Virtually immediate shedding upon taking finasteride...

[kypro]

Hi everyone,

I have over the past three or four years tried to use finasteride at 1mg a day.... the issue is though that I almost invariably get chronic shedding pretty much straight away after taking the drug... shedding will go from 10 hairs a day to about 30 hairs a day when I'm on 1mg a day.

I gave up on it for a while and went a year without it. I have never had the guts to go a whole year on 1mg a day because all the shedding made me feel sick at the sight of it.

Two months ago, I decided I would bite the bullet as I have nothing to lose and start 1mg a day. I know I'll lose my hair anyway if I don't try.

Two months in shedding seems to be accelerating more and more and I'll lose at least 30 hairs when showering and applying hair product. Without propecia, I lose about a third of that amount.

In my position, would you continue? Or throw in the towel? I want to try a whole year but am terrified what i'm experiencing is a telogen effluvium due to the med and nto the ordinary shedding. I am inclined to just stick it out because giving up on propecia means sure and certain hair loss anyway.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,

John

 

[Avery]

Continue.

 

[kypro]

Cheers guys I will soldier on!

 

[BodyDysmorphic]

not to criticize you but shedding under 100 hairs a day

really ISNT shedding

anything under 100 hairs a day is considered normal

sorry to burst your dilemma

keep up with your treatments

cheers mate

 

[Gene_Fighter]

The body naturally sheds anywhere up to a hundred or so hairs every day, or more depending on the person. If you are constantly looking for shedding you will always find it. I know that for me personally I could probably collect close to 100 hairs a day if I was really looking. Just run your fingers through your arm or leg hair right now and I bet you'll find quite a few sheds. Don't let it deter you!