Shedding Hair 8 Months After Starting Propecia

Hi – First, thanks for a great online resource. I’ve been taking propecia for close to eight months and within the last month have noticed increased hair shedding. Hair in my frontal area also looks quite thin when wet. I’ve read about increased shedding 2-3 months after starting propecia, but what does shedding this late indicate? Most of my hair loss is frontal / mid-anterior; no significant hair loss around my crown.

Thanks!

The tug of war between hair loss and the treatment of hair loss may be swinging to the hair loss side. It’s not common to have an increase in shedding start 8 months or so after treatment began. Ask your prescribing doctor and see what he/she thinks.

Did you get baseline testing of your hair bulk when you started to take the Propecia? If you did, you would know more about the cause and extent of the process you are experiencing.