finasteride-induced shed vs. min-induced shed

[Norwood Scale-breaker]

Does minoxidil shed the same subset of hairs as finasteride? If so, suppose a person has just gone through a finasteride-induced shed and he starts to take minoxidil, any resulting min-induced shedding would not be as large an effect since the follicles are already synchronized? Am I missing something here?

 

[daxa]

did the same thing

I started mix after 3 months on Propecia. My shedding from the Propecia seemed to halt after 3 months but 2 weeks into the mix 5% i started shedding again. But i dont thing i shed as much as i did on the Propecia.
Because i shed a lot from the Propecia and more hairs are now in the
growing phase.

Shedding from Mix after 2 weeks on a healthy scalp is a good thing.
Started shedding from Propecia after 1 to 1.5 months on the stuff.

Is this a wrong observation ? Anybody...

 

[Norwood Scale-breaker]

I take it nobody really knows if minoxidil sheds the same group of hairs as finasteride?

 

[zak84]

someone explain why propecia would cause a "shed"? inhibiting an enzyme that converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone does not add up to "shed"

you arent losing hair from propecia, you're losing hair because you have male pattern baldness

 

[Norwood Scale-breaker]

Copy and paste from Propecia product review on Men's Proven Treatments on this site:

"When Propecia enters the system, the sudden removal of DHT from the follicles can sometimes shock a large number of follicles to enter into the resting phase at the same time. Its known as a synchronization of the hair cycle. To the layman, it's frequently known as the "shedding sh*ts"."

 

[zak84]

but it doesn't remove dht from the follicles