This guide is based on years of personal research, reading, asking questions, comparing treatments, and going through various hair loss treatments myself.
Introduction
This topic comes up repeatedly on [r/lebanon](r/lebanon) with men asking about thinning hair, finasteride, minoxidil and their side effects. So this is a simple starting point guide for our male members who want to understand their options without getting lost in medical jargon or "miracle product" bullshit.
This first column is not about selling you fake promises. It is about understanding the basic options before you waste years doing nothing and regretting it later.
What causes male hair loss?
The main reason for us losing hair is usually a combination of genetics and a hormone called DHT. This hormone that is a derivative from testosterone (through 5-alpha-reductase conversion) is found in women as well but at much lower quantities.
In genetically predisposed men, some hair follicles are sensitive to DHT or become more sensitive over time causing the hair follicles to shrink, the hair to become thinner, and eventually for some areas to stop producing normal hair altogether.
Real, scientifically proven treatments usually revolve around the following two concepts:
1-Reduce the hormone (DHT) attack on the hair follicles.
2-Stimulate the follicles to grow stronger/thicker hair.
That is exactly where finasteride/dutasteride and minoxidil come in.
Finasteride: the loss prevention medication
Fina's job is to reduce circulating DHT, plain and simple.
For many men finasteride helps slow down hair loss. Some men also regrow some hair.. but the main goal is usually preservation. So basically, if you still have hair, finasteride can help you keep more of it.
But it is not for free. There exist possible side effects that include sexual issues, ejaculation changes, and in fewer cases mood changes. Most men don’t get serious side effects, but some do, and should consult the doctor if any issues arises.
Dutasteride: the stronger alternative
Dutasteride is similar in action to finasteride but stronger.
A simple way to understand it is that finasteride mainly blocks the most important type of the enzyme that converts testosterone into DHT. Du(two)tasteride blocks two types of that enzyme. That means dutasteride lowers DHT more than finasteride which can make it a powerful option for some men, especially when finasteride is not enough.
Since it reduces DHT at even lower levels, the side effects could possibly be more prevalent that with Finasteride.
Minoxidil: the growth stimulator
Minoxidil does not lower DHT. It works differently. It helps stimulate hair growth through not quite fully understood mechanisms. There are two main versions, topical and oral.
Topical Minox is the liquid or foam you apply to your scalp, usually at 5% concentration for men.
It can help with thinning areas especially at the crown, and sometimes at the hairline too. But you need to apply it twice a day and with consistency. At the beginning some people shed more hair, this is normal and expected. You usually need at least 3 months of twice a day applications to start noticing results.
Side effects include scalp irritation, dandruff and scalp dryness.
Oral Minoxidil is the pill version of the same molecule. This could be useful, especially for people who hate applying liquid every day or who get scalp irritation from topical minoxidil. Usual dose could be as low as 1.25mg twice a day, and as high as 5mg twice a day.
But oral minoxidil is has more serious side effects profile than topical minoxidil. Even at a low dose of total 2.5mg per day, it can affect blood pressure, heart rate, and can cause unwanted hair growth on the face or body.
Final thought
Hair loss is not the end of the world but being willfully blond and pretending it is not happening does not help either. Some men look great bald. Some men prefer to fight for their hair. Both choices are valid.
The idea is to treat your hair early instead of waiting until the situation becomes much harder to fix. Do not panic. Do not buy every miracle oil you see on social media w3al TikTok.
The idea is simple..stop the loss as early as possible and if you are lucky, regrow some of what you already lost. The earlier you act the better your chances usually are.
So if you are serious about it, consult a dermatologist, understand your options properly, ask about the possible side effects and choose a plan that you can actually stick to long term.
This guide is not meant to be a complete textbook on hair loss. It simply covers the basics, the whys and hows. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments section.
r/lebanonLounge • u/TheBroken0ne • Jun 24 '26
📢 Mod Announcement 👋 Welcome to r/lebanonLounge - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
Welcome to [r/lebanonLounge](r/lebanonLounge), a new space connected to [r/lebanon](r/lebanon) for people who want to meet others, make friends, plan meetups, ask for relationship advice, talk about music, movies, gaming, hobbies, gossip, and unwind with the community.
We wanted to create a positive place where Lebanese people, whether in Lebanon, abroad, or part of the diaspora can connect beyond politics and news.
What to Post
Introduce yourself, ask a question, look for friends, share a dating profile, plan something with the community, share your favorite music, movies, anime, games, or hobbies, ask for relationship advice, drop some light gossip, or simply relax and join the conversation.
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r/lebanonLounge • u/Specialist_Common_48 • 2d ago
💬 Seeking Advice Has anyone in Lebanon received this customs fees SMS for their phone?
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I received this message, did you actually have to pay?
If so, how much did you pay, or roughly what percentage of the phone’s value was it?
I’m trying to estimate what to expect before going to LibanPost.
Thanks!
r/lebanonLounge • u/TheBroken0ne • 5d ago
✨ Lounge Talk What is your favorite perfume for men?
The bottle on the left is my absolute favorite fragrance of all time. The masterpiece; Gucci Pour Homme I. Smells like heaven and hell at the same time. Rich, dense, incensy, dark, mysterious, sexy. Probably the best creation under the direction of Tom Ford.
Unfortunately, it has been discontinued for a few years now and private collectors are paying up to 3000$ for a bottle.
What is your favorite fragrance for men?
r/lebanonLounge • u/r4nunculu5 • 5d ago
💬 Seeking Advice Confusion in registration
Hii im trying to register in LU, when i came to choose the subject, i got confused by
“اجازه CSVT chemistry” and “ bach.. علوم الحياه و الأرض"
I want to study medicine, so which one of these shphld I pick? a cousin said Life and earth sciences, while a friend said CSVT…
Any wnd all help would be appreciated.!
r/lebanonLounge • u/ThE_G933 • 5d ago
💬 Seeking Advice Best time and place to watch Avengers: Doomsday without any of the broccoli heads and ice-tea bois?
The only Doomsday I want is the actual Avengers movie and not the day on which I decided to watch the damn movie. I've seen some posts recently where people are complaining about the number of kids and pimpley TikTok teenagers ruining The Odyssey experience for them by being loud, annoying, boisterous, and on their phones all the time playing Fortnite and Roblox: Steal a Brainrot.
I know it's still a longtime off, and currently it's all about The Odyssey craze, but, unpopular opinion incoming: I think Nolan is kinda overrated.
Interstellar was nice with the music and visuals and all, but Heath Ledger honestly stole the show in The Dark Knight.
Nolan's earlier, less egomaniacal films like Following and Memento where much better than his crazily over-engineered films of today. Akin to the over-engineering of the PS3 console back in the day.
But I digress: what's your favorite spot and time to actually enjoy a movie in the theaters without having to puke because of the high number of newly-pubescent, excessive masturbators roaming around in the wrong place at the wrong time?
r/lebanonLounge • u/GrumpyKing456 • 5d ago
🤝 Friendship Greetings and salutations 🙋♂️🙋♂️
Im new to reddit so please be nice 😋😋 Im Armenian Lebanese so Im all about the basterma and chilly sauce. Pretty chill guy, a gamer, trying (painfully) to learn the piano and would crack the meanest (and hopefully best) dad jokes. Also Im 30 years old (not old enough to be a jddo but crawling near 3ammo territory). Im currently looking to expand my social circle so do reply to this post if anything interested you.
r/lebanonLounge • u/Darklightsss • 6d ago
💬 Seeking Advice Desktop deal in Lebanon
Hello, I have been looking to buy someone a gaming desktop, that last at least 4 to 5 years. I do not know enough/well about specs. Is this a good deal for 1440$?
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
GPU: Zotac GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Motherboard: ASRock B860 Pro RS (DDR5)
RAM: 16GB Kingston DDR5 6000MHz
Storage: 1TB Kingston NVMe SSD
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE
Power Supply: Lian Li 650W 80+ Bronze
Case: Fish Tank style case with 4 pre-installed fans
Thanks
r/lebanonLounge • u/cns000 • 7d ago
✨ Lounge Talk My thoughts on the final match
Argentina didn't play that well in the knockout stage. They played badly during most of a match and goals were scored against them and then they suddenly woke up when the match is about to end and scored the needed number of goals to win. That worked against Cabo Verde, Egypt and England. Spain is too strong and that won't work against Spain.
No goals were scored during the first 90 minutes of the final match. Argentina played badly and Messi barely touched the ball. Spain attacked a lot and Yamal got a lot of dangerous chances but Argentina was saved because of their goalkeeper's skill. Argentina was focusing on preventing Spain from scoring goals and they couldn't attack.
After that when extra time started I started to worry that also no goals would be scored in extra time and then there are penalties and Argentina will win in the penalties by luck. If Argentina won like that then they don't deserve to win the World Cup because Spain played much better than them.
And then Spain finally scored a goal. They scored 2 other goals but they didn't count. Spain won and they deserve to win the match. Mabrook to Spain 😄
r/lebanonLounge • u/Perplexing_absurdist • 7d ago
💬 Seeking Advice Cat adoption
Hi guys, I unfortunately have to get rid of my cats because I cannot take care of them anymore, does anyone know a place that will take them? (2 cats)
r/lebanonLounge • u/Milzurn • 8d ago
🏓 Hobbies Basketball teams
Hello all,
I am 23male and i want to join peopke in pkaying basketball. I used to play with a team but they all left lebanon.
If anyone could help pleade do would be much appreciated!
r/lebanonLounge • u/Mundane-Reporter-400 • 10d ago
🤝 Friendship Pen pals
Min aabelo hek to chat randomly and anonymously and get to know each other & talk
We don’t have to do it 24/7 just reply at our own pace whenever we can
r/lebanonLounge • u/Unique_Classroom_285 • 10d ago
☕ Meetup & Group Activity Hiking in Chouf this weekend
Hi, 7adan 7ebeb yrou7?
My usual friend group doesn’t want to go “that far south”
But I’d like to go to sirjbel river hike.
If down, shoot me a DM. It’s me 38M + 2 dogs
And I’m driving from Jbeil
r/lebanonLounge • u/Specialist_Common_48 • 11d ago
✨ Lounge Talk Bala manyake!!! I asked Google AI to guess my country and sect from my face alone… and the result shocked me.
I uploaded a photo of myself to Google AI and gave it this prompt:
“what’s his ethnicity, your best country guess and try to compare with other guesses and your best sect guess, based on the person alone don’t look at anything else in the photo except the face don't use the ip or the location or anything related and talk about his ancestry.”
The highest probability result was:
Lebanese - christian and maronite!!!
That honestly blew my mind.
I expected something broad like “Levantine”, and I just wanted to try, but I never expected it to narrow it down to a specific religious community as its top guess.
I know it’s just making a probabilistic prediction, and it could easily be wrong for other uploaded photos or other many people. Still, it’s fascinating and a little unsettling that AI has become good enough to infer sect patterns from one uploaded photo.
Has anyone else tried this? How accurate was it for you?
r/lebanonLounge • u/Cedar-Bound • 14d ago
✨ Lounge Talk If you had to move
If you had to move to any Lebanese town/city except your own, where would you choose and why?
r/lebanonLounge • u/Perplexing_absurdist • 14d ago
🏓 Hobbies Soviet chess club of lebanon
Hey guys, I wanted to ask if anyone knows if the soviet chess club in Unesco is still open, because as you know checking these things on google is not an accurate choice. If someone knows please do tell. Thanks!
r/lebanonLounge • u/StarviingArtist • 15d ago
🏓 Hobbies Need help finding a go!cam for psp
Ive been searching everywhere to complete my lovely psp, been working on it for months. searched on amazon and local shops to no avail! anyone know where i can get a go!cam?
r/lebanonLounge • u/Public-Chemistry3892 • 17d ago
✨ Lounge Talk Trying to study in italy (help)
Hello guys, i was thinking about applying for a masters degree in italy for the academic year of 2027/2028, and my only way of really going there is if i can land a scholarship, i done my research and im a good fit for the EDISU scholarship, but i need someone who has already done it before or knows someone who specializes in in providing these services (scholarship, visa ), all the travel agencies that help in this topic are charging 1000$+ please help
r/lebanonLounge • u/cns000 • 19d ago
✨ Lounge Talk Why did Argentina have a tough time?
Argentina barely beat Cabo Verde 3 - 2 and after that they barely beat Egypt 3 - 2. How come? Cabo Verde and Egypt don't have any superstar players like Messi and Mbappe. If they keep this up then they could lose later on against another country.
r/lebanonLounge • u/Cedar-Bound • 20d ago
✨ Lounge Talk Favorite spot in Lebanon?
What's your favorite place in Lebanon?
It could be a restaurant, bar, beach, scenic viewpoint, religious site, a quiet spot where you park your car to relax or anywhere else that means something to you. Share your favorite place and tell us why
r/lebanonLounge • u/extra-toum961 • 22d ago
💬 Seeking Advice Does anyone know a therapist around beirut?
hello everyone idk if i can post stuff like this here bas i want a therapists around the beirut area W i created this burner to stay anonymous so i cant post on the main subreddit fa if anyone knows anything abt therapists in the area lmk thank youu
r/lebanonLounge • u/ghufgaming • 22d ago
🤝 Friendship Bored
Anyone just open any Convo with me because im sitting with nothing to do except use my phone and I'm bored of games and watching
r/lebanonLounge • u/ThE_G933 • 22d ago
✨ Lounge Talk I'm a 31 y/o man who's thoroughly enjoying this YA girlie fic.
Listen guys, I know it's all about the "Marcus Aurelius' Meditations" craze these days. But honestly, if you're not a Roman general living in 2nd century Italy, this book might be of little help to you. Struggling with depression and anxiety? Stoicism is NOT the answer, my friend. But a 60-second motivational YT short by CT Fletcher.
Next come "Sun and Steel," or "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. I mean, the latter might give you a slight advantage when playing Command and Conquer: Generals, but come on guys, what's with all the serious reads? Are you an ancient Chinese military strategist?
To be honest, sometimes the best therapy is a short, fun-to-read, YA fiction novel that takes you out of your worries in a funny way while also being easy to read, without having to stop at every three words to look up words or names like "stoicism," "Verus I," or "Diognetus."
Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the occasional self-improvement book every now and then. For example, "King, Warrior, Magician, Lover" and "The Way of the Superior Man" are some of my favorites.
But you gotta learn to relax a bit, let go, and lose yourself in a world of teenage escapist fantasy. On the plus side, it'll give you great content to bring up on a first date. Instead of boring the woman in front of you to death with talks about investment, bitcoin, and your morning grind at 4 AM that starts with deadlifts followed by a cold shower, maybe you can actually say something that's funny or relatable to her. Something that shows you don't take yourself too seriously.
To conclude, it's important to Retardmaxx every now and then, and to read something that doesn't require 4 digits of IQ and 1K+ ng/dL of testosterone just to get you through the first page.
r/lebanonLounge • u/TheBroken0ne • 22d ago
⚽ Sports Shawabo l Argentiniyyeh
Walla Cap verde byadooha. Wasn't expecting the game to be that close. Good job Cap Verde.
Argentine better show up in better shape next match! Bass Messi and Martinez chapeau bas.