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HairLossTalk Moderator wrote on Pg. 18:
"Propecia can cause a temporary Telogen Effluvium (Telogen Effluvium) in some users. This does not mean its causing hair loss. Any drug that actually works to alter the processes of the hair follicle like Propecia does, tends to have a "shedding period" associated with it. In the case of Finasteride (Propecia), there sometimes is a synchronization of the shedding and growth cycles. Follicles that were soon to enter resting phase are prematurely ejaculated (so to speak!) (sorry, couldnt resist) ... and forced into dormancy. The "shedding period" people report on Propecia almost always ends at about the 4-6 month mark. Not coincidentally, this is about the length of the dormancy phase of a follicle being afflicted by DHT. So the bottom line is, if you shed, don't fret. Ride it out. Its just a larger number of follicles entering dormancy at once than you'd typically notice. They usually go on their own schedule. Also, not coincidentally, at exactly the end of the 4th month, I saw 75 hairs all 1/8 of an inch long sprouting on my hairline. All were the exact same length, which proved the theory hands down. All went to sleep at once, all woke up at once... syncrhonization of growth and resting cycles = Propecia's Telogen Effluvium. Propecia doesn't *cause* hair loss. It stops it... if you give it sufficient time."
Give Propecia at least 6 months before expecting positive results. Good Luck.
"Propecia can cause a temporary Telogen Effluvium (Telogen Effluvium) in some users. This does not mean its causing hair loss. Any drug that actually works to alter the processes of the hair follicle like Propecia does, tends to have a "shedding period" associated with it. In the case of Finasteride (Propecia), there sometimes is a synchronization of the shedding and growth cycles. Follicles that were soon to enter resting phase are prematurely ejaculated (so to speak!) (sorry, couldnt resist) ... and forced into dormancy. The "shedding period" people report on Propecia almost always ends at about the 4-6 month mark. Not coincidentally, this is about the length of the dormancy phase of a follicle being afflicted by DHT. So the bottom line is, if you shed, don't fret. Ride it out. Its just a larger number of follicles entering dormancy at once than you'd typically notice. They usually go on their own schedule. Also, not coincidentally, at exactly the end of the 4th month, I saw 75 hairs all 1/8 of an inch long sprouting on my hairline. All were the exact same length, which proved the theory hands down. All went to sleep at once, all woke up at once... syncrhonization of growth and resting cycles = Propecia's Telogen Effluvium. Propecia doesn't *cause* hair loss. It stops it... if you give it sufficient time."
Give Propecia at least 6 months before expecting positive results. Good Luck.
