I Know There’s No Guarantee About Propecia, But Hypothetically…

I wrote once asking you if in 8-9 months you don’t see any thickening/regrowth on Propecia that later results are unlikely. You said there is no guarantee the medication will work for me. I understand that nothing is a guarantee but my question really was that “if” thickening/regrowth will happen for a man on Propecia does it “must” happen on the 8-9th month mark or can it happen later?

You will likely know by the 8 or 9th month mark, but keep in mind that if you also notice less hair loss (but no thickening or regrowth) it may still be working… even if it’s just slowing the process down. I don’t recall saying that if you didn’t see regrowth that results are unlikely. Just seeing the hair loss halt is also a benefit of finasteride.

To answer the question you’re asking directly though, if you’re expecting regrowth of your hair and you don’t see it by month 9, I don’t think that continuously taking the drug will result in regrowth by month 15. If you do take Propecia for 15 months (as an example) and decide to stop, you’ll see your hair loss continue and possibly speed up. This is what I call catch-up hair loss, in that any halting benefits the Propecia gave you would be gone after stopping the drug, and your hair loss catches up to the point that you’d be at had you never taken it at all.