If I Stop Taking Propecia, Do the Benefits Disappear Gradually or Immediately?

Doctor,

I have one note regarding one of your lines here at this question https://baldingblog.com/2006/10/31/if-minoxidil-and-propecia-work-best-in-the-crown-how-can-i-save-my-hairline/ your words (the hair loss picks up again and makes up for the time the drug was effectively holding the hair there) , does that mean once you stop taking propecia your hair in the front get lost as if this hair was gained by the medicine even though if it was just restored by the medication or it would take the normal way of losing hair as if you havent taken the medication in the first place??!!

Please Clarify..!!

Best Regards..

I use the term ‘catch-up hair loss‘ which means that the hair loss will occur at an accelerated rate over the months after stopping the drug. You can probably expect that you will lose all of the benefits of the Propecia (finasteride) plus whatever hair you would have lost (had you not taken the drug) in the 3-6 months after the time you stop taking it.

If you note that the hair loss has started (after you stop the medication) and you go back on it, some of the lost hair may reverse if you react to it quickly.