Hi, 28 year old, lack of hair on crown

[Tracy C]

I've read somewhere that finasteride is only effective at stopping hair loss at stage 2 or 3.

The Medication does not care what stage of hair loss you have. It simply blocks the formation of the hormone that triggers hereditary hair loss (DHT). The medication can stop hereditary hair loss regardless of what stage you are. Of course for someone who is beyond NW6 there is no point.

mnx, my advice if you start on finasteride would be to start at a lower dose, and take your time working up.

I think this is good advice. This is what I had to do when I started on Spiro.