Stopping Propecia? 1 - year shedding

[Kamill]

Hi,

I am 26 years old, nearly NW3a.

My horrible shedding started a year ago, I started taking minoxidil for 6 months (no results, horrible itching) and I take Propecia 1mg since June 2014 - no results, crazy shedding, I have sebum overproduction so I have to wash my hair everyday - I lose everyday at least 70 hairs in shower - it's completely crazy.

I think that the reason why Propecia doesn't work might be the fact that I have higher sex drive than before taking this sh..t and I think I have hormonal imbalance so I have excess DHT on scalp...I have a lot of sebum on my scalp everyday so I wash it with Nizoral 2% every second day and with mild shampoo the other day.

Is there any chance for me to stop this crazy shedding? I would accept my hairloss if it wouldn't be so horribly fast. I can see from week to week that my hairline is worse and my hair is thinner.

To sum up:
- sebum overproduction,
- Nizoral 2% every second day
- Propecia 1mg everyday since June 2014 - no results
- higher sex drive
- lot of anxiety caused my hairloss
- excessive sweating

It's a nightmare for 26 years old guy like me. I am even afraid of wind because it lifts my hair off my head (it looks very bad) and exposes how severe my baldness is. I can't live my life anymore.

I am going to do some blood tests (testosterone and others) this week, maybe I should have done it a year ago, now is a bit late already.

What should I do in my case?

I thought about stopping Propecia - I didn't take it for a few day and I see more hair in a plughole.

Should I try dutasteride?
I think that finasteride destroys my body hormones so dutasteride will makes it even worse, right?

 

[Notcoolanymore]

I would stay on finasteride.

 

[megatron]

Stay on it, some people don't see results for 2 years. As long as you have no major sides then stick with it.

 

[MrRandy]

dutasteride is considered to be more potent than finasteride and is prescribed when finasteride brings no results. Have you consulted any specialist in this regard?
I would not switch from finasteride to dutasteride without medical consultation.
It is also important to reduce the sebum overproduction.

 

[Ziggyz123]

I had a similar problem at the one year mark on finasteride. Crazy sex drive, scalp pain, oily hair.

Im still on hoping for a turnaround. A lot of people said switch to dutasteride so maybe both of us would get better results on it.

To the guy above, I thought there was a study where finasteride and dutasteride was shown to have no effect on sebum production?

 

[MrRandy]

To the guy above, I thought there was a study where finasteride and dutasteride was shown to have no effect on sebum production?

I didn't mean that sebum overproduction should be treated with finasteride or dutasteride. I mean that it should be treated anyway as it can in some way affect hair growth. I know there are different studies that show that sebum does not cause hair loss, other prove that sebum clogges the follicles thus interfering with hair growth. I don't exclude this possibility and suggest Kamill to consult a dermatologist in this regard. Moreover, sebum overproduction, requires everyday hair washing that can also have a negative impact on hair health.

 

[bilboswaggins]

I didn't mean that sebum overproduction should be treated with finasteride or dutasteride. I mean that it should be treated anyway as it can in some way affect hair growth. I know there are different studies that show that sebum does not cause hair loss, other prove that sebum clogges the follicles thus interfering with hair growth. I don't exclude this possibility and suggest Kamill to consult a dermatologist in this regard.

dermatologists know nothing when it comes to hair loss