3 months on fin: nothing

[Artista]

HI Ccmethinning,
I believe that you may be way too focused on watching for any change to your hair after starting on Finasteride.
That is not a criticism, it is pretty normal for any of us to do.
You must force yourself not to focus on it right now.
When you take your Finasteride , try to mentally view it as you would taking a multivitamin.
Keep in mind that you are a NW2 and NOT a NW5-6.
Others do NOT critically look at your hair the same way that you do.
'We are are own worst critics' as you know.
The improvements caused by Finasteride is not structured.
Some will experience shedding, some will not.
Some will see a reaction sooner than others.
The hair improvement percentages WIDELY VARY for person to person.
One proven fact is that MOST users will experience an improvement.
Wait until your 6 month mark, your 9 month mark and your one year mark before you critically evaluate how your scalp has changed.
Hang in there CC' dont focus too much on your hair right now,,just take your med as you would a multivitamin everyday. Focus on life in general.
You will see some type of improvement in time.

[Dan26]

Get your DHT tested to be sure fin is doing the job.

There is a small % of ppl who fin wont work for, I am one of them and only found out because i got blood tests!

[ccmethinning]

HI Ccmethinning,
I believe that you may be way too focused on watching for any change to your hair after starting on Finasteride.
That is not a criticism, it is pretty normal for any of us to do.
You must force yourself not to focus on it right now.
When you take your Finasteride , try to mentally view it as you would taking a multivitamin.
Keep in mind that you are a NW2 and NOT a NW5-6.
Others do NOT critically look at your hair the same way that you do.
'We are are own worst critics' as you know.
The improvements caused by Finasteride is not structured.
Some will experience shedding, some will not.
Some will see a reaction sooner than others.
The hair improvement percentages WIDELY VARY for person to person.
One proven fact is that MOST users will experience an improvement.
Wait until your 6 month mark, your 9 month mark and your one year mark before you critically evaluate how your scalp has changed.
Hang in there CC' dont focus too much on your hair right now,,just take your med as you would a multivitamin everyday. Focus on life in general.
You will see some type of improvement in time.

Some very valid points. Thanks for chiming in. No matter what I'm not going to stop taking fin. Hell, if I don't start seeing my hair loss stop, by the 12-18 month mark I will seriously consider getting on Dut.

We started fin at about the same time, right Artista? Late July/early August of this year?

[ccmethinning]

Get your DHT tested to be sure fin is doing the job.

There is a small % of ppl who fin wont work for, I am one of them and only found out because i got blood tests!

Unfortunately I didn't get any pre-fin blood tests done, so IDK what value they would be, as I have been on fin for 4.5 months now.

[bbbbbb]

I have been on fin for nearly 3 months now. Now, I don't expect any regrowth in 3 month (won't look for regrowth until 12 months), but what has been troubling me lately is that pretty much nothing has changed with my hair. I have experienced no major shed and no sides. Right now it is almost as if I'm not taking anything, that's how minimal an affect fin has had on me.

And that's why I'm worried. How many people have experienced no changes 3 months in? No shed, no sides, no nothing? I'm kinda worried fin is not working.

There first 45 days or so I was using 1mg Finpecia from inhouse. Since, I've been using 1.25mg Fincar from inhouse.

What were your first 3 months on fin like?

You wont' be able to tell until 12-18 months.

you MUST have good, consistent, regular photos every month. Your mind will play tricks on you.

That means same length, same angles, same camera, same light conditions.

Store the photos in individual folders by month.

Compare after 12-18 months.

no point in stressing about it at month 3, it will just make things worse.

POST YOUR PICS HERE TOO!

[ccmethinning]

5 month update. So basically I'm just going to turn this thread into my log at this point. Still feel like my temple points and hairline are getting hit a little bit. No other notable changes. Might start posting pictures soon.

[Dan26]

5 month update. So basically I'm just going to turn this thread into my log at this point. Still feel like my temple points and hairline are getting hit a little bit. No other notable changes. Might start posting pictures soon.

DHT blood test brothah, go get em.

[redy]

DHT blood test brothah, go get em.

Keep in mind that this won't show anything other than what your levels are. If he doesn't have anything to compare with it won't do any good anyway. Hairloss isn't a matter of how much DHT but how much your hair follicles are genetically programmed to be effected.

[Dan26]

Keep in mind that this won't show anything other than what your levels are. If he doesn't have anything to compare with it won't do any good anyway. Hairloss isn't a matter of how much DHT but how much your hair follicles are genetically programmed to be effected.

On average should be a 50-70% reduction. His levels should be low regardless. If they are not, and his results are no good, time to re-evaluate!

[Artista]

Hi again CC'
Im at the beginning of my 6 month of using Finasteride now.
Cant wait to focus on my scalp at the end of this month.
I can say this, I DO see improvements CC"!
I HOPE that the hairs that seem to be 'woken up ' a bit continues to improve!
Just to reiterate, even if i see no improvements at the end of this month I will not lose hope on its use.
Ill await the 9 month mark and then the 1 year mark before I might form an opinion on Fin's overall effect on my hair.
With some others,,it can take OVER a year of using Fin'.....One step at a time CC'
Happy New Year to ALL and Cheers.