Reflex Androgenicity Plz Help 21 On finasteride!

Gsm1005

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hi i am on month 7 of finasteride and my hairloss is completely back to where it was at the start of finasteride, when i first started taking finasteride i thought it was helping and i seen a little loss in libido which was not waking up with morning wood etc but nothing major now lets fast forward to where i am now, i am shedding/losing so many hairs a day its unreal my facial hair, and body hair have seemed to increase in length, and speed of growth, my hairline is worse now than it ever has been, and my libido is back to the way it was before i started the drug which was already extremely high i have no idea what to do weather i should start minoxidil or what because at the rate im shedding who knows how long before people point out it looks like im balding. the only reason i started it was because i saw my hairline beginning to thin, and now its so bad i cant style it an more like my hair looks thicker ish in pics but if i attempted hairgel it would look like hell i just dont know what to do at this point it eats at me i went to a derm and ended up seeing the assistant which pissed me off so he pretty much told me that he sees better results with minoxidil then propecia but thats obviously scientifically incorrect so idk what to do, and sorry for my ranting i am 21 years old. here are some pics of baseline and pics of my hair just last year. I've never had crown problems either until recently one of my rooms mates in bad lighting actually said something to me today about it, that he could see through my hair on the back of my head. I'm experiencing one of the worst sheds I've ever had including before stating finasteride
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Ray1988

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You must be going through hell it's so depressing lossing so much hair I think your hairline looks good I'm amazed you started taking finasteride I hope everything works out for you
 

Gsm1005

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You must be going through hell it's so depressing lossing so much hair I think your hairline looks good I'm amazed you started taking finasteride I hope everything works out for you
Yeah I'm regretting it no I wish I would've waited because it's reflex hyperandro or it's just straight not Working I'm afraid to wait it out another 5 months cause i don't want my hairline to recede more at a fast rate if it is that
 

AnxiousAndy

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Same thing happened to me, finasteride fucked up my hairline and now my crown is starting to thin all while taking finasteride... this happens far too often for some to think its just someones imagination, i have pics as proof of this phenomenon on this site too. I dont think dht is the sole or even main cause of male pattern baldness. This needs investigated more.
 

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Yeah I'm regretting it no I wish I would've waited because it's reflex hyperandro or it's just straight not Working I'm afraid to wait it out another 5 months cause i don't want my hairline to recede more at a fast rate if it is that
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Same thing happened to me, finasteride fucked up my hairline and now my crown is starting to thin all while taking finasteride... this happens far too often for some to think its just someones imagination, i have pics as proof of this phenomenon on this site too. I dont think dht is the sole or even main cause of male pattern baldness. This needs investigated more.
so what did you do? I was probably NW1.5 when I started I'm 7 months in idk what I am now, idk if I wanna keep going on finasteride and add minoxidil or just quit finasteride and just do minoxidil
 

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butbthabk

so what did you do? I was probably NW1.5 when I started I'm 7 months in idk what I am now, idk if I wanna keep going on finasteride and add minoxidil or just quit finasteride and just do minoxidil

Im still on finasteride, too scared to drop it as it may make things even worse but ive added in loniten in hopes of a reversal, so far im only shedding heavily but im told thats a good sign...
 

mannyFJ

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hi i am on month 7 of finasteride and my hairloss is completely back to where it was at the start of finasteride, when i first started taking finasteride i thought it was helping and i seen a little loss in libido which was not waking up with morning wood etc but nothing major now lets fast forward to where i am now, i am shedding/losing so many hairs a day its unreal my facial hair, and body hair have seemed to increase in length, and speed of growth, my hairline is worse now than it ever has been, and my libido is back to the way it was before i started the drug which was already extremely high i have no idea what to do weather i should start minoxidil or what because at the rate im shedding who knows how long before people point out it looks like im balding. the only reason i started it was because i saw my hairline beginning to thin, and now its so bad i cant style it an more like my hair looks thicker ish in pics but if i attempted hairgel it would look like hell i just dont know what to do at this point it eats at me i went to a derm and ended up seeing the assistant which pissed me off so he pretty much told me that he sees better results with minoxidil then propecia but thats obviously scientifically incorrect so idk what to do, and sorry for my ranting i am 21 years old. here are some pics of baseline and pics of my hair just last year. I've never had crown problems either until recently one of my rooms mates in bad lighting actually said something to me today about it, that he could see through my hair on the back of my head. I'm experiencing one of the worst sheds I've ever had including before stating finasteride
First two are baseline:
Next few are now:
dude omg this is so me...did you recover...i been on finasteride for 10 months, it totally f'd up my hair especially the crown and mad thin at top which before finasteride, my hair was good just wanted to replace it with minoxidil...big mistake! if it makes you feel better, finasteride did more damaged to me than what i see in your pics...i have to wear hats.
 

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Thanks for reviving this thread. I can say my hair is now doing a lot better :) Although since I originally posted on this thread I've added oral minoxidil and Cyproterone acetate into my regimen.. Hope this gives hope to people who aren't seeing results! Some may need to add in extra treatments like me but I am now regrowing hair instead of losing it! Don't give up guys!
 
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