propecia speed hair loss? (pictures added)

[hairhelp6]

is it possible that propecia made my hair shed and never return? i started propecia about about 13/14 months ago. My hair was thinning and receding a little but it wasnt that noticable unless my hair was wet. I got on propecia and within the next 6 months by hair got considerably thinner all over besides the crown to the point of being very noticable wet or not. Isnt that a bit fast for normal mpb? is it possible that i got a propecia shed but it never grew back in? Could i still expect it to grow back in or is it pretty much gone? i appreciate any responses

[Bill - Seemiller]

hairhelp,

 

Though a temporary hair shedding can occur from taking Propecia during the first couple months, hair loss is not a side effect of Propecia.

 

If you are still losing hair 14 months after taking Propecia, you may just not be a responder to the medication. You may want to consider speaking to a hair restoration physician about dutasteride, which is a stronger drug that blocks more DHT. It is not FDA approved for hair loss, but many doctors have prescribed it to balding men and it has helped many. Be sure to speak to your physician about increased risk of side effects if you are considering dutasteride.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill

[hairhelp6]

hey thanks for the response i have a few pictures that might help better asses my situation

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4727/ldd9247d90a318eaecb7dddbp1.jpg this is my hair about 13 or 14 months ago so i was seventeen i am now eighteen

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9541/ldbac5b2bea052b3610cb40pl5.jpg this is another from around then you can see the recession better but its not major and my hair isnt super thin that side recession is worse btw

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6734/photo1yu3.jpg this is today my hair has thinned out quite a bit and receded a little more especially on the left temple but my vertex is fairly intact

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6072/photo2yn2.jpg here is another pic from today under less intense lighting and and a lower angle which makes the thinning harder to tell but under normal lighting it is visable. also im only about 5'7 or 5'8 so its not like many people see me from the angle lol

 

Like i said i have been on propecia for a little over a year when my dermatologist told me to get on it. Also about 3 or 4 months ago i started using rogaine foam day and night maybe two months ago i started using revita, and t gel as well as started taking biotin, lysine, msm, fish oil, and a one a day so we will see how that regime works out but nothing spectacular so far.

So my question i guess is should i just give up on propecia? i would be a little nervous about getting off of it cause i dont want to lose hair but it doesnt seem to be very effective unless you guys think it could still help? is there anything else you would recommend to try?

Also does that seem like fast loss? that only took about 6 months to get to that point after i started propecia