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Hair loss is a side effect of accutane. It doesn't happen to everyone though. The normal length of accutane treatment is 4-6 months or possibly longer depending on the severity. The shedding from the accutane should taper off as it exits your system.

Is there any place to see before and after pictures of people with thinning hair who buzzed it down or shaved it off? If not, maybe we should begin one to give people ideas of what they would look like if they did it. I know many people are on the fence and scared to make the jump.

Heh. He's probably right. People that stress that much will think that any little thing is caused from finasteride. Your brain even makes you feel symptoms that you don't really have. Yes people do get side effects from taking it, but it's a small number. You will be fine and have no side effects from...

People shed an average of 100 hairs per day, so don't panic.

I don't think it will affect muscle mass. I have been on it over a year and within the last 6 months (started back working out) I have gained quite a bit of muscle. There was also another poster on here who shed fat and gained serious muscle while on finasteride. You'll be okay.

You are supposed to leave it on for a while (at least 4 hours, I think) just like any other minoxidil. That gives it enough time to absorb into your scalp.

Well it has been 14 months since starting finasteride (proscar) and I have yet to see any real results. I initially had a large shedding phase, which slowed back to normal, but I never did see a real decrease in shedding. I also didn't see any regrowth during the time. I think I am going to stop taking...

I too went to once a day (at night) a few months back and my hair got quite a bit thinner. After a month of trying once a day I switched back to twice a day, but have yet to get to the point I was before going to once a day. It seems like most people are loosing ground if they switch to minoxidil...

I drink milk all of the time and am not going to stop based on some studies. The milk we buy is also hormone free.

I've always used a dropper. Sprays seem to be less accurate and get on the hair instead of scalp.

People on here will say that there is not scientific proof that azelaic acid helps to prevent hair loss. I'm not 100% sold that it doesn't help.

After reading that alcohol may affect the effectiveness of finasteride, I decided to change from nights to mornings. I began by taking the pill a few hours early for a couple days.

There could be many things attributing to thinning hair. Don't skip out on physical exercise just based on a hunch. People need to stop letting hair loss control their lives.

The doctor should have no problem prescribing proscar. It only costs me $10/month.