Propecia Worked Great for 7 Years, Now Over the Past 8 Months I’m Shedding Hair!

I have been using Propecia since the drug was approved by the FDA, which I believe was at least 6-7 years ago. I have had very good results up until 8 months ago when I started shedding hair for the first time since I started taking Propecia. I am now at a point where my thinning is becoming noticeable and my hair is very difficult to comb. I am wondering why it stopped working after all of these years. My doctor did change my prescription from Propecia to 5MG Finasteride which I break into quarters, but reassured me that Propecia is just a lower dosage of Finasteride. Is this true, and could inconsistence dosages impact the drugs effectiveness even though I always take atleast a 1mg per day.

Propecia is 1mg finasteride. Proscar is 5mg finasteride. Finasteride is a generic name for the brand name drugs Propecia and Proscar.

For the treatment of male patten baldness (MPB), otherwise known as androgenic alopecia (AGA), 1mg of finasteride is recommended. Taking a higher dose does NOT mean it will be better or work faster. Instead, you will have more risk for negative side effects.

Finasteride (Propecia/Proscar) does not stop MPB / AGA, but it slows it down. Eventually it may become a uphill battle, as you are finding out, because your problem may be progressing. Do not stop the medication, for if you do, you will lose massively more hair than you are now (in other words, you will lose all the hair you managed to retain with finasteride use). Acceleration of the balding process does not mean finasteride is not working and that you should stop taking the medication. It may seem like it is not working, but it is still slowing your hair loss down as best as it can.