Propecia Stops Working Unless I Double the Dose

Dear Dr
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to help us with our fight against hairloss. For close to 6 months I have had my suspicions that the effectiveness of Propecia has been wearing off.I thought it was all in my head but in the last few weeks the miniaturisation of my hairs on the sides of my head have become really obvious.Its a fact,after years of great results my hair had begun to miniaturise again.I was balding again.I increased the dose to half a tablet Proscar a day & after several weeks noticed that my hair stopped miniaturising, infact the miniaturising process is now being reversed.This is great news. However,I am now experiencing an incredibly oily scalp,especially when I wake up in the mornings.My hair is soaked in oil.Are you aware of “oily scalp” being a side effect of propecia use or could it just be a mere coincidence? I know you can’t give a definitive answer unless you see me in person but ANY feedback would be greatly appreciated as the Doctors in my area don’t have a clue about hairloss related issues.
Thanks in advance

Every patient, sooner or later, will see more hair loss even while they are on the drug Propecia. This drug is not a cure all — it slows down the progress of the balding. If increasing the dose helps you stop the balding, then talk to your prescribing doctor about taking a higher dosage. Oily scalp can be managed with shampoos made for people with an oily scalp and more frequent washing (twice a day) may work for you.