Is it possible to keep some of the growth you had if you stop minoxidil and/or finasteride? Or will it eventually fall back to where you started initially?
Any improvements depend upon continuation of these drugs. Stopping them, causes catch up hair loss
“Normally, between 40 and 100 hairs are shed daily on a non- shampoo day; twice as many are shed on days when the hair is shampooed.” Does that mean we shouldn’t shampoo?
Hair that is shed is not coming out because you shampoo your hair, it comes out because it is either going through its normal telogen cycle or you are losing it from miniaturization or genetic factors. Not shampooing your hair will make no difference in your overall hair volume or hair density across the scalp. Brushing it roughly will pull out miniaturized hairs so I generally tell men with hair loss to use a wide toothed comb
21M, been on finasteride for 3 months now, experienced huge shedding of around 150 hairs per day during the first month. It gradually stopped and now I shed less than 10 strands during a shower. Tried combing my hair onto a white cloth and found a lot of miniscule strands less than 1 cm long. I have pretty thick hair N1 but was receding a bit at the hairline.
Hair becomes miniaturized in the balding process and as it miniaturizes, its growth often slows down. Sooner or later the hair will fall out and the stem cells that were there, will die. We don’t know exactly when these stem cells die out so if the balding is recent, these stem cells can kick into action if they are stimulated properly with possibly microneedling or some new drugs that may yet come to market.
How many amounts of hair is considered a shed? I have been on finasteride for 2 years, I had some shed in the couple of first months but not ever since. I had 0 hairs, when I brushed my hands through my hair after shower. I noticed in the couple last weeks, that I am getting around 10-30 hairs when running my hands through my hair
Normal shedding is about 100 hairs per day. Multiply that out for 3 years and you will understand the turnover of the average persons hair as the typical anagen cycle would be 3 years. For shorter anagen cycles, the shed will be greater. Some younger women will have significantly less shed if their anagen cycle is longer like 4-5 years.
I am FtM transgender, and I have noticed a lot of transgender men in their mid-20s tend to get sudden and extreme hair loss due to hormone therapy (testosterone). Right now I’m not really experiencing much hair loss, possibly because I am on low-dose T, but I would like to prevent hair loss before it even starts.
Is there anything I can do to be proactive about hair loss? I currently only shampoo only 2-3 times a week, I condition daily, and I do 5-10 minute scalp massages daily. Are there any products I could incorporate into my hair routine?
Drugs like finasteride are critical but it most likely will not be enough to counter the impact of exogenous testosterone
Women are generally protected from generic hair loss by their production of estrogens. When they go through menopause, 50% of women get generalized thinning, rarely some patterned balding. They can also have other causes of hair thinning and its complicated. She should see her doctor for a workup. Have your mom read this: https://baldingblog.com/common-blood-tests-for-female-hair-loss/
It is important that you are at least 25 years old and your pattern of hair loss can be predicted before you embark on a hair transplant. Don’t push for it.
I was taking finasteride for 2 years. What do you think?
The slight corner recession has reversed on finasteride over the two year time span.
Cardiac complication of pericardial effusion have been reported at the 5mg dose. It is a rare finding but it can be fatal. When I prescribe oral minoxidil, I never go above 2.5mg for a daily dose.
I’ve noticed a little bit of depression, anxiety, and mood swings. I was wondering if anyone else had a similar experience and if anyone could tell me how long after stopping would these effects go away? Also, when is finasteride completely gone from your system? Thanks guys and have a great day
It could take 1-3 months for all side effects to go away after stopping finasteride; however, most me will see the side effects gone in a month or less.
Can your hairline recede without hair shedding? Is that even what’s happening here?
Yes, recession can happen without detectable shedding. We see that most of the time as young men transition from the juvenile hairline to a mature hairline
Dr, is it possible to get hair transplanted between thinning hairs on the hairline? or will this result in shock loss?
If the hairs are miniaturized and you get a hair transplant placed between the thinning hairs, then there is a high risk that these miniaturized hairs will fall out. The older you are (past 30) and the use of finasteride, reduces that risk.
Im looking to restart fin at this dose and was wondering if it’ll be effective at maintaining/thickening my current hair. I’m not looking for regrowth as i haven’t actually lost any hair yet, but my non-donor area hairs are way thinner in comparison. I previously took .25mg every other day for 5 and 1/2 months and i don’t think it did anything. Hard to say if this dose was too low or if i got off too early.
If you think about it, 0.25 mg is 50% as effective as the full 1mg dose of finasteride. Some men with less severe hair loss may respond to this lower dose while others may not. If you haven’t lost hair, why are you on the drug at all? You should get a diagnosis from a doctor before you commit yourself to finasteride for the rest of your life.
A good doctor is ethical, organized in the surgery and good with his hands. He/she must have good judgment and think about the patient’s welfare before his own financial needs (this is not as common as I would like to see it, unfortunately). For example, delaying a surgery is sometimes a better decision but the surgeon makes no money. Also, performing 1000 more grafts than are needed fills the surgeon’s wallet but doesn’t do much for the patient’s future hair loss needs. The surgeon must always think ‘long-term’ when thinking about the patient’s potential future hair loss so taking out too many grafts (a common activity today) doesn’t reflect well on the surgeon’s ethics. I would be skeptical if a surgeon unleashes a salesperson on you, to “Close the deal” for your hair transplant. That is like a used car salesman, not a good ethical surgeon.