finasteride- hairline gets worse before better?

[sportsfan12]

Ive been on minoxidil 2 1/2 years and finasteride just hit 4 months- theres no doubt the finasteride has thickened up and improved my existing hair and crown.

My hair loss is minor at temple/hairline corner, and now the crown has pretty much been restored.

My hair is curly and never looks the same after haircuts/i have no marks or anything to use as a baseline for measuring regrowth on my hairline.

If ive been on minoxidil that long, then its obvious a shed wouldnt be from that. Its really hard to tell if my hairline is improving or getting worse- and i cant even tell if the wispy hairs are new ones coming in or old ones minitiarizing. Any advice? Could adding finasteride to the minoxidil cause a hairline/temple shed?

 

[themiz1234]

I'm kind of in the same boat as you; Essentially, I didn't add finasteride until I was barely over the 2 year mark using rogaine.

After 1 year of rogaine, I went to using just once a day rogaine due to side effects, and slowly lost hair (I'm not sure if using twice a day would have done much better either). Since adding finasteride almost 6 months ago, I've noticed ZERO improvement in my hair and I continue to use rogaine once a day. I just don't get this crap, you read all the bad news about side effects...but not any about it just not working either :/

 

[sportsfan12]

I hear ya- to be fair though most people say you at least need to give it 6-9 months, if not a full year to see full benefits. Hair growth is a long, longggg process. Keep me posted on your results!

 

[jim1447]

I'm in the same boat m8. Was on minoxidil for about 8 months before I decided to start finasteride, cause minoxidil didn't seem to be helping my hairline. 4 months into finasteride now and I feel my hairline is still getting worse (was a retard and didn't take before photos unfortunately), but I'm just not sure if it's a 'shed' or full on recession. I'm giving it until Halloween-ish and if it's still receding I think I'm gonna try RU ontop of finasteride and minoxidil.

 

[archdemon123]

Yes that's standard, miniaturized hairs at the temple points are very common in the early stages of male pattern baldness and shedding phases usually get temporarily rid of them.
I was skeptical about minoxidil but never ever stop it, it's probably one of those meds that everyone with male pattern baldness should take, even when scared of taking finasteride.

 

[diehunnen123]

how is your hair now ??