Bill,

The results that I am looking for is a slowing down of hair loss more so than regrowth. The hair in the sink and shower drain seem to indicate that this is not happenening, nor or are the images in my mirror.

Truth Seeker,

You do understand for the first several months of taking finasteride that your hair could be going through a shedding process right? Shedding is different than losing your hair. If finasteride is indeed working for you, these hairs will grow back thicker, fatter, and healthier...but it takes time for this process to happen. This is why the recommendation is to stay on finasteride at least a year before giving up!

Be patient brother...see what happens...that's all you can do. But if you give up the product now, you'll never know.

Bill

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Bill, none of that was explained to me. Thanks.

Truth Seeker...then I'm glad to be able to educate you!

Bill

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Does anyone know why the hair sheds when taking Finasteride? Is it only the weak hairs that shed?

I just started on proscar two weeks ago. I am now taking 1/4 pill everyday and plan to continue with it until my shockloss hairs grow back (tomorrow I have my first HT) After several months I plan to cut back to 1/4 proscar pill every other day. Does that sound reasonable? Or should I just take 1/4 pill every other day starting now?

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Hi

I think they shed because they prepare for the growth of new hairs which have to go through the growth cycle.. personally, I would stay on a consistent dosage for a year . I am debating cutting back to 1/2 pill a day of propecia but then again do I want to chance it after spending 15k on 3 HT's... Hmmmmm..

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haifree,

MrJB is correct. Not all hairs will definitely shed, but typically the hairs that do shed are the weaker ones (though that doesn't mean that they look weaker yet...just means they are affected by DHT).

Btw...shockloss is unpredictable...you MAY not have any or you may have some. At least the area where you are getting transplants is mostly a bald area. You may lose the small amount you have in the front due to shock though...but you are doing right by being on Proscar to try to minimize that risk.

I agree with MrJB...stay on finasteride for at least a year before you decide to come off of it...see if it does anything for you.

Bill

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One trick to getting the Proscar 1/2's into the pill cutter straight is to use tweezers with skinny tips. It's easier to line them up correctly and works well.

Miles

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OK, I just got my refill of Propecia. The tablets are oblong, not round. How do you cut an oblong pill into 1/4's? I tried this morning, and it's harder to do than the round pill!

If you cut the Propecia into quarters, aren't you only getting 0.25 mgs? Not enough right? The Proscar is a 5 mg tablet and cutting it into quarters gives you 1.25 mg - 0.25 more than the Propecia. I had no idea until Bill said something about 72 hours. I am going to stick with the every day for at least a year, it's my money, right? lol. Besides, it's comforting to know that if I forget one day, it's still in me until I remember the next day. Plus, as others have pointed out, the almost hexagonal pills are hard to exactly cut into fourths so one day, I might only be getting 1 mg, and another 1.5 mg. Doesn't sound as if that's a problem since it stays there for 72 hours. By the way, finesterine generic is much, much cheaper than the patented name Propecia. Why would anyone pay for Propecia when they can get the same exact pill 5 times as large, invest a few dollars in a cutter and save a ton of money?

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