After About 2 Years on Propecia, I’m Seeing Sudden Shedding

Dear Dr. Rassman,

I’m 24 and I’ve been using Propecia since Dec 2006. It worked very well to slow down my hairloss but in the last 30 days I’ve been seeing more shedding. I work at my computer and I’m seeing more and more hairs on my keyboard and desk. I’ve been using Propecia for 2 years (almost) – is this the normal timeline for the hair cycle? Dormant for 2 years and then shedding for a couple of months? Is my shedding a sign of more balding to come?

Thanks!

If you had been my patient from the beginning, I would have a reference map of your hair and scalp for miniaturization and I would be able to look at the change over time. By starting from point zero and looking at the measurements two years into it, it will help show what occurs over the next two years, but will not help you now. This could be caused by a normal acceleration of the genetic process, or you can be misinterpreting what you are seeing. You should go back to the doctor who put you on the Propecia and ask him to examine you and give you an opinion.