Hey all,
SHORT:
Been on Propecia .5mg daily 3 months now. The area where I'm thinning/receding, right above my temple, is burning/tingling itching like crazy. Is there anything I can do to combat this? I'm looking into buying one of the shampoos (Nizoral, Regenepure, Revita)? Can anyone recommend one of these to stop this itching? Or should I discontinue Propecia altogether?
LONG:
I've had an extremely slowly receding hairline above the temples for about 2-3 years. Never had any diffuse thinning. I decided I would start early on Propecia after researching that a DHT inhibitor is the only real shot of slowing/stopping hairloss.
I'm 3 months into .5mg daily Propecia. About a month ago the area above my right temple, which is the area I've experienced the most thinning/receding, started tingling sporadically. Fast forward to today and it has become an unbearable burning/tingly/itching sensation that lasts all day. I've never had even the slightest itching or scalp problems before starting Propecia - and after Googling the problem it seems that this is known as the "balding itch". Basically DHT attacking hair follicles. Great, it seems like Propecia is having the opposite effect intended and I'm in that small subset of users who responds badly to the drug.
I'm close to accepting that my scalp/hormones does not like Propecia, however I came here for feedback first, because I really don't want to give up on it...
Is there anything I can do to stop this itch?
Has anyone experienced it before as a reaction to Propecia?
Would anyone recommend anything, maybe one of the shampoos (Nizoral, Revita, Regenepure) to combat this itch?
SHORT:
Been on Propecia .5mg daily 3 months now. The area where I'm thinning/receding, right above my temple, is burning/tingling itching like crazy. Is there anything I can do to combat this? I'm looking into buying one of the shampoos (Nizoral, Regenepure, Revita)? Can anyone recommend one of these to stop this itching? Or should I discontinue Propecia altogether?
LONG:
I've had an extremely slowly receding hairline above the temples for about 2-3 years. Never had any diffuse thinning. I decided I would start early on Propecia after researching that a DHT inhibitor is the only real shot of slowing/stopping hairloss.
I'm 3 months into .5mg daily Propecia. About a month ago the area above my right temple, which is the area I've experienced the most thinning/receding, started tingling sporadically. Fast forward to today and it has become an unbearable burning/tingly/itching sensation that lasts all day. I've never had even the slightest itching or scalp problems before starting Propecia - and after Googling the problem it seems that this is known as the "balding itch". Basically DHT attacking hair follicles. Great, it seems like Propecia is having the opposite effect intended and I'm in that small subset of users who responds badly to the drug.
I'm close to accepting that my scalp/hormones does not like Propecia, however I came here for feedback first, because I really don't want to give up on it...
Is there anything I can do to stop this itch?
Has anyone experienced it before as a reaction to Propecia?
Would anyone recommend anything, maybe one of the shampoos (Nizoral, Revita, Regenepure) to combat this itch?
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