May 23 2007, 10:30 am PT | Posted in: Drugs
Hi Doc.
Can propecia prevent hairloss from stress? Can it stop stress from affecting my hair?? And can It bring back hair that was lost due to extreme stress? Not too much was lost, and since the stress ended right before starting Propecia, do you think that the med has enough time to kick in and save those poor lil old hairs??? (At the hairline.. the left corner has lost a bit of hair, I think beyond the mature hairline, about half an inch. There’s still hair but VERY low density, I can practically count them with my fingers.) Thanks Alot.I’ve asked many questions before, and I’m sure they weren’t answered since you had similar qs before. But I would REALLy appreciate it if you answered this one
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Thanks.
Propecia (finasteride) treats hair loss from genetic male pattern hair loss. It works for hair loss due to stress in those who have the genetic predisposition to hair loss and have miniaturization of the hair. That being said, stress can accelerate genetic male pattern hair loss.
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I have identical problems as the person who posted this thread. I am in my mid twenties and after an extremely stressful month I noticed that my hair was severely thinning above the temples…The hair is still there and I can see it but it is much thinner and in a much lower density than surrounding hair. I immediately began to take propecia and use the laser comb. This question is directed at either one of the doctors who manage this site or the guy who posted the question.
Will/Has propecia helped this type of hair loss? By the way..my hair loss begins at the hairline above the temples and has created a horshoe shape in which the open ends of the shoe begin at the temple and go to the mid-anterior scalp region.
Thanks