Hey guys, so I started on Proscar 1/8 every other day in January, which is about .6 mg of finasteride. A little bit of background on me. I first noticed my hair loss in July '10 and it was really only noticeable to a few people. Overall hair was fine, didn't have any bald spots and still dont but it was getting thin. I tried the natural route and that didn't work so i hopped on propecia in Jan.
I had my DHT levels tested and before getting on it I was at 30 the reference range is 25-75. After a month of 1/8 proscar MWF i was at level 20 but my total testosterone doubled (keep in mind my total test levels are still within normal range). I am 22 yrs old, overall healthy, lift, run, eat well, all that good stuff. I thought I may have a thyroid issue but results came back fine. I am a diffuse thinner and my hair continues to thin and shed. I lose hair everywhere, sideburns, around the ears, back, the very bottom of the neck, everywhere. The hair on top may even be thicker than my sides. I have noticed no difference in my hair loss except that the hairs I see falling are becoming thinner by the day and losing color. I am now taking 1/4 tablet everyday and i've been doing so for around 3 weeks. Still have yet to see a change in shedding. I would assume my DHT levels have gone down further and my test levels may have risen more. I am having my levels checked again in a few weeks and it will have been a little more than a month on 1/4 tablet daily when I do. I will post baseline pix and current pix once it has a been a little longer. Am I just not a responde? Does any diffuse thinners have a similar story?
Topically I use nizoral 2% shampoo and a 2% keto cream. I have not started Rogaine and dont intend to until i can get my shedding under control. Any advice is appreciated. Thx
I had my DHT levels tested and before getting on it I was at 30 the reference range is 25-75. After a month of 1/8 proscar MWF i was at level 20 but my total testosterone doubled (keep in mind my total test levels are still within normal range). I am 22 yrs old, overall healthy, lift, run, eat well, all that good stuff. I thought I may have a thyroid issue but results came back fine. I am a diffuse thinner and my hair continues to thin and shed. I lose hair everywhere, sideburns, around the ears, back, the very bottom of the neck, everywhere. The hair on top may even be thicker than my sides. I have noticed no difference in my hair loss except that the hairs I see falling are becoming thinner by the day and losing color. I am now taking 1/4 tablet everyday and i've been doing so for around 3 weeks. Still have yet to see a change in shedding. I would assume my DHT levels have gone down further and my test levels may have risen more. I am having my levels checked again in a few weeks and it will have been a little more than a month on 1/4 tablet daily when I do. I will post baseline pix and current pix once it has a been a little longer. Am I just not a responde? Does any diffuse thinners have a similar story?
Topically I use nizoral 2% shampoo and a 2% keto cream. I have not started Rogaine and dont intend to until i can get my shedding under control. Any advice is appreciated. Thx