Do you regrow what you lose during a finasteride shed?

[crisis]

What have peoples experiences been? I know people go through pretty hefty sheds before they start seeing any good effects, but do you lose forever what you shed in the early stages of finasteride use?

 

[j25]

'Shed', the word itself explains enough: these hairs you're losing are supposed to come back stronger. Unfortunately, reality is sometimes a bit different. I've been on propecia for nine months now and i seem to have lost a lot at the temples during this period. No sign of returning hairs here, except for a couple of tiny vellus/ terminal (i am not sure) at the left (=weakest) temple sprouting out/ still standing.
Then again, it totally depends on the person.

 

[hair_tomorrow]

> Do you regrow what you lose during a finasteride shed?

Supposedley, yes. And what you regrow should come in stronger and thicker. As always, there are exceptions - and you hear horror stories of hair not being replaced. Unfortunately - you don't sound like an early positive responder - which means you have to hang tough until the 1 year mark before giving up.

Sheds (should) also mean that the treatment is working for you.