The Balding Cat
New Member
- Reaction score
- 0
Hi all,
Since I'm considering getting a hair transplant I decided to start finasteride despite its infamous side effects.
I thought finasteride was working on everyone to some extent, at least slowing down hair loss, at best inducing little regrowth.
But after 14 months I must say I'm very disappointed. The side effects I was worried about did not really bother me (I think my sex drive has decreased a little but it's still manageable, and I'm starting to wonder if I'm not getting the first signs of gynecomastia...) but the worst part is that my hair loss got a lot faster on the frontal/hairline area during that period (I can't say for sure it's due to finasteride but it happened while taking it), 8 months after starting. It's hard to say if it had an impact (good or bad) on the other areas...
A couple of months ago I met with one of the best hair transplant surgeon in Belgium/Europe and when we talked about my progress with finasteride he told me it was normal, that it does not have any impact on the hairline and only works on the vertex area (what?!) and he told me he thought my vertex and "bridge" (I think that's how he called the area between the vertex and hairline) was a little more dense than at the beginning. That's not obvious at all to me.
Anyway I'm considering stopping finasteride. If it has not showed any clear signs of efficacy after 14 months, I doubt it ever will. This is not good for anyone's body and if it does not help at all I don't think it's worth taking risks.
I'm 37 by the way. I think I will explore other options to maintain my hair as finasteride does not seem to work on me. I’m already taking Minoxidil since 2006. I’m planning on trying dermarolling and RU58841.
I would be curious to hear your comments, advice on my case.
Do you think finasteride can be the cause of my accelerated loss on the hairline area?
In your opinion, has my vertex/bridge area improved/worsened?
Is there a chance I can get clear positive results after 14 months?
Should I stick to it or stop it?
Time line:
April 2017: started Finasteride
December 2017: massive hair loss from the frontal/hairline area
June 2018: it seems that my chest is becoming slightly larger and pointier...
Since I'm considering getting a hair transplant I decided to start finasteride despite its infamous side effects.
I thought finasteride was working on everyone to some extent, at least slowing down hair loss, at best inducing little regrowth.
But after 14 months I must say I'm very disappointed. The side effects I was worried about did not really bother me (I think my sex drive has decreased a little but it's still manageable, and I'm starting to wonder if I'm not getting the first signs of gynecomastia...) but the worst part is that my hair loss got a lot faster on the frontal/hairline area during that period (I can't say for sure it's due to finasteride but it happened while taking it), 8 months after starting. It's hard to say if it had an impact (good or bad) on the other areas...
A couple of months ago I met with one of the best hair transplant surgeon in Belgium/Europe and when we talked about my progress with finasteride he told me it was normal, that it does not have any impact on the hairline and only works on the vertex area (what?!) and he told me he thought my vertex and "bridge" (I think that's how he called the area between the vertex and hairline) was a little more dense than at the beginning. That's not obvious at all to me.
Anyway I'm considering stopping finasteride. If it has not showed any clear signs of efficacy after 14 months, I doubt it ever will. This is not good for anyone's body and if it does not help at all I don't think it's worth taking risks.
I'm 37 by the way. I think I will explore other options to maintain my hair as finasteride does not seem to work on me. I’m already taking Minoxidil since 2006. I’m planning on trying dermarolling and RU58841.
I would be curious to hear your comments, advice on my case.
Do you think finasteride can be the cause of my accelerated loss on the hairline area?
In your opinion, has my vertex/bridge area improved/worsened?
Is there a chance I can get clear positive results after 14 months?
Should I stick to it or stop it?
Time line:
April 2017: started Finasteride
December 2017: massive hair loss from the frontal/hairline area
June 2018: it seems that my chest is becoming slightly larger and pointier...