My dutasteride ran out on september 25th, so its been almost 2 months. My libido hasnt gotten any better since then. Considering the halph life of 5 weeks, i should have some significantly higher libido now. But i dont. I was okay with having no libido for a time, but sooner or later i would prefer it to come back.
There is no way to predict the reversal of sexual side effects on Dutasteride. I would hope that within 2-3 months the drug will be completely out of your system
This may not be thinning. If a person with an average hair thickness was to bundle all of the hair (like a pony tail) on the head, it would make a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Now spread that out all over the scalp, and that is the coverage one gets. Short hair, a bright flash and straight hair can make a normal person look like this. To find out if you are balding, a HAIRCHECK test will tell you that (see here: https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-video/)
So I started fin about 10 months ago. The last two months i’ve started to notice a lot of new hairs sprouting at the front of my hairline and it has moved forward a considerable amount. The only problem is that behind my hairline, the hair in front has only begun shedding more and is now very thin. Can I expect my hair to fill in where I see regrowth, or will I likely only maintain or lose more density?
It is hard to predict what will happen. Give it a full 18 months and then you will know
AT 19 years old, you should be fully grown and not see an impact of finasteride on your height.
I had a patient stand on his head for two hours a day for 6 months to get more circulation to his scalp. He did 1 hour in the morning and one hour in the evening. He still developed progressive balding and did not grow any hair. I ended up transplanting him and he was quite happy.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80624-3.epdf
This article is highly technical and discusses hair cycling and identified some of the mechanisms for this process.
I’m sorry to disturb you with this message, but I’m really confused about something and I was out of options… I have been using Minoxidil for more than 9 months and finasteride for 8. I have read somewhere that I could never stop minoxidil because I started it before Finasteride and so that my hair was already dependent on its effect and that finasteride would not really work well too because of it. Is that true ?
I’m sorry if my question is stupid… Have a good day, Sir.
There is a lot of confusion out there. Minoxidil develops minoxidil dependent hairs when it works. Finasteride reverses miniaturization and possibly brings back the hairs when it is almost gone. These are independent so one can be used without the other although the two are complementary to each other.
Before i started fin my hair was okay, diffuse thinning but i could hide it really well. After i got on fin, my hair got way worse, especially after a month of using it. People started making comments, stuff i never used to hear. I started thinking the drug was making my hair worse. Now i’m 2 and a half months in, and my hair is sooo much better. I don’t even have to try to hide my hair anymore, or do any special hair styles to hide my thinning. I’m excited to see what my hair will look like 6 months in. Don’t lose hope
The key with this drug is persistence. Stay the course and most people see value either with slowing the hair loss, stopping it and occasionally reversing the hair loss
I had drug induced TE from Depakote. I stopped the medication almost 2 years ago. My hair has grown back and I don’t have MPB. But my hair is miniaturized all over. Is it normal and permanent? Thanks.
If you are saying that the hair, when it came back, was of a smaller caliber, then this may be a permanent effect. I would have to see you and examine you with a trichoscope to understand the problem you pose
Im considering another beard transplant but am worried it will leave scars on my face – can this be fixed to look more natural? will it leave scars on my face if the hair angles get re implanted? Alternatively im also considering Laser HR on my face but im worried there will be noticeable scars when fully removed? advice please?
You can remove each beard hair and replace it in the proper position. This shouldn’t scar the face if performed with a small punch. A laser would also work but then you would waste the hair
Hi Dr. Rassman, I found this man’s photos with what looks to be a sharp NW2 or mature hairline at age 30, but he and others in the comments believe it will worsen and he’ll “get more bald without finasteride.” I’m asking because I’m 22 and can kind of see my hairline is starting to turn to this sharp shape. So if you had to guess without a haircheck test, what would you say? Mature hairline or MPB? Thanks
The balding pattern if each male is predetermined by genetics. The problem is second guessing it before it starts to become apparent. There is no guarantee that the picture of the man showed will eventually lead to balding. A good doctor building a Master Plan with him and using the tools of trichometry and the HAIRCHECK test might be able to tell before it becomes obvious. That is what I do.
