Alternatives for finasteride (approved by FDA for treating hair loss) and dutasteride (not FDA approved for treating hair loss): going bald getting balder getting thinner and thinner hair receding hairline or hairless crown The choice is yours!
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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) […]
You can try adding Rogaine. Chances are, it won’t help a ton in the frontal area (it works best in the crown), but it is worth a shot. I like the idea that only one change will be implemented so you will know in about 6-9 months if the addition of the Rogaine works. As […]
Proscar is the same medication as Propecia — finasteride. They just come in different dosages. Never take a drug that you do not need. Get your hair mapped out for miniaturization to find out if you need it and if you have genetic balding that needs to be treated. Taking Propecia when you do not […]
Propecia (finasteride 1mg) works through inhibiting production of DHT, which is responsible for male pattern baldness. By stopping Propecia, you allow the DHT to be made from testosterone again, which can deleteriously affect your hair growth. If you look at this diagram of Propecia effect on hair count, you can clearly see that the rate […]
Sounds like you figured it out. Please be smart and go back and stay on the drug. Discuss this with your prescribing physician.
Headache and nausea are not among known side effects of Propecia (finasteride 1mg). You have been off the medication for over a month and are still having problems that you consider to be drug related. It is unlikely that the side effects you are experiencing had to do with Propecia. Bear in mind that these […]
Found these in the news yesterday — Forbes – Hair-Loss Drug Skews Prostate Cancer Test ABC News – Hair-Loss Drug May Affect Prostate Tests The Cancer Blog – Propecia can artificially lower PSA levels Much of what was written in these articles has been written before. There has been recently released data to indicate that […]
As there are no studies on dutasteride and alopecia to reference, I would be intellectualizing here. There is no drug that can stop the genetic balding process, but the various drugs have different effectiveness against the process. Think of it as a ‘tug of war’, where the two sides are pulling against each other and […]
Withdrawal from long term use of minoxidil only causes you to lose what you gained from the drug, nothing more. Propecia (finasteride) goes after the actual cause of the hair loss, the DHT receptor that kicks the hair out while minoxidil does not. Propecia is better for men and is only approved for use in […]
I would think that taking Propecia (finasteride 1mg) after a prostate infection is cured should not be a problem. Please though, check with your doctor.
The very bald person loses most of his hair in his 20s, although this is just a general rule. There are different patterns of balding and these patterns often slow their progression as a person ages. But of course, the older you are, the more balding you will see in the overall male population. That […]
Your doctor is wrong. For more information about this, including a good example, please see Propecia and Hair Count. Finasteride (Propecia) is a great drug to keep control of the hair loss and it is clearly protective against prostate cancer. Some doctors are just plain foolish about this drug and many patients who read the […]
I believe that DHT is one of the hormones that stimulate our male sex characteristics, like voice change, beard and chest hair, and hair loss in the unfortunate men who have the ‘genetic hair loss’ curse. I have seen in very rare cases some patients that have disappearance or decrease of body hair with Propecia […]
Male pattern hair growth on the face and body in women is usually secondary to hormonal imbalance and a thorough evaluation is necessary in most cases. Twenty percent of these patients have a normal hormonal level and may suffer from idiopathic hirsutism (IH). Idiopathic hirsutism is typically due to increased numbers of androgen receptors or […]
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