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    Default Has propecia lost effectiveness - second shed?

    My hair looked better up until a recent haircut (see thread below):

    http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15904

    It was cut too short. However, i've noticed now that when I comb my hair (with some styling product in) i'm getting hairs coming out all the time - maybe 7-8 with each comb stroke sticking onto the comb. Wondering if i'm going through a second shed? I've been on the full tablet for 9 months now. Or would propecia maybe be losing its effectiveness? I have to use product each day because my hair is really fine so it helps thicken it up. If I wasn't using it i'd probably have better/more visible regrowth because i'd have less of these styling sheds. I'm also using rogaine.

    Any thoughts?

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    Are the hairs you're shedding normal looking or thin looking? I remember shedding a couple times and that when i was just using finasteride and not rogaine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by notresponding88 View Post
    Are the hairs you're shedding normal looking or thin looking? I remember shedding a couple times and that when i was just using finasteride and not rogaine.
    I mean I have extensive miniaturisation on top so they are "thin" but more or less normal sized hairs. They are of a reasonable length i.e couple of inches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 22able View Post
    I mean I have extensive miniaturisation on top so they are "thin" but more or less normal sized hairs. They are of a reasonable length i.e couple of inches.
    I think those hairs need to shed then so they'll grow back thicker. How much rogaine are you using?

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    Quote Originally Posted by notresponding88 View Post
    I think those hairs need to shed then so they'll grow back thicker. How much rogaine are you using?
    Slightly more than half a cap because I'm covering most of my scalp and my front. Is the second shed a common thing?

    Also, I'm not sure if propecia is supposed to affect this bit I find that my miniaturised hairs are still fairly easy to pull out. I assumed propecia might strengthen them but often a slight tug results in a hair being drawn. Is this a sign that the medication might not be working or will those hairs just always be naturally weaker?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 22able View Post
    Slightly more than half a cap because I'm covering most of my scalp and my front. Is the second shed a common thing?

    Also, I'm not sure if propecia is supposed to affect this bit I find that my miniaturised hairs are still fairly easy to pull out. I assumed propecia might strengthen them but often a slight tug results in a hair being drawn. Is this a sign that the medication might not be working or will those hairs just always be naturally weaker?
    I say use more rogaine. I don't use the cap I just apply it directly. When I was in propecia I think I had more than one shed because I felt at times it would slow down then pick up again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by notresponding88 View Post
    I think those hairs need to shed then so they'll grow back thicker. How much rogaine are you using?
    This makes sense. I've heard this before. Anyone agree?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AfterHair View Post
    This makes sense. I've heard this before. Anyone agree?
    It's true, but you never know what will be the end result of a shed.

    You just hope, haha..

    I went through a period where my hair got better by around the 4-5th month, and then I shed like crazy from 5-7th, and 8-10th have been little shedding some days, more others, none some, etc. We'll see what happens, I guess.

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    I went through a shed early, around month 2, and had one during month 7/8. Both times when my hair regrew things looked a little better. Just part of the regrowth process I guess.

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