I’ve Experienced Shedding After 4 Months on Propecia and Now I’m Freaking Out!

Whats up Doc?
I am 25 and in the early stages of balding, almost 4 months on propecia (112 days to be exact) and the front of my hair line, not at the temples, but the the middle, is noticeably worse/thinner than it was when I started. Now here are my questions: Is it just that it hasnt started to work yet (I know its still early). Or am I experiencing a shed? Or at the worst case scenario is it making my hair worse! I dont really see any hairs on my pillow or shower drain or anything, but im def losing them. In all of your years of experience, is this normal at around the 4th month mark? I know I have to wait a year, to start seeing results but, the hair loss seems to be quickening! I go to a dermatologist who is convinced it will work for me, but at the same time doesn’t really seem to know what they are talking about when it comes to hair loss. I am aware that you can’t make a diagnosis over the internet but how about an educated guess? Ive read on some sites that this is normal and that new thick hairs will grow in, but im still starting to get a little freaked out here. THANKS!

It could just be a shed situation. Many men will lose hair after a hair cycle is complete (ending in catogen) and not restart another cycle right away due to the genetic situation. This could be what you’re experiencing. I wish that I could be of more help, but you will probably know for yourself in another 4-6 months.

For me, the measurements that I take when I start a patient on Propecia (miniaturization mapping) are good for comparison purposes down stream, when there is a change going on. Change tells a great deal with regard to miniaturization and I would hope that the miniaturization that you had present when you started the drug has reduced, rather than increased. I like all of the insights I can get to render a prediction as to where a patient’s hair loss pattern is going.