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*Propecia/Finasteride/whatever other 1000 names this drug has. I use them interchangeably
Hi
I made an account to ask this because it's been playing on my mind
Some background;
22, diffuse thinning with slight receding hairline (not too bad yet), and I've been on Finasteride for coming up to 5 months (started mid February).
I understand it can take up to 6 months (some people even say a whole year) before Finasteride fully kicks in, but one thing I've noticed a LOT of men on hair loss forums saying is that the Finasteride makes them shed bucketloads in the early stages. The concensus seems that this is normal, and happens before the "regrowth" begins.
I've still not seen this yet. To be honest, even before Finasteride I've never had extreme amounts of shedding, I've not even noticed an increase since I was a teenager. Since starting Fin, nothing has really changed with the amount of shedding I have.
I do think it's working though, it's only been a few months but already;
- My scalp is itching significantly less than it was before. I had a persistent nagging scalp itch especially at the crown before starting Fin, almost felt like burning sometimes, but that's gone almost completely.
-I can feel my hair seems thicker and more dense at the crown than it was. I kinda wish my hairline would thicken too but oh well.
Long term goals would be to (hopefully) stabilise the balding and (perhaps, if possible and I feel like it) maybe do some HT hairline restoration and re-thickening of the problem areas. My receding hairline isn't really that bad or noticeable yet especially with how I style my hair (I can mask it quite well), but tbh my hair has always been one of my major vanities and I miss being able to switch it up and do different styles.
Hi
I made an account to ask this because it's been playing on my mind
Some background;
22, diffuse thinning with slight receding hairline (not too bad yet), and I've been on Finasteride for coming up to 5 months (started mid February).
I understand it can take up to 6 months (some people even say a whole year) before Finasteride fully kicks in, but one thing I've noticed a LOT of men on hair loss forums saying is that the Finasteride makes them shed bucketloads in the early stages. The concensus seems that this is normal, and happens before the "regrowth" begins.
I've still not seen this yet. To be honest, even before Finasteride I've never had extreme amounts of shedding, I've not even noticed an increase since I was a teenager. Since starting Fin, nothing has really changed with the amount of shedding I have.
I do think it's working though, it's only been a few months but already;
- My scalp is itching significantly less than it was before. I had a persistent nagging scalp itch especially at the crown before starting Fin, almost felt like burning sometimes, but that's gone almost completely.
-I can feel my hair seems thicker and more dense at the crown than it was. I kinda wish my hairline would thicken too but oh well.
Long term goals would be to (hopefully) stabilise the balding and (perhaps, if possible and I feel like it) maybe do some HT hairline restoration and re-thickening of the problem areas. My receding hairline isn't really that bad or noticeable yet especially with how I style my hair (I can mask it quite well), but tbh my hair has always been one of my major vanities and I miss being able to switch it up and do different styles.
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