I began taking Propecia, 1 mg QD a little over a month ago. Right after one month of treatment, I noticed more hair in the shower than usual and also what seems to be more thinning than ever in the frontal area. I’ve read about a shed that can happen when taking Propecia, and I understand that it’s rare and usually a good sign. However, from what I’ve read I understand that a propecia-shed (telogen effluvium?) would happen more into at around the three-month point in the treatment. Is it possible I’m having one of these rare but ‘harmless’ effluvia after only one month? I understand you would more medical info from me to be certain, but if I’m experiencing this too early in the treatment, what steps should I take from here?

After just one month of taking Propecia (finasteride 1mg), you will know very little about its process in your body. You must wait a reasonable time period (3-6 months) to ascertain what is going to happen to this ’shed’. Chances are you will be better and what you are seeing is the acceleration of some cycling in your hair cycles.

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