Propecia Slowed My Body Hair Growth, But That’s a Good Thing for Me!
Last week I asked readers to share their stories about body hair growth (increased or decreased) while taking Propecia…
Hi Dr. Rassman,
About the body hair thing..
Background on me….I am a 25 year old male, started finasteride about a year ago. Thanks to YOU and YOUR blog I decided to walk into Dr Bernstein’s office one day and do something about my early hair loss. Without your blog I would have gone into further denial, waiting until I was a NW3 or NW4 to finally accept the fact I had MPB. Thanks to the information you provide, I started early. Dr. Bernstein classified me as a NW2.5 and prescribed 1/3 of a 5mg pill daily (normally he said he gives 1/4 but I am a pretty big guy). Now, a year later, I have not missed a dose my hair definitely has not gotten any worse. I think it has gotten slightly better actually. Either way, I am content with what I have. Would I like to have hair like Reagan or Clinton? Of course. However, I am pretty darn happy that I have what I have and started early. I have hair like a Bush or Carter and thats good enough for me! So thank YOU Dr Rassman for being so informative and helpful.
About the body hair. I have always had a lot of body hair – arms, legs, thighs, chest, back and shoulders. This is hair I keep groomed. The finasteride has DEFINITELY slowed the body hair growth. It is definitely not in my imagination, I am positive. I have always been conscious of my back hair and kept it shaven. I also trim my chest, armpit, and pubic hair. However, I now do it every 2 months instead of every 2 weeks. So it has been a good thing for me.
If you are still reading this you should also note that Dr Bernstein suggested Rogaine along with the finasteride. I decided to do a year of finasteride BY ITSELF first. Now a year later, things are looking fine with finasteride alone. I made this decision based on information you have provided about the two drugs in the past. So thank you again for the knowledge you provide. If I had used the Rogaine, I’d now be wondering which drug was doing the work. I might try it some day, but for now finasteride is doing the trick.
I should also note that other side effects are not present :)
Thank you again
This is not an atypical story. Most men who do their research and keep a level head about the hair loss problem will tackle it with logic. The logical steps are clearly defined in this and other good websites. I’m glad it has worked out for you thus far and thanks for sharing your story.
Congratulations on your success with finasteride!
I too had a consultation with Dr. Bernstein and he also prescribed me finasteride and minoxidil. I decided to use both and have been using both for three months now.
Not only has my hairloss stopped, but it has visibly and significantly thickened up at the top of my head and even at the hairline. I am very happy with the results at just three months!
The studies show that both these products are supposed to work on most men in either regrowing hair or slowing the rate of hair loss. So even though finasteride is working well for you, there is a very good chance that minoxidil would also work for you and end up giving you an even better overall result.
congratulations! this is extremely sweet… and its also nice to hear good news among all the sad stories i read through trying to figure out this hair loss problems… i’ll be as positive as you are and hope for the best! congratulations again!