I've always been put off of getting on finasteride due to the sexual side effects, which seem to be alot more common than the reported 2%, but recently from reading different forum posts it seems like it's not unusual for people to actually make their hair worse on it. I had previously assumed that propecia had an initial shedding phase that got rid of the old weak hairs to later replace them with healthier hair, but now the impression I have is that you go through periodic sheds which means that at some points in the year your hair looks good/ok and other parts of the year where it looks thinner than baseline. Am I off on this, or am I reading too much into the bad experiences of people who did not respond to the treatment?
How long should a shedding phase last? If you were several months in and still shedding heavily then is that an indication that finasteride isn't working for you?
How long should a shedding phase last? If you were several months in and still shedding heavily then is that an indication that finasteride isn't working for you?
