June 16 2006, 8:34 am PT | Posted in: Drugs
Hi. You have a lot knowledge but I couldn’t find this answer. I have been on Propecia for 4 months and my receding hairline seems to be getting worse the past 3 months. i am only 23 yrs old. Does this mean the Propecia is just not working? Shouldn’t it be slowing down? Should I increase the dose? thank you for your advice.
You may be going through a rapid hair loss phase and it is possible that if Propecia is working, it may not be working enough to stop the recession. We know that this drug traditionally works better in the crown, so I would not be surprised to see it less effective in the front (particularly for re-growing hair).
You need to know what is happening so mapping out the hair and scalp for miniaturization will give you some measurements to define what is happening. At this point right now, there is no way to tell. I would stay on Propecia for a full year or more. You need a good doctor to manage what is going on and a Master Plan to know what you will do next.
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I had a couple years were life was very stressful and I was going through rapid hormone changes, night sweats, hot flashes, etc. The result was rapid hair loss to the point that you can see my scalp.
I went to my Dermetologist and he did a biopsy and magnification. Results were no reasons of the hair loss, Telogen Effluvim was the first diagnosis, which is supposed to correct itsself. its been over 3 years and nothing has changed, the test also said minor minuturization and minor hereditary hair loss. However, there is no hair loss in the family and none in women.
I have fine hair but HAD a lot of it. It’s thin all over but mostly in the front. I don’t lose any hair with a pull test and I rarely lost the avergae of 50-100 hairs a day.
I have tried everything from Rogaine to protien treatments, vitamins, herbs, special shampoos, (Thereapro) which work on everyone else, but me. I was a hairdresser for 15 years, I know hair. The stress is gone. Life is good… still no new hair. I can’t really afford transplants but that seems to be my last resort. Suggestions?
hey i was wondering how long it takes for propecia to work and i started taking it a year ago but i was on Accutane at the same time i started takeing propecia…can there be a bad reaction to accutane and propecia? i started noticing my hair becoming thinner my freshmen year in highschool, now i am a freshmen in college and my hair is worse….