i'm 31 and started to lose some of my frontal hair line when i was 22. i got on propecia within 2 years (started september 1999) and it has done great. however, within the last month i have started to notice thinning again (in the front and on top of the head) for the first time since i got on propecia. so i have a few questions that i would greatly appreciate your help with. thanks in advance.
1) does propecia lose its effectiveness after a certain period? in my case, it would be 7 years (sept. '99 to october '06)
2) i have a prescription for avodart from my family physician. should i try it? i know it's not FDA approved and it stays in your system longer, but i think it's worth a shot. any serious side effects? is it safe to try? would insurance cover avodart?
3) i've started taking nizoral 1% shampoo once every 3 days. i understand the 2% is by prescription only. is it that much of a difference in the 2% to get it?
4) what other shampoo's should i use? is nioxin good and over the counter?
5) what are copper peptides and do they really work?
6) what could be the reasons i've all of a sudden started losing hair after being so successful with propecia for 7 years? there has been no change in my diet, no extra stress. could i have a decrease in testosterone levels that could help cause this hair loss?
7) my current regime is propecia once a day (most likely soon to be avodart), rogaine foam twice a day (just started), and nizoral 1% shampoo once every 3 days. what else should i be doing?
seriously, what else works? am i doing the right things? what else should i be doing?
thank you for any help/responses you can give me.