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Since starting finasteride in 2013 I have developed this bad seb. dermatitis which is unresponsive to nizoral, Coal tar, steroids etc
Can finasteride cause or make your seborrhiec dermatitis worse?
- Thread starter sheraz1392
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While taking the drug (finasteride 1.25mg ed), I also developed SD. It begun I think around the 4th month when I noticed increased production of sebum, oily face/scalp. This and the fact that i was thinning all over even and the nape area made me stopped taking it. For the SD I had to shave down to skin, then I would use coal tar, leave for 10min, clean gently with a tooth brush removing the layer of dead skin and sebum.
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for how long did you use finasteride and how did it take for SD to go away after you stopped using finasteride?
I used finasteride 9 months, last 2 and half months I wasn't taking the 1.25mg as I was trying to reduce the dosage slowly. I was cutting the pill in 8 pieces and taking it only every four to five days. Nearly one year after stopping finasteride I can say my SD is under control, there is no cure for SD as far as I know. I still have mild dandruff, but nothing like what I experienced while on finasteride.
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Did you feel SD getting better on lower dosages? I want to test if my SD is indeed due to finasteride or not!. I'm thinking of lowering my dose from 1mg to 0.25 mg/day and see if it helps.
Well it's hard to say, i don't think i saw any difference, probably didn't give it enough time to see any real changes, my hair was going downhill by the 6th month and I couldn't take it any longer. You could try .25 for like 6 months and then evaluate the results, every body reacts different.