Results at 6 months with propecia. long time users plz read

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I'm 22 years old with a moderately receded hairline. I definitely did not think propecia was going to improve my hairline, only protect it, but it has definitly thickened it up. I see a lot of new short hairs sprouting up around it, and the dark to light contrast when standing outside of the bathroom shows an increase in darkness at a lower point on my temples in the mirror. (this is how I know for sure it has helped.) This is all after a haircut cut to the same length as just before I started propecia.

However, immediately after starting propecia, I'd say within 1 month, the hair in front and above my ears, and mostly on my left side, has thinned dramatically. I have been shedding a plethora of hairs from this area, and only this area. Very fine, almost invisible hairs have been replacing the beautiful dark healthy strands that have been coming out. After 6 months the damage is showing. If you trace my hairline starting from the back nape of my head, to the front of my ear, by the time you reach the side burn the hair appears much lighter, the hairline is much lighter, and is transparent.

Can anyone tell me if this has happened to them, and whether the hair lost ever returned, or if this is even related to shedding. I will have reached my 6th month on propecia in 10 days.

Thanks