2 month update after quitting finasteride...Actually doing better!

[TTThomasaz1]

I am happy to report that I have actually gained some ground since I got off of finasteride. I had been on propecia 3 years and seemed to really lose ground the past 6 months..I posted a a pic about 2 months ago with my diffuse thinning issue. I really expected to lose some ground but certain developments have arose since quitting..Keep in mind that I still use liquid minoxidil religiously and have been for the past 2 years..h

1. Acne cleared on back and skin looks smoother and got more color
2. Hair has darkened up a bit and is deff thicker
3. Crown has closed in a little as well..
4. I used to be able to pull tiny hairs out very easily with the little white bulb while on propecia on my crown area and now that has subsidsed quite a bit..
5. My hairline seems to have crept down just a bit
6. I changed always getting my hair wet with warm or hot water..Only cold now..I have read in certain posts that hot water is horrible for your hair
7. I stopped taking lexapro at the same time as propecia

Im not saying that my male pattern baldness is cured but it has def gotten better in the past 2 months. Dont know of that has anything to do with the quitting of propecia or what but my hair is def responding to minoxidil by itself I think..I was wondering if the propecia was causing excess sebum build up or maybe propecia was doing a little more then good after 3 years..I really dont know!! Im going to really keep my eye on my hair and see which direction im gonna go..I think the next 3-6 months will tell a lot..If anyone has anyfeedback or questins..please respond..My current regiminm is minoxidil liquid 2x a day, massage scalp 2x a day, folic acid and b vitamins..

 

[HT55]

I quit once because I was scared off the drug (had no sides) by the Propecia side effects clan.

My hair was Ok for about 6 months than BAM the loss came fast, I started back on Propecia month 7 and it took lierally 2 years to get back to where i was

 

[Tyler_Durden]

I quit once because I was scared off the drug (had no sides) by the Propecia side effects clan.

My hair was Ok for about 6 months than BAM the loss came fast, I started back on Propecia month 7 and it took lierally 2 years to get back to where i was

Have you got any pics HT55? Yours is a pretty good story and advertisement for finasteride seeing as you have been on it for 13 years with seemingly a lot of success?
What was your hairloss like before starting finasteride, do you think you would definitely be bald now if you hadn't got on it?

I liked reading it hasn't effected your strength either, I am going into a line of work where my strength and physical performance can't afford to be effected at all, so that was great to read.

Just FWIW I am about 8 months into finasteride, I haven't noticed any sides but I was just a bit worried reading the Side effects clan P) harping on about how it can make you fatigued etc etc.
Cheers.

 

[KeyserSoza]

Yeah i dont want to scare you and hope it continues but i used tried almost everything and was on procepia and rogaine for a year and suffered continued hairloss so i quit.

things seemed good for 2 months almost to the day then almost instantly my hair started dissapearing even faster from the temples and the crown.....4 months later and the loss continues everywhere so ive got very little hair left now on top......on dutasteride and xandrox 15 plus and xandrox plus and topical sprio now but thats just making it worse. So just keep an eye out mate.

 

[TTThomasaz1]

My hair was ok when I started finasteride 3 years back..You could see little thinning but overall it was pretty strong..I started propecia with minoxidil and i noticed I got great regrowth and hair got darker...( Sure it was minoxidil) Then month 4 my hair started going to crap quickly! Losing hair temples receeded and I thought I was going in reverse and accelerated..Didnt really recover till month 12 where my hair seem to stabilize and get better..Had to lay off for 3 months or so and my hair went to crap!!!! Started takingt again and my hair has never recovered..

To answer your question my hair was the best before I started taking finasteride..YEa I had a few months where it looked great but overall the diffuse thinning never went a way..Hairline is doing ok now..That never really went bad..I honestly believe my hair responds better to minoxidil and minoxidil alone..I say that because once I added minoxidil to my regimin int he first go around, my hair got a lot better..Never really tried just minoxidil so Im going to do it..

I really want to start Dutas and see if im a good responder..Little afraid too..One thing I do know is that when i was on propecia alone for the most part, hair looked like sh*t. I saw a post on here where this kid had amazing regrowth from minoxidil and nizoral.. I really believe propecia accelerated my hair loss..Not saying it doesnt work for other people, but for me it I think it did..Everytime I just applied minoxidil my hair always got darker nd had some regrowth

 

[TTThomasaz1]

adding some pics..difference is about 2 months of off propecia and just using minoxidil..Hair was a little shorter in lighter pic

 

[HT55]

I quit once because I was scared off the drug (had no sides) by the Propecia side effects clan.

My hair was Ok for about 6 months than BAM the loss came fast, I started back on Propecia month 7 and it took lierally 2 years to get back to where i was

Have you got any pics HT55? quote]


Read the notes with each picture, the first was taken 1 year after my Hair transplant so the growth you see is all drugs ( finasteride 1.25/niz2% and 2x's the recomended dose of foam). Also i never had any crown work done and that area is just about filled in now

I have had more regrowth since the last pics and will get some new pics up soon but I want them to be the taken at Dr Shapiros office (where the side by side pics were taken) so they are the same exact lighting.

http://s525.photobucket.com/albums/cc340/mikeb5555/

 

[Axl_Rose]

Did you just stop finasteride cold turkey or did you lower your dose gradually then come off it?

 

[TEDDYRUXPIN]

Why did you stop using finasteride? Most or all hair will be lost with in 9 months. Finasteride only takes roughly less than 3 days to come right out of the system. The half life of finasteride is actually very poor. Many doctors say give or take 3 months but it actually only takes an average of 3 days.

So by the 4 months you would expect all hair kept or grown due to finasteride will be loss easily.

 

[TTThomasaz1]

Thats crazy man..Your hair looks a little thinner even after 7 months on Propecia...Same crap that happened to me..Use liquid minoxidil 2x a day religiously..really helped me out.Your line looks good tho..Mine never really went bad either..Been off propecia for 2 months now and still holding..Wuill keep everyone posted..

I really want to dry dutas..Has anyone got good results from dutasteride and not finasteride?

Someone please speak up!

 

[Fanjeera]

And you got no side effects? Perhaps your body turned off the 5AR2 enzyme for good.

 

[Tyler_Durden]

My hair was ok when I started finasteride 3 years back..You could see little thinning but overall it was pretty strong..I started propecia with minoxidil and i noticed I got great regrowth and hair got darker...( Sure it was minoxidil) Then month 4 my hair started going to crap quickly! Losing hair temples receeded and I thought I was going in reverse and accelerated..Didnt really recover till month 12 where my hair seem to stabilize and get better..Had to lay off for 3 months or so and my hair went to crap!!!! Started takingt again and my hair has never recovered..

To answer your question my hair was the best before I started taking finasteride..YEa I had a few months where it looked great but overall the diffuse thinning never went a way..Hairline is doing ok now..That never really went bad..I honestly believe my hair responds better to minoxidil and minoxidil alone..I say that because once I added minoxidil to my regimin int he first go around, my hair got a lot better..Never really tried just minoxidil so Im going to do it..

I really want to start Dutas and see if im a good responder..Little afraid too..One thing I do know is that when i was on propecia alone for the most part, hair looked like sh*t. I saw a post on here where this kid had amazing regrowth from minoxidil and nizoral.. I really believe propecia accelerated my hair loss..Not saying it doesnt work for other people, but for me it I think it did..Everytime I just applied minoxidil my hair always got darker nd had some regrowth

Do you have a before picture?

 

[TTThomasaz1]

I wish I did man..My hair wasnt all that bad 3 years ago..Ill never know where I would be if I never started propecia. All I do know is I was on propecia for a good 3 years and I can say Its def not better then when I started. As I said before I started both at the same about 3 years ago (minoxidil, finasteride) and my hair got got darker and I got some pretty quick growth within the first 3 months, Then I started losing.I quit minoxidil cuz i had longer hair and it was a pain in the ***.Yea things would see saw back and forth but as time went on more ground was being lost. I have been on minoxidil and Nioxin shampoo..My crown is actually filled in some from 3 months ago and Ill either keep gaining ground or it will start to fall out quickly.. At this point I honestly believe i respond better to minoxidil. Even going back to when I started 3 years ago..

3 things i have noticed in the past 2 months..HAir does not pull out easily anymore like it did on finasteride. I could pull out like 3-5 hairs very easily before. Now maybe one comes out.
My hair seems to be growing faster as well

I will say that washing my hair once every 4 days in cold water with nioxin cleanser is helping..wheras i used to wash in warm to hot water.

I massage my scalp throughout the day as well..Makes my head feel better from the little irritation I get from minoxidil

Im attatching some pics I just took..If u notice My hair is a lot darker and a little fuller from the pic I posted about a month ago..Hairline on left side is lower..Ill keep everyone posted month by month..

I have read both sides of stories on this forum where finasteride had had a negative and pos effect for people. Anything is possible I guess and Im just trying to find what works for my scalp. Obviously finasteride and minoxidil together did not.

 

[irishpride86]

any update ?

 

[JWM]

Irishpride86...is...is that you? :shakehead:

 

[Hiker]

Those photos show major hair loss, but the difference in lighting makes it very difficult to judge the difference. I doubt very much that Propecia caused your hair loss.