Finasteride Results 1 year 2 months

[Lando87]

It has been a year and 2 months on generic Propecia(finasteride) 1 mg now and it has been pretty good. I am 20 years old and experienced no side effects. I would say I'm a Norwood 2 when i started, and I see baby hairs growing in my hairline. I notice a significant decrease in shedding until I want to say the last 2 weeks.

Maybe it's increased stressed from exams, but lately I have notice some more than normal shedding that has been going on. If I were to take a bath, about 12 hairs would float around in the bathtub. Currently I'm on break so I have been relaxing a bit, but the shedding has not stopped.

Do you think it's just a temporary thing where dead hair follicles just fall out, or maybe the generic distributing company ripped me off on some of the Finasteride shipment?

Thanks!

 

[treeshrew]

There are people on this forum who have been on finasteride for 8+ years. From what I understand the shedding comes and goes in cycles, so stick with it.

Are you using foam as well?

 

[Libido]

With or without finasteride you will allways have periods of increased shedd.

 

[Lando87]

Nope, the only thing I use is Finasteride. I am unfamiliar with foam, is it worth using?

 

[treeshrew]

If you don't absolutely need it I'd recommend staying away - if you wanted to post some pics of your hair I'd be happy to offer an opinion. Rogaine has been on the market for years - it contains the active ingredient minoxidil which is known to regrow hair, possibly by increasing blood supply to the scalp.

Rogaine foam is a fairly new product that revolutionized the way minoxidil is applied to the scalp - with a convenient foam rather then a greasy, messy liquid. Many people apply foam to balding areas twice a day - I just apply it once before bed. As with propecia once you start you must continue to use it. Hope this helps!