Going On and Off Propecia

I read on an earlier post you believe it is a bad idea to go on and off propecia, this is exactly what my dermatologist has recommended as he is dubious about staying on the drug constantly.

If the drug works by helping block DHT production surely this shouldnt be an issue? ie in the months you dont take it DHT production may rise again, but every other months is better than not at all? Or am I being too simplistic and hair cycles etc come into it and im making things worse?

I write because on the recent resumption of taking it I seem to have quite alot of shedding.

regards

Going on Propecia and then going off of Propecia is a bad idea. I have seen many men stop it for 4-6 months and they start losing hair at about a month, which quickly becomes evident at 3 months. If they restart it again, they rarely go back to where they were before they stopped the medication. I don’t know where your doctor is getting that idea from, so I would suggest that you ask him/her for clarification.