The shedder
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Well, I'm approaching one year on finasteride and about 9 months on minoxidil. I am still experiencing side effects ( very tired, glossy sense of reality and the sexual sides i've mentioned before) and was about to throw in the towel when the rest of my proscar ran out (sometime next month) but, things are looking like they are going to come around. I was skeptical of switching from propecia to proscar around month 4 but for monetary reasons it was a must. I went from losing about 100-150 hairs a day since day 1 to losing about 20-30 hairs (max) for the past three weeks. Theres really no other way to explain it. I didn't experience any plateaus of shedding and stability that is normal for finasteride users in the first year, just lots of lost hair. Granted my hair looks worse than it did this time last year. I've never read about or heard about a transition like this on HairLossTalk.com or anywhere else. I haven't really changed anything in my regimen except for a multivitamin I added and a low carb diet i stopped which i followed for only a month. The only thing i can say is giving finasteride a year to work may be too soon because i thought of quitting 2 months ago and that was well shy of a year. I'll keep you guys updated on my situation and to cry bloody murder the second i lose more than 30 hairs in the shower. Good Luck to all. :lol: