Should I Wait to Start Propecia — and How Much Should I Take?

I am 21 years old and noticed the hair on top of my head is thinning and is very easy to see the scalp when wet. Also have a little bit of a receding hairline and very small bald spot on the crown (can only really see when hair is wet). I am just wondering if I should wait a few years before starting propecia because i heard it loses its effects after a while? Also if I do start since it is not that bad yet should I take propecia everyday or every other day or any other sort of amount?

The dosing should be 1mg a day, but this is a prescription medication and I can’t give alternate dosing advice as I’m not your doctor. Talk to your physician about it.

If you’ve got male pattern baldness, Propecia (finasteride) works best when started early in the thinning process. You should not want to wait until you’ve lost a ton of hair before you start it as it might be less effective. If you start the medication earlier, it has a greater chance to halt the hair loss. As a 21 year old, the frequency of reversing the thinning and loss is some areas is much higher than if you wait 5 more years.