finasteride Stopped Working . Should I Stop For A Month?

[Glynny182]

hi all I have been on finasteride for 9 years it’s worked great for me but the last 6 months I have noticed I am loosing hair quickly. Assuming my body has built up a tolerance to the drug. I am thinking I might stop taking it for a month and start up again to see if this kick starts it to working again. Has anyone had any success or feedback with this?

 

[CrownBalding]

If you stop you'll most likely lose hair at a MUCH more rapid pace. 9 years is a long time for the drug to work an you're lucky. I think, if you're willing, you'd have a great response to adding dutasteride at this point. Have you had any side effects for the past 9 years, and if so, when did they start to show?

 

[Glynny182]

If you stop you'll most likely lose hair at a MUCH more rapid pace. 9 years is a long time for the drug to work an you're lucky. I think, if you're willing, you'd have a great response to adding dutasteride at this point. Have you had any side effects for the past 9 years, and if so, when did they start to show?[/Q
Thanks for the reply. This happened to me about 3 years ago and I went on to dutasteride for about 2 months I got a few bad side affects so went back to finasteride and the finasteride started working as good again. I stopped taking finasteride at the start of the year for a few weeks to give my body a break and was hoping it would start working again but sadly it didn’t . Was considering taking a months break this time but worried it won’t work when I go back on to it. No real side affects from finasteride. Cheers

 

[CrownBalding]

Can you post any pics of your hair?

 

[Glynny182]

Can you post any pics of your hair?

 

[Glynny182]

I think I have just posted one . Thanks

 

[CrownBalding]

I think I have just posted one . Thanks

Your hair was at that point when you first started finasteride? Maintaining for 9 years is great... Do people notice your hairloss?

 

[Hairicane]

Your hair was at that point when you first started finasteride? Maintaining for 9 years is great... Do people notice your hairloss?

When you say maintaining for 9 years is great, I thought studies showed 90% maintained for 10 years? Wouldn't his experience be average?

 

[Hairicane]

hi all I have been on finasteride for 9 years it’s worked great for me but the last 6 months I have noticed I am loosing hair quickly. Assuming my body has built up a tolerance to the drug. I am thinking I might stop taking it for a month and start up again to see if this kick starts it to working again. Has anyone had any success or feedback with this?

I'd look at dustasteride.

 

[CrownBalding]

When you say maintaining for 9 years is great, I thought studies showed 90% maintained for 10 years? Wouldn't his experience be average?

I've been on it for one year, and I'm well below baseline...

 

[Hairicane]

I've been on it for one year, and I'm well below baseline...

I'm sorry.
What Norwood are you, that Norwood were you when you started finasteride?

 

[CrownBalding]

I'm sorry.
What Norwood are you, that Norwood were you when you started finasteride?

My recession isn't much of a problem, I'm probably about a nw2. My crown is my main concern, and since getting on finasteride I started fully diffuse thinning... Check out my update thread and let me know what you think, there are a ton of photos there.

 

[CrownBalding]

what kind of side effects did you get on dutasteride? I plan on switching over

 

[Glynny182]

My hair is better at the back now from when I started the front side is a lot worst then when I started but this has been a quick escalation over the last few months. Going to try a derma roll to see if that helps. I got bad testicle pain on dutasteride.

 

[Deliciadecu]

Have you changed anything in your diet recently? Like consuming creatine