Was Propecia Working? I’m Scared to Quit!

Hi i had a question about propecia. I used this (generic Finasteride) for nearly a year, however i never had any regrowth of hair. I seemed to maintain my hair to an extent, but i still was thinning. I’m curious do you think the medication was stopping my hairloss from progressing or is it more likely that the propecia just was not doing anything and i was buying more pills in fear of losing my hair? I stopped taking it for about a few weeks now and I’m not too sure if the hairloss that will continue from here is going to be from lack of medication or just the medication didnt work?

It was likely that the Propecia (or generic equivalent) was keeping your hair loss from progressing. Not everyone will see regrowth, but just halting the loss is considered effective. If you stop taking the medication, you should expect to see the loss continue in a few months time. If you don’t see more hair loss within a year, then you’ll have your answer.

It doesn’t sound like you had any kind of exam before or during your treatment, so I really don’t know how you can compare the before and after results. You’re taking a gamble by stopping the medication, but it is ultimately your call to make.