You can be a non responder and still shed on finasteride. I think the shed is most likely due to some people being very sensitive to any sudden hormone levels change, which induces Telogen Effluvium in said individuals. finasteride will change the hormone levels and cause Telogen Effluvium, and at the same time is not working to slow hair loss to any significant level, hence shedding while being a non responder.[/QUOTE
Exactly. People blame the medication and then are attacked because the “science” says it’s impossible for a DHT blocker to cause hair loss. But no one should be suggesting that finasteride itself causes hair loss. It can however cause Telogen Effluvium due to the sudden shift in hormones and therefore exacerbate the situation. I had it happen to me with finasteride. And then happen again with dutasteride 17 months later. I’m clearly a non responder. But there’s absolutely zero doubt that these medications have induced chronic Telogen Effluvium for me. Every report of this occurring is nearly identical in how it presents. I would still say that these drugs are probably the absolute best solution we currently have. But they can and do cause catastrophic damage in some people and it should be noted as a potential side effect. And this side effect is physically and visually measurable and can’t be written off as a figment of the imagination and shouldn’t be dismissed as simply a case of sudden aggressive balding. It’s convenient to characterize it that way. But that’s not what’s happening here.
