Pull Test After You Are Maintaining On Propecia?

[hanginginthewire]

I have been on prescribed generic propecia for not quite 5 months. Wondering if people who feel their hair loss has been halted by propecia still find that they have negative pull tests? I'm a diffuse thinner and can still pull hair out in the thinning areas easily. I always see people talk about "shedding" but not much about pull tests.

Would a realistic bar for propecia success be that the thinning hair is just as hard to pull out in thinning areas as it is in the safe zone?

 

[hanginginthewire]

Bump

 

[cyrusthegreat@hotmail.com]

Pull test is just an indicator of shedding. If u don't pull those particular hairs out, they will fall out on their own. This is my understanding. If your shedding on finasteride hasn't stopped or reduced by month 6, I wouldn't suggest continuing. You could just give it the full year if you like. I was still shedding at month 12 and continued for another 12 without reversal. Feelsbad

 

[hairblues]

I have been on prescribed generic propecia for not quite 5 months. Wondering if people who feel their hair loss has been halted by propecia still find that they have negative pull tests? I'm a diffuse thinner and can still pull hair out in the thinning areas easily. I always see people talk about "shedding" but not much about pull tests.

Would a realistic bar for propecia success be that the thinning hair is just as hard to pull out in thinning areas as it is in the safe zone?

I am on minoxidil and topical spironolactone
My pull test was improved after i started treatments..i still get some that come out easy but much better than before treatment.
If you are not on minoxidil i would recumend it.

 

[Dontwannabeabetabob]

I'm midway through my 9th month on finasteride and i can't pull my hair out anymore. At around 6 months I saw signs of improvement, still was shedding. At 8 months a complete stop to my shedding, I maybe notice 1-4 hairs a day. Can scrub my hair all I want in the shower, no hair fall. Feels great. Now I should see thickening of my hair here on out.

So don't give up man, it sucks but it'll be worth it in about a year or so. Remember there's people who don't results until 12-18 months.