Switching from Avodart to Propecia

Dear Doctor:

If a person takes .5mg Avodart daily for crown loss for 1 year with no appreciable result, would switching to Propecia have any effect. I know Dutasteride is a more complete DHT blocker than Finasteride. That being said, would shedding be an issue switching from Avodart to Propecia? Thanks!

We don’t know the answer to the questions you asked regarding Avodart (dutasteride), because it is not studied on a large number of patients for prevention or treatment of hair loss. There are more studies underway now, however, so hopefully this information will be available at some point. If I had to guess though, I would say that there would be no shedding.