I'm in the same situation--started 8 years ago, and Propecia seems to be losing its effectiveness now. For years a combination of Propecia and minoxidil 5% regrew hair and seemed to have halted my hairloss. I'm currently a Norwood 1 in terms of hairline, but with underlying thinning I'm heading for a Norwood 5. I may try a "drug holiday"--a break from my drug regimen to see if that allows my body to reset and eliminate its tolerance to the Propecia and minoxidil. If that doesn't work, I'll probably just shave my head. Possibly grow a goatee and hit the gym harder. I don't look too bad buffed up with a shaved head, but it's a very "niche" look that most girls aren't wild about. Last time I did it I found it went over great with Russian and Eastern European girls ha ha. They seem to like that rugged look, unlike homegrown girls who like their men a bit on the pretty side. Anyway, I'll let you know if the drug holiday helps. If I were you I'd definitely try adding the minoxidil to your regimen--shocked you haven't already!

Thats the route I would go! Definitely add rogaine to your current regimen!

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Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012
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Take a look at this thread if you want a but more info.

This guy reported a similar experience to your own.

http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...fficiency.html

Kal, your genetics is probably catching up to the drug. You would be in a much worse shape by now had you never taken Finasteride. But even if it is losing effectiveness, DO NOT stop it without taking something in it's place.

On the subject of Avodart, I took it for a year to see if I could see any gains. Apparently my hairloss isn't aggressive enough to warrant something stronger than Fin, so I switched back. My family doctor had no problems writing it for me, but it is quite more expensive than Finasteride. Luckily my health insurance covers it. As far as side effects I noticed nothing any different than Finasteride.

On a side note, you can take either Proscar/Propecia or Avodart with grapefruit juice and get a boost in the serum drug concentration. Go with either 100% GFJ from Ocean Spray or a pure "not from concentrate" GFJ.

Good luck!

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Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily
Avodart 0.5 mg. daily
Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily
5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily
Biotin 5000 mcg.
MSM 1500 mg. twice daily
Zinc 50 mg. daily

Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1?

Avodart pooped out on me a year ago. I'm still taking it though because I figure that the hair loss would be worse. It's as if my hair has become extra sensitive to the small amour of DHT that there is. I too hoped it would have a life long effect. But there are some mysteries to this. For example more men lose hair as they age, at a time when their testosterone levels are falling significantly. Its one reason i would not trust a hair transplant. So DHT is a big factor but perhaps not the only one. I should be grateful. I started receding at 19 and was so worried I'd be bald by 24 and never get a girlfriend. I'm 45 now but of course I would love for it to have worked until 55. And then 65. Lol