Increased Shedding with Propecia Use
Hello Folks,
I have been using finasteride 2MG daily and found no issues related to Sex drive. However what I find interesting is that the hair shedding has increased to a very high extent i.e more before using drug. Is this normal? i found that this is due to movement of hairs from telogen to anagen phase. Should I stop the drug? Increase the dose?
Thanks
I have no patients that have complained of shedding from Propecia, yet I have been asked about it in emails via this blog a few times. I probably have more patients on Propecia than any doctor in California, so I find it interesting to hear about the shedding problem that is reported to me here. My best advice is to continue to take the drug. What you might be seeing is some accelerated hair loss in its normal cycle, which hopefully will be addressed as the drug kicks in.
I don’t mean to question your knowledge or experience in any way but have read about a difference in shedding rates from several sources and have experienced it myself.
In my case accelerated shedding began to take place about a month or so into treatment and lasted approximately three months.
I now have the remnants of the initial hair plus almost my entire scalp is experiencing growth of new hairs and I can feel new course stubble coming through under the remaining hair.