when do drugs work? im still shedding

[Jay Dee]

i've been on proscar tablets (cutting the tabs into fourths) and 5 percent rogaine for about 42 days (appx 1.5 months) and im shedding a lot. when i use the 1 percent shampoo and look at my hands i see a lot of hair that just came off

 

is this the shedding period? when does this stop?

 

i thought you start maintaining hair pretty soon and notice only hair regrowth in 3 months.

[Jay Dee]

i've been on proscar tablets (cutting the tabs into fourths) and 5 percent rogaine for about 42 days (appx 1.5 months) and im shedding a lot. when i use the 1 percent shampoo and look at my hands i see a lot of hair that just came off

 

is this the shedding period? when does this stop?

 

i thought you start maintaining hair pretty soon and notice only hair regrowth in 3 months.

[Bill - Seemiller]

Jay,

 

Hair shedding may occur over the first 3 months of using hair loss drugs such as Propecia / Proscar (finasteride) and Rogaine (minoxidil). This is why it is recommended to commit to this hair loss medication unless you experience any side effects for at least 6 months to a year to see if it is working for you.

 

The goods is, hair shedding is typically a good sign. The weaker hairs that are DHT susceptible are forced into early telogen (the hair shedding phase), while a new thicker hair is growing from the hair follicle underneath in anagen (the hair growth phase). But this process takes time.

 

Bill

[Jay Dee]

the hairs that are shedding are mostly thick long hairs and only a few thinning hair...

[Bill - Seemiller]

The shedding of thick and long hairs may just be normal hair shedding as part of the natural hair growth cycle. Shedding up to 50-100 hairs per day is normal, but they always grow back as long as they aren't impacted by male or female pattern hair loss.

 

Bill