Need some advice on whether or not to keep taking finasteride

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  • AjE
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2017
    • 4
    #1

    Need some advice on whether or not to keep taking finasteride

    Alright so I'm 21 years old. Extremely young and not at all ready to go bald. I've been on fin for roughly a month now and it has caused me to lose insane amounts of hair. I can honestly say I am much worse off at week 4 than I was before I started taking the medication.

    Also it should be noted that some days my scalp burns and itches like crazy and on these days in particular I lose hair on the excessive side. Now my question is; could this be Hyperandrogenic effect? Should I just stop taking the drug or stick to it? My hair loss before taking the drug was noticable only at my temples. It was so subtle that my pharmacist actually asked me if I was wearing a wig. Now I have diffuse thinning and it looks terrible.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As I am now really becomming despondant.
    Tags: bald in early 20s, finasteride hairloss, help me please, treatment for baldness, treatment for hairloss
    • AjE
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2017
      • 4
      #2
      Bump. Any advice on this please guys.

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        • HTsoon
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2016
          • 160
          #3
          Sound's like you're experiencing telogen effluvium which is a temporary shedding of the hair. As long as you are not suffering from side effects you should continue with the drug. If the drug made your hair loss worse it wouldn't be around. Telogen Effluvium generally resolves after a few months.

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            • AjE
              Junior Member
              • Jan 2017
              • 4
              #4
              Thanks for the input. I guess I just need some motivation to stay on it. I guess my only option is to keep taking it and hope it gets better.

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                • AjE
                  Junior Member
                  • Jan 2017
                  • 4
                  #5
                  This is just an update since I've seen so many of these threads that the orginal poster never ended up sharing the final result and basically I stopped taking Fin due to a bunch of other side effects including Libido loss and watery semen, as well as some heavy scalp issues. It's been roughly a week since I've stopped and already my hair is starting to grow back and the sexual sides have nearly dissapated. Guess I'm just not meant to take this drug.

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                    • robincurtz
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2015
                      • 225
                      #6
                      Originally posted by AjE
                      This is just an update since I've seen so many of these threads that the orginal poster never ended up sharing the final result and basically I stopped taking Fin due to a bunch of other side effects including Libido loss and watery semen, as well as some heavy scalp issues. It's been roughly a week since I've stopped and already my hair is starting to grow back and the sexual sides have nearly dissapated. Guess I'm just not meant to take this drug.
                      Boy, consult your doctor... if u are suffering from genetic balding, it will be a terrible mistake to quit finasteride.

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