After 10 Years, Finasteride Seems to Have Stopped Working!

I have been using propecia, now generic finesteride, for at least 10 years. Recently, I noticed that I have a noticeable bald spot extending from my front to my back of the head. I am 58 years old. Is it true that in a lot of cases the treatment simply stops working as we get older?

It’s not that finasteride stops working altogether, but rather, your body is likely starting to win the war against the drug. I’ve seen this happen in some patients that have taken the medication for many years, though I also have patients that haven taken it for a decade without any problems.

I’d imagine that if you quit the medication completely you’d see further loss. Besides, at 58 years old the finasteride is good for prostate health. You should be under a doctor’s care and discuss your problem with him/her. Perhaps you should talk to your prescribing doctor about increasing the dose to 2mg to see if that might help.

I’ve written about this before here and here, so you’re not alone.