Hair Loss from Finasteride

Hello Dr.Rassman,
Like one of your readers I too am experiencing a drastic increase in the hair fall. I am on finesteride since last 3 months and I am shedding heavily. I am significantly more bald then I was 3 months ago and the rate of shedding is noticeably higher then any at other point in time in history. Should I stop or continue. I am in double mind. I tried minoxidil and there was exceptional growth in my frontline( like I had in my teen age) but the hair were fuzzy and not cosmetically elegant. No more than 3mm in length but pigmented. The side effects of itching and red skin and dark circle around eyes were too much for me to handle so I stopped it. Can you please do some research tell me please if I should continue with finesteride.? Thanks

It is possible that you are going through hair loss that would have happened anyway. Hair loss has not been a reported side effect of Propecia. I would suggest that you stay the course for at least 8-12 months. If you elect to stop it, then do so carefully and consider restarting the Propecia within 1-2 months if the hair loss continues. I’ve answered a similar question a couple of weeks ago: Significant Hair Loss on Propecia.