You should address these concerns to your doctor who prescribed you the medication. Finasteride is well known to address the top and crown areas of the scalp for male pattern balding. It is less effective on the front and the temporal areas and maybe the genetic hair loss is accelerating on its own. We go […]
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I have a number of patients who went to Mexico to get Propecia (finasteride) before it was sold in the United States (maybe 10 years or so ago). One in particular (24 years old at the time), who was balding in the crown, reversed quite nicely on Propecia and maintained that reversal without any progressive […]
I am presenting this as it was sent to me. The consumers must determine if this approach works for them. I would not recommend it for US-based people (due to it not being quite legal), but my opinion isn’t shared by everyone.
I am confused what a “nature pathic” doctor is and how he/she is credentialed. Is he/she a medical doctor? Do you possibly mean naturopathic doctor, which is a specialty (does not have to be a person with an M.D. degree)? See Naturopathic.org for more on that. I disagree with your statement that the medical community […]
Sorry for the confusion. It was confusing for me as well. After doing more research and personally calling a Merck (makers of Propecia) representative, the story is that Propecia (finasteride 1mg) is still under patent protection. The confusion came from the FDA, which gave permission to allow generic Propecia on the market, but with patent […]
Your post is a bit troubling to me. How did you go four years with only washing your hair maybe once a month with shampoo? That sounds like a hygene issue. I believe your logic is a bit flawed. Male pattern balding is associated with DHT, but DHT is NOT the only cause of male […]
For the classic DUPA that I defined in the literature, in my experience, some patients will get some benefit from Propecia. If Propecia (finasteride) failed to work in a 12 month period, it might be worth trying Avodart (dutasteride), knowing that it is not FDA approved for hair loss.
Propecia is a brand name for finasteride 1mg tablet. Propecia (finasteride 1mg) is still under patent protection and is not available in generic formulation. Proscar is a brand name for finasteride 5mg tablet. Proscar (finasteride 5mg) is now available in generic (less expensive) formulation. There has been some confusion on websites that Propecia (finasteride 1mg) […]
For a 26 year old, I do not recommend the use of both Propecia (finasteride) and minoxidil for the following reasons: Propecia goes to the root of the problem (assuming genetic hair loss is present). Minoxidil confuses the situation and does build dependence if there are benefits from it. If you stop taking minoxidil and […]
There are women who take Propecia (finasteride) and it has worked for them. That being said, it has not been well studied in women and it is not recommended for women, because the long term effects on female cancer risks (ovarian, uterine, breast) are just not well known. There’s a good overview written earlier this […]
I generally tell patients not to overreact to things. This is a good example where a little patience solved the problem. Thanks for sharing it with us.
You can take Propecia (finasteride) at any time. Just take it about once every 24 hours (day). I generally recommend taking it when you wake up in the morning, when your testosterone is highest and if that is 4am, it will work as well at that time.
It is a cruel fate of nature for some of us to lose hair at such young age. While I cannot comment on every supplement and their efficacy on hair growth or loss, sometimes the cause of hair loss can be related to increased androgens (example: testosterone) in your body. Drugs like finasteride (Propecia) work […]
There are many, many young men in a situation similar to yours. I can’t say for sure what you should or should not do, as you are not my patient — but my general advice would be to give the Propecia more than 3 months (8 months is my minimum trial period) to see any […]
I do not know why it happens. It seems to happen more through the reports on this blog site than I have seen in my own practice. As I do not have experience with Avodart (dutasteride), I can only assume that any ideas I might have will be a common thread to Propecia (finasteride). It […]
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