I am 3 months in to fue stopping finasteride

[Alberts]

I am past 3 months since my fue transplant. I started getting sides from finasteride and I want to stop but I don’t want to lose my existing hair. A friend of mine told me he took these supplements that halted his hair loss no regrowth. The supplements are Palmetto Guard 1 softgel

*Astaxanthin 1 softgel

*Curcumin Elite- 1 capsule

*Optimized Resveratrol- 1 capsule

do you think these are safe to take for the grafts will they have any negative affects on my transplanted hair ?

[HappyMan2021]

5 minutes ago, Alberts said:

I started getting sides from finasteride

what specific sides are you getting?

Those other supplements seem pointless to be honest. 

[Alberts]

11 minutes ago, SadMan2021 said:

what specific sides are you getting?

Those other supplements seem pointless to be honest. 

Lowered sex drive and my erection is not as strong and I don’t take it everyday now 

[Rahal Hair Transplant]

Albert’s,

it’s impossible to predict how well you’re going to respond to alternative medication when you were previously on finasteride. If you were experiencing regrowth or other at least, halted your hair loss using finasteride, you could very well lose whatever hair you’ve retained or restored when you stop. Using alternative DHT blockers that are not proven and not nearly as effective may or may not be strong enough to keep whatever existing here you’ve retained with finasteride. 

how long have you been using finasteride? Sometimes, side effects from the medication will go away with ongoing use of finasteride.  Other times, you’ll have to stop the medication before the side effects go away.

best of luck,

Rahal Hair Transplant

[Alberts]

8 hours ago, Rahal Hair Transplant said:

Albert’s,

it’s impossible to predict how well you’re going to respond to alternative medication when you were previously on finasteride. If you were experiencing regrowth or other at least, halted your hair loss using finasteride, you could very well lose whatever hair you’ve retained or restored when you stop. Using alternative DHT blockers that are not proven and not nearly as effective may or may not be strong enough to keep whatever existing here you’ve retained with finasteride. 

how long have you been using finasteride? Sometimes, side effects from the medication will go away with ongoing use of finasteride.  Other times, you’ll have to stop the medication before the side effects go away.

best of luck,

Rahal Hair Transplant

I have been on finasteride for over a year the side effects aren’t worth it I just don’t want my transplant to look weird. 

[JohnCasper]

I know many feel dependent on hair growth and retention medications but I've never had any medications prior or after my surgeries nearly 10 years ago.  I also haven't noticed any hair loss in the recipient area.  Everyone has different experiences, but just wanted to share mine.