Starting Propecia Soon But scared.

[John16198]

I got a prescription for propecia, and im thinking about start using it soon. My only biggest fear is that if i start, my hair will shed. As of right now, i have a full head of hair and i don't have any bold spots yet, but if i start using propecia, what are the chances that hair will shed for sure to a point where i would look bold?

when you took it, how much hair did you loose? i understand that it will grow back but im a college student and im really insecure so before starting i would like to know what im getting into.

Thanks

[dex89]

I'm pretty sure you'll be fine...I was 22 when I first started and turn 23 on june, I shed for the first couple of days or weeks not sure. I really didn't notice much hair shedding.

[rdawg]

The shed is probably not major enough to notice like crazy.

I'm at 2 months right now and my shedding has actually slowed alot since before taking it. It's a good sign to me and my hair feels at least stronger than before.

[NotBelievingIt]

You may notice the hair in the shower at work on desk etc, but if your hair is thick enough it won't be noticable to other people unless you have a Cat Shed Event lol

[thatkidd]

John,

Trust me, do not be scared to take Propecia. Please just get on it. I started taking it when I was 19, and have slowly began seeing the effects of it go away unfortunately. But all during college it kept my hair much better than without I am sure.

I am in great shape, get rock hard college kid erections, and feel no other side effects. Monitor these for yourself, but I really don't think many people experience them. You have to think about the bias from a lot of stuff you read on forums. Most people that have great results go on with their life and never look back. People that have problems get on these forums to learn more and talk about their bad experience.

My main point is to encourage you to start as young as possible though. I have seen my hair continue to receed some while on propecia which sucks...but it's got to help!

[khan]

I got a prescription for propecia, and im thinking about start using it soon. My only biggest fear is that if i start, my hair will shed. As of right now, i have a full head of hair and i don't have any bold spots yet, but if i start using propecia, what are the chances that hair will shed for sure to a point where i would look bold?

when you took it, how much hair did you loose? i understand that it will grow back but im a college student and im really insecure so before starting i would like to know what im getting into.

Thanks

For Propecia to be effective you have to start early. And the earlier you start the higher the chance of keeping the hair you have right now.

Most people don't experience sides, and thats a fact. thatkidd has very good advice for you. The people that complain of sides are the ones most likely to be on hairloss forums. If you want you could consider starting with 0.5mg/day just to ease yourself into the medication.
Shedding is considered a good thing, it means you are responding to the medication.

Best of luck

[mathmoose]

As of right now, i have a full head of hair and i don't have any bold spots yet

Then why are you even considering using it?

[25 going on 65]

Then why are you even considering using it?

Most likely diffuse thinning. Some of us lose our hair in more of a female pattern

[BigThinker]

Most likely diffuse thinning. Some of us lose our hair in more of a female pattern

That's what I was going to say. I'm just happy I didn't get the bald spot on the crown of the head. That one feels like a total pain to hide.

[stilted]

I got a prescription for propecia, and im thinking about start using it soon. My only biggest fear is that if i start, my hair will shed. As of right now, i have a full head of hair and i don't have any bold spots yet, but if i start using propecia, what are the chances that hair will shed for sure to a point where i would look bold?

when you took it, how much hair did you loose? i understand that it will grow back but im a college student and im really insecure so before starting i would like to know what im getting into.

Thanks

I don't even know what this whole "shed" phenomenon is. I'm sure it's real, but as someone who started propecia at 20 (15 years ago), I apparently made it through the "shed" phase unfazed. Maybe I did shed and then recouped, only to never realize it because I was out getting laid and not focusing on my hairloss -- do the same!!

[mathmoose]

Most likely diffuse thinning. Some of us lose our hair in more of a female pattern

Well if that's the case then I can just about understand, but if you (you in the general sense) haven't even started to thin yet and are just going to take Propecia as a precaution because hairloss runs in the family, then I'd say you're asking for trouble. You're basically taking a drug that you don't yet need... so maybe you're lowering DHT when it doesn't need lowering.

I believe a couple of posters on this forum made the observation (very non-scientific but nevertheless worth noting) that it's the guys taking Propecia that don't really need it that have a good chance of suffering the side effects. And by not needing it that would be guys that haven't really start to lose hair yet and guys that have just receded at the temples to their mature hairline.

That's what I was going to say. I'm just happy I didn't get the bald spot on the crown of the head. That one feels like a total pain to hide.

At 21 years old, I've got a slightly balding crown. It's not flat out bald up top but it's noticeable if you look. I'm not gonna lie and say I wish it wasn't there... but I must say I don't feel it's held me back in any way. I can count on one hand the people that have commented on it and they were all guys. I've not yet had a girl say anything and I've been hitting it up pretty hard in the clubs this year!

[BGP]

I'm on my 6th day of fin. Wasn't too worried about sides to begin with, but I just pretend it's viagra when I take it haha

disclaimer: don't use viagra recreationally