I’m 35. I have been taking finasteride for 11,5 years. Noticed lots of hairs everywhere and shedding when I was 24. Jumped on 1mg propecia. And kept full head of hair all this time. Hairline stayed the same more or less than when I was 24. It had receded a bit by then but didn't really advance any more when I was on finasteride. I have a lot of hair – thick and high density, so it didn't show unless I buzzed it, which I have never really done. Didn't worry about side effects as I didn't really know to worry about them.
1,5 years ago, I started thinking I might have some of the side effects crept in slowly. I also looked at my brother who didn't take finasteride, is two years older than me and he hadn't really lost much hair. (Now I know his hairline has receded actually, I just didn't know. He also has a very thick and a lot of hair). So I wasn’t sure how much finasteride is doing for me and do I really need it.
So, anyway, I also got prostatitis and thought maybe it's because of high estrogen or whatnot. So I dropped taking finasteride largely for 3 months. It was also the time finasteride was not available in my country for a few months due to shortage. I also wanted to take a break. I had made some up to 1 month breaks before with no consequences in hairloss, so I was thinking nothing too bad can happen in that area. I didn't fully quit, I still took 1 or two pills here and there in some weeks or months during that 3 month period. For background info: I had switched to 0,5mg a day a few months prior. That was all generic finasteride now, I had switched a few years back when this came available.
Anyway, after about 3 months without proper regular finasteride in my system, I suddenly started shedding like crazy. Hairline also lost some ground. I freaked and jumped back on finasteride and in 2 months the shedding stopped almost overnight. Tried min too but didn’t have the proper discipline. Then for a year I didn't have any shedding (I kept taking finasteride), but noticed some loss in the hairline and then tried min a few times again. Now 3 months ago I very suddenly started shedding again even though I was on finasteride. I made sure I've been taking finasteride properly and as I saw I've lost ground in the hairline I added minoxidil, now properly. I have tried min a few times before but didn't have the discipline to take it properly. Now I've been applying it religiously for 2 months twice a day for hairline and shedding continues and gets worse. Is this Min shedding?
But I only apply min to hairline but I shed all over head. Is this the infamous catch-up hairloss?
Has anyone else also had some shedding suite soon after quitting finasteride and then more a year later? But I jumped back on finasteride... Weird.
I have seborrhoeic dermatitis and itchy scalp and it's also in my ears and eyebrows, so there's autoimmune stuff going on.. That has been going on all my life since teenager. I manage it with ketoconazole shampoos like Nizoral.
1,5 years ago, I started thinking I might have some of the side effects crept in slowly. I also looked at my brother who didn't take finasteride, is two years older than me and he hadn't really lost much hair. (Now I know his hairline has receded actually, I just didn't know. He also has a very thick and a lot of hair). So I wasn’t sure how much finasteride is doing for me and do I really need it.
So, anyway, I also got prostatitis and thought maybe it's because of high estrogen or whatnot. So I dropped taking finasteride largely for 3 months. It was also the time finasteride was not available in my country for a few months due to shortage. I also wanted to take a break. I had made some up to 1 month breaks before with no consequences in hairloss, so I was thinking nothing too bad can happen in that area. I didn't fully quit, I still took 1 or two pills here and there in some weeks or months during that 3 month period. For background info: I had switched to 0,5mg a day a few months prior. That was all generic finasteride now, I had switched a few years back when this came available.
Anyway, after about 3 months without proper regular finasteride in my system, I suddenly started shedding like crazy. Hairline also lost some ground. I freaked and jumped back on finasteride and in 2 months the shedding stopped almost overnight. Tried min too but didn’t have the proper discipline. Then for a year I didn't have any shedding (I kept taking finasteride), but noticed some loss in the hairline and then tried min a few times again. Now 3 months ago I very suddenly started shedding again even though I was on finasteride. I made sure I've been taking finasteride properly and as I saw I've lost ground in the hairline I added minoxidil, now properly. I have tried min a few times before but didn't have the discipline to take it properly. Now I've been applying it religiously for 2 months twice a day for hairline and shedding continues and gets worse. Is this Min shedding?
But I only apply min to hairline but I shed all over head. Is this the infamous catch-up hairloss?
Has anyone else also had some shedding suite soon after quitting finasteride and then more a year later? But I jumped back on finasteride... Weird.
I have seborrhoeic dermatitis and itchy scalp and it's also in my ears and eyebrows, so there's autoimmune stuff going on.. That has been going on all my life since teenager. I manage it with ketoconazole shampoos like Nizoral.
