Shedding on fin still normal after 9 months

[auteur55]

Do I have a chance to still grow some hairs from the horrible shedding I've experienced after taking Fin. My hair was thinning very slow until I got on this pill and it has gotten worse and worse the longer i've been on it. My understanding was the shedding would usually taper off after 3-4 monhts. But 9 months later I am ready to blame this "hair loss" pill for causing me to lose my hair on the front. Should I keep the faith?

[aaron1234]

Yes! Studies show the best benefits from the drug comes at the 2 year mark.

[auteur55]

Thanks for the response. Unfortunately i'm confused. After reading countless websites and threads on the topic my understanding was that a shed can happen in the first 3 months with it tapering off around the 4-6 month mark and that I should start noticing some progress up to the year mark. Almost everyone has said that the year mark is a good place to decide if the drug is working i've rarely heard that you have to wait 2. The thing is this pill is dramatically destroying my front hair which was receding very slowly. Once I started this pill it has gotten worse and worse over the last 6 months with this last month being the worst yet. I didn't read anywhere that it's normal to be shedding like this at the 9 month mark.

[Levrais]

I'm not sure that it's normal to have a continuous and increasing shed for 9 months. I would talk to a hairloss doc about it before making decision to stay on it or not. Are you noticing any improvement in the crown?

[NEWHAIRPLEASE]

A year is a great place to decide. If you don't feel satisfied at the year mark , I personally, would consider quitting. However, having said that, I never plan on quitting again. I did it once before for about 5 years and it was a big big mistake.

[aaron1234]

The thing is that you are shedding but it is not entirely conclusive that Propecia is the cause. It probably would be at the 3-4 month marker but not necessarily at this point. You may just be experiencing a seasonal shed.... or worse your genetically predisposed balding is simply accelerating. But whose to say that the finasteride is not keeping you from losing even more hair. It's a tough call and a guessing game really. Definitely give it a year at least. But two years is when you'd typically see the best results from it.