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I'd recommend you continue taking it for at least 6 months before giving up. The fact that you're seeing positive results in your crown area is a very good sign, and it can take a while longer for you to see the full effect of Finasteride. If the thinning in your temples is aggressive enough, Finasteride may only be able to slow down the loss there, not stop it.
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Originally Posted by Kyle Kneeland
I'd recommend you continue taking it for at least 6 months before giving up. The fact that you're seeing positive results in your crown area is a very good sign, and it can take a while longer for you to see the full effect of Finasteride. If the thinning in your temples is aggressive enough, Finasteride may only be able to slow down the loss there, not stop it.
Do you mean 6 more months or hit the 6 months mark?
I've never seen anyone going bald starting at this especific temple area... My higher temple area is ok, my hairline in the forehead has always been great (Never seen miniaturized hair there).
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Hit the 6 month mark. One thing to keep in mind about stopping Finasteride is that your hair will shed in the crown to the point where it'd be at had you not taken it in the first place.
As for that part of your temple, to be honest it doesn't look like its that thin to me- but I also don't know what it looked like before. That area is always a little thin naturally anyways. I'd just keep taking pictures for now and see if it looks better or worse at the 6 month point.
I am a representative for Dr. Sean Behnam in Los Angeles, CA.
My opinions are my own.
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Originally Posted by Kyle Kneeland
Hit the 6 month mark. One thing to keep in mind about stopping Finasteride is that your hair will shed in the crown to the point where it'd be at had you not taken it in the first place.
As for that part of your temple, to be honest it doesn't look like its that thin to me- but I also don't know what it looked like before. That area is always a little thin naturally anyways. I'd just keep taking pictures for now and see if it looks better or worse at the 6 month point.
Ok. I'll give it a try! Thank you for the answers. Definitely my temple hair have always been thinner than the rest but I'm 100% sure it used to be thicker. Well... Do you think I could get better results if, after the 6 month mark, I stop Finasteride and start taking Dutasteride 0.5mg (maybe every other day)?
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It's definitely possible that Dutasteride would be more beneficial to you. It's less widely studied though so results are harder to guarantee, but in theory it's just a 'stronger' version of Finasteride. I'm not super knowledgeable about the studies done on it though, you may need to ask a dermatologist or someone else who's looked into it more in depth!
I am a representative for Dr. Sean Behnam in Los Angeles, CA.
My opinions are my own.
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Originally Posted by Kyle Kneeland
It's definitely possible that Dutasteride would be more beneficial to you. It's less widely studied though so results are harder to guarantee, but in theory it's just a 'stronger' version of Finasteride. I'm not super knowledgeable about the studies done on it though, you may need to ask a dermatologist or someone else who's looked into it more in depth!
I saw a lot of information on reddit in this sub /r/tressless/ There are about 200 users online, so i think its good idea to ask there about using dutasteride in real life and get a lot of answers
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