Question About Dutasteride And Prolonged Shedding Phase

[ViktorOsborn]

So i've been on 0.5mg of dutasteride daily for 4 months and a half and after month 2 i started shedding insane amounts of hair every day and it is still going on. I've read in forums that the shed should occur in the first 6 weeks and stop after a while but mine kinda took a while to begin and now it just won't stop, i am really scared cuz i am losing a lot of hair and now a bunch of areas of my scalp that weren't visible before are showing (specially in the temples). I've always thought that the drug should be working cuz since the first month i got massive increase in testosterone and my face and hair got extremely oily and i read that increasing levels of testosterone are expected since DHT is reduced ( i am not an expert in the subject ). So is it normal that i am still shedding in pretty much month 5? Should i continue the treatment and if so until how long is ok for me to tell if it isn't working ? Should i decrease dosage or frequency? And when will be safe to descontinue if i want to without messing with my hair growth cycle ?
Thanks guys, i am really scared here, any helpful advice will be appreciated ( i'm 25 btw and english is not my main language so sorry about the terrible grammar ).

 

[Dontwannabeabetabob]

To my witness of reading ancedetal reports when it comes to anti androgens is there is a shedding period, so it's not to worry in month 5. Take monthly pictures to assess, if your situation dramatically continues to deteriorate I'd stop. Since you're on month 5 I'd give it at least a year, but before that year like I said if your situation exponentially gets worse I'd discontinue. Then again to my knowledge shedding isn't mentioned in any of the studies.

 

[arnoldd]

it's rarely shedding on month 5..but it's impossible dutas make your hair loss worse. are you taking something else ? give it 1 year for taking a decision

 

[cyrusthegreat@hotmail.com]

it's rarely shedding on month 5..but it's impossible dutas make your hair loss worse. are you taking something else ? give it 1 year for taking a decision

Nothing is impossible when you're playing with your hormones. I would suggest stopping if your loss hasn't slowed or stopped by month 6. Also, if you're experiencing much oiler scalp along with itching then I would stop. Scalp oil and itch are generally thought to reduce on finasteride and dutasteride unless you're also using minoxidil solution.

 

[bluemoon1212]

Quit and you'll definitely go bald. I shed all the time. Give it at least a year.

 

[wolfman]

So i've been on 0.5mg of dutasteride daily for 4 months and a half and after month 2 i started shedding insane amounts of hair every day and it is still going on. I've read in forums that the shed should occur in the first 6 weeks and stop after a while but mine kinda took a while to begin and now it just won't stop, i am really scared cuz i am losing a lot of hair and now a bunch of areas of my scalp that weren't visible before are showing (specially in the temples). I've always thought that the drug should be working cuz since the first month i got massive increase in testosterone and my face and hair got extremely oily and i read that increasing levels of testosterone are expected since DHT is reduced ( i am not an expert in the subject ). So is it normal that i am still shedding in pretty much month 5? Should i continue the treatment and if so until how long is ok for me to tell if it isn't working ? Should i decrease dosage or frequency? And when will be safe to descontinue if i want to without messing with my hair growth cycle ?
Thanks guys, i am really scared here, any helpful advice will be appreciated ( i'm 25 btw and english is not my main language so sorry about the terrible grammar ).

Took me TWO YEARS on dutasteride to regrow.


Stick it out.

 

[bluecyclone]

Topcial Dutasteride 3 months insane shedding

 

[Hair-pun]

Definitely don’t stop dutasteride. You’ll shed big time. dutasteride is rarely hugely effective on hairlines. You may need to add a topical AA like RU or CB. Mix 50mg RU or cb into stemoxydine and apply to hairline once per day on clean hair